tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84422167058462887682024-03-21T23:35:16.448-04:00-joy•blog-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-29493504182576312142013-02-26T06:59:00.002-05:002013-02-26T17:40:59.661-05:00PPPSo if you have been following my business or me at all, Amber and I have been highlighting our work in Haiti.<br />
Well here's some updates.<br />
As you know we've teamed up with Stop Hunger Now. If not, read <a href="http://joybruce.blogspot.com/2012/10/stop-hunger-now.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <br />
Brief history: When Amber and I traveled to Cange, we noticed that the school children did not eat during the day. No lunch. We knew they weren't guaranteed a meal at home. We also learned that they were once provided a meal by <a href="http://www.pih.org/" target="_blank">Partners in Health</a>. <br />
Our goal was to pack enough meals to fill one 40' container = 285,120 meals. <br />
We did. However, a representative went to Cange in Dec 2012 to approve Cange's application. They approved not 1 but 4 containers! That's over 1 million meals! This will not impact just the school we worked with but all 9 area schools!<br />
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So now, we are in the works of looking for funding and/or means of transportation to get those containers of meals transported to Cange.<br />
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Costs: approx. $4000 to ship and approx. $2000 in import taxes<br />
OR<br />
import taxes + the transportation means donated<br />
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So my <b>prayer, project and plea</b> are: <br />
<b>Pray</b> that this happens!!<br />
<b>Project</b>: the first container is scheduled to ship in March. All funds must be in place by this Friday, March 1st. The rest are to follow soon thereafter.<br />
<b>Plea</b>: Spread the word...do you know of a corporation that has transportation
means? Do you know of a charity or grant that can aide? Do you know of
a donor? Every little bit will help.<br />
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This is something I'm very passionate about.<br />
This is something I'm invested in. <br />
These are real children, that I know personally, that I taught. Their families, I've met.<br />
I want life's basics for them. I want their bellies to be filled, their minds to be educated. <br />
This is something I believe can happen!<br />
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If you believe, share our story, share their story.<br />
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Information: <br />
We have a video that we've created, a letter we've drafted. <br />
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Access the video here:<br />
https://vimeo.com/60507234<br />
password: cangehaiti<br />
[if you watch the video, be sure to leave us a comment to let us know you stopped by] <br />
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<br />-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-36686480560720133202013-01-28T20:28:00.000-05:002013-01-28T20:28:24.734-05:00Jaden's DriveSo, as I said I've been blogging a journal each day - it's not public -, but here is an entry I did back on the 22nd. <br />
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Jaden has been wanting this $6.99 app that Skylar has on her kindle.
Skylar got it for Xmas.<br />
I told Jaden he would have to buy it with his own money. So he quickly gathered ALL his money and he had a
whopping $1.07 in coins.<br />
So the other day he was brainstorming and came up with and idea to make money. He went outside and completely on his own, created different
stations. He had them for people to learn how to different tasks. He was a "Home Depot" guy and wanted to teach them all. (Donning his Home Depot apron and all). One was "dig for clay", "build
with wood" and I forget the other. He made a sign with the white board
and was serious about charging people for his instruction. He and his friend
Nathan ended up both getting $3 each! Hannah from across the street gave
them the money and actually went through his stations. Sweet girl. <br />So his total $4.07 <br />
So today at 30 degrees he wanted to sell hot chocolate at the end of the driveway. I really tried to encourage him not to, but he was pretty insistent. So we made the hot chocolate, put it in a thermos, got some cups
and he made a sign. "$1 Hot Chocolate" that boy sat up at the driveway
for 2 hours and made $2!! One lady " came by and gave me a dollar for
working so hard and then told me to drink a cup. So I did"<br />
He then had enough for his app. He had a goal and made it!<br />
All his own ideas.<br />
Love him.<br />
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and you probably know the game/app. Minecraft.<br />
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-joy -joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-53447047679150408412013-01-27T09:54:00.001-05:002013-01-27T09:54:43.705-05:00Windows and EarringsDarn Pinterest. It puts SO many ideas in my head.<br />
So I headed down to Cline's Antiques with the kids and picked up window frames, $2 each.<br />
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This was my idea for one window frame:<br />
A jewelry/earring holder.<br />
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I sanded and cleaned this one window frame. Spray painted it, sanded it down for a worn look.<br />
Cut wire and stapled in on the sides and VOILA, I have a new earring holder and I LOVE IT!<br />
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Whatch think? I've loved it! One quick glance and you have all your options. I have a thing for earrings as of lately, now I have much more room to fill!<br />
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-joy-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-29938164733088974752013-01-26T08:30:00.000-05:002013-01-26T08:30:01.386-05:00a themeSo I get this text:<br />
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It was actually fun, she didn't give me anything more. The unknown gets me sometimes, but I went with this one. I did some searching around today and made my deadline. <br />
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But as I was searching I came across a theme in my Instagrams:<br />
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This comes as totally weird to me. I don't really even like my feet. I really don't even think about them. So why do they keep ending up in my photos? <br />
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Oh well.<br />
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Find out along with me what my 10 instagrams turn into.<br />
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-joy <br />
-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-45502832752907026302013-01-24T18:51:00.001-05:002013-01-24T18:56:10.102-05:00ExploringSo much has changed for me recently.<br />
I merged my company and partnered with Amber. Stemming from that merge, we traveled to Haiti in December. Lots of inspiration comes from our trips together. We are heart broken, moved, simplified, burdened, inspired, stronger and the list goes on. I highly recommend all business partners travel to a third world country together, it will make or break you.<br />
Fortunately, it's making us.<br />
Our business is just getting going and we're laying all the groundwork. But we are strong in our connection and have our priorities straight.<br />
For example, I made a mistake on my end business wise and it costs us more than expected. I explained to her what had happened and apologized. Her response: It's okay, it was an honest mistake, it's done, let's move on.<br />
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I'm so thankful.<br />
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We also traveled to Seattle a couple of weeks ago and took part in a "Restart your Business" with the infamous photographer and business guru, <a href="http://jasmine-star.com/" target="_blank">Jasmine Star</a>. It was a full day of intense dissecting your business. It was such a honor to be there. We came away with our heads swarming with changes and ideas. Our work was cut out for us!<br />
