tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52251712017419034132024-02-19T08:43:02.808-06:00Elizabeth EngelhardtCome see who I'm running for next.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691697736820145802noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225171201741903413.post-26024870853463819212012-03-01T22:32:00.000-06:002012-03-01T22:32:11.199-06:00Feelings and Emotions = LOTS of RANDOMNESSI don't know how to start this post...I've started, stopped, erased, back pedaled, and now I'm just going to write it in bullet points because I have so much I need to get off my chest it will be the easiest way...try to keep up and if you can't, no worries I'm not sure I'll be able to either...LOL<br />
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<ul><li>We're trying to get into a house. After 15 years of marriage, it's our gift to each other. </li>
<ul><li>We've been pre-approved, we've been looking, and we are now learning what it's like to be on the house buying roller coaster.</li>
<li>Rules are changing April 1st, so the lender is 'pushing' a little bit to get us to get into a contract before then so we can save money.</li>
<li>The neighborhoods we REALLY wanted to be in don't have anymore houses in our price range. They ALL seem to be purchased out from under us before we could even look at them all...</li>
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</ul><li>I put my foot in my mouth BIG time with someone I love, and it's ALWAYS hard to make ammends when you KNOW you're in the wrong. But, I've done it and I will probably be continuing to make ammends to this person for a while. </li>
<li>We OWE taxes this year, which we thought was going to put a damper on getting the house, but it turns out it may not...why? Because our tax guy is AWESOME!! </li>
<li>My kids are precious, but they also drive me crazy sometimes. </li>
<li>In exactly 2 weeks from today, Gabe and I are going on another honeymoon for 4 days and 3 nights!</li>
<ul><li>We are SUPER excited and are COUNTING down the days. Just the TWO of US, all alone reconnecting.</li>
</ul><li>I've currently lost 14 pounds and hope to lose the last 1 before our trip in 2 weeks...that would leave 5 pounds left to lose after our trip.</li>
<ul><li>I'm struggling to not buy anything impulsively, especially since I'm running out of clothes.</li>
<li>I also used to be an emotional eater..I'm working on NOT becoming an emotional/stress buyer...it's VERY hard!</li>
</ul><li>I know there's more I want to say, but I'm watching <u><i>Last Man Standing</i></u> and I'm too distracted...</li>
<ul><li><i><u>Last Man Standing</u></i> ALWAYS makes me laugh and smile...</li>
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I started my journey to lose 21 lbs on Dec 19th. I started logging my food and exercising. Along the way, I've had some of my stomach issues flare up, so it was a good thing that I had started keeping a log to see if there were any connections...Here are a few more changes in my eating habits that I made:<br />
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<ul><li>We started eating out LESS, but when we do, I'm SMART about the choices that I make.</li>
<li>I switched from chips and guacamole to pita chips & hummus.</li>
<li>I switched from regular cheese to 2% cheese.</li>
<li>I switched from Regular Jiff Peanut Butter to Simply Jiff.</li>
<li>I ONLY eat when I'm hungry and before I put food in my mouth, I drink some water to make sure that I'm really hungry and not just thirsty. </li>
<li>I stay within my allotted calorie budget according to <a href="http://www.loseit.com/" target="_blank">Lose It.com</a>.</li>
<li>I don't eat past 7pm.</li>
<li>When I snack, I make smart snack decisions...like 100 calorie snacks</li>
<li>I'm keeping variety in my diet, so I don't get bored.</li>
<li>I'm still eating candy, BUT I'm eating DOVE chocolates that are 5 pieces for 210 calories..I very RARELY eat all 5 pieces and I usually eat them throughout the day, not all at one time.</li>
</ul><div>I've also switched workout routines...I was using <a href="http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/p90x.do" target="_blank">P90X</a>, but I was struggling with time...Each workout is between 60 - 90 minutes each, and I wasn't getting as much accomplished as I needed to before my kids came home from school. So, I'm doing the <a href="http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/10_minute_trainer.do" target="_blank">10-minute Trainer</a> workouts from Beachbody. Depending on my day I can do 1, 2, or 3 workouts every morning. I usually do 2 workouts, it takes about 30 minutes due to a 2 min warm up 20 minutes for exercising, and then about 5 min for MY body to finally cool down. I'm burning the same amount of calories as I was in P90X, but my time is being used more efficiently. I LOVE IT!! I did splurge and get the Accelerated Results add on, and I can tell a difference.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I'm still struggling to eat the calories that I'm burning off in my workouts, but I've learned that I'm not on a DIET, I'm learning a NEW LIFESTYLE. So, as I continue on this journey, I'll try to keep a more updated report as to how I'm doing. Until then, know that I'm loving the new habits that I am incorporating to my life and pray that they will continue with me for a long time to come.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>P.S. I'm going to have to go to the Salvation Army store soon to get some new cheap clothes that will fit until I finish my 10 minute trainer 4 week regiment...</div><br />
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Let me explain. I thought the game of burn the calories, but see if I can still come in under my allotted calories from Lose It! was ok, and <b>I AM WRONG</b>!! It has been brought to my attention that <b>I AM WRONG</b>!! Trying to lose this way is <b>VERY DANGEROUS</b> to my health. So here is the new game plan (<b>AND THE CORRECT WAY</b>) -<br />
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My allotted calorie intake is 1442 to lose 1.5 pounds per week OR 1192 calories to lose 2 pounds per week. HOWEVER, I can NOT eat less than this EVER, otherwise I'm starving myself and<b> THAT IS NOT OK</b>. I also was told that when I exercise, I need to replace at least those calories as well. So if I burn 400 calories, I need to eat another 400 calories to <b>STAY HEALTHY</b>!!<br />
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For those of you who are following my progress, understand that I thought what I was doing was ok, BUT since it was brought to my attention that it wasn't, then <b>I WILL BE MAKING THE CHANGES TODAY</b>.<br />
