bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Feb 6, 2012, 12:33 pm
This is the last of the three quotes I wanted to share.  I have had them highlighted for a while now and tucked away , awaiting the perfect way and time to display them. Then I found a couple of ideas online and while I liked the quotes, the colours were not to my liking.  I decided to make my ow...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Feb 4, 2012, 3:16 pm
I have three printables that I have made for my valentine, that I want to share with you. This is the second printable I have shared, for the first Jane Austen printable quote, go here. What are printables?? You can click on the image below that you like  and then download,  then  you can prin...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Feb 3, 2012, 3:52 pm
...how much I LOVE framed quotes! I think they are incredibly sweet and perfect. I have had them highlighted for a while now and tucked away , awaiting the perfect way and time to display them. Then I found a couple of ideas online and while I liked the quotes, the colours were not to my liking.  ...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 31, 2012, 10:43 pm
Once we came home from the hospital, after the birth of our little Shiloh I immediately felt a lack or as if something had been taken from me. One of my good college friends mentioned that when she had two miscarriages she did little practical things to help her feel like she was remembering her bab...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 30, 2012, 8:52 pm
What follows are the days in the life of a late-pregnancy miscarriage, or stillbirth. Not the story anyone wants to share or have, but our story it is none the less. Please pray, we are no where near healed- this is the hardest pain, the deepest sadness I have ever felt. At times I have wondered if...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 25, 2012, 4:49 pm
What follows are the days in the life of a late-pregnancy miscarriage, or stillbirth. Not the story anyone wants to share or have, but our story it is none the less. Please pray, we are no where near healed- this is the hardest pain, the deepest sadness I have ever felt. At times I have wondered if...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 21, 2012, 7:23 pm
What follows are the days in the life of a late-pregnancy miscarriage, or stillbirth. Not the story anyone wants to share or have, but our story it is none the less. Please pray, we are no where near healed- this is the hardest pain, the deepest sadness I have ever felt. At times I have wondered if...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 18, 2012, 1:51 pm
What follows are the days in the life of a late-pregnancy miscarriage, or stillbirth. Not the story anyone wants to share or have, but our story it is none the less. Please pray, we are no where near healed- this is the hardest pain, the deepest sadness I have ever felt. At times I have wondered if...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 17, 2012, 5:50 pm
What follows are the days in the life of a late-pregnancy miscarriage, or stillbirth. Not the story anyone wants to share or have, but our story it is none the less. Please pray, we are no where near healed- this is the hardest pain, the deepest sadness I have ever felt. At times I have wondered if...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 15, 2012, 10:06 am
What follows are the days in the life of a late-pregnancy miscarriage, or stillbirth. Not the story anyone wants to share or have, but our story it is none the less. Please pray, we are no where near healed- this is the hardest pain, the deepest sadness I have ever felt. At times I have wondered if...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 13, 2012, 2:54 pm
What follows are the first 4 days in the life of a late-pregnancy miscarriage, or stillbirth.  Not the story anyone wants to share or have, but our story it is none the less. Please pray, we are no where near healed- this is the hardest pain, the deepest sadness I have ever felt. At times I have wo...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Oct 18, 2011, 7:33 pm
Yep, I am pregnant. I am extremely happy to be having another baby, not so excited about the way pregnancy  is treating me this time around. Here is what I have found in this first and very, VERY hormonal trimester. 1.) Caffeine. I am very tired in the mornings (and all day), but if I have caf...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Oct 12, 2011, 12:53 am
 Life can look like a barrel of monkeys at times- reach your hand in and you never know what will show up....or is someone planning things a little better than that? As fun as the monkeys would be, I have to say now more than ever I believe in a plan, a purpose and a God who always gets His timing ...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Sep 23, 2011, 2:49 pm
The benefits of pastured animals are obvious, or they should be- if you haven't read The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals or Food Inc. you really do need to get to that soon. I can tell you why, but I'd rather not preach to you when those two sources do it much better and they wi...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Sep 22, 2011, 2:45 pm
I will do this again this year because I love looking over what other people are doing in their schoolrooms so that I can find new and exciting materials. I will tell you we've done some switching up this year, not a whole lot though. I wrote this type of post last year for the boys, if you are in...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Sep 15, 2011, 8:00 pm