One MAIN thing I personally learned there, was be vulnerable, be real. That applies to this here blog. Before when I blogged, I felt I couldn't have a post without some theme, or tutorial, or big revelation, I honestly felt like I couldn't blog unless it was perfect. Pictures in tact and lined up, links properly placed, wording all fancy. Well that's not being vulnerable and real is it?<br />
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I saw on good 'ol Pinterst the idea of writing down a couple sentences about my day, every day, for a year. They had it in a box on index cards.<br />
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I loved this idea, but as cute as it looked, I knew that I wouldn't be able to do that, knowing I wasn't going to lug that thing when I was away from home. So I mentioned this to a friend of mine, Cindy, and she had already done it for the entire past year! However, she showed me a INGENIOUS way to do it! Download the Blogger app onto your phone! Yup, there's an app for that.<br />
EUREKA. So I did and now I have it with me where ever I go AND I can attach pictures to it!<br />
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I am happy to report that I have stuck with for 24 days now! Somedays I have one line, others paragraphs. It's made me take more snapshots and document. This has allowed me to reflect on my day and relive those funny moments with my kids. I sometimes include how I felt or certain prayers that I have on that particular day. I can't wait to re-read them in a year or ten year's time.<br />
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Back to Seattle. This "Restart your Business" course wasn't just one day, it's 3 months! 3 days of workshops and the rest putting it all into practice. We have running assignments that we work on daily. Blogging more and themes for shooting. We are to take photos of things that appeal to us in regards to our business. Colors, items, textures, etc. Another assignment, come up with 3 words that tell what your business is about. Sum it up.<br />
Sounds easy right? Nope.<br />
Try it.<br />
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So needless to say, there's been a whole lot of exploring going on, personally and business. It's draining, I'll be honest, but I've never felt more alive creatively.<br />
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When we started our business, Amber was to handle the social media side, the blogging. She was cool with that as was I. However, after our Seattle session, I felt urged to take more part in that. We are looking to be more transparent and candid in our blogging. So I took on "Joy on Tuesdays". This has forced me to explore and have a voice about our business, my perspective if you will.<br />
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Our blog has turned interesting. To me at least. Check us out, follow us, watch us as we grow and "Restart". We'll be candid. We'll be real.<br />
<a href="http://joyandamber.com/blog/">http://joyandamber.com/blog/</a><br />
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So with all this exploring, blogging, dissecting, thinking, documenting.......you may see some activity on this here stale blog. :-)<br />
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She read this book and it's not a dinky chapter book, it's super thick and super involved with characters. She devoured it!!<br />
The book was: The Lightning Thief. The first in the Percy Jackson series.<br />
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This series is based on Greek Mythology and is a fantasy adventure read. You have no idea how many characters are in this thing. Gods, Goddesses, Half-Bloods, Minotaurs, half goat people (Satyrs) and on.....<br />
Skylar has ALL these characters sorted out, understands them, what each God and Goddess is of and who is related to whom. It's crazy. She literally lives in another world.<br />
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Her love of reading began. I really am SO very proud of her. Her reading scores in the classroom soared and she was highest in her class for the reading portion in the EOGs! </div>
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So of course when that series ended, disappointment and depression set in...."What am I going to read now?"</div>
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This one at the time only had 2 books out. She flew through them and then started yet another series while waiting and I don't mean patiently on the 3rd book to come out - THE MARK OF ATHENA.<br />
She counted down for months for this book. It was all she could do to keep herself contained.<br />
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In the meantime, we had "dress as a book character day" at school.<br />
Of course it's Annabeth from these books:<br />
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The necklace is a VERY detailed necklace. It just like the one that the character wears in the book, complete with detailed drawings.<br />
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She still wears this shirt at least twice a week.<br />
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So she found two other "geeks" at our church that LOVE this author too. So, it was announced that Rick Riordan was coming to Concord Mills to promote his book that just came out, you would have thought that a mega movie star was coming!! I offered to take these 3 girls to see him. OH.MY.GOSH! They sat in the back of the minivan, yes all 3 piled in the same seat when there was 2 open, and "geeked" the whole way there. Discussing details of the book and squealing with delight over seeing their favorite author! I was honored and proud of them, I would drive them anyday to see an author, now a Disney star or Justin Beiber, heck no.<br />
He ended up speaking and they were GLUED! There was a question and answer time and they were GLUED!<br />
A very fun night with 3 sweet geeks.<br />
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<br />-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-53537876379432377152012-10-04T15:09:00.002-04:002012-10-04T15:09:55.895-04:00MiraclesCamp Lurecrest is a VERY near and dear place to me. As most of you know, I went as a camper from age 10 - 18, worked there 3 summers, met my husband there, and I just recently sent my daughter there and worked as a kitchen lady. <br />
Most importantly, I really came to know my Lord there, that mountaintop brought many experiences that shaped my relationship and paved ways for the rest of my life!<br />
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Every summer on staff there is a camp nurse. God bless the heart of a camp nurse. Seriously, she deals with homesickness, minor boo boos, big boo boos, kids that stuffed themself sick with sugar. Basically she becomes the wide spectrum of mom and nurse. Her job DOES NOT STOP.<br />
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This story I want to share is the story of a lady who has been the camp nurse for many summers. She, as I, went as a camper and wound up working at camp and just continued to serve there.<br />
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She was diagnosed with cancer and has been in Stage 4 for 11 years! 11 years!! Endless chemo, pain, meds, losing her hair, etc. <br />
She was at the end of her life a few weeks ago and BAM! she was healed. <br />
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Please read this awesome story and remember: HE FIGHTS FOR US!!<br />
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Click <a href="http://camplurecrest.org/the-god-who-fights-for-you-nurse-jens-miracle/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to read.<br />
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To God be the Glory!!<br />
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-joy<br />
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<br />-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-63373525019460748072012-10-02T16:47:00.000-04:002012-10-02T16:49:26.095-04:00Stop Hunger NowSo as you all know, I traveled to Haiti with a team. <br />
I blogged about this prior to our event and you can read it <a href="http://joybruce.blogspot.com/2012/08/stop-hunger-now.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <br />
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So to recap: <br />
