tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57237159857734225302024-03-18T21:01:34.579-07:00Calico SistersThe Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.comBlogger298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-24747947819676249842017-08-28T08:56:00.000-07:002017-08-28T08:56:02.889-07:00Annoucing: Cassie's Corner Shop! <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/35879839134/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Untitled"><img alt="Untitled" height="427" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4364/35879839134_2b469f3952_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
Hello all! I'm so happy to be around here a bit more again! As promised, I have some fun news to share with you this fine weekend! Those of you who follow me via social media may have already heard this news, but for those who don't, or for those of you who want to hear a bit more about it-- read on to know the details of the new Etsy shop I just launched! <br />
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People have told me for years I should have some kind of online sewing shop, but having the responsibility of not just the sewing end of it all (i.e. listing things, shipping, etc.) sounded daunting. And at the same time I've always been busy with another part-time job or TWO, so it just didn't seem feasible to run something like that efficiently on top of my at work and at home responsibilities.<br />
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BUT, come the end of September I'm SO excited to be able to say that I'll be job free!!! It's been about four years since I've been able to say that. This coming week is my last at my nanny job; bittersweet to be sure. I've already warned people I may be quite emotional the week or two following. Haha! But this is a decision I've been praying about for over a good year, and the Father finally lead me to go through with the choice.<br />
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This past month I've been working two jobs; my nannying one <i>along with</i> helping to take care of my aunt who is developing Alzheimer's. It's been a crazy month, emotional, one not without some anxiety, but when strength from YHWH has come through, its left me so in awe. <br />
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All that to say I was crazy enough to start up an Etsy shop in the midst of all this transition! I've already learned so much and the shop has only been open a couple weeks! I'm really looking forward to experiencing all that comes along with this venture.<br />
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I'm one who loves being surrounded by things that make me happy and
things that inspire me. Random bits of nature, vintage sewing things and
personal keepsakes and necessities all surround me while I work away in
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I love to create and being able to sell some of those creations makes me so happy! The corner of our room is where most of those transpire. There is where I cut out patterns and match fabric to them, write notes to people and order supplies. Or <i>here</i> I should say, because the photos you see throughout this post are indeed pictures of that little space. <br />
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Above my sewing machine I have a few small framed things, one of which is a portrait of my paternal Grandmother. She was an avid sewer herself throughout her life. I have a few of her very own tools such as scissors and yard sticks. I love looking up at her photo as I carry on a passion she loved so much I now love myself. 💗<br />
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My dear 1930's Damascus treadle machine is still going strong. Though I have been migrating toward using our electrics that are kept in our sewing room recently, I still use her quite often. I'm looking forward to using her on future shop products and including that tidbit in the items' descriptions. 😉<br />
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Sewing is not the only thing that happens in my little claimed corner. It's my desk kind of area as well. Daily list plans, Bible reading and journaling, all more often than not, happen here as well.<br />
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So my corner is quite a personal area and that's just what I want to go into any packages that come out of it as well. The delight of our Heavenly Father's nature, the sweetness of His word, and items resembling bygone eras you can wear with confidence of style is what I want to overflow each package with. <br />
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I'm itching to see where this little shop goes. I already have had my first dress order (see photos above) and have a small supply of headwraps listed in the shop!<br />
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I'd love for you all to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cassiescornershop" target="_blank">take a peek</a>! And if any of you have an Etsy shop or something similar yourself, please let me know of any tips you may have for starting up your own business!<br />
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The Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-48128978897748150822017-08-21T08:40:00.002-07:002017-08-21T09:54:01.094-07:00Hello Again!<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/34755759674/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Hello Again!"><img alt="Hello Again!" height="476" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4184/34755759674_6194707fa1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
Hello everyone! Today I have a little catch up post for y'all! The last few months since I've shared the news here about Caleb and I have brought on new challenges, not only the learning of all the ins and outs of being in a relationship, but just the joy of young adulthood in general. Like car maintenance. Blah. But also crazy AMAZING joys like meeting friends at a super special wedding over 2,000 miles away! <br />
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The beautiful bride you see beaming above is our dear friend Luba. We've known her roughly 2.5 years. We actually met via the blog here and then Bekah and her became pen-pals for a short time. Then life got busy and we just began talking more through social media direct messages and her and I became pretty close. We'd of course wanted to meet up sometime, but with her living in Montana and us living all the way in Michigan, the chances were slim of that easily happening. <br />
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So, as girls do, we dreamed up how one day meeting could still somehow become a reality.<br />
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She has the most fabulously long blonde hair and so, with her knowing my love of hair styling, we always said if not beforehand, then we'd meetup for her wedding; I'd come for the event, but also style her hair for her special day. <br />
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And goodness, I can still hardly believe it, even when these pictures stare me back in the face that that "pipe dream" really did happen.<br />
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The Lord is really so amazing, is He not?!<br />
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Bekah and I traveled to California (where the wedding took place) a few days before to help with preparations. We made the desserts for the head table, tracked down flowers, made the bouquets and boutineers with Luba's dear friend Luda, ironed a slew of clothes and helped setup the reception venue along-side around 50 other people before the big day came around. <br />