Every year for at least the last 9 years I have canned tomatoes, salsa, beans, apple pie filling, apple butter,  apple sauce, pears, and the works with Ag. She was Brad's grandma, but more than that she was my really good friend. You may remember she died some months back- an event that completely ...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Aug 31, 2011, 12:21 pm
Out at Grandpa's Lazy M Ranch there is so much room that you can really do whatever you imagine. From visiting pigs and cows to archery and swimming- the expanse makes little minds dream bigger than they ever have before. Hours spent with a stick and a hat playing cowboys and Indians or a rope with ...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Aug 10, 2011, 6:51 pm
The photos are a joint effort by VAN 1, I know who took some of them, others I don't recall. As well as runners, they are great picture takers too- it was a very talented bunch. What is Cascade Lakes Relay ???  CLR is a relay that goes from Diamond Lake to Bend, Oregon- a 216.6 mile relay race in ...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Aug 1, 2011, 2:55 pm
There are so many decent pizza recipes out there, and some that are half way good- but I can't do half way when it comes to PIZZA!! I used to work at a pizza place, and I was the daytime manager and in charge of making the dough in an enormous mixer thing. I thought several times about snagging the ...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jul 25, 2011, 5:25 pm
I am attempting to morph into a trail runner. It is a difficult process involving many new conquered hills and climbing an average of 1000ft per 4 miles- then dropping back down again. Don't ask me how I do it because I won't tell you. Well, okay I will, it involves some walking at this point. Yep, ...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jul 21, 2011, 2:17 pm
"God will never let you go hungry". "God will never let anything happen to you". "As long as you have enough faith God will come through". "God loves it when you are happy". "God really wants to heal you, you just need to have faith". There are so many lies we tell ourselves, our children and ever...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jul 13, 2011, 7:04 pm
  I've been on this minimalist endeavor for a little over two months, and I have had significant ups and downs in my learning to run, or remembering how to run, as some put it. When I started trotting around in the Minimus they felt so much like regular shoes (from being used to my huraraches) t...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jul 5, 2011, 6:27 pm
The Husband has been excited all year about this summer, and to an outsider it could look just like any other summer- but to our family it is known as 'The Summer of Backpacking'. The boys have been admiring the dream of camping, packing in, and fishing all throughout the rainy and cold winter Orego...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jun 22, 2011, 2:51 pm
Yesterday was the first day of summer, so we should celebrate by making a brew, yes? What if you could make better iced coffee than most coffee shops? Today I am posting a recipe that makes a concentrate that will keep in your fridge for up to a month with no change in flavor or quality. I have to ...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jun 21, 2011, 6:28 pm
I tried and I failed. I wanted to be a couponer- but I get anxious and stressed and it just doesn't quite work out. I wish it did because I know of many ladies who score free movie tickets (ehem....yep) and all the toothbrushes they could ever use for free. I wish it didn't make my heart race and my...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jun 13, 2011, 6:48 pm
What you see in those pictures, is an ugly sight. It is the feet of an untrained huarache-wearing minimalist newbie runner. I did 2 whole weeks where  every thing was going very well,I even ran up to 2.5 miles in my Invisible Shoes (or huaraches). Then I suffered this minor setback when I ran in th...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jun 12, 2011, 2:40 am
Without good friends, I would be a completely different person. I know they are a blessing, and it is possible that I would not have them- but I fear even think of it. We console, cherish, and admire eachother. And they share amazing recipes with me that become stapes in my own home. I love my frien...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jun 6, 2011, 3:36 pm
Who gets to eat a whole pickle from a barrel? Pick what they would like for lunch? Have a treat after every meal? Kids who are having lunch with their grandparents from Spain-thats who! I didn't even think these pictures would turn out since the light was shinning in the back window so strongly, b...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jun 1, 2011, 3:37 pm
I never thought to make my own hamburger buns, but I have been trying to make all of our bread products because it causes me to plan better-plus they are cheaper and taste so much better. I looked up a recipe and I had no idea that it would taste THIS GOOD. The original recipe is from the NY Times D...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - May 26, 2011, 3:49 am
I am not trend setter, or a follower- but sometimes it is best to see what all the commotion is about. I just ordered my first minimalistic running shoes. No padding, no raised toes, arches or heels, just a thin layer of protection (of 4mm to be exact) between me and the world ahead. I am not a beli...
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bethany c. posted an article on B&b ex libris - May 23, 2011, 2:51 pm
Who  am I? Well, that is complicated. I'll give you some facts about myself, that may work a little better. *I love animals, of most types- rodents and reptiles are a non-faves though. *Reading is a love I have had since my first real experience with true literature- Uncle Tom's Cabin, when I w...