We, as a team, wanted to do <i>something</i> when we got back to the states to help this town of Cange and more specifically, the school at which we taught, Laplieade School. We didn't just want to walk away. Hundreds of children come to this school daily and they take ENORMOUS pride in the privilege of being able to attend school. However, they are not served meals and we know that many do not get guaranteed meals at home.<br />
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So we came up with the idea of teaming with an organization of STOP HUNGER NOW. They hold packing events to package meals with a shelf life of 3 - 5 years. Each meal packs a huge punch for those consuming. Every dehydrated rice/soy meal is fortified with 21 essential vitamins and nutrients. My Haiti team is working toward a <b>goal</b> of 142,560 meals which equals 1 20-ft shipping container. This container will be stored and monitored in Cange, Haiti and will <b>guarantee each school child receives one nutritious meal a day, each day they come to school for years!!!</b><br />
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So, Amber and I, hosted a Stop Hunger Now Packing Event at our church on a Wednesday night, 8/29/12. We packaged 10,000 meals that night!<br />
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We were looking for 40 - 50 volunteers and we had 75 show up, that's right, 75!!! I was super humbled and excited all rolled into one that night. I loved that this many people made the effort to come out and don a cafeteria lady hair net, put their looks aside and get down to working so that children, whom they had never met just taken Amber and my word for it, would get a meal, not a gourmet one, but a simple meal.<br />
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We had a brief introduction and training and we were off! People, ranging in many ages, 5 - 75, took a station job and off we went! It was such a rush and so much fun!!! A gong would sound for every 1,000 meals you packed and all the workers would take a second to pause and cheers would go up. <br />
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There were many jobs to fill.<br />
To start there are multiple stations to fill the meal bags. There are 5 at each station:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Rice Scooper (That's my cousin Leigh, she was visiting from California and came out to help!!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my daughter, Skylar, and she was a rice scooper.</td></tr>
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The next station you have is the weighing and sealing. Every meal is weighed and then rice is either added or taken away so that every meal is the same!<br />
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After sealing, the meals are passed off and counted and packaged.<br />
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We needed to raise 25¢ per meal before the event! 10,000 X 25¢ = $2500. Think about it, have you ever gone hungry? Really hungry? Was there really ever a time when a meal just wasn't an option?<br />
We are so blessed and have so many options. I know my family doesn't think very much about going out for dinner, we spend anywhere from $25 - $50. That could support 200 meals!<br />
We ended up raising ALL of our requested money! I'm so grateful for everyone that came out, gave their Wednesday night time and their hard earned money.<br />
It truly was a fun time, for some precious children that I've had the pleasure to meet and get to know and that I will see in the future, hopefully with a belly full.<br />
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-joy<br />
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<br />-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-50458448538885161732012-08-20T13:37:00.000-04:002012-08-20T13:37:18.396-04:00Walls of funWARNING: Super Random Post<br />
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So walls.....<br />
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The sheetrock and spackle that hold your house together. I like to paint them colors. Warm and inviting pumpkin color in my office, cool and calming blue in my laundry, bright and cheery yellow in my bedroom, yummy avocado green in my kitchen, there is a neutral khaki in my HUGE den but that's b/c it's HUGE and lots in it.<br />
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I'm thoughtful, nostalgic, and visually inclined, so for me, I cover these walls in meaning.<br />
Let me share what I mean:<br />
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So our office is a place that Sean and I share. It's a room that reflects our passion, our mutual passion. Snippets of very happy times for us.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fantastic show in Norfolk, VA @ the Norva. A great live show. Artwork by Biffle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We traveled to NYC to see this acoustic shows of just the brothers. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By far, one of the most exciting, special events ever for Sean and myself. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another true treat, we had front row and met them backstage that night. Red Rocks the previous night.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Another wall are some of my favorite photographs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Golden Gate Bridge, jelly fish, zebra, both my kids in front of an aquarium, etc.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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This is a drawing by Skylar when she was just 5. <br />
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And this is over my monitors, from Jaden at age 5. <br />
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Moving on to our HUGE den...</div>
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So on our Ikea entertainment unit, we have these 2 doors that are on either side of the TV. I ordered a map and split it between the doors. Then I tackled the laborious task of pinning our black crowes shows we've seen together. It's been a conversation piece, at times I feel proud and other times I feel like a freak with all those blue pennants. MANY good times and forever memories. </div>
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My good friend, Ginine, and I did this craft together. Of course the idea came from good 'ol Pinterest. Where would we be without it?<br />
We traced each family members hands and then used embroidery thread and stitched their outlines. <br />
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A piece of work that I love from a GREAT illustrator by the name of <a href="http://www.marqspusta.com/studio/" target="_blank">Marq Spusta</a>. <br />
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So I blogged about <a href="http://joybruce.blogspot.com/2011/04/crafting.html" target="_blank">this here.</a> It's been a great place to swap out candids and snapshots. Well just recently I uploaded my instagrams photos to <a href="http://printstigr.am/">Printstigr.am</a> and had them printed. They came out amazing, however i probably won't use them again due to the long turnaround time. The prints are just from the beginning of our summer. I love the neat and tidy look, a change from the different sizes of the candids.</div>
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Now on to my <a href="http://theorganicbloom.com/" target="_blank">Organic Bloom Frames</a>. I'm a vendor for Organic Bloom Frames. They have a selection of 16 different styles and 50 something colors. Can you imagine the possibilities? Putting my order together I know took 10 years off my life. I LOVE THEM though. Very unique and different from your typical white and black square frames. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My ultimate favorite. I keep it in my kitchen and always have a 16X20 of my kids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another favorite combo. These are our fall pictures from last year. </td></tr>
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So a few years ago, I couldn't get a picture of the family together, the downside of being a photographer in the busiest time of the year. So I had caricatures made. These are in the hallway to their rooms.<br />