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Luda was SO sweet. While the family was preoccupied with all the behind the scenes work, she took us to Old Sacramento the day after our arrival. Hurray for someone who was used to the crazy traffic there!<br />
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We went to the train museum which was super neat! Why don't they make things like they used to? Why?! <br />
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These pics.... *insert dramatic crying emoji*<br />
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The wedding day rolled around and for most of us, the hubbub began at a very early 6am. I was also going to be doing the bridesmaids' hair along with anyone else who happened to be there first and as time would allow. After the most important lady was done of course: the bride.<br />
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We'd taken the opportunity to try out the hair styles an evening before the wedding to see about timing everything accordingly etc. And wonderfully enough, the girls were actually done before the guys! This was a huge relief as the wedding was set for 11am and there were quite a few people to get ready!<br />
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The morning went SO well. We were all actually surprised how stress-free it was! Haha!<br />
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Both Luba and Tim's (Luba's then fiance) families immigrated here from Ukraine, so the ceremony was in Russian. It was really a neat experience to see both the similarities and differences between their traditions for weddings and our usual American ones.<br />
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I absolutely loved how the parents were each given the floor to pray over them and I may or may not have shed a tear or two while Mrs. Shokur (Luba's Mom) prayed. Even if it was in Russian. Haha!<br />
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The ceremony was beautiful and I felt so special to had been invited to their little audience of witnesses of family and friends. <br />
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The reception was next, but there were a couple hours in-between to give
some time for photos of the bridal party to be taken. So since all our
transportation was reliant upon family of Tim and Luba's, we just hung
out at the reception venue during that time. But what I haven't
mentioned yet is that we got to meet TWO other dear web friends at the
wedding as well! And those are the other dear faces you see in the group
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Both of these girls (Hannah in the navy dress and Roxanne in the yellow) live in California as well, but a good drive each away from the area we were staying at, so the extra time we had with each-other the day of the wedding was a huge blessing as that was the only day we all were able to get together. We literally spent 10+ hours straight together and it was totally like we'd seen each other a hundred times before. We'd known these two girls just about as long as Luba, so I guess its no wonder! It was such an amazing day and I can't wait to see these girls again! <br />
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Roxanne shares my passion for creating, and though she had never sewn anything as extensive as a dress before, she leapt in and just look at her result! She made both her dress and head covering! We had such fun keeping each other up to date on our projects as we both worked away at our dresses the weeks prior to the occasion. And wouldn't you believe that we both went fabric shopping the same day and came back with almost the exact same yellow linen material? Yup, great minds y'all. ;)<br />
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Tim and Luba were SO sweet in spending some time with us exploring the Golden Gate Bridge before dropping us off at the airport in San Fransisco. With all the wedding craziness the days prior, we'd not really gotten to spend much time with them beforehand! It was a lovely drive and SO amazing to see this place I'd otherwise only seen in pictures. <br />
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And that leads me to the next little update on my life. Caleb and I recently celebrated 6 months of courtship and couldn't be happier. We're doing wonderfully. Thanking the Father for both the joys and trials we've shared these last months as surely they do both bring two people closer together.<br />
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And who doesn't like a good old 'then and now' pic? ;) <br />
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I also have been working on something these past couple months that some of you who follow me via social media may have already seen glimpses of, but I'm super excited to be announcing it in full sometime this coming week here on the blog!<br />
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Many changes for my day to day life are ahead, and these next couple of months leading toward fall I'll be working on that transition. I was never one to enjoy change of any kind much, but this past year I've grown so much in my TRUST in the Lord that though they may, in hindsight not seem very appealing, if there has been anything I've grasped tightly to this year it is that His strength shows up even when we aren't expecting to feel anything but drained and weary.<br />
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How great He is and how wonderful it is to be able to say "The victory is the LORD'S"!!!<br />
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Many blessings to each of you,</div>
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<br />The Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-41184468586807923542017-03-28T08:33:00.003-07:002017-03-28T12:06:48.343-07:00An Exciting Announcement <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/32887622773/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="An Exciting Announcement"><img alt="An Exciting Announcement" height="427" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2888/32887622773_1503a011c6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
Hello everyone!! As you can see from the photo above, I have some exciting news to share! Though more detailed posts may follow in the future, I'm BEYOND thrilled to be finally announcing my courtship!!<br />
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Still seems CRAZY to be typing those words here. The Father moves in such amazing ways, and though we maybe shouldn't be awed when His promises come full circle, I still find myself being blown away by His goodness. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. <i>Isaiah </i><span class="p">55:8 This verse has brought on so many meanings to me these past few months; they've taught me to <i>rest</i> in knowing what YHWH had spoken to me, to <i>trust</i> in His timing, and they have shown me that even when we have ideals of our own, our Heavenly Father <i>surely does</i> exceed our hopes. </span><br />
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Most of you regular readers will remember a few months back, all the way back to October of last fall, our family took a trip to the Upper Peninsula of our dear Michigan. I'd hoped to get a recap post of that trip up on the blog here for these past few months, but since then, my time has been occupied in areas other than blogging. You see, I met this special person while on that adventurous trip. <br />