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Thanks, Brandi, for speaking the truth to me that the way I was calculating my intake and output of calories was wrong. It's never easy to admit your wrong; however, in this situation, I am and I need to make it right, now. I will still be working on NOT snacking if I'M NOT hungry and making better food choices, but I WILL start losing weight the healthy way, and not any other way.<br />
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So here are my totals for today:<br />
Calories allowed: 1443<br />
Calories consumed: 1278<br />
Calories burned: 698*<br />
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Here's what I decided a few months back when I tried before to lose weight and kept getting frustrated. Instead of having the goal to lose 20lbs, I'm taking them 5lbs at a time. So my first goal is to go from 171.4lbs to 165lbs. This way I'm feeling more success on the way. Hope that makes sense.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*These are ONLY the calories that I am burning while doing exercise. </span><br />
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First I want to wish you a happy New Year. Second I want you to help keep me accountable. I need to have a healthier lifestyle and I need some help. This blog for the year of 2012 will be my journal as I journey to making better food choices, exercise choices, and over all life choices. <br />
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So today was the first day of my new workout regiment. Today I went back to <a href="http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/bbhome_bbflx.do?code=FLX_101_BBHOME">P90X</a>, but instead of the traditional workout that I only got through 5 weeks on, I am doing the LEAN workout. It is designed for those of us that want to shed some pounds. I have between 20 & 25 I'd like to kick to the curb + my core muscles are like that of an old lady....I got flabby, pathetic, sissy ones...I also need to get my stomach to quit being so finicky about things & sporadically getting nauseous.<br />
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Since my kids had one more day off of school, I got up at 5:30AM (I know INSANE) and did my core synergistics workout from 6:00 - 7:00 AM. (I burned 482 cals). We had to take my husband to work this morning because he got called in, so I got him & the kids McDonald's as a treat, BUT NOT ME!! I came home & made me oatmeal (200cal) & drank my coffee(55cal). The kids & I then ran LOTS of errands & I continued to drink LOTS of water & had a snack of a banana (1-5cals). We went to lunch at Chili's where I ate 1/2 of the lunch portion of a cobb salad (178cal) witha 1/3of the lite Ranch dressing(27cal) on the side AND 1/2 a bowl of loaded baked potato soup (205cal). Came home, rested, and then took my kids scootering. I did week 3 day 1 of my Couch to 5K (burned 286cals), so in essence, I worked out twice today. (Which is what I'll be doing Mon - Fri) from now on. We went to the park, ran one more errand and the kids got Chick-fil-A for supper. I got ONLY a chicken tenders 3 pack and ONLY ate 2 (250cals). I was going to heat up the other half of my loaded baked potato soup from lunch, but I'm not hungry so I put it back in the fridge. I also chewed a piece of gum (5cals) and I'm currently trying to drink some Sleepytime Tea w/2 tsp of honey & 3 tsp on fat free milk in it, but I can't seem to get it down...<br />
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So here are the totals for my day: I consumed 1,072 calories (my goal is 1,442) and I burned 768 calories. I'm still UNDER my 'allotted' calories by 1,138, but I think they'll just disappear. I'm weighing myself every Mon morning at 6 am. Last week I was 168lbs, today I am 171.4...I'm not sure what happened other than maybe because I was up to late last night & drinking lots of water up until midnight.... Oh yeah, I using <a href="http://loseit.com/">Lose It!</a> Android app and web page as my log. <br />
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Here are my goals: I would LOVE to weigh 155lbs by March 20th AT THE LATEST. That's dropping approximately 15lbs in 3 months...I THINK I can do it. I want to stop picking off my kids plates. I want to stop OVEREATING, when I'm full or satisified, I want to STOP eating, put the food away. I want to do better with my portion controls.<br />
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Right now I think my IBS is acting up, so I'm NOT drinking my sleepytime tea, but I am sleepy so that's a good thing. Please help hold me accountable. I will VERY hard to come here EVERY night to journal about my day. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Todd & Amy have 9 children! They have 4 biological beauties and 5 adopted beauties as well. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God has called the Block family 'to go and do' by moving to Guatamala to care for orphans there. This is HUGE since Guatamala closed adoptions to the US several years ago. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's what I am doing: I am praying that God will allow me to partner with the Blocks and use my business to fundraise for them as I do for other families adoptive families. We will also be praying for them daily. I look up to and respect Amy so much, that I want to be open to what God wants us to do to support them. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please watch the video below and see just how the Block family is living out James 1:27 and think/pray about partnering with them, details on how are below the video. </span><br />
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"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." James 1:27(NIV)</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Would you please consider partnering with this family as they partner with the Lord caring for the least of these?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tax deductable giving can be made at:</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;">Commission To Every Nation</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;">Online giving at <a href="https://www.denarionline.com/DonorServices/TEMPLATEPAGE.ASPX?COMP_REF=_CTEN&CONTENT=MISSIONARY&MISSION_REF=2A5F80D300">here</a>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;">Follow their story at</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://buildingtheblocks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #114170;" target="_blank">http://buildingtheblocks.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"> </span></span><br />