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bethany c. posted an article on B&b ex libris - May 23, 2011, 2:47 am
It has been so long since I've written a book review that I don't even remember how to type "book" anymore! Ha. No, not quite that long- but it has been embarrassingly long. I have still been reading quite a bit-but keeping it all to myself, as many times writing my thoughts up is not as much fun as...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - May 21, 2011, 9:52 pm
It has been so long since I've written a book review that I don't even remember how to type "book" anymore! Ha. No, not quite that long- but it has been embarrassingly long. I have still been reading quite a bit-but keeping it all to myself, as many times writing my thoughts up is not as much fun as...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - May 19, 2011, 5:08 pm
When ducklings are young, they don't have the necessary oils on their baby downy feathers to keep them from getting waterlogged, or soaked through when they swim. This is especially true for those who do not grow up with their mothers and are hatched via incubator. If they grew up hatching under the...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - May 6, 2011, 12:00 pm
I won't bother telling you how cute they are, just look at these pictures and you'll see for yourself. These are the variety that stands very straight up, similar to a wine bottle with legs. The older they get they are get better at balancing upright and are so adorable like that. I went to the loc...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - May 4, 2011, 7:02 pm
Photo Credit Playdough Recipe (Thanks to one very special friend- Love you P!) 2 Cup Flour 1/2 Cup Salt 2 Tbs. Cream of Tartar 2 Cups Water 4 tsp. Oil 1.) Combine the above ingredients  in a saucepan adding the dry first and then including the wet. 2.) Turn on heat to medium. This will look...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - May 3, 2011, 11:36 am
On our last day in Vineland, New Jersey we were invited by my cousin Dan Durand to visit him at work. He is a career firefighter at Vineland's Station 6. He opened up all the fire truck nooks and crannies and we oohed and awwwed about their contents, you'd never know how many different possibilitie...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - May 1, 2011, 12:15 am
We have been visiting my family in Southern Jersey this last week. Today my cousins and I took the boys to enjoy their first ever fishing experience. Enjoyed is putting it very lightly, they were entirely thrilled. It was so sweet to see their faces when they caught the fish. They each caught 3 Sunn...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Apr 22, 2011, 2:05 am
A day at the beach here in Oregon means something very cold, windy and completely beautiful wrapped into an adventure unlike any other. However, because of the weather conditions the coast is something I enjoy admiring a little better from inside a cozy blanket, warm car, or beach house with some te...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Apr 5, 2011, 2:21 am
Straight talker, jean wearer, lasagna cooker, bread baker, pie lover, "stoup" creator, real food believer, cookbook writer, breakfast maker, sourdough keeper, Kuchen fryer, salmon smoker, fish cleaner, sausage maker, tomato canner, apple peeler, homemade salsa namer, ball jar user, ...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Mar 14, 2011, 5:28 pm
I have decided to join Etsy which is a website full of amazing handmade items, of which I am in awe. Come on over and see what there is available from dreadlock girl!! Because I am new at Etsy, I want to celebrate!!! So, for the time being if you enter NEWBIE at the checkout you'll get %20 off of yo...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Feb 28, 2011, 7:26 pm
It snowed and we played, played, played. Froze our fingers and paws and still played. The excitement of white, cotton snow swept our minds away. Anxious only of how much pleasure we could breathe in before our mama told us we were too cold. We turned in a moment of indecision, we were numb not ...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Feb 25, 2011, 5:05 pm
Meet Julius our dog! A medium sized Golden Doodle (Golden Retriver /Poodle). He is 3 years old and enjoys pleasing his humans. Julius is my new running buddy! We've gone each morning so far and we both love it. He is getting in shape quickly, I would guess he thinks he is in doggie boot camp. I ne...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Feb 11, 2011, 8:24 pm
Jackson has lost three teeth now- I am really hoping that the other front tooth falls out so that we get just a little bit of time without both of the top ones. It seems almost every time he is trying to talk to me now I just start laughing, it is endearing when they loose their teeth. The tooth fa...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 28, 2011, 12:52 pm
Walk with God today, ask Him what He is asking of you and where improvement needs to be made. Or just walk along side Him enjoying the immensity of His presence and don't talk at all. That's why today my words are few, I want to lean into Christ to rest. Sometimes when I am having a hard time heari...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 27, 2011, 1:21 pm
They aren't the large stones, or even the smallish ones, pebbles are the ones you might not feel when you start your run and yet by the middle of it they will make themselves known. Pebbles left in a shoe throughout a long run will rub the skin raw, causing blisters, creating a wound-taking the runn...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 26, 2011, 1:47 pm
Photo Credit If I really grasped what I looked like in raw clay form I would be more apt to let you work in me Lord. I think I am much more beautiful and useful in my natural form than raw clay, but you know the truth-that only when I allow Him  to mold me am I truly worth anything. Without His ha...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 25, 2011, 12:36 pm
Over the last three years I feel like God has taught me nothing but grace, grace, grace. There is so much to learn, and unlearn. I like what Manning says in The Ragamuffin Gospel, " The News of the Gospel of grace cries out: We are all, equally, privileged but unentitled beggars at the door of God's...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 24, 2011, 12:25 pm
Humility. That I would allow myself to be moved by God, stirred and transformed by His word. A soft clay that is able to be molded by the potter--not a clay that resists proudly declaring that it knows better than the maker. This is a song that I can't stop thinking about, playing over and over:  T...
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bethany c. posted an article on the good. the bad. the ugly. - Jan 23, 2011, 1:37 am
I never know how each day will go during the week of prayer and fasting. God has laid it on my heart to write a list of burdens, people, prayers, or weaknesses and to carry it with me in my pocket-- so that throughout the day I will bring them before Him.  I am going to include those I am praying f...
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