tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159498602024-03-07T04:47:03.734-05:00Hand in hand...my journey with God...Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-46474399525604476652015-02-12T19:12:00.001-05:002015-02-24T15:09:08.979-05:00Jewelry Class Feb.25th, at Happy Creek<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">18 High Street, Front Royal, Va.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>time:</u> </b>Wednesday Feb. 25th, 6:00-8:00 pm.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>cost:</u></b> $10 each, which includes instruction/one on one help and all the supplies you will need. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We will be making 2 to 4 pairs of earrings together. Grab your favorite hot drink/coffee and a snack! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">questions contact Marie at:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">revolter2000@juno.com or (540) 635-1302</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-47511233690946215982014-12-16T22:08:00.000-05:002014-12-16T22:08:12.976-05:00The Legacy Collection-2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-2201716804250003152014-10-15T17:27:00.000-04:002014-10-15T17:27:36.741-04:00Mandalas-through the valley<span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been living at home to help care for my mother. I have been here since Father's day. Mom was put on hospice either late spring or early summer. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Basically my mother is dying. She is declining before our eyes. Her cancer is killing her. My family has gathered around her and my dad at this time to help care for mom. My sister and her husband and baby moved in so that Krista could help care for mom. Adam has also been living her, at my parents, and he has also helped care for mom. Dad is also one of her caregivers. I am also one of her caregivers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">When I was first here I had left all of my art supplies at my rental. So I went out and invested in a drawing pad and sharpie markers. I started drawing detailed designs. As they evolved and changed they became more mandala like. Mandala's are spiritual circles, originally from the hindu/buddist faiths. I am not hindu/buddist and I am not drawing them to lead toward any sort of meditative place. But I love the detail, the color, the symmetry. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">I am a spiritual person. I did research on "sacred cirlces" in different religions. Circles are spitiyusl expressions in many different religions/cultures. Maybe my spirit man is working out the journey, organizing and bringing some sense of semblence to the dark valley I have been walking through. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Mandala is a word that people know. It expresses the circlular design of my pieces and touches on the spiritual side of my journey. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">May you enjoy these circles of creativity that come from my heart and from my journey through the hardest season of my life add some beauty to your day today. God brings beauty, great beauty through the fires of suffering. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-2503941735489309952014-09-10T11:42:00.000-04:002014-09-10T11:42:06.027-04:00Mommy's still here: Sept 10th, 2014 <span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Arrived at my parents today to help care for my beautiful, and soo cute Mommy. I have been gone for over two weeks. There has been some decline. She has lost even more weight.... it's sad for me, how her body is. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Impressed by my sister and her ability to care for mom during the day, her baby and take care of dad's books for his business-these last two weeks plus. Also she cooked cream cheese danish, bread and something else. I have an amazing family! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">The gold, the value of a person comes out when the fire of tragedy and crisis burn. I see so much gold, so much value in the family God has surrounded me with. Mommy you can be proud of the amazing group of kids you and daddy raised</span></span><br />
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Mom received a full hip replacement at UVA at the beginning of March.</div>
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Such a symbol of how dad has been there for mom through this experience.</div>
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Flat on her back because of traction.</div>
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Mom was put on traction to try and get the broken hip and leg in better position for surgery.</div>
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You belong to the wind, running, playing, the wind owns you.</div>
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Tumbling, laughing, chasing the next adventure. The wind sweeps you into it's embrace-running, crashing, whistling you through the trees.</div>
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I can't hold onto you, gripping you tight. Tugging and pulling, trying to mold you like clay to look like me. I cannot calm you, quiet you or make you sterile...</div>
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Instead you belong to the thunder. The life explodes out of you. Your laughter booms, heart pounding with passion. The lightning flashes and crackles in your eyes.</div>
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I can't hold onto you, and keep you from heartache. You belong to the rain. The rain runs over you, faster and stronger- drenching you, covering you. It flow from the skies blue and black in watercolor streaks. I can only watch you a ways off as you cry in pain. </div>