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Caleb Gulder, the second oldest of a homeschooling, Torah Observant Christian family of 6 boys, quickly became my best friend the months after we met. Our families got along amazingly too that October day we spent at their house after them finding out we were right in their area. We said a mournful goodbye after spending a good 10 hours together that sabbath, knowing we'd made life long friends that would be a good 6 hours drive away from us in the future.<br />
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The distance was difficult as we knew how much our families really needed that fellowship we shared, but we all kept in touch and Caleb and my relationship blossomed even with over 300 miles between us. We realized we share similar goals and believe very much the same things. I thank YHWH He's helped us to develop a fabulous friendship; one that I'd always dreamed of having with my future someone, and didn't just get starry-eyed that we're the same age and met via a crazy set of "coincidences". <br />
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So since February 3rd, we've endeavored down a new path together concerning our friendship; courtship. Its been such a growing time already and a huge privilege and a tremendous joy. <br />
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Please keep us each in your prayers as we continue to seek the Father's will! </div>
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And if you've been down this journey already, we'd love to learn from your experience. Please do share below of any books you think we may benefit from or insights you've learned. </div>
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Thank you so, so much!</div>
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I'm SO happy to be sharing this news with you all and to have posted here again finally!</div>
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<i>Have any questions for us? </i>Please feel free to ask!</div>
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Love and shalom,</div>
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Cassie </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15870394005410868053noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-87804302789397496942017-01-15T19:14:00.000-08:002017-01-15T19:14:25.623-08:00Outfit // Styling a Sweatshirt + Blog Update <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/30669654141/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Outfit // Styling a Sweatshirt"><img alt="Outfit // Styling a Sweatshirt" height="512" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5448/30669654141_f370c95dc0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
Hello everyone!!! Golly, these past months have been busy, and with the tendency I have to not<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">get back to things</span></span> once I've let them take flight from my schedules, the blog here has been left in such a lonely state of late! I aim to remedy that today by giving you all a little update on that and finally share this outfit Bek snapped pictures back in October! <br />
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With this new year ahead I've been contemplating on where I want this blog to go. I've debated closing it or not to be honest. The vision I had for it back when my sister and I started it <i>is</i> still much of the same as it is now: to write about our passions and beliefs of faith and encourage girls specifically in their walk as Believers. Be that through encouraging modest dress via outfit sharing or to just be a place where girls could potentially meet and know that there are others like them around who stand with them on certain issues and to be that venue to chat about things.<br />
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But one important key is no longer present in that vision and that is the help of Rebekah. Besides help with photography, I've been doing the <b>majority</b> of writing, photo uploading/editing, graphic design, and keeping up on your comments etc. This is not being stated to toot my own horn, but to simply say that since conditions behind the blog's functioning have changed, that means the vision behind it must to be slightly reexamined also.<br />
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As I work through and<i> pray about </i>where I alone can aim this blog sufficiently, your thoughts would be so appreciated! Thanks to each of you for your support! <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Shoes- Dr. Scholl's; thrifted, $3 // Tights- Target; clearance, $2 // Skirt- Eddie Bauer- thrifted, $1 // Undershirt- LOFT: thrifted, $1 // Sweatshirt- U.P. clothing shop, $18 // Tassels- me made // Headband- Garlands of Grace; <a href="https://garlandsofgrace.com/product/cecilys-fall-tour-headwrap-in-cappuccino-rose/" target="_blank">Cecily's Fall Tour </a>in Chambray Dot </span></div>
Most people know I'm not a huge sweatshirt/T-shirt wearing person by any means! But on our trip to the U.P. this sweatshirt's design struck my fancy and as we were playing the roles of tourists for the week, we each selected a shirt to remember the occasion.<br />
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I thought it funny I had packed some pieces that matched it so well; the blue and white polka-dot tennis shoes that I'd wore the majority of the time and I just to happened to throw in this Garlands of Grace head-wrap as well. People seem to think that sweatshirt wearing is sloppy or just for those comfy days, but when you stick to a few coordinating colors, you can actually pull them off in a really well rounded easy outfit I think! <br />
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The skies were full of fabulous, billowing clouds over the shiny waters of Lake Heron the day we left from our U.P. trip. I'd hoped to take some kind of photo-shoot while we were up there, but as our days were quite packed, it seemed like it wasn't going to happen. That was nearly how it was too! These pictures were taken the very morning we were heading back, and boy, am I glad Bek and I took the chance to run up the docks to this boat house! While everyone else scurried around, making sure they hadn't forgotten anything, we were enjoying some last moments of our beautiful stay there.<br />
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The boathouse was part of the property we stayed at while there, and continues to be one of my favorite buildings I saw while on the trip. The thick white peeling paint, the gray-blue painted trim, surrounding worn docks, and the stained glass window that looked to the front of the house.... Every aspect made me adore the sight of it's standing. <br />
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It feels SO GOOD to hit "publish" on a post again y'all! </div>
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Thanks so much for reading! <i>And if you have any thoughts to share about where I should go from here with this blog, please do leave a comment!</i> </div>
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Blessings and shalom,</div>
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Cassie </div>
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<br />The Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-16544499551981457682016-10-30T15:20:00.001-07:002016-10-30T15:20:25.487-07:00It's Finished! // Sara's Civil War Day Dress (Civil War Clothing, Update 4) <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/30585998045/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="It's Finished! // Sara's Civil War Day Dress"><img alt="It's Finished! // Sara's Civil War Day Dress" height="427" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5815/30585998045_0caac90618_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