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Yet another year, I couldn't get a good picture for a christmas card, so we did a photobooth type thing. Easy to get these pictures - goofballs. <br />
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For the past few years, I order these mini moo cards and have a few poses from each client's session printed on them and then I include them in my business Christmas card. Last year I did it for my family and also bought a frame that custom fits the mini moo cards. You can change the formation and orientation of each little card and it's frame. <a href="http://us.moo.com/" target="_blank">Link to moo cards</a>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsseJouVMTZMHVHzHxnrBwnfkabEPpXbX8-XhdwZj5i8Uj7vTepbu424sMwWm7ItgnQk9rDv9Ll5DY0TDkvSzVL9mX15b9nv4c3x40g6Nqa3rBUpBtqFT9fzto_uQXYV9MuP5LHEX4SM/s1600/IMG_1477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsseJouVMTZMHVHzHxnrBwnfkabEPpXbX8-XhdwZj5i8Uj7vTepbu424sMwWm7ItgnQk9rDv9Ll5DY0TDkvSzVL9mX15b9nv4c3x40g6Nqa3rBUpBtqFT9fzto_uQXYV9MuP5LHEX4SM/s640/IMG_1477.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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I also found this idea on Pinterest. You take a frame, print whatever you want permanently on the paper, frame it, and then you can write temporary things with an dry erase marker on the glass. I use this one in my bathroom and my husband and I write sentiments back and forth. It's an encouraging, fun little thing.<br />
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This is also hanging in my bathroom. It's my favorite print from my days in film photography class. This particular one was taken with infrared film and put in a rustic wooden yard sale find frame.</div>
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So there you have it folks. A tour de walls in Joy's house. <br />
What about your walls? I'd love to hear.<br />
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Peace and chicken grease.<br />
<br />-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-66549009808268453182012-08-17T09:00:00.000-04:002012-08-17T09:00:15.075-04:00Stop Hunger NowAs I mentioned in my last blog entry, our team, while in Haiti, came up with what we call the 'Cange Initiative'. <br />
In getting to know the students at LaPleiade School, we were invested in them, in their lives. We knew and observed that they were not served a meal while at school. And we know that some don't get consistent meals at home. So the least we felt we could do was to somehow ensure that they get at least one meal a day.<br />
So we all decided to team up with with an organization called STOP HUNGER NOW. <br />
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This organization does a lot, but one of the key ways is to host meal packing events. This is where an organization such as a church, charity, leagues, communities etc, sign up 40-50 volunteers and come together and physically put together meals. These Stop Hunger Now meals pack a big punch! Every dehydrated rice/soy meal is fortified with 21 essential vitamins and nutrients. This can go a LONG way for a child. <br />
Stop Hunger Now ships containers to needy countries containing either 142,560 in a 20-ft container or 285,120 meals in a 40-ft container.<br />
The team's goal is 142,560 meals to feed the school children of LaPleiade. This will feed each child a guaranteed meal a day, every day they are at school, for up to 5 years!! What an impact!<br />
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So here we are:<br />
Amber and I are hosting our Meal Packing Event at our church.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We will package 10,000 meals! This is a great hands-on opportunity. We are seeking 40-50 volunteers to help. There are a variety of jobs throughout the assembly line process that can accommodate children, the elderly and those with special needs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We also need to raise 25¢ per meal. 10,000 X 25¢ = $2500. This covers the ingredients as well as the paid staff member that comes and trains and makes this event happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Please consider participating in this event. It's a great time for families and friends to be hands-on together for such a needy mission. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> course I want to see my church family there, but I would be honored to have my friends and family there too!</span></span><u><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></b></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can you give up a meal out with your family or spouse? Maybe teach your kids or yourself about hunger while staying in and eating out of the pantry for a night or skip it all together. </span></span></div>
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-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-88830162841051070242012-08-16T20:21:00.000-04:002012-08-16T20:22:18.472-04:00Vwayaj Nou Travels AgainFrom my trip to Haiti, came a collaboration with the awesome Amber to form our gallery show, Vwayaj Nou. <a href="http://joybruce.blogspot.com/2012/04/gallery-showing.html" target="_blank">This post</a> talks about our initial showing. Since then, we presented the gallery to our church, Bethel UMC, and then were asked to present at the United Methodist Western NC Conference in Lake Junaluska, NC. This is where upwards of 3000-5000 pastors and other clergy come together once a year for classes, meetings, workshops etc. It's a whole other blog post about how I felt mingling in with my holey jeaned, nose ringed, embroidered "flower power" shirt donning self among neatly, kempt, khaki and polos of the pastor worlds. :-)<br />
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We set up in a main thoroughfare and were honored to be there.<br />
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Amber blogged about our trip to Lake Junaluska <a href="http://www.amberherlockerblog.com/2012/06/haiti-an-update/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
It was also a fine time, b/c we had dinner with members of our team that went to Haiti with us. <br />
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Everyone remember Jane? I blogged about her <a href="http://joybruce.blogspot.com/2012/05/haiti.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Well, she annually has a "Haiti Day" at her church in Highlands, NC. She asked for us to display our gallery there and come to visit. Of COURSE!<br />
OH.MY. Highlands is gorgeous! I don't much go west of Asheville in NC, but I'm sure glad I ventured that way. The views! The air! The quaint houses!<br />
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It was a real treat for Amber and myself. Any getaway, even if it was for less than 24 hours, is much needed for busy moms. The treat was meeting back up with Jane and Dea! Dea was in Haiti the same time we were, she came with Jane. The whole team LOVED Dea and her sense of humor and freedom of life. <br />
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Also, visiting the states was a wonderful man from Haiti by the name of LaNeus. He has been instrumental in starting schools in Cange and helping his community in a very impactful way. He and his family were visiting Jane.<br />
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Jane arrange for Amber and myself to stay with one of her good friends, Helen. She graciously opened up her cozy home and was a perfect hostess. She had a fascinating screen porch where Jane, Dea, Helen, Amber and myself had some awesome late-night girl time. We definitely call Helen a new friend and by the end of the trip Amber and I were already inviting ourselves back up for another girl porch time.<br />
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We have a blast each and every time we have the privilege of telling the story of our trip to Haiti. It's an honor to show images of the wonderful, selfless people that we met. None of it has gotten old or redundant, which ignites my passion to be there again.<br />