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I feel the wetness in my heart, the pain murmurs in my soul. You belong to the rain, let it wash away the pain. Let it go. Let it all go. Let the rain own you.</div>
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I can't hold onto you. You belong to God. </div>
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Sing to Him. Run to Him. His presence is around you. His TRUTH burns in your ears. The destiny he's placed in your heart ignites you. You are a wild man. A man of God. You live before your creator and no one else. </div>
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You do not belong to anyone. Your only master is the maker of the wind. He rushes through you in the wind-a gale force turning the world upside down. He slammed the thunder into the sky and thunders in your heart. His voice booms and echoes inside of you. Lightning streaks across the sky lighting up your way. </div>
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Your maker made the rain, to wash away the scars left so deep. His giant tears fall from the heavens drenching you in healing. As you cry He cries... you belong to Him, to the rain. </div>
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You do not belong to anyone. No one owns you. Only the wind can catch you, only the rain runs over you, only the thunder can shout back at you. Only your maker can guide you. You belong to Him. </div>
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Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-25093299303736199092013-12-07T01:45:00.000-05:002013-12-07T01:45:13.934-05:00recovering...I recently answered a question for someone, they asked me to describe my spirituality. I have not "arrived" yet. I'm still seeking and growing... adjusting to newer/better/healthier ways to see God and myself. <br />
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"I grew up really legalistic. So I've actually been working through that. I want a relationship with God that doesn't have so many unhealthy boundaries if that makes sense. Not saying that I'm throwing God's ways away but there was such a focus on "being good" that I need God to renew my mind to live in His love and res. I was saved when I was really young, 5 or 6. When I was in my later 20's I had a special experience where God was starting a process of healing me from the legalism. I told God, "this is the first time I've felt saved." Being a follower of Jesus has been a journey... and recently God has been removing layers of legalism from me. It's hard to be taught one way, good people told me a wrong perspective/way to live... the focus was way off. I needed to be grounded and established in Jesus' love instead of such a focus on "be good." I'm a recovering legalist :P <br />
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When we visit Maine for family vacation we often go to Popham Beach.<br />
I grew up in Maine until the tender age of 14. Then God called our family to Virginia. <br />
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Dana, his two boys Hunter and Lucus, my other brothers Adam and Matt and mom and dad, all ventured to this beautiful beach. I took my camera and got lost in the activity of photographing Popham Beach. It was therapeutic. I actually felt that "lost in art" feeling I get when i am caught up in the process of making art. I really enjoyed it. </div>
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I feel these pics are even more artistic than the last time we went to Popham in 2011. I took many more pictures of my at this beach but hand picked what I wanted to share here.</div>
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As some of you know my mom has been battling stage 3 breast cancer since last January. </div>
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The first ways my mom and dad fought was by a change of diet and mom drinking vitamin packed shakes mixed.My parents are both storng people of faith and they sure applied that daily!!! Mom has "healing verses" that she read every day! </div>
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A number of months in she finally went back to another doctor who referred them to an oncologist. The oncologist got her on a chemo pill (less side effects then regular chemo) and the herceptin drip (a cancer killing drug.) </div>
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My mom went to the oncologist today and the oncologist told them the news that she is in remission. My mom wondered if she could stop taking her chemo pills (since they did bother her some) and the doctor said she could! </div>
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Thank you Jesus! that my beautiful special mom is in remission!!! Mom just had her 60th birthday on June 2nd on Sunday. This news of remission is almost another type of birthday! A new start with no cancer symptoms! This is day one of remission!! Today is the first day of the rest of her life!!!</div>
<br />Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-17253718787819798252013-05-12T20:01:00.001-04:002013-05-12T20:03:10.852-04:00...a letter to my mom<br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The day God decided to place me in your womb that’s when you became my
mother. That was over 31 years ago. I know it </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">wasn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> easy for you having one baby
after the next. (being as I was baby number three.) I know you and Dad </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> have a lot. You and dad decided to have me in a trailer.
It’s such a great story! <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Christ who strengthens me” as your verse when you were giving birth to me. That’s such a great verse for me too. The verse that brought me into the world is
the verse the can get me through this life.