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<ul><li>a daughter for 34 years</li>
<li>a big sister for 30 years</li>
<li>a wife for 14 years</li>
<li>a mom for 7 years</li>
<li>and a fighter for what's right...well I'm still new at this one, so it's probably been 9 months.</li>
</ul><div>Human trafficking is close to my heart, I probably don't fight for it as loud as I should, but I do think about the 'what ifs'. What if it was MY daughter, what if it was MY niece...what if's can go all day long. But action speaks louder than words.</div><div><br />
</div><div>So for my birthday, I would like to see how much money we can raise to fight human trafficking. Please click on the button and donate $5 and I will send YOU a gift, you just have to tell what kind.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Thanks for helping me fight for those who have no voice or freedom.*</div><div><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/351/F20DF2AC260FBEE435EF836A0894825A.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691697736820145802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225171201741903413.post-42825031773339077822011-02-11T20:51:00.001-06:002011-02-11T20:52:01.180-06:00AUCTION!!!!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I LOVE how people come together to help those that they don't even know!! What's better, is I LOVE seeing God's hand orchestrating it!! After I published the most recent Burrell fundraising delivery blog (See it <a href="http://www.elizabethengelhardtcreations.com/2011/02/just-delivered.html">here</a>), I was approached my one of our cousins (by marriage) about her wanting to donate something that is super cute for Emma's adoption fund. I can't even believe it. Kim makes some REALLY CUTE things for little girls and she wants us to auction off this - the tutu and leg warmers- It's value is $25. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVoeJ_FWEO7Bk8_8wCPeiYUzm9p6mhsgYq1caUZ3SwlCK8leScwSiGiAc7DLgUHe9BwcGa2ACPT5m6l8AIbXb36D_73wwene0ixrWjmE6lQdSK4p0E8J2vxPe1qA1wOnUh2khlDT_1Kk/s1600/Kim+Sybert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVoeJ_FWEO7Bk8_8wCPeiYUzm9p6mhsgYq1caUZ3SwlCK8leScwSiGiAc7DLgUHe9BwcGa2ACPT5m6l8AIbXb36D_73wwene0ixrWjmE6lQdSK4p0E8J2vxPe1qA1wOnUh2khlDT_1Kk/s320/Kim+Sybert.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Here's how the auction is going to work. Make your bid in the comments section over at <a href="http://www.elizabethengelhardtcreations.com/2011/02/auction.html">Elizabeth Engelhardt Creations </a>and help us raise money for <a href="http://www.emmacharity.blogspot.com/">Emma Charity's adoption fund.</a> The auction will go until 10pm on Friday, February 18th. On Saturday, I will post the winner. They will have 24hours to make their payment via paypal. Please help spread the word & let's see how much money we can raise to bring home Emma Charity.</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/243/CACCB30F7109390C33AA47E7CA253FE4.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/243/4461EC2C32299EE573ADC06891D92606.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691697736820145802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225171201741903413.post-7485313132128615222011-02-09T12:21:00.000-06:002011-02-09T12:21:02.409-06:00Her Debut...AKA:She's 7 today!!I think I went to bed around 11pm to wake up at 4 or 4:30 am in labor. It was going to be a LONG day. I was able to labor in the tub for a little bit, but my goal of a 'drug free' birth was not able to take place. About the time I hit transition I couldn't catch my breath since I was being moved (from the tub to the bed to be checked and back to the tub). Because of the epidural, my labor stalled for several hours. <br />
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When I look back and think about that day, I feel in some ways I could have gone without the epidural, but I also have no regrets from that day. Perryn made her debut at 4:58 pm and came out with violet (deep blue) eyes and beautiful red hair. <br />
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Perryn,<br />
As I look back over the last seven years of your life, I am amazed by your beauty, your compassion, your love, your imagination, and your creativity. I love that God has place you in our lives to care for you. I know that I'm not the best mom in the world, but I pray that I am showing you how to be a Godly wife, mother, sister, and daughter. <br />
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I look forward to a fun filled year of you being seven.<br />
I love you precious girl,<br />
Mommy<br />
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Well, I was wrong...they continued throughout the day...we went to lunch with friends and then went home to rest. I watched Hitchcock's "The Birds" and Gabe played xbox. Of course, after about 3 hours or so, Gabe suggested we go walking to see if we could get the contractions to kick into gear. I begged not to go, because I knew that they would go away since that's what they did the previous days. Guess what, I was right..they left after I was on the treadmill for 10 min.<br />
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So, we went back to the apartment, ate some dinner, and went to bed. I remember falling asleep to "The Bourne Identity"....<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/243/4461EC2C32299EE573ADC06891D92606.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691697736820145802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225171201741903413.post-60200834582263683972011-02-07T06:38:00.000-06:002011-02-07T06:38:11.598-06:00Recap ContinuedSo, I didn't update how Miss Perryn made it into the world the last two days because well frankly they were uneventful days. On Feb 5 and 6, 2004, we would wake up and get our day started. Our birthing class swore up and down that walking helped labor...ummm...<b>not for me</b>...I would start having some contractions, so we would go walk the mall only for them to stop <b>completely</b>!!<br />
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However, on this day, Feb 7, 2004, I woke up and had some serious contractions...or so I thought. We even called my friend Kecia to come over. Gabe had the car running, I was laboring, he called the dr, but the midwife said I was in early labor, and not to come in just yet...so guess what I did...I walked...I paced the apartment, praying and hoping that it would help my labor along and we would get to meet our sweet girl on this day...but God had other plans for us.<br />