Hello everyone! Our trip to the U.P. went amazingly and I'm super excited to show you'll the time we had! But while we sift through the pictures (and believe me, there's a slew!), I thought I'd take this lazy cold afternoon to share the details of one last item I completed for the Civil War muster for a friend of mine last month! <br />
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Sara desperately wanted an actual dress made for her for this year instead of the cobbled together outfits she'd used the past two years. I shared some of our goals for her dress in <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2016/05/on-sewing-table-civil-war-clothing.html" target="_blank">this post</a> if you'd like to take a look, and oh how glorious a sight for me to see it all completed and photographed here being blogged! I absolutely love those first two pictures that show how luscious the skirt turned out! *heart eyes* But let me give a little backstory as to how it all came together! <br />
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A nice Civil War era dress needs at least 5 yards of fabric, and casting a good $50 or so on fabric was a drawback for Sara though she did really want to invest in a dress for the occasion. So with my thrifty exercised brain, we were able to reuse an old dress I'd made for Bekah out of the solid evergreen you see pictured, for some bodice pieces along with the sleeves. The floral pattern was actually a sheet that Sara had on hand in her sewing bin, which to our delight, (though not super period accurate) coordinated perfectly with the deep green broadcloth we were going to be using! I think for the price of just about $7 in extra fabric of the green I had to purchase, the dress turned out like a dream for her needs!<br />
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I used Simplicity 7212 for the bodice as Sara wanted a more fitted one, but the sleeves that went with it were fitted also, and she wanted them full, so I used Butterick B5831 to meet that specification. The skirt however was totally my own pattern as I had to use the cobbled together fabrics to make it. The end circumference of the skirt was 101"! I stripped the sheet (the floral print) in three pieces with the width we decided for the section of print, and the solid color on the lower half was 4 and a half pieces sewn together to match the same measurement around. <br />
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The only qualm I have with my end result of this make is that the lining of the bodice shows a bit up the hook and loop closure. I didn't have time to mess with it before pictures, but that'll be a quick fix before next year! Other than that I'm super pleased with how our vision all came together!<br />
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(And yes, Sara has a full hoop on in only some of these pics as some were taken day one and then some day two after she'd gotten a steel hoop from one of the reenactor's shops. Otherwise I think we would have dropped the hem a bit more had we known how full the hoop would be as it makes the skirt of the dress just slightly short.) <br />
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our adventures of our trip next week!</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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Hazzah! Let the roads be clear and the weather be grand because we're traveling up North this week! We've wanted to take a family vacation for quite some time and what better a time than <a href="https://gotquestions.org/Feast-of-Tabernacles.html" target="_blank">Feast of Tabernacles</a>, eh? What better a time to head to the northern part of our beloved state than at the very peak of autumnal colors? Yes, we're headed to the UP with plenty of books, games, and camp chairs in tow! If you're traveling this fine season, may YHWH watch over you and bless your time with friends and family!<br />
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<i> For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His <a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5520.htm" target="_blank">sukkah</a> {tabernacle}; In the
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Ta-Ta till next week!</div>
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Happy weekend to y'all! Today I want to address a topic that I know
you all have had questions about. Those of you who have come out and
asked about those strange looking tassels you'll sometimes see me
wearing now, may have gotten your curiosity satisfied, but I thought it a
good idea to type up a post so that even those who have not questioned
them can know the reasons behind me wearing them as well. And then I can
too can refer new readers back to this post if need be!<br />
So what are these tassels for? Why do I wear them? These are the questions I want to cover today! <br />
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get right in and start with where this is talked about and commended in
the Bible. Thats right!-- this practice is not extra-Biblical, but
right in Scripture! Numbers 15:37-41 reads: <span class="text Num-15-37"><i>The <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> said to Moses,</i></span><i> <span class="text Num-15-38" id="en-NIV-4192"><sup class="versenum">38 </sup>“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come <b>you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel</b>.</span> <span class="text Num-15-39" id="en-NIV-4193"><sup class="versenum">39<b> </b></sup><b>You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes</b>.</span> <span class="text Num-15-40" id="en-NIV-4194"><sup class="versenum">40 </sup>Then you will remember to obey all my commands and will be consecrated to your God.</span> <span class="text Num-15-41" id="en-NIV-4195"><sup class="versenum">41 </sup>I am the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> your God.’” </span></i><br />
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<span class="text Num-15-41" id="en-NIV-4195">So let's break down some things:</span><br />
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<li><span class="text Num-15-41" id="en-NIV-4195"><i><b>Who</b></i> <i>gave the command? </i>The LORD.</span></li>
<li><span class="text Num-15-41" id="en-NIV-4195"><b><i>What</i></b><i> was the command?</i> To make four </span><span class="text Num-15-41" id="en-NIV-4195"><span class="text Num-15-41" id="en-NIV-4195">(Deuteronomy 22:12) </span>tassels with a blue thread in each for the four corners of your garment. </span></li>
<li><span class="text Num-15-41" id="en-NIV-4195"><i><b>To whom </b>was it given to?</i> The children of Israel.</span></li>
<li><span class="text Num-15-41" id="en-NIV-4195"><i><b>Why</b> was the command given?</i> So that they could look upon them and be reminded of the commands of God; to flee their own lusts. </span></li>
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Since
our blog basically has a Christian audience, this might sound super
foreign to you. (Which is why I'm sharing this to begin with.) Far
fetched right? And plus, this was a <i>super</i> long time ago--before Messiah even came! Wasn't this command given to Israel and "not us" anyways? <br />
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Thats where a bigger question comes into play: <i>who is Israel</i>?
If we can answer that question, I think then you will understand why I
think this command is still viable for us believers today.<br />
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All
of us should be pretty familiar with the passages in Romans 11 that
talk about branches that are grafted into the olive tree (Israel).
Though this topic has been made prevalent in many teachings we're taught
in mainstream churches, sadly thats where it ends most of the time.