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The final stop of the gallery images will be in Cange, Haiti. Amber and I will travel there to install the photos in the school and Jane's house. We will also be bringing prints of the images that the students took themselves. I look forward to the day that they see them in person! The last day in Haiti we allowed them to print one picture per person on our portable photo printer and you should have seen the reaction to the print coming out of the printer! Every.single.student chose to have a picture of themselves printed. To think, they don't have that! Something we Americans take for granted!<br />
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Good night folks. Tomorrow I will be posting about the initiative that our team dreamed up to give back to the school in Cange. How we will be hands on in changing the lives down there. And it all is happening here in Midland, NC.<br />
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I post this b/c several moms have asked about it and I've recommended it to a few. I thought Skylar (9) would be bored but she was anything but. I gave her the freedom to roam around, but to check in anytime she changed places. I think that kept her going.<br />
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Jaden - where do I begin? This kid was in utopia. I had shown him the site online before we went and he saw the firetruck area and flipped. There are no words to describe his excitement and energy level when he was in that area.<br />
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*WARNING - these pictures are horrible, but it documented our trip. I didn't lug my big girl camera there but took half with the iphone and half with the point and shoot that was on a wrong setting.<br />
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Yes, he wore his own personal fire jacket to the museum. He was THAT excited!<br />
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Real working levers and buttons! My oh my.<br />
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This was the extent of Skylar's visit to the Fire Station Area. ("I Can Work")<br />
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Dressing Area - "real fire jackets and helmets" <br />
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His favorite actually was the lightweight button ups that "they wear around the station when they aren't at the fire"<br />
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"I Can Work" We then headed to the "bank". Complete with a drive through with tube and video. We took these for daddy. </div>
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X-rays and different films to choose from.<br />
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Lab area, Grooming area, kennel, dress up<br />
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"I Can Be Healthy" This was really neat. They had booths for parents to sit and be waited on. (not pictured) We spent a good bit of time here. </div>
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Sinks, Microwaves, Cash Register, Oven, Brick Oven, Blenders, Freezers, Menus, Trays, Food Galore, Cabinets, Plates, Glasses, etc.<br />
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A nice brick oven.<br />
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Ice Cream pizza<br />
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"I Can Explore - Underwater" </div>
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Submarine Guide<br />
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"I Can Create"<br />
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"Town Center" Climbing Area <br />
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"Town Center" Stage. A backstage area with a ton of dress up clothes and a big stage area for performing. </div>
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"I Can Move" Airport area with magnets that you can change the flight times and places. Security Check-In that beeps. Vests to don.<br />
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Suitcases to scan and an airplane to ride in.<br />
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I only included this one so you could see his smushed nose in the helmet. <br />
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Skylar stayed in the underwater area the most. You can connect different tubes and reroute the water.<br />
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We took a break and walked across the street to Lupi's Cafe, where they ate ever single bite put in front of them, plus a couple snacks I had in my purse.<br />
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We would visit an area and go back to the Fire Truck, visit an area go back to the fire truck, you get the pattern.<br />
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Utopia<br />
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And oh my, there was a fire pole. In order to get up, I had to push on his derriere, then he would step on my hand (my arm that's stretched completely above my head) and hold on his own for a few seconds and then slide down. I know we did this at least 30 times. I was worn out! But look at that smile.<br />
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$8 per person - worth the trip.<br />
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There were a lot more areas that I didn't photograph. Boat, small baby area, ambulance, farm, exercise (rock wall), brick/building area, etc.<br />
<br />-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-75711040741103593712012-07-20T15:13:00.000-04:002012-07-20T15:13:00.756-04:004thSo last year, we were at my parent's beach house in Surfside and they have a golf cart parade in their community of Ocean Side Village. My kids wanted to be in it, so we went last minute shopping and got some decorations. It was a lot of fun and the kids absolutely fell in love with it!
Here is us last year.<br />
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So this year they begged and asked incessantly and we ended up going down in the middle of the week. Sean, sweet daddy, drove down with us Tuesday night and drove back home Wed. night and then back to us on Friday.<br />
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We upped our game a little this year.<br />
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We took Jaden to the local Home Depot. They have kids' workshops the first Saturday of each month. 9-12, you just drop in, and it's free. He loved it. He made a wooden Penske moving truck.<br />
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<br />-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-26934468006355375112012-07-19T15:00:00.000-04:002012-07-19T15:02:44.610-04:00UnderwaterSo I purchased <a href="http://www.pentaximaging.com/digital-camera/Optio_WG-2_Vermillion_Red/" target="_blank">this</a> camera, a point and shoot, it's shock-proof, crush-proof and waterproof. Boy has it been fun this summer!!<br />
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It was weird getting used to the idea of grabbing a point and shoot camera and jumping into the pool with it. We've had much fun already, trying new things and making silly pictures with blowing bubbles underwater. Who would have thought?<br />
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Jaden LOVES the pool, especially canon balls! He has gained so much confidence this summer. He wanted so badly to touch the bottom of the deep end. He worked on this over and over for 2 days straight. He would be happy about touching the sides near the steps of the deep end and then with one finger on the bottom and then that wasn't enough, he had to touch the filter! Then it was hold on to the filter!<br />
He requested to capture it on video, yes the camera does underwater video....<br />
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After accomplishing that, he started practicing the backwards flip/roll.<br />
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Happy Swimming-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-88938223831889784352012-07-18T18:16:00.002-04:002012-07-18T18:16:44.705-04:00Summer 2012I'm really such a random, sporadic and bad blogger. I guess it's probably the same reason why I don't journal. I really would LOVE to be the type to journal, seeing my thoughts I had in years past, heck even weeks past. Maybe someday they'll invent something that plugs into my brain and puts it into writing. Until then.....enjoy this random, sporadic, long time gone post.<br />