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He had one more 'trick' up his sleeve to try to get her to breathe, otherwise, we were having a baby that day (which Gabe and I secretly were hoping Perryn would fail the test, so we could meet her sooner), but the black vibrating device he put on my lower stomach did the trick....evidently my girl was loving her sleep then like she does now!! That vibrating device woke her up and she started 'breathing', so we were sent home to 'wait' for labor to start...This day was the beginning of 5 <b>very long</b> days of labor...no worries...it wasn't too intense...yet.<br />
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You get to choose if you want a pink or blue one!! Woohoo....IF I win, I know who I'm giving mine too....<br />
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My due date was Feb 2, 2004. I was still teaching special ed, I had already gained 60 pounds, it hurt to sit for long periods of time, and I could NOT wait to meet my precious girl!! I will try to update you each day as to what was happening to us as we anxiously awaited the arrival of our first born....<br />
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I am SO SORRY, I have NOT blogged since 2010!! I know I'm a busy mommy who has to prioritize. I hope to try to blog at LEAST once a month!! LOL....we'll see how it works out. It's all about time management....<br />
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So, we had a GREAT Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'll blog specifically on Christmas as soon as I can and HOPEFULLY BEFORE March, but no promises...Our theme was 'family time' so we got lots of gifts that would bring us together as a family.<br />
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<div>Now, onto other things. God is doing some work on our little family. Please be in prayer for Gabe as seeks God's heart about some things that are precious to him.</div><div><br />
</div><div>God's been working on my heart to. It took me (I'm ashamed to say) 8 months to finish Beth Moore's study on Esther and I LOVED IT!! I've now moved onto her study about the tabernacle called "A Woman's Heart: God's dwelling place." So far, I LOVE it too. My goal is to finish by June...It's another 10 week study, and I hope to be finished way sooner, but June 1st is a good goal for me. (insert snicker). I'm also reading the Bible Chronologically...it's making so <b>much more sense</b> to me doing it this way. God is speaking to me and I'm reading it more like a 'book' than 'the Bible'. I'm ahead of my daily readings because, I want to know what happens <i>next</i>. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Here's what I thought about Job when I finished reading that book (this is straight from my journal):</div><div><br />
</div><div><ul><li>Job was rich and LOVED God. </li>
<li>Satan had to ASK permission to test Job, God said 'yes', BUT put limitations on him.</li>
<li>Job - like all of us didn't understand why his life had changed from GREAT to HORRIBLE.</li>
<li>Others did not understand either, instead of his 3 friends praying WITH him and FOR him - they CONDEMNED him.</li>
<li>Job then in turn had to DEFEND himself from his friends, but did not do this graciously.</li>
<li>A younger man literally put ALL 4 men (Job and his friends) in their places by speaking wisdom to them about who God is since they had obviously forgotten.</li>
<li>God then spoke to Job and REMINDED him that HE is GOD, NOT JOB and HE(GOD) is IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING.</li>
<li>Job confessed to God his sins and his wrong thinking - which were his sins - he had been questioning God.</li>
<li>God then blessed Job with MORE than what he had BEFORE Satan went after him.</li>
</ul><div>You see, I often FORGET that GOD IS IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING. God knew this about me so, he truly spoke to me while I read this book. We need to be careful about how we 'address' our friends who are suffering. We need to be careful about being judgemental, even if that is not our intentions...that is a problem that I deal with. We need to speak truth to those around us, but we need to do so in a loving and kind manner. Even MORE important, we need to be praying for those who are currently struggling before we do anything else or even more than anything else. God is continuing to remind me of this with people he is putting in our lives. </div><div><br />
</div><div>I feel like I may be forgetting this or God is truly speaking to them because sometimes I feel like I'm being pushed away...even as I try to speak truth in a loving and gentle way. I'm not sure....I do know that when things get really tough, these precious ones tend to push me away, so I also find myself BEGGING God to save them and am I doing everything I can to show them God's love. It's tough, but I know that God is preparing me and them for 'such a time as this' to quote Mordecai from Esther.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I am currently in Genesis reading about Jacob (who is now Isreal) and all that he is going through. I am VERY confused as to why it was okay for him to have 4 wives and what on earth were Leah and Rachel thinking giving him their maids to bear him children as well? If I've learned anything up until Gen 31, it is:</div><div><ol><li>Men should NOT be married to sisters - it causes too much drama and competition.</li>
<li>I am SO GLAD that this is NOT the way we live today...yikes.</li>
</ol><div>I look forward to learning more as I read through the Bible. And just so you know, my resolution this year is to go wide AND deep. So, I'm reading the BIBLE chronologically to go wide, but doing the Beth Moore study to go deep, and I can't think of a better study than the one on the tabernacle to go DEEP with. Along with both of these I'm working on memorizing at least 12 verses this year as well.</div></div><div><br />
</div><div>I'll try to blog on Christmas and my thoughts about the Esther study as soon as I can, but for now, know we are all doing well and I can't wait to see what God has in store for us in 2011. </div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweet Alyssa, who is blossoming<br />
into a BEAUTIFUL young lady.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>This time in 2008 when my husband asked to get a job, I was reluctant, but God knew exactly what He was doing when He provided me the job that He did. I got to teach one last time to a beautiful group of preschoolers who are now in Kindergarten. In that group of children, I have made some really good friends. I LOVE each of those children I had in my class and I try to keep up with them as much as possible, but there are 3 that I consider 'mine'. <br />