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your first girl. In many ways I am like
you. I think you’ve passed some of your
weaknesses like stubbornness and being too conscientious on to me ;) but also
your strengths like stubbornness (hehe) and being a prayer warrior on to
me. I’ve been told that I’m a lot like
you. You are a strong woman mom, a
strong woman of God and a strong family woman.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I know for years </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">I've</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> struggled with my relationship with you. I know you and Dad did your best in raising
us, your kids. I know </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">you've</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> been sorry
for ways where I was hurt growing up.
Your regret and even tears over that is pretty special. Many parents </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">aren't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> soft and open like
that. Thank you for wishing that you’d
loved me more. I know in some ways </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">you've</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> tried to make it up to me. Thank you for
that. I remember those moments, those moments of deliberately doing something
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orientation in college. I was under it emotionally
and a little depressed. I was under a cloud.
I was passive and stuck in my attitude toward the diagnoses. It was hard
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problem but you still take time and energy for your kids and your husband. So many times I’ve called you for a listening
ear and encouragement about my personal issues (and you’re the one fighting
cancer, not me). Cancer </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">doesn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> take
away the fact that you are still one of my number one go to people, that you
are still my mom. You understand my
weaknesses, you don’t judge me for them and you have ministered to me many many
times. You have spoken verses to me with
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me. Sometimes I think about you and I know
in that moment what you are dealing with and it makes me feel like crying. You are a beautiful person. Physically you
have a lovely face. Your inner person is
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to your family and to Dad and to your faith.
Even though we have definitely bumped heads, and we are very different
in many ways, and very similar in others, I want to be like you in your faithfulness
and and love for your family. I want to also be strong in faith like you. You are tenacious in your faith in speaking positive
while fighting this battle. I tell many
people that I don’t worry much about you because of the way you and dad are
dealing with it. That is a tribute to
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Here is the second installment of art I've created on a touch screen computer. I've never been much for really abstract types of art but creating on a computer, my fingers touching the smooth glass of the touch screen, it's a different story. Its actually soothing to create on this computer.</div>
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I'm reminded that our life is a like a work of art. Kind of cliché right? But it really is. In Ephesians God is the creator of us, "His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works." As an artist, the word "workmanship" really speaks to me. I am his "Art work" that He created and is molding and shaping even now. And as something that He created he wants me to also create. Through a synergistic relationship with Him, MY creator, he wants his creative energy to flow through me. </div>
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I'm reminded of Jim Elliot who said that he felt God's pleasure when he ran. He said this statement when his sister was trying to persuade him to go to the mission field right away. She did not see the "spiritual" value of him running in the Olympics. Jim knew he was good at running and he knew God created him to run. Therefore when he ran he experienced his creator's pleasure.</div>
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Another real part of creating a piece of art is mistakes. Many people when drawing, painting or just doing life feel like they totally messed up when they make a mistake. I have told art students and told peers that mistakes in art are opportunities. An artist that lives in a state of grace while creating knows that a "mistake" is not the end of the piece but an opportunity to add something a little different then what they expected. The mistake may add another layer of texture of a detail that makes the art even better. </div>
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I feel like that is how we should look at life. Look at your mistakes, your so-called failures or inability to "measure-up" as opportunities for THE Artist to create something different and beautiful in your life. </div>
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Some of the most beautiful art has very light colors and very dark colors. There is a lot of contrast. And so maybe it is with us, we have BRIGHT times of great joy and victory and dark times of struggle and self doubt. Maybe it's all a part of the great masterpiece God is creating from your life. The dark times are not mistakes but the backdrop to the bright days of greater beauty God wants to display in your life. </div>
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Remember YOU ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP! You are his piece of Art work, his greatest masterpiece. He promises to make beauty from ashes and to work all things together for our good. To take our mistakes and failures and make them "work" into the canvas of our lives.</div>