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Summer, oh summer. So bitter sweet. No routines, sleeping in, playing in the pool, but oh the energy that is drained out of me by the outings, the heat and my 5 and 9 year old.<br />
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<br />-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-83468558680807883162012-05-08T11:10:00.000-04:002012-05-08T11:10:39.392-04:00HaitiIn my travel to Haiti, it was a little overwhelming to me the shear amount of inspirational people I came into contact with. In such a small country, in a small village, I was touch and blessed repeatedly over the course of the week I spent there. There is no way of communication that I could possibly relate the impact to anyone.<br />
I tried, through how I communicate, my pictures, gallery shows.<br />
We had a wonderful fella on our team by the name of Paul. He had a natural eye for photography and journalism.<br />
He put together this amazing video of a remarkable lady, Jane Chalker. Jane is from Highlands, NC and has been visiting and helping in Cange, Haiti for 11 years now. She graciously opened up her home in Cange for our team to stay. She really is an icon of hope in this village. Her house is located on a hill just up from the school where we taught. The kids love her and you should see them flock to her! She has such a quiet spirit and her love just exudes. I think I can speak for my team in that we learned and followed Jane's lead the entire week we were there. She was informative in showing us the needs, yet let us experience Cange in our own way as well.<br />
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Please enjoy as I feel Paul captured Jane and the children of Cange spot on.<br />
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<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IVX8fHvb9Ro" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-49897049075605477172012-04-24T20:57:00.000-04:002012-04-24T20:57:21.033-04:00Gallery ShowingSo I've been quite the busy body since my Haiti trip, hence the time since my last post. <br />
Since then, as you probably heard, I hosted a gallery show with the awesome Amber Herlocker. We held it at <a href="http://www.theloftat14th.com/" target="_blank"><i>The Loft at 14th</i> </a>in downtown Concord. I was SO nervous about it. I'm not sure why b/c it wasn't about me, but I guess it was a little, indirectly. It's the first time I've taken my images and invited people to look at them. It was something so dear to my heart that I guess I was nervous slash anxious because I wanted so badly for the story to be told, the people of Cange, Haiti, their story. Would it come through? Did I do a well enough job? Did I pick the right images?<br />
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The night was so much fun and I LOVED seeing a good many of my fellow team! It was the first time since our trip. I will say we clean up pretty well, from cold bucket baths for a week and brushing our teeth outside while spitting over the railing.<br />
Thank you guys so very much for driving and coming out! It meant so much to us.<br />
Left to Right: Amber, James, Madison, Joy, Connor, AJ, Hannah, Stephanie, James and Preston.<br />
(not pictured) Pam (our leader) & Amber-Drew<br />
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Amber, darling, thank you for your inspiration, your drive, your hard work and your friendship. I've truly been blessed working with you and look forward to the future!!<br />
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Thank you to family for making the goodies and for your support.<br />
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It was sincerely an encouraging and fun night!!<br />
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-joy<br />
<br />-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-88921925116231170312012-03-27T19:50:00.006-04:002012-03-27T20:00:19.736-04:00HaitiI can't really come up with a short answer to those who ask about my Haiti trip. It was just so amazing that I can't capture it with words. I feel I don't do it justice.<br />
I just read my last post when I was at the airport and I said I expected amazing things and God provided. The trip for me was <strike>filled</strike> overflowing with inspiration, fellowship, heartache, rejoicing and praise. Sometimes I thought my heart would literally burst in my chest, I didn't think I could handle anymore of the given emotion.<br />
In just one week, I unexpectedly made great friendships which blessed me so, taught my first class and unexpectedly loved it, saw a medical condition that left me speechless and rattled, played games and laughed with Haitian girls when we didn't even speak a common language, met 3 very ambitious Haitian men that know, work and sacrifice so much for their country and God, invited into the home of a huge icon and lived a week with no running water.<br />
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One friendship started beforehand and was solidified and deepened while there. I was so blessed to have her with me on this trip. She was my work partner in creating the curriculum to teach photography to school age kids that did not speak our language.<br />
We started from scratch knowing nothing about Haitian culture or schools. How would they receive this, would they understand, would they get the concepts of photography?<br />
We formed a workbook: it contained camera basics, types of photography, composition, how to tell a story through photography, etc. It wasn't easy, then on top we had to rely on google translator to put it into Haitian Creole.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had great quality time with our students, getting to know them, walking around their town, seeing some of their family, their houses, their church... Bonds were formed and this intense appreciation for each other, them to us for teaching them a skill, us to them for teaching us about sincerity, pride in your people, a faith in God that I don't feel I'll ever reach. [i'll elaborate in future posts]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my friend:</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More to come........</div>-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-7623595442107237072012-03-12T09:18:00.001-04:002012-03-12T09:19:59.489-04:00On my wayWell, here I am. I'm sitting at the Miami airport waiting on my flight to Port au Prince. I've got a ton of emotions rushing through me. I only really know one other person on the team, I'm responsible for the material that we'll be teaching, I left the job I know so well, caring for my family and their daily activities. The ins and outs. I've given up a lot control over things which is NOT in my nature. But there is an awesome lesson in this all. I have no other option but to rely on Him for guidance, security, comfort and peace. <br />
I'm excited. I know from my experience with my Honduras trip that He provides and provides abundantly when you relinquish that control. It's such a vulnerable feeling, like you are so exposed, but amazing things happen. I expect it. <br />
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Thank you all for your support in this endeavor. I definitely would not have the confidence to do this. <br />
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Until......<br />
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-joy-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-9486859352537287372012-03-08T10:48:00.002-05:002012-03-08T10:51:16.058-05:00Another Lego PostIt's amazing how much Legos play a part in my son's life. He's obsessed. But it's a good thing, to me it's better than TV or video games. He uses so much imagination and whatever part of the brain figures out how to plan and construct.<br />
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Here is his section to display and store:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone was going somewhere different on the plane daddy brought home from a trip.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I've seen lots of maturing in him lately. His comprehension and curiosity astounds me. He's becoming much more independent, which are always milestones I enjoy. Today he has his graduation pictures at school and we sign him up for kindergarten in a month.<br />