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You see, these 3 'extra' children, well their moms are some of my dearest friends. These children are some of the most precious children I know, and when I get the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><u>honor </u></b> </span>of getting<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span>to take care of them, I just loop them into my family. I treat them just like I treat my own children. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My precious Jesse, who is one of the<br />
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</tbody></table>You see, I feel like God has placed them in our lives for a very special reason. When I get a phone call from these special mommy friends asking me if I can help them out, I try to move heaven and earth to be able to get a chance to spend time with these great kiddos. <br />
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So, in the last 2 weeks, I've been honored to be able to attend special events at school for 2 of my 'extra' kids. When people ask me if they are all mine, I often hesitate and actually CRAVE to say YES, YES! ALL OF THESE PRECIOUS KIDS ARE MINE!!! <br />
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for Perryn's twin!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I think God is giving me a glimpse to what He might have up His sleeve when I have all of these kiddos in my van...sometimes I have all 5 together, but most of the time, I only have 3 or 4 total...at one time - when I say 3 or 4 that includes my two! heehee. <br />
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since it's not time to add to our family, please help us to love on the single moms that you have brought into our lives, the families that need a little extra help because they have two working parents and they need us to just step in every so often.<br />
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Help me to bless those families that are currently adopting with fundraisers and my voice. Please help us to pray for, love, and encourage each of these families and those others that you bring into our path.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/243/4461EC2C32299EE573ADC06891D92606.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691697736820145802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225171201741903413.post-50703879605549922312010-11-19T10:12:00.000-06:002010-11-19T10:12:28.682-06:00GivingSo, I'm one of those people who LOVES, just LOVES to do things for others and watch smiles be put on their faces. That's why when God showed me/told me that I needed to revamp my <a href="http://www.elizabethengelhardtcreations.com/2010/10/heres-how-its-going-to-work-from-now-on.html">creative business</a>, I didn't argue with Him at all!! <br />
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You see, I also LOVE to be creative. It's almost more of a stress relief to create things for others than it is to go running or exercise in general.<br />
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I love to be creative with my baking (I'm more of a baker than a cook).<br />
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The Ladybug card is for a friend who wanted to announce the adoption of their daughter, Kaiya from China. The large daisy represents, daddy - Russ. The medium size daisy represents mom - Angel, and the small daisies represent all three girls together - Zoe, KK, and Kaiya becoming sisters.<br />
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I'm not sure where else one could find a place to really put so much TLC in the things that are made for them. <br />
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Well, last weekend, Nov 13, Perryn and I went to a Holiday Open House. We sold bookmarks, Christmas cards, raffle tickets, and cupcakes. You can find out how Perryn was a special part of the Open House <a href="http://www.elizabethengelhardtcreations.com/2010/11/advent-giveaway.html">here </a>and how our table did <a href="http://www.elizabethengelhardtcreations.com/2010/11/wrap-up-for-today.html">here</a>. I had agreed to do the Open House to help fundraise, then I felt I was getting too stressed, so I tried to back out. Well, God knew what he wanted me to do. Perryn and I went to the Open House and we sold, what God wanted us to sell. Here's the COOLEST part about the whole thing. Even though I walked out of there at the end of the day with approximately $250 of profit in my purse, I really only made $9. How you ask?<br />
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Well, I got to write 3 checks. Two went to Children's <a href="http://www.hopechest.org/">HopeChest </a>for part of their "Change their Story" campaign that we are kind of doing, but in a more unique way. But I also got to write a check to a family who is using me to fundraise for their adoption in Russia. Here's what she said on facebook:<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">"Oh, my goodness!!! You are beyond amazing!! I just opened my mail, and have not stopped crying! I had no idea you were selling Christmas Cards at that event to raise money for us and the adoption!! I am overwhelmed with gratitude and love for your servant's heart that is so full of God's love!!! Love you!! So grateful for you!"</span></i></span><br />
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This made my day. Not because I was looking for any glory, but because my HUMAN side wanted to keep more than just $9 from that day. For about 2 minutes I struggled with the profit I made, because I have NEVER made that much profit at one time with my little business. But, I quickly was reminded by God that HE wanted <i>me </i>to bless <i>others</i>. That's why I have been blessed with the talents that He has given me. It was a really cool feeling to mail those three checks....almost a surreal feeling. <br />
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I know, it's taboo to talk about faults and I kind of feel like I'm 'bragging' about what happened last week, but I'm not trying to do that. I want you to know that their are several causes (adoption/orphans and Child Trafficking/sex slaves) that are close to my heart and I am so glad that God has blessed me with ways to help them out. To help make a difference to others. This is our way of beginning to celebrate Advent this year. Instead of focusing on just us, I want our family to really focus on giving and blessing others.<br />