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I've had the opportunity to create these works of art while at work. I drew all of these on a touch computer screen. It's been really relaxing to draw each of these. </div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">I was on a path, all by myself. I was single and alone but with my Lord. Then God brought someone into my life... he was on the other side of the bridge... he waved me over and offered me his hand. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">My own path was to my left and the bridge was to my right... I had to make a choice. I could stay on my path, the one that God and I were walking alone or cross the bridge. I could place my hand into his hand and walk with him. I took a deep breath, the assuring presence of my Lord at my side, and with shaking legs crossed that bridge grabbed his hand and took the way of Love. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This is all so new to me. I talk to friends and say that I'm on a "learning curve." Bruno is my first everything. Romantic love is wonderful. But I know it's not the end all. We are in a serious relationship called "Courtship" to see if we should marry. It is in both our hearts and desires that that is how it ends...or should I say begins? Because marriage is a beginning. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I do love him. I can feel it in my gut. Sometimes it almost hurts. I have cared for and in my own way loved other guys but it wasn't like this. Most of the time it wasn't mutual. A couple of times there was a mutual interest but there was no commitment. Romantic love should definitely have a level of commitment involved.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Our whole focus is not just the romantic side. We are growing in a relationship as spiritual beings and emotional beings and as just regular humans. He loves football, I'm not a huge fan. He's 38 I'm 31. He's a man, I'm a woman. (Some BIG differences come with that card!) He absolutely loves business, alot of what he knows about business I'm clueless on. I read, he likes to listen to teachings or educational shows. We have some really big differences in just who we are as individuals. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am growing! as a person, as a spiritual being. Growing in self awareness in relationship to another human being. Sometimes I feel a little lost wondering is this what a relationship is suppose to look like!? For real! Hehe!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He is my first! He is my first boyfriend. First person that I've romantically told "I love you," and heard it back. He is the first guy that I've ever held hands with, written a love letter to, received a love letter from and gotten a dozen roses from. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Honestly this has been scary too. Because I know the seriousness of what we are doing. We are in a preliminary relationship to see if the other one is our "forever." If the Lord wills we will marry and it will be for a LIFETIME. We will never use the "d" word, divorce. That is not how we "roll." A lot of prayer has and is going into this. We pray every time we are together and almost every day if we aren't together. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have asked friends and family for counsel and received a lot of prayer from them also. I've also started meeting with someone that has been married for over 20 years, a christian older lady friend. I feel I cannot figure this out on my own. I lean into the Lord for his guidance. Ultimately Bruno and I want and seek after God's best. Our tag line has been "Lord willing." When we say "Lord willing" we are talking about marriage, if the Lord wills we will marry some day. But in the mean time we are taking one day at a time, seeking His face and hand. His timing, his doors to be opened or closed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I love this passionate, intense natured man in a number of ways. He is my friend "phileo," I love him with romantic love "eros" and we are growing in "agape," unconditional love through Christ who saved us.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We enjoyed each other and took a lot of pictures as we walked. You can see some of the great shots Bruno took too. When we got home it took, honestly, like 10 minutes for my poor man to fully warm up. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks Babe, this was one of the highlights of when you visited and met my family!</span></div>
Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-12480817854175152972013-01-14T11:01:00.006-05:002013-01-14T11:01:57.257-05:00How I met Bruno<div>
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I have a boyfriend! Wow! Finally at the RIPE age of 30
God allowed a man into my life who has passionately and intentionally pursued
me and is pursuing me. His heart and
life is the Lord's. We both believe that
God brought us together. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Many people wonder "How" I met him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It all started through a dating website. Yup. Kinda ironic since I tried to meet other guys
that way in the past. Even more ironic
was that I wasn't using this certain website "properly." I was on Christian
Mingle with a FREE profile/membership.
When it's free you can't message people or do much on the site. You can see people and send them
"smiles," tiny little notes with a smileyface emoticon. I had had a 6 month membership to E harmony a
couple years ago and nothing came of that.
It was all about God's timing and guidance to the person HE had for me.
Not me "trying" to make it happen. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I hardly ever went on my Christian Mingle profile but I
logged on sometime at the end of October.
I went through all my "smiles" from tons of guys. A smile will say something like "I
noticed you noticing me." or "Your profile brought a smile to my face." I don't know, just little tiny notes
to put a lot of "hooks" out into the proverbial sea of available fish. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I received a smile from a young man with the username
"Mantino1." He sent the smile on June 28th and I finally opened it in
October. The smile said "I'd enjoy
getting to know you better-interested?"
The young man was from Lynchburg.
I looked through his photos. It
was weird because he looked like a young man from the singles group that I had
been attending at an area church.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I did some investigating.