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He just started soccer and I've never seen him so excited and committed. He now has something of his own that he does, like sissy. He is soaking up every.single.minute of it. I have to say, he's speedy, let's just hope his inherited aggression doesn't get him red cards. :-)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Haiti is located on the island of Hispaniola, between Cuba and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. Haiti occupies one-third of the island; the rest belongs to the Dominican Republic.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Cange</i> is about 2 hours outside of Port au Prince. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cange is a small village located in the Central Plateau of the country.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It's located by the </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lake Péligre</span><b> </b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">which was formed when the US Army built a hydroelectric dam on</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> the Artibonite River in 1956. It's said to be a beautiful lake but much controversy surrounds it. Many Haitians were stripped of their farmland and homes by the flooding due to the dam and those on the other side of the dam live on very arid and desolate land with no power. Ironically is the reason the dam was built, to provide power.</span><br />
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</div><u><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;">How and why am I going?</span></span></b></i></u><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">18 young adults were chosen by the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church to travel to Cange, Haiti. During our trip, our primary goal is to educate Haitian children on the basics of <i><b>photography</b></i> and how to show their world through their eyes via photography. We are there to teach them a new skill. We will be working with 2 different schools. One in the town of Cange and another in a very rural setting outside of Cange. I've been working with another friend and photographer, Amber Herlocker, to create a curriculum to teach them photography basics. [Styles, camera anatomy, composition] We are putting this curriculum into a workbook that they will use and we will be leaving extras with them to continue to teach the skill! It's been a tiring, but fulfilling process creating this curriculum from scratch. It's reminded me of why I am so passionate about photography. To have this opportunity to show and teach how to view, capture and tell a story through the lens is thrilling! I'm excited for this new photography challenge for myself - teaching and documenting their story while visiting.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cange</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>is home to an organization called Zanmi Lasante, or <a href="http://www.pih.org/pages/haiti/" target="_blank">Partners in Health</a>, which services the people of Haiti. Created in 1985 by <i><b>Paul Farmer</b></i>, the clinic “[features] a 104-bed, full-service hospital with an infectious disease center, … a women’s health clinic, … a laboratory, a pharmaceutical warehouse, a Red Cross blood bank, and a dozen schools.”</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm reading a book right now about Paul Farmer by Tracy Kidder. It's called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mountains-Beyond-Healing-World-Farmer/dp/0375506160" target="_blank">Mountains beyond Mountains</a>. It's AMAZING, Paul Farmer is amazing! I highly recommend this reading. Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize winner and he tells an amazing story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZM7BQmnO3m1qxpvBXbDRMSQhzTPNe5gezvPqwXPAeHXYsbNsx2reBJblQ8-5nOzjNakJzQADl4CEW1skJOl_DPChaITBQmF31DCmmnoN5CnqVck5yAt6MiYG0IxOUS0vADnKlCjqOxeI/s1600/book.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZM7BQmnO3m1qxpvBXbDRMSQhzTPNe5gezvPqwXPAeHXYsbNsx2reBJblQ8-5nOzjNakJzQADl4CEW1skJOl_DPChaITBQmF31DCmmnoN5CnqVck5yAt6MiYG0IxOUS0vADnKlCjqOxeI/s320/book.gif" width="210" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The trip is funded by a grant, so no fundraising was needed. We, as a team, are working to collect point and shoot cameras to let the children use during our time. We will then donate the cameras to the school when we leave. They have absolutely no means of obtaining prints of their work. I am bringing 2 small printers with me that only print 4x6s and this will allow us to leave them with a few tangible results of their work. Upon returning home, we will have prints made and shipped back to them.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please keep the team and myself lifted up in prayer. I ask it for safe travels, camaraderie of the team, my family being left - schools, schedules, routines being turned upside down.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hopefully much more to come on my trip!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-joy</div>-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-44024061848324192142012-02-23T20:56:00.002-05:002012-02-23T20:56:34.384-05:00anyone?Tap. Tap. Is this thing on?<br />
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Anyone check this thing at all?-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-17688675943541828862012-02-11T15:04:00.001-05:002012-02-11T15:06:03.575-05:00ValentinesOf course, like most of my ideas, I saw this on Pinterest. It was also on familyfun.com. <br />
MUSTACHE AND LIPS LOLLIPOPS for Valentine's Day.<br />
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I sat down with the kids and did a craft with them for their school valentines.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I picked up a package of foam sheets at Walmart [$4] & big lollipops at Family Dollar [$2]. I had the exacto knife and cutting mat.</div>I found a template at this <a href="http://blonde-designs.squarespace.com/blonde-designs-blog/2010/2/3/lip-and-moustache-lollipops.html" target="_blank">blog: BLONDE</a><br />
I tweaked theirs alot, but for the life of me could not figure out how to post a download option for my template creation. Oh Well.<br />
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So here is the foam sheets. Black, Brown and Light Brown for the mustaches and red, pink and dark pink for the lips:<br />
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Then I had the kids trace the mustaches and lips cut out of the paper onto the foam. Great way to get them involved. Some were pretty crooked but I was the one cutting.....<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">It really went fast and the cutting was a cinch.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdmlbdPx2aXRPEACQVYAU8BXDsHCutlmGzfoeiQmRzfQ_xSZSYBpyLypT4JMV7K0903qArG1gSdMDIx1qdLoGKA0De4daBbz5RLZalZ7KDRYDZP3M-WCI4240TFFkKwyT3HvB4_ZeVXE/s1600/IMG_0953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdmlbdPx2aXRPEACQVYAU8BXDsHCutlmGzfoeiQmRzfQ_xSZSYBpyLypT4JMV7K0903qArG1gSdMDIx1qdLoGKA0De4daBbz5RLZalZ7KDRYDZP3M-WCI4240TFFkKwyT3HvB4_ZeVXE/s400/IMG_0953.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Next, I cut a little 'X' in the middle and the kids inserted the lollipops.<br />
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My cuties modeling:<br />
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There is also some cute tags to attached at the blog I posted above.<br />
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Thoughts?<br />
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</a></div>-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-81424332012874589222012-02-03T08:42:00.002-05:002012-02-03T08:46:02.503-05:00Crafting - Old TshirtsSkylar was out last Monday for a teacher workday, so I decided to pull out the sewing machine and get crafty. My kids from time to time will ask for me to get it out, so I gave in.<br />
I have been seeing DIY bracelets and headbands on Pinterest. They are made from old T-shirts and this "re-purposing" was right up my alley. I didn't have to go out and get any supplies - WINNER!<br />