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My voice is really small, because it's only one, but I need YOUR help to make my voice a little bit louder. Please help me spread the word about a giveaway that I'm hosting. There are 11 DIFFERENT ways you can enter it to win a handmade Advent calendar PLUS 4 books signed by Tom Davis, CEO of Children's HopeChest. Will you please help me spread the word,and enter the giveaway? So, please hop on over <a href="http://www.elizabethengelhardtcreations.com/2010/11/advent-giveaway.html">here </a>and find out how YOU can enter this giveaway a WHOPPING 11 times. You don't have to purchase anything if you don't want to, but please look around and help spread the word for my giveaway. Many thanks and blessings.<br />
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The drawing will be on Dec 19th and will be shipped where ever the winner lives!! <br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/243/4461EC2C32299EE573ADC06891D92606.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691697736820145802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225171201741903413.post-74620491318887948762010-10-23T19:11:00.001-05:002010-10-23T19:13:39.824-05:00I saw God today....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvjDCORNc5-Yqn0wQMfqUo2oStuEJcC1lN03OhEeVSZXjeUHV7kDLRjbF4Y2tr61yRNpcI75UsLcX40XQbIEac6rwF6eOkdjJxWM6864TXZvTclrQD6CvZFwHw6cys5r1jYuvwvGo8vc/s1600/start+of+race.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvjDCORNc5-Yqn0wQMfqUo2oStuEJcC1lN03OhEeVSZXjeUHV7kDLRjbF4Y2tr61yRNpcI75UsLcX40XQbIEac6rwF6eOkdjJxWM6864TXZvTclrQD6CvZFwHw6cys5r1jYuvwvGo8vc/s200/start+of+race.jpg" width="137" /></a>So, today I ran my VERY first Half Marathon <a href="http://www.marathonforadoption.com/index2.php#/home/">The Chosen for Adoption 1/2 marathon</a>. I was 'awake' at 4AM, because I was nervous I was going to oversleep for the race..LOL. I also needed to help get 2 children dressed and loaded into our van.<br />
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Anyways, we got to the race and I had to go potty REALLY bad, but the line was LONG and they had already started the race. So, I sucked it up and went ahead and started. When I looked at the start clock, it said 3 mins, so I started the race 3 minutes late. I got to the first mile marker/water station and waited in a line for 5 min to use the Porta John....after that, my race went pretty well.<br />
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I rounded the #2 mile water station and my legs started to already fell extremely heavy; however, I knew I could push through the little hills that were there. I looked up into the rain clouds and saw a very faint rainbow, and a whisper from God, "I AM HERE today." I started to get very emotional knowing that God was running with me today.<br />
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After the water station at the 3.5 mile marker, I saw the sunrise through the storm clouds, and God reminded me again, "I AM HERE". As I came up to the 5 mile marker I saw the vastness of his creation in the waterfalls, trees, and the river below, and He reminded me AGAIN, "I AM HERE". I got a chuckle going down a really steep hill knowing that I was going to have to go back UP that hill in a bit, and thought, "God you have a GREAT sense of humor!" I even saw God in the rain because it started very humid, but it cooled off a bit and the wind picked up, and I could feel Him fanning me.<br />
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After mile 5 I began seeing others from my church's running group, and a high came over me that was very encouraging to me. I turned around at 6.5 miles to go back the way I came, which was pretty cool, because I could kind of gage where I was in the course and how much further I had to go.<br />
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Along the way, my feet, ankles, and knees began to hurt. And I would pray, God, please take the pain away. This is when I felt the furthest from Him in my race, but as I prayed and asked Him to keep giving me the stamina and the endurance, the pain would disappear. <br />
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Towards the end (and even right now) my right ankle and knee really began to hurt. I remember hearing thunder and laughing because I had 'forgotten' that God was with me and he was giving me a audible reminder that He WAS STILL THERE with me. <br />
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The craziest thing is that it hurt to walk more than to run. Now, here's the COOLEST part of the WHOLE race. I RAN THE ENTIRE THING!! Well, at least 90% of it!! I walked through EVERY water station (which I had planned to do). I used 3 of my 4 energy gel packs along the way. I stayed very well hydrated. <br />
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When I crossed the finish line, they said my name and where I was from, I got a bottle of water, and a medal. My total time was 2 hours 54 min 23 sec. Now if we took the 3 min from the late start and the 5 min bathroom wait off, I ran my very first 1/2 marathon in 2 hours 46 min...LOL.<br />
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Be looking for me to continue to run for these girls. The next race for sponsorship will probably be in the late winter/early spring and then I'm looking to run a triathalon in June. I can NOT wait!!! <br />
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For your enjoyment, here are some pictures of what Gabe and the kids did while I was running. He also snagged some pictures of the other Austin Stone runners...I heard we had 50!!!<br />
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**Now I just need to figure out where to get one of those cool 13.1 stickers for my running box. Heehee.<br />
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One day on the highway coming home, God revealed to me that I needed to run for the girls that <a href="http://www.indianrescuemission.org/">The Indian Rescue Mission</a> works very hard to rescue. For example, these 21 (TWENTY-ONE) girls were rescued on WEDNESDAY, Oct 20, 2010. How AMAZING is our God that HE ORCHESTRATED the RESCUE of 21 girls at ONE TIME?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, my goal was $2500 to help fund 2 rescues, but I didn't reach my goal. [There's still time to sponsor me (go <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/chc/site/Donation2?df_id=1420&1420.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=meh6ol12q1.app332b">here </a>to do that and BE SURE to write "Elizabeth's 1/2")], However, with the $581 that has been raised supplies about 13 rescue kits. See these girls need some 'supplies' to get them through the next few days/weeks/months as they learn to live a different lifestyle than that of the sex trade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, thank you to all who donated. Please pray for safety and health over the next several hours. I predict it will take me approximately 3-4 hours to run this race. </div><br />