We're told we've been <i>grafted into Israel</i>, but that rarely is further explained; making all the dots connect that we are now actually <i>part</i> of Israel and therefore much more of Scripture includes us! <br />
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Ephesians
chapter 2 explains this concept maybe the best out of all the passages
one could turn to. It gets me every time I read it. We who were once
sinners and dying in our sins, were given a Savior, and if we believe in
Him by grace, through faith we are saved from the punishment of that
sin (v.8). We who were once far away it says, we who were once called
Gentiles by birth <i>were once </i>called "uncircumcised", (v.11) we were formally separated from Messiah; excluded from citizenship in Israel (v.12). But now, <i>but now</i> we who were once far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. <i>"For He Himself is our peace, who has made <b>the two groups one </b>and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,
<span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>by
setting aside in His flesh the law with its commands and regulations.
His purpose was to create in Himself one new humanity out of the two,
thus making peace,
<span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>and <b>in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross</b>, by which He put to death their hostility.
<span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He came and preached peace <b>to you who were far away</b> and<b> peace </b>to those who were near.
<span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><b>For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.</b>
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<i><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Consequently,
you are <b>no longer foreigners and strangers</b>, but <b>fellow citizens with
God’s people</b> and also<b> members of his household</b>,
<span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
<span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><b>In him the whole building is joined together </b>and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
<span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.</i></div>
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This
all goes to explain that we are made part of Israel once we believe.
The commands given by YHWH to Israel are therefore the instructions He
has for us also still today. (I may tackle that whole concept of the Law
not being "put to an end" in another post, but I just want to lay some
ground in this one in reference to wearing <i>tzitzit</i>.)<br />
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That
brings us to the next question: what does that weird word mean? Tzitzit
is simply the Hebrew word for tassel! It's pronounced, "<i>zeet-zeet"</i>.
And since the majority of us believers who wear them are Messianic, we
will use that Hebrew word because our purpose is to bring back to life
and recognize the Hebrew roots of our faith.<br />
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<b>In conclusion</b>:
This was not to shame anyone if their beliefs differ from mine by any
means! I simply wanted to clear the air about some of the questions
we've recently gotten and help you understand better our beliefs! I wear
tassels because my Lord said to. Because I want to <i>remember His ways</i>;
be reminded of them in the way He said! I want to be set apart from the
world and its ways of the flesh and get back to the ways of the Father
more and more. I embrace now that I am <i>made one</i> with His chosen
people Israel and want to show that right up to the way I dress! Some
people may not understand or scoff, but we are all on a journey and this
is where I find myself today. <br />
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<i>May everyday we grow closer to the Father and HIS ways.</i></div>
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Shalom,</div>
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Cassie</div>
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the elder writer</div>
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*<i>Before I begin today's post, I just want to point out the confusion some of you may had with my last one. For some reason Blogger decided publish it twice after I edited it, thus comments were left on each of them. I've copied and pasted two of those comments that were left onto the other published post for future convenience as I had to remove one of them. Thanks for understanding!</i>*<br />
Hello everyone! Back in August (my birthday month) a dear friend of mine sent me something from her Esty shop! I knew as soon as I opened her thoughtful package that I'd just have to share a post on the blog here featuring it <i>and her shop</i> as I knew a bunch of you would just adore her sense of creativity and style choice! <br />
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As you are all well aware, I'm a big time headband and headscarf wearer, so it was a pleasure to add to my collection the charming headband you'll see featured here today! Flower and nature inspired clothing are definitely my jive as well! So if your style is anything like mine, I encourage you to check out my friend's shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PeachesnCreamStudio/items" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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She offers headbands in the like style you see here in various fabrics and colors, along with rustic jewelry with a boho flair, and also some pieces with her fabulous calligraphy to boot! <br />
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I never would have thought the colors of green and blue I have on would have blended as well as they did, but as I rummaged through my closet in hopes of finding something to wear under this sweater that was not just a neutral tone, I gave this pale green undershirt a try and was impressed! I think that with the paleness of my skirt and the green little leaves on the sweater it ended up going pretty well! I'm always trying to remember what options I've worn with what, and I think this one makes the cut for the list! <br />
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Back to the main inspiration of this outfit: the Garden Party headbands simply tie in a neat knot behind your head. Since the sides are two-toned, the knot looks like icing on the cake in my option! Often headbands will be made of like fabric on both sides and the knot you have to make doesn't lay well. Not so with these! As you can see from the photo above-- when you tie a Garden Party on, even the knot gives interest and a twist of the colors! Love it! <br />
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The seasons are definitely changing here in Michigan. Even since taking these photos, more leaves have fallen and the grass has turned a bit browner. How I know I'll already miss the summer days that are so quickly vanishing in the blustery months ahead! Being a lover of nature; little bugs, wild flowers, sun behind spider webs, its always hard for me to not have those joys during the months of winter that are now soon coming. But I do suppose that makes one appreciate the season of spring even more; living through the months before renews the joy of savored summer golden hours and warm river water between your toes.<br />
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<i><b>Are you a headband wearer? </b></i></div>
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<i><b>Whats your favorite season?</b></i></div>
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<i>Blessings,</i></div>
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Cassie</div>
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<i>the elder sister & writer </i></div>