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While I was gathering old T-shirts (which I had already saved some, just knowing this occasion would arise), the kids dug into the fabric stack and wanted to "do something" with it.<br />
So before the T-shirts could get used, I had to make numerous "sleeping bags" for the stuffed animals.<br />
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Both of my kids have a thing for stuffed animals. They love them. Sean and I particularly do NOT like them and that's probably why they love them, isn't that always the case?<br />
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They both have these small ones called "Whimsys" so Jaden wanted to sew a multiple sleeping bag for his:<br />
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Skylar's thing is WebKinz stuffed animals, so we fixed them up:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jaden decided that he wanted individual ones:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHl-c5scfPSR4WV0C0KzqUgqpj_9-hffCEPuYrEropKhjgMRP3yl7PCHXYW9uYkt1A8KS9O529ji5IgaVn1nhvp_zGGsFWpIMW02l9o3KkRsnpX8J4_0EBhtCQsYEf2Q1Cm5pvraC-lQ/s1600/IMG_0929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHl-c5scfPSR4WV0C0KzqUgqpj_9-hffCEPuYrEropKhjgMRP3yl7PCHXYW9uYkt1A8KS9O529ji5IgaVn1nhvp_zGGsFWpIMW02l9o3KkRsnpX8J4_0EBhtCQsYEf2Q1Cm5pvraC-lQ/s320/IMG_0929.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So now on to the T-shirts:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are a ton of tutorials out there, but I kind of just went with it:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I cut strips of the shirts out - started out with smaller strips maybe 1 1/2 inches wide and about 12 - 18 inches long. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was my first: an old purple shirt turned into a bracelet for skylar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEier4b4a8g8STmp8R9Qg4Q1Am8rrPz4lbck9HvDfOcI-7sGQA940vKnff6tTyiWNKiNLEDYCt_pePs9z22i3vQhJ6KyiRwUtc-OZpxQ_R4ZdQBXiogt0b64LYmpB2UB6H6KvW2xA2BZ5l8/s1600/IMG_0899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEier4b4a8g8STmp8R9Qg4Q1Am8rrPz4lbck9HvDfOcI-7sGQA940vKnff6tTyiWNKiNLEDYCt_pePs9z22i3vQhJ6KyiRwUtc-OZpxQ_R4ZdQBXiogt0b64LYmpB2UB6H6KvW2xA2BZ5l8/s320/IMG_0899.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since the fabric is stretchy, I just sewed the ends together and she just doubles it and slides it on. She says it is VERY comfy and loves to wear it and tell that it came from a T-shirt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You just take 3 strips, pin together with a safety pin at the top, leaving about an inch at top and then braid all the way down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For Skylar's I just sewed the ends together to make one big loop. She twists it one time to double it on her wrist. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I made one for myself - This first one I cut wider strips. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For mine, I made a loop on one end, hand sewed, it was too thick to go under the needle on the machine. On the other I attached an extra button that I had. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYwttlOxCWS_c-sgLxciWuwZdLKtNTXnqQYSefkLwpR25uHp4Ml8nHovS9dZEpj3Fb_7N0VI_Cqh6RBKX97pYFLqJwkvjuToFXahPhvLIb90UFbwD39Yu_Tt56qaDI5Ti0us9q7npix8/s1600/IMG_0910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYwttlOxCWS_c-sgLxciWuwZdLKtNTXnqQYSefkLwpR25uHp4Ml8nHovS9dZEpj3Fb_7N0VI_Cqh6RBKX97pYFLqJwkvjuToFXahPhvLIb90UFbwD39Yu_Tt56qaDI5Ti0us9q7npix8/s320/IMG_0910.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one is thicker with a bigger button and only doubled on my wrist. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii98KhZ3zTs_R-cPfJx1PqJ3xkDzWl_pdcHzX_13ZwB8oIFVQXpkHyBmFV79kzBUu4l7HKm5zgklHASFlVZ3LpGhXnwXd635Brbjs_fnZrCFibFSyxx4kXYCf8rRCKmPnwS5wG15eLkLw/s1600/IMG_0889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii98KhZ3zTs_R-cPfJx1PqJ3xkDzWl_pdcHzX_13ZwB8oIFVQXpkHyBmFV79kzBUu4l7HKm5zgklHASFlVZ3LpGhXnwXd635Brbjs_fnZrCFibFSyxx4kXYCf8rRCKmPnwS5wG15eLkLw/s320/IMG_0889.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one is with skinnier strips and is tripled on my wrist with a smaller button. This one is my fav.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZFMZZ8wc5zbxbxmnOBoxcS18f6koKCGXJu6z8zO1GoXOrBODwtKl782_BxOXZfzUtGyQdLkNJfps5SNn0l8A2SDUJ-uguVQnRJw5-v7f-MKuPtURze8Cmr-3EhsjDZpNbXFiuS0l4mg/s1600/IMG_0909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZFMZZ8wc5zbxbxmnOBoxcS18f6koKCGXJu6z8zO1GoXOrBODwtKl782_BxOXZfzUtGyQdLkNJfps5SNn0l8A2SDUJ-uguVQnRJw5-v7f-MKuPtURze8Cmr-3EhsjDZpNbXFiuS0l4mg/s320/IMG_0909.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The loop just goes over the button. They are indeed very comfortable.<br />
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So I went on to make a headband. Longer strips and I just machine sewed over the ends, leaving a few inches of the 3 strips hanging down at the ends.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So then i got REALLY crafty and made flowers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But that's where it ended - ha. My creativity was draining out, my house was a wreck, stings everywhere, fabric scraps, thread stuck in the carpet and my kids long had lost their interest. So these flowers are just that, fabric flowers. They are not adhered or attached to anything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj847vSQEOrtJW6jnEXprZe3c8wYYuHQFvjZP1hGshTivwEFdAVY5SLHeESV9v9SUoO3cCd0Ip3dJ1vAt9nwN145QDC92T3Bpk405_pp_zaZsTSyBxgF6kmRhEfFn71EVjUUUxUqTRGzoE/s1600/IMG_0908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj847vSQEOrtJW6jnEXprZe3c8wYYuHQFvjZP1hGshTivwEFdAVY5SLHeESV9v9SUoO3cCd0Ip3dJ1vAt9nwN145QDC92T3Bpk405_pp_zaZsTSyBxgF6kmRhEfFn71EVjUUUxUqTRGzoE/s320/IMG_0908.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>-joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04176327828367141331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442216705846288768.post-87129595890907482972012-01-27T07:23:00.000-05:002012-01-27T07:23:07.889-05:00Honduras Part 5On our last full day in Puerto Lempira, after working and visiting Mama Tara's we traveled over to another orphanage. I hesitate to call it an orphanage, b/c they are all family. A tragedy struck, 2 moms that were sisters died with cancer leaving all their children. So the other sisters took all them on and they live, all 18 of them, in a one room home.<br />
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18 people live in this one room house! Look at it! At one point they were all sleeping on the floor, but a team came down and built them 2 sets of bunk beds that are 3 high and hold the equivalent of 2 doubles per level. When we visited, the place was spotless and kempt. Can you imagine yourself living in this house with you aunts and cousins galore? And be happy?<br />
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Well they are some of the happiest people I've ever met and dreams......they have them, big ones!<br />
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They are mostly older kids, in their teens, and they put on a presentation for us. They told about their dreams and aspirations they hope to achieve "only with God’s help". Two of them were leaving shortly to attend medical school!! [update - they have already left] They wanted to be lawyers, system engineers, math teachers etc.<br />
It may look little and disheartening from the outside, but there is much love, joy and it’s just bursting with hope. <br />
They are also resourceful in that they make baskets with natural items that they find right around their house and sell them to support their daily needs.<br />
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They too, were fitted with TOMS shoes and were so excited to have them. They said they were going to keep them clean and use them as "Sunday church shoes". <br />
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</a></div>I borrowed these pictures from a teammate of mine, but I wanted to show how clean and neat they were and how they utilized the tiny space that they had. <br />
Behind them were their clothes neatly folded and stacked. You can also see right behind of our worhsip leader, Adam, the pots and baskets that they make. <br />
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Here they are with their TOMS:<br />
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