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</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691697736820145802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225171201741903413.post-39716861551074352512010-10-22T21:30:00.000-05:002010-10-22T21:30:09.119-05:00T minus 10 hoursWell, the time has come and in less than 10 hours I will be running my very first (of many, I hope) 1/2 marathons. God has protected me over the past several months as I trained and he has given me insight to what He wants me to run for. Just like in my creative business is helping adopting families fund raise, He has asked me to run for those who can not run for themselves.<br />
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So, here's a little of what has happened today. I went and got the van all ready for a small road trip, and a road trip we have taken. We had lunch in South Austin at Jason's Deli and then we stopped at Aquarena Springs to explore their glass bottom boats. I got a deal on tickets yesterday at Living Social Austin yesterday and paid 1/2 price for our boat ride. It was SUPER cool to see all the living things on the bottom of the San Marcos River and learn a little history in the process. Here are some pictures:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the nobby knee tree. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turtles on the log. </td></tr>
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I'll let you know tomorrow goes after the race. We got a late check out, so maybe I can update you before I go home. Hugs.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/243/4461EC2C32299EE573ADC06891D92606.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691697736820145802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225171201741903413.post-379252070167325592010-10-20T16:07:00.000-05:002010-10-20T16:07:10.380-05:00BREAKING NEWS!!!!I just received this email from James over at The Indian Rescue Mission. This is worthy of praise; however, the reality is that there are MANY more girls that need to be rescued. Please read the email, and then learn about how to help more girls get rescued below.<br />
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<div class="gmail_quote" style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Email:</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">BREAKING NEWS: 21 GIRLS RESCUED</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">In a joint operation done by my friend, Shyam kamble along with Maharastra State police rescued twenty one girls from various brothels in Pune today ( October 20,2010).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Among the rescued, 11 girls were minors and others were majors. They were all trafficked from Bangladesh to India.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Please pray for these girls.</span></span></span></div><div style="clear: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">James Varghese</span></span></div><div style="clear: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Founder and Executive Director</span></span></div><div style="clear: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Indian Rescue Mission</span></span></div><div style="clear: none;"></div><div style="clear: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Email: </span></span><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IamaWarriorGirl/post?postID=9H-TWLggFE68Qov3gdJFch7_lDGYz_fCq9DyzN-JmosBTVNrjovD4_xstgK30nboeRA45aaD2jncCidN" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">jamesvarghese@...</span></span></a></div><div style="clear: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IamaWarriorGirl/post?postID=-tM-ojM6LsZxt4PofBwOTD2C0Wk38PHyB4zV1LWr8LXTTR8xaKqK-mi2LPTY0d1GlplngNGgL60I9QKWYMCyTLb-0kSLGPE" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">indianrescuemission@...</span></span></a></div><div style="clear: none;"></div><div style="clear: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Website: </span></span><a href="http://www.indianrescuemission.org/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">www.indianrescuemission.org</span></span></a></div><div style="clear: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.rescuemissionindia.weebly.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">www.rescuemissionindia.weebly.com</span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><br clear="all" /></span></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">In case you're not aware of it, I'm running a 1/2 marathon on Saturday (yes, in THREE days) and I am looking for 200 people to help sponsor me for at the LEAST $10 each. When you donate you <b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">MUST </span></u></i></b>put <b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">"ELIZABETH'S 1/2"</span></u></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"> </span>in the notes section in order for your donation to go to rescuing more girls that are being trafficked. Click the HOPECHEST donation button below to donate via Paypal or click on the "I RUN FOR RESCUE DONATIONS" button to donate via credit/debit card. Make sure you designate your donation to go towards <b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">"Elizabeth's 1/2"</span></u></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"> </span>whichever method you choose to donate. Thanks. </div><div class="gmail_quote" style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First off, thank you every one that has donated up to today. Right now, I sit at $436 since I last posted an update. You have generously given $30 in the last 24 hours. People, this is NOT enough, I need to raise the $2500 and here's why: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel like I haven't really conveyed to you what your sponsorships will be going to help when I say, "Help rescue girls out of brothels." Well, here is a post from the CEO of Children's HopeChest, Tom Davis, talking about the sale of virgins. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">**Please note,</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">that below is an example of the type of evil, and not the actual rescue you would be funding with the money you send towards my sponsorship</span></i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">. Make sure you put in <u><b>"Elizabeth's1/2"</b></u> in the notes section of the giving page</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">.</span> Click <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/chc/site/Donation2?df_id=1420&1420.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=8v7g9gu8t6.app334b">HERE </a>to give OR click this button in the article to give through Paypal, make sure you designate it's for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><i>"Elizabeth's 1/2"</i></span> here as well. </span><br />