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<br />The Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-65136952775665962962016-10-07T09:36:00.002-07:002016-10-11T10:24:18.702-07:00Beauty // Current Hair Care <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/30009136012/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Beauty // Current Hair Care"><img alt="Beauty // Current Hair Care" height="512" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5196/30009136012_21d3e2f435_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
Happy Friday!<br />
This post I've been wanting to do for such a while girls! I've shared my current hair care products and some tips for how I take care of my locks before, but since this is something that usually gets switched around either for seasonal reasons or because a product is no longer meeting my needs, I thought it time I gave an update on what I've been using! <br />
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<li><b>Shampoo: </b>I absolutely love Shea Moisture products for skin and body, so I decided to give their shampoo a try about 6 months ago. I first picked up the 10-in-1 Renewal Shampoo and didn't like it too much. It smelled amazing and was packed with wholesome ingredients, but it didn't seem to wash out of my hair well, leaving it with that sticky feeling we're all accustom to when we're trying to wash our hair too fast. Since I'd spent the money on it though, I decided to not waste it and finished it up, really liking it in the end! Though it still does take a bit longer to fully rinse out, I've just worked with that con because of how it's helped give my hair a full feel and look. I've also found that using a smaller amount than I usually would of shampoo, helps because then there is much less to have to rinse. Also, as you see, I included two of their shampoos here because I actually alternate between using the two. When my hair is needing a good deep clean I'll use the 10-in-1. But when my hair's feeling extra course/dry I'll opt for the Shea Butter as it leaves my hair feeling <i>super </i>nourished! </li>
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<li><b> Conditioner: </b>I've mentioned in some of my other posts like this one that I rarely condition my hair, but rather run an oil of option through it after I've fully washed it. But this lavender one you see above was on clearance, so I picked it up. I don't adore it, but it's been good for those days my hair is, again, feeling super course. I may look into what other options they have in the future, but I still have a bit of this bottle left. </li>
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<li><b>Serum: </b>I have a small slew of oils I use for after I've washed my hair. (Anyone want a post on just those?) And this one by Herbal Essence I really have been liking! It's much more lightweight than my beloved Organix Argan, which helps reduce how many times I have to wash my hair as it doesn't lay as heavily on my hair. It helps get the tangles out and just is easy and not sticky to work with! </li>
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<li><b>Masque:</b> The Grow Gorgeous Overnight Masque is another product I only purchased because of it being in the clearance bin. I've used this maybe five or six times since then and LOVE it. Basically you lather it on the day/night before you plan on washing your hair and just rinse it out! Thats it! It's basically a deep conditioning product thats just amazing to pamper your hair with every so often! I'm not looking forward to paying full price for it once this tube is gone, but I think price is worth it to take good care of your hair if you find something that really works well for you! </li>
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<li><b>Vitamins: </b>I so need to repurchase this! One day while browsing the health store I happened upon this multi-vitamin. I noticed a big difference in the strength of my nails and hair since taking it. It has both horsetail and biotin in it which is great for both! (It does have some gelatin in it, but its beef sourced, which is great for this kosher eating gal!) I want to do more research in this area and maybe try another brand, but this is what I've been taking a few times a week the past few months. </li>
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<i>Shalom,</i></div>
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Cassie </div>
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Happy first week of October to you all! Ever feel like there's so much you want to accomplish during the week, but you never quite make it to the end of your "to-do" list? Well today I'm going to share some of the things that I want to buckle down and strive to do this month; each week leading up to the first week of November, trying my best to be able to say I kept myself on track!<br />
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Through my three years of blogging, I've seen many bloggers do this sort of post, but never jumped on the band wagon. They'd write up either a list of goals for the next month or at the end of a month, say what they'd accomplished, followed by what they'd like to do better the following. I thought it a good idea; you're sharing what is important to you with your readers and also giving yourself a big nudge for keeping with your goals because it's public; readers can then in a way be holding you accountable.<br />
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At this stage in life its somewhat easy to flit away the days you have at home instead of using them to their <i>full</i> advantage. You have responsibilities still for sure, and some of them much more heavy than they used to be, but being a young adult you don't always have that person to remind you of things you should probably be occupying your time with. <br />
Now that's not to say I'm terribly lazy and loaf around the house in my nightgown all day! I'm not that person at all, but there are things that I want to do a more consistent job on, more than weekly laundry and doing the dishes. <br />
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So, here we are with my little list:<br />
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<li>Starting off I'll go with the couple that pertain to the blog directly.<b> I want to blog two to three times a week again</b>. This past month has been quite crazy. We were out of the house three weekends in row, had two birthdays and my parents anniversary, plus the Civil War event. But needless to say the blog has been lacking in regular postings ever since Bekah took a step back from her postings. And though it is more challenging to get something new up every few days now that I'm our main writer, I <i>know </i>I can still keep the blog going if I'm more structured. So, for the month of October my goal is to post twice each week max, to get the ball rolling again. </li>
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<li><b>I want to reply to each of the comments that comes through the posts I publish</b>. Those of you that have been so faithful to still read our little nook of the web encourage me to keep going and I want to show my appreciation of that by personally getting back to each of you!</li>
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<li><b>Read an entire book this month</b>. This is something I basically already do, but I have this habit of reading half way through something and then dropping it for a few weeks before picking it up again. I want to get better at finishing the entire thought of a book so that I'm more likely to glean all that it was intended to give, rather than just learn part of its purpose. I'm already well into a super great read this month, so this one should be a breeze for me to concur!</li>
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<li><b>Exercise two or three times a week. </b>Exercising is something I do enjoy doing, but its also something that is easiest to do when done more than when you just feel like it. If you don't have it in your mind to save time for it, that time will quickly get spent elsewhere. So here's to putting it in my schedule! </li>