Ok, "facebook stalking"! I looked
through Cam's facebook friends, who is the leader of the singles group. He was "friends" with a young man named
Bruno. In Bruno's pictures was one
picture that was practically the same as one of the profile pictures of
Mantino1. Same angle, straight on head
shot with different color backgrounds. I
was like, I think it's the same guy! I
sent Bruno a note, this is what it said:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hey so this is a weird message. But I'm kinda on Christian
Mingle and I got a "smile" from a "Mantino" and he totally
looks like you and he's from Lynchburg too. I like never go on Christian
Mingle... but got on this evening, I don't have a subscription but have a
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Is that you? The question is, are you "Mantino." I
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If you are not "Mantino" than totally disregard
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thanks, Marie<o:p></o:p></div>
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I waited and he did not respond. I sent the note on Oct. 22nd. Wed. the 24th was the next time I'd see
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At the end of the Bible study I talked to my friend Donna
and was unsure about going up to him and talking. She encouraged me but also said I didn't have
to, I was nervous. And if he wasn't on
the site I'd be even more embarressed. I
think some people think doing dating sites is kinda silly. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I got my courage up and walked up to Bruno, who was
poised with a vacuum cleaner in his hand to clean up after the bible study. (This man has
a heart to serve others.) I asked him
about the dating site and he was Mantino!
One thing that was attractive to me right off the bat was that he
mentioned that he was in "the word" all the time with his roommate,
"...even at the grocery store..." etc. I was like "yeah!" My faith is one of the most important things
to me. I WANT a man that the Bible is
important to. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When I was talking to him it seemed as if his face was
"twinkling." He seemed
attracted to me already and I was like "huh?! this is weird. Why is he
already attracted??" He mentioned
going out to coffee sometime. (We later
communicated via FB and set up a day of when to go.) At the end of the conversation this big guy
gave me a side hug. I remember I was
wearing my big geeky college kid glasses, hair back in a pony tail and no make
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A few of the God things. Around the time that Bruno sent me
the smile, in June, he was going through some hard times. It was almost as if God threw out a blessing
for the future through that small gesture of a Christian Mingle
"smile." Bruno had had it in
his heart to meet me. He was aware of me
at the Bible Study and prayed to meet me.
He had also prayed with a group of believers on Monday the 22nd that he
would meet the person God had for him...I walked up to him 2 days later. He had wanted to meet me... had prayed in
that direction and then I walked up to him because of a smile he had sent me
about 4 months previously. Wow! I see God's fingerprints on the way that
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It's amazing to be in a relationship with a Godly man. One who prays with me and talks things
through. One who shows me, through the way he serves me, that he loves me. I thank God for Bruno Mantino. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After putting Bruno through a month of being "just
friends" he called my dad and asked him if he could court me. Dad said
yes! Bruno and I became "officially
official" on November 29th. I'm thankful
that he smiled at me... I found it... that I stalked him on FB then got the
courage to go up to him over a vacuum cleaner and asked "are you
Mantino?" In a nutshell that's how
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I went with my friend Kelly to Downtown Lynchburg. It was around the time the weather was changing, quickly slipping into Fall-ish weather. We ate yummy BLT's at Water Stone then did a mini photo-shoot down the street from Water Stone. </div>
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It was dark when we walked out of the restaurant. There were old brick buildings, old factory buildings maybe, towering above us. Down the hill is the River. Running along the river is a train track. The street along side us was cobblestone. </div>
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The buildings and architecture around us made for really interesting and cool back grounds. This was Kelly's first time doing a shoot for "fashion blogging." She did good :) (Obviously she took the pics of me and I of her.) </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">boots: $10 sale Target</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">white dress: free from my roommate</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">moraccan leather belt: $3? Goodwill</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">old t-shirt: I've had it for years!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">cameo beaded necklace: $3 thrift store</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">jean jacket: $25 Old Navy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">glasses: <a href="http://www.zennioptical.com/">Zenni Optical </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*</span>There will be another blog from part of the shoot which was pictures using reflection. Very artistic and beautiful. I won't say anymore. :)</div>