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First, you establish yourself as a respected community leader who heads up a women's rights group in India. This will solidify your reputation as someone who protects and defends young girls.<br />
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Next, you need to really specialize in something to keep the customers coming back for more. You need, as the marketers call it, a <b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"unique value proposition."</b> You decide to focus on virgin girls. Highly prized and more expensive than girls with experience.<br />
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For clientele, you cater to <b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">corrupt police officials, local authorities, and the occasional visiting VIP or dignitary.</b> That way, you'll always remain safe from raids and prosecutions.<br />
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Last, and most importantly, <b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">you need a good supply of virgins</b>. For that you have an arrangement with the local boarding school for girls. Potential customers browse through your photo book of potential child sex victims. Once they make their choice, <u style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">you bring the girls to your brothel to be raped for profit. </u><u style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></u><br />
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A well-respected women's leader and her husband run a trafficking and prostitution ring specializing in virgins and young girls. The description above is true in its details, documented by our partners in India.<br />
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They have documented at least five minors--all girls--being held as slaves. The rescue plan involves using the local television station to expose the operation, and thereby force the police to conduct the raid.<br />
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If we successfully rescue 10 girls, that's just $125 per child saved. This involves setting up the rescue operation, getting the investigative team in place, coordinating with the media and police, and conducting the raid itself. <u style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Even if $1,250 rescued only one girl, it would be far worth the investment.</u><br />
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These kits are the first step in restoring a girl's dignity. They contain clothing and personal hygiene supplies. The girls are taken immediately to a government after-care facility, and these kits provide each girl with needed supplies for the long journey ahead.<br />
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Once in the government after-care home, our partners will send a Christian social worker to meet with each of the girls and begin to counsel them toward long-term recovery. Until the girls are allowed to leave that facility, our partners will provide consistent biblical counseling from a licensed and educated social worker. Providing this victims' advocate is critical because in many cases girls are returned to the parents or relatives who sold them to the brothel in the first place.<br />
<b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Our goal is to rescue up to ten girls. Although in a similar attempt a few weeks ago, only one girl was freed from her captors. </b>I will keep you posted, and encourage you to continue to pray, to spread the word, and to give as you are able.<br />
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Here are two ways you can be involved:<br />
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<b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Join our Prayer Conference Call Today</b>Our prayer team, iFast58, will pray for this operation on their weekly sex trafficking prayer call. Please join them today (July 21) at 1:30pm Eastern Time. Call 760-569-9000 ID: 968101. If you can't make the call, please commit to pray for this rescue.<br />
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<b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Make a Gift to the India Rescue Operation</b>Click the <b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JZRSE5RR2GS94" style="color: #023d89; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">donate button</a></b> at the top of this post to make a gift toward this rescue operation. A gift of any size will make a difference. Give even $5 to stop this horror. A $45 gift buys one girl a rescue kit. A $125 donation helps rescue one girl (if we are successful in freeing 10 children). A $500 gift pays for after-care social work for the girls. <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JZRSE5RR2GS94" style="color: #023d89; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Make a gift today</b></a>. All donations are processed by PayPal and received by <a href="http://hopechest.org/" style="color: #023d89; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Children's HopeChest</a>, a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation. We are members of the <a href="http://ecfa.org/" style="color: #023d89; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability </a>also. For more information about our ministry, please visit <a href="http://hopechest.org/" style="color: #023d89; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">http://hopechest.org</a><a href="http://hopechest.org/" style="color: #023d89; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"></a>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><i>**Help me raise the money to rescue these girls. I keep thinking, what if it's MY daughter, I would want someone to find a way to rescue her, to help her. Please help by donating whatever amount you can to rescue someone else's daughter. Make sure you designate it go to "ELIZABETH'S 1/2" or we won't be able to rescue these girls.**</i></span><br />
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