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<li><b>Sew something each week</b>. I've really been super busy with sewing lately. I do usually have something going, but oh too often I let that passion lay a while after a rush of work has been done with it. (i.e. Like the Civil War muster items.) So I want to make it a goal to produce some items out of the pile thats been adding up, even if I have been super busy with sewing lately. </li>
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<li><b>Read the Torah portion each Sabbath</b>. Some of you may not know what the "Torah portion" is, but basically it's the first five books of the Bible (Torah) broken down into sections for each week of the year, including a passage from the usually the books of Prophesy or Psalms along with a section from the Gospels/New Testament. This is something I've really enjoyed doing in the past, but really want to begin doing weekly. </li>
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<li><b>Get up at a better time</b>. I never used to be a night owl. I was the one who went to bed right at ten no matter what. Mom used to tease me that I'd turn into a pumpkin if I stayed up past midnight. The past year or so though, I've made a ton of friends who live in different time zones than me, catching up late at night with them has become a habit. So naturally this means I sleep in more than I used to. While I by no means what to not talk to my dear friends, I know that while that is a big aspect, it is easy to then stay up for other reasons not quite so noble as well. I'd like to do better at structuring my time between 10 and 12 at night so that I can get up and moving to get things done in the morning before my usual afternoon work hours.</li>
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<li><b>Write a note to someone each week</b>. I'm big on writing cards to people and sending little gifts via the mail. This month though I thought it would be nice to pick someone each week and just let them know I'm thinking of them as the summer has been busy and given me less time to do that. </li>
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<br />The Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-6625736947616379422016-10-01T12:37:00.003-07:002016-10-26T13:32:21.412-07:00Its Finished! // Cassie's 2016 Civil War Era Assemble (Civil War Clothing, Update 3)<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/29924541951/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Its Finished! // My 2016 Civil War Era Assemble"><img alt="Its Finished! // My 2016 Civil War Era Assemble" height="427" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5826/29924541951_7dac0daa22_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
Hello everyone! Hard to believe <i>October</i> is upon us, and boy, do I have so much to share from the last month! So much so that I had a hard time choosing where to begin! But I thought it best to get some of my Civil War clothing shared as I got so busy with trying to complete it, I haven't had a chance to give any updates! So here we are- the grand day I get to share with you both my inspiration for <i>my</i> assemble this year, and the completed look to boot! <br />
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Sneak-peeks before I show you the photos that inspired the pieces I made this year. ;)<br />
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So, to give a little background before I hop into what I ended up with making: I really wanted something plaid for this year's reenactment, something easy going, but a step above an everyday calico <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2014/11/its-finished-civil-war-day-dress_22.html" target="_blank">like I made our first year </a>and <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2015/10/civil-war-muster-2015-cassies-attire.html" target="_blank">wore the last two</a>. I decided upon finding a plaid with a white background and maybe doing some black contrasting trim on the skirt and sleeves. That was my plan all along, even back when I had making my chemise on my list. <br />
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But then. Then I remembered how after all these years I've wanted to make something lightweight delicate looking. (Think 1900's white colored blouses.) So I began my search to see how historically accurate having both a plaid and white blouse would be, and to my grand delight it was indeed a historically appropriate to wear the two together for sure! Just look at the photos I found! <br />
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While it was oh so exciting to see that I could both wing off the plaid I so wanted and be able to make a gauzey blouse, I then had to think; if the blouse was as see-through as I wanted it (and the pictures I found showed) how then could I wear my sleeved chemise I had <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2016/07/its-finished-civil-war-clothing-month-1.html" target="_blank">just completed</a>? I was torn to say the least, but I decided to go with the plaid and white blouse separates and cross the bridge of what to do with my under garment situation later.<br />
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<b>The blouse:</b> The photo of the blouse in the bottom left inspiration picture collage
was amazing to find as its an original piece from the 1860's! It was
basically just what I wanted. So the task of drafting something up began. I ended up using the bodice pieces from the pattern 7212
by Simplicity; a rather fitted bodice, but the sleeves of that pattern
were fitted also which is not what I wanted, so for the sleeves I used
Butterick B581 which are much more full.<br />
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pieces I would use set, I still had to figure out the lining. For that I
basically just completed outer blouse itself and then went back in and
measured it to draft the pieces for it, after the bodice darts were all sewn
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The fabric was actually the middle part of a king
size bed skirt! Looks and worked oh so perfectly right?! I used my
treadle machine from start to finish and then of course did the hooks
and loops and tacking (to keep the lining in place since its otherwise
only held in my the bottom and side seems) by hand.<br />
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And, to my utter delight, <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2016/07/its-finished-civil-war-clothing-month-1.html" target="_blank">the chemise</a> situation ended up working out out totally fine! I was worried the short sleeves on it would ruin the look of the blouse by wearing it underneath, but after I tried on the two together, I found my worries were invalid and was able to wear them both! Next time around though, I'll be sure to think about my <i>entire</i> for <i>sure</i> plan ahead of time. <br />
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<b>The skirt: </b>I've done loads and loads of gathering in my life, but pleating is something I've only touched on in the past. When it came to making my skirt, I knew I wanted to attempt to pleat it instead of gather it, not only for the experience, but because pleats were very much adorned in the 1860's and make for such a nice appearance! <br />
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I used the skirt of Simplicity 7212's dress pattern, same pattern as the bodice for the blouse. The only thing was was that I had basically zero directions for any of the pattern as I picked it up from a thrift store! I got by by looking at similar patterns directions and the markings on the actual pattern, but for a while there I was quite amiss at exactly how the pattern wanted me to fold them because the lines were not marked all the way around. (Not to mention this pattern is no where to be found now! So finding it to at least take a look at was a no-go.) <br />