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<br />Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-53651345217852851392012-07-13T14:09:00.003-04:002012-10-08T13:22:38.966-04:00Shell earrings by "Marie's Miracles"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #d9ead3;">(I recently picked up a "mess of feathers" and 3 vintage clutches to decorate. I want to put them together and post on etsy too... The decked out clutches would be perfect for a wedding or formal event.)</span></div>
Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-48468054787837829302012-06-14T13:03:00.001-04:002012-10-08T13:14:09.325-04:00My sister Krista Delvalle: Make-Up Artist!<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's kinda strange going from college where I have to seriously study to being at home where it's sooo laid back and I'm sooo lazy! It's nice :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I went on a walk with my mom on Monday and (poor Mom) I brought my camera. I took TONS of pictures, especially of the flowers on the bush. Soo pretty! These pictures are in chronological order of when I took them on the walk. The little purple flowers are along one side of our driveway, they bracket my visual walk for you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hopefully looking through my photographs will bring a touch of beauty, spring and nature into your day. It was relaxing to myself to take these pictures! </span></div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-76184475513548098622012-01-11T20:50:00.001-05:002012-01-11T20:51:31.286-05:00The gift of Hope<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I wrote this out on Christmas day. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My dad wanted us to share something, a scripture passage or something special. </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Some of these thoughts had been on my mind, so I wrote it out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">With what my family is going through right now with my mom</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> I thought it was fitting to post it now.</span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It can be hard to want to get into the so called "Christmas Spirit." I know as a kid sometimes I'd "feel it"-whatever "it" was. It was this magical feeling, a feeling of mystery and excitement. A joy and happiness. The "feeling" of Christmas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As I grow older I wouldn't feel "it" as much if at all. Somewhere I got it in my head that I had to "feel it." It HAD to feel like Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know this year I wasn't all "gung ho" about jumping into Christmas. My mom wanted to get a tree right after Thanksgiving. I wasn't ready. For some reason my lack of readiness was attached to a huge loss I experienced at the beginning of the year. A beautiful girl that I was "Thramu" (teacher) to left us permanently. A tragic set of circumstances sent her to an early death. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As I've grown up the plasticness of consumerism-Santa Claus and even the idealism of Christmas movies has shown thin. Not enough of a reason to "feel" the Christmas spirit. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Even last night, Christmas Eve, I heard about some tragedys and it practically took my breath away.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What God meant by Christmas- His plan wasn't the tinsely star on a tree, the big man with a fake wooly beard but somehing so very much deeper. Christmas is about HOPE. The HOPE that there is more to life than tragedy...than the devastation of loosing people you love. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's deeper than the lights and the music. It is a beating heart! It is about the life giving, breath giving person that was born on Christmas morning. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He was born into poverty. He was born with a death warrant on his head. He was a refugee like my student from Thailand. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mary and Joseph sought peace. They ran for their lives. <br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They did realize there was something special about this Jesus. The separate visitations from the angel to Joseph than to Mary did not keep them from running for their lives. But I bet it gave them HOPE. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">they knew that beyond themselves, beyond the overwhelming reality that was right in front of their eyes, the poverty, the insecurity they had to deal with they had HOPE. I don't think they fully fathomed the truly INFINITE HOPE they held in their arms. </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The truest purest meaning of Christmas is the black and white reality that God is with us. He gave Jesus to us. He is our gift. He is our HOPE. No matter what the past has been, what we are dealing with today or what tomorrow brings the fact of the matter is through Jesus Emmanuel-GOD truly and really is with us, and because of that I have the gift of HOPE. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-37014928595681744782012-01-09T22:49:00.001-05:002012-01-09T22:57:25.552-05:00Prayer Request for my mom<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">On behalf of my family I'm asking you to pray.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My mom, Pat Parker has a lump in her breast and growth in her lymph node near the effected breast. Friday she had a biopsy of the lymph node and of the lump in her breast.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The doctor's attitude is "It's cancer until proven otherwise." <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My parent's do not agree with that attitude. We believe in God and having Faith in Him and holding onto His promises and not a negative doctors prognosis. My parents will talk to their doctor tomorrow and get the official results of the biopsy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The way that this medical issue is being treated by my parents at this time is Mom has changed her diet and has started a cleanse. And they are digging deeper into their faith in the Lord. They are reading an excellent book full of scripture and truth about believing God for healing. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prayer requests: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-Ultimately complete healing<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-God's wisdom about what treatment's to pursue <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-peace for Pat and the family: Richard (husband), Dana, Matt, Marie, Adam and Krista (kids)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for your love and prayers!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Marie for the Parker family<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023328139498853972noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949860.post-25021190306264619542011-12-26T18:52:00.000-05:002011-12-26T18:52:30.671-05:00purple, summer to winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OZxZYybhq58/TvkAdbypiHI/AAAAAAAAA_c/xo0PGKUa3wQ/s1600/Thanksgiving+and+beyond+135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OZxZYybhq58/TvkAdbypiHI/AAAAAAAAA_c/xo0PGKUa3wQ/s640/Thanksgiving+and+beyond+135.JPG" width="601" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MyogFsXhC4E/TvkCBt7fIlI/AAAAAAAABAg/K1-kWgMBeKM/s1600/Thanksgiving+and+beyond+158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MyogFsXhC4E/TvkCBt7fIlI/AAAAAAAABAg/K1-kWgMBeKM/s640/Thanksgiving+and+beyond+158.JPG" width="459" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tXDIyusDjy4/TvkCN5-cdSI/AAAAAAAABAw/x7KY-gE4qA0/s1600/Thanksgiving+and+beyond+172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tXDIyusDjy4/TvkCN5-cdSI/AAAAAAAABAw/x7KY-gE4qA0/s400/Thanksgiving+and+beyond+172.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNhKv_itmKs/TvkDNtiOJcI/AAAAAAAABBY/DeNj2AhscSE/s1600/Thanksgiving+and+beyond+176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNhKv_itmKs/TvkDNtiOJcI/AAAAAAAABBY/DeNj2AhscSE/s640/Thanksgiving+and+beyond+176.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wore this dress for my grandparents, 89th and 90th birthday celebration in Maine this summer. I layered it with browns and teal to make it winter worthy. My mom and I went and looked a tiny bit at the Christmas trees. I just wasn't ready to get a tree yet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead she was so kind to take outfit pics for me! Thanks mom! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQk9BokpzGsh-3fyWkKO642q33dNhvv8x7_XBlgGvTywgcUo7M_sTjnaGe1MiTe7dKKGs2785w-g5rLHQAvHEqV8g9-boLyfZDA5qv7QUcpqU7hj6-W_nAiuVutusA0SbDvSq9g/s1600/469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQk9BokpzGsh-3fyWkKO642q33dNhvv8x7_XBlgGvTywgcUo7M_sTjnaGe1MiTe7dKKGs2785w-g5rLHQAvHEqV8g9-boLyfZDA5qv7QUcpqU7hj6-W_nAiuVutusA0SbDvSq9g/s320/469.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36JWTOcG5Z5ipv04ihpRXzyE42cpw0-_07Cx9EvwiidAEBef1xQWkZ3Ek6eg3k_649R0GfnZGQzkga7X8eYS6yNUFCII_8X9sLWvSa9mUJr_NYLA4I4s_sE7oYx2GdlkuKoKyLg/s1600/449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36JWTOcG5Z5ipv04ihpRXzyE42cpw0-_07Cx9EvwiidAEBef1xQWkZ3Ek6eg3k_649R0GfnZGQzkga7X8eYS6yNUFCII_8X9sLWvSa9mUJr_NYLA4I4s_sE7oYx2GdlkuKoKyLg/s320/449.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With "Daddy Elvis" in the same dress at the bday party. Gramps turned 90 this year and Grammie, 89. They've been married 67 years! I want a love like that!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">brown headband: Valley Discount $1</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">tortoise glasses: Zenni Optical $15?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">necklace: vintage from Grammie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sweater: from Gabriel Brother's $5?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">jean jacket: Old Navy $25</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">belt: yard sale $2?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">purple dress: $10 Gabriel Brother's</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">teal tights: $3? Gabriel Brother's</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">tall boots: $62 Bare Traps, from Belk</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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