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It was actually super fun to pleat! I adore how it turned out and the plaid actually helped aid in this being my first time since I simply had to follow the lines down to lay them straight! So looking forward to playing with them in the future!<br />
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I purchased the fabric from <a href="https://www.whittlesfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Whittle's Fabric</a> after Esther from <a href="http://dollycreates.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dolly Creates</a> mentioned they may have just what I was looking for! Though I had a larger plaid in mind to begin with, these colors were so nicely accurate I decided to go with the smaller print. Besides, after seeing that this too was accurate (not only larger plaids, see my inspiration pics) I snatched up a few yards! This print is called Softly Spoken. <br />
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I hope to pick up a nice buckle for my belt for when I wear these separates again so I won't have to use just a straight pin, but even so I really do love how this whole look came together!<br />
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Looking forward to jumping back into the blogging world again!</div>
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Thanks for all the comments you guys have recently left! It means so much, especially when I haven't been as active in posts!</div>
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Many blessings,</div>
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Hello dears! Life continues to be a bit crazy now that summer's in full swing; blueberry farm work and my regular nannying job. But every once in a while you get that little break from the rush of life's daily toils and boy is it nice! This past Sunday I was invited to attend church with the family who's kids I watch as they had a picnic afterwords! I readily accepted the invite, and as you may have guessed, this is what I donned for the occasion. <br />
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See those shoes in the full view pics above? Well those are what this post is entailed in honor of today. You see, I've never been one to like a wedged shoe and I surely am not an everyday heel wearer, but Mom picked up these with in mind to consign them. Well, second I saw them I thought I just may be persuaded of my long grudge against the style of shoe. I knew it would be a rarity for me to get a chance to wear them if I decided <i>not</i> to wear them for the church service and picnic the following day after spying them, so it was decided!- I'd take the plunge and be a <i>little</i> less practical than is my usual habit in hope of getting out of my comfort zone I'd lingered in for so long. <br />
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It just so happened I had that darling ditsy printed shirt by Boden that matched the floral on the heels ever so well. Happy me!<br />
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I continued the outfit with a dark backdrop of the chocolate colored layered skirt, and topped it off with a few new hair accessories I'd gotten for my birthday a few days before. Oh how fun it is to don new things, am I right? <br />
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The spiritual side to this post is this: sometimes we face times when we're pushed out of our areas of comfort. This can be such a verity of things; being around certain people, attending a certain ta-do. But what I've been learning (trying to anyway!) the last few weeks is that though these times are not fun by a longshot, we need to try our best to embrace them so we can better help others after we've experienced a certain situation that may have not been pleasant to deal with, or even just for our own benefit, because surely YHWH doesn't have us pushed for no reason. The most practical reason that comes to mind for me is that it is preparing us for something that is yet to come, the future. <br />
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Blessings,</div>
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Cassie<b><i></i></b></div>
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Hello dearies! I have so much to blog these days, but hardly time to catch up and type up the posts! One of those events that has kept me quite from the blog here all last week, is this absolutely splendid party our family helped throw for our dear dear friend Sara's 18th birthday & graduation celebration! We had <i>loads</i> of fun prepping it all for a cheery shabby-chic style in the event barn were we work summers at! Hope you enjoy seeing a glimpse of what that fabulous past Sunday looked like! <br />
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We decorated with loads, and loads of wild flowers, freshly picked the morning of by our adventuring Daddy and little sisters from around our area. Happily enough for us, the barn is used for storing things in from people's old houses so were able to use a bunch of that to enhance the vintage shabby feel. Along with a bunch of stuff from our own house, the barn looked so fabulous! <br />
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The food we pretty much split down the middle between our family and Sara's to prepare. Mom and I did the big double layer cake, and I personally did the little three you'll see below that I absolutely adore how they turned out! Bek did those delectable cream cheese filling strawberries you see above, and Mom also made two different kinds of flaky scones as the theme for the food was 'English tea party'. Everything was delish!- and looked the part too. ;) <br />
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The friends who came of course made the celebration all the more grand as we sat around white linens and like I said, a multitude of wild flowers, as records played to ring in the joy of the day. <br />
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Birthday girl with her Grandparents! :D<br />
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Dad and I. People on Facebook were having quite the laugh with us that Dad ALWAYS makes this face when he asks to have a picture taken of him. That and how much we look alike. ;)<br />
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Our younger two sisters! The girls looked so cute for the occasion! Emma donned a cute garden inspired Lands End print and Mel in the most adorable little girl's 1950's dress we found her last year!<br />
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Bek did amazing on capturing the events of the day as well as doing a few portraits of Sara before the night came to an end. Hopefully soon I'll introduce to you all our latest blog member, but for now I'll just keep you guessing by that little hint. ;)<br />
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Sara's pale pink tulle skirt. I actually made as part of my gift to her- 7 yards of tulle that darling skirt took! But I adore how well I did on it and how perfect she looked walking around greeting guests and such in it's gathers. <br />
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Three whole years! Thats right! Can you believe it y'all?! It's hard to believe how quickly the time has passed since that one afternoon Mom helped us launch our little corner here on the web. But its true, and I couldn't be more excited for this next year ahead! <br />
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This year seems like a 'gap year' of sorts for the blog to me. Bek hasn't been writing here as frequently, and life has been busier since I've gotten my driver's license and have been able to work more easily for people. My time is more occupied now, so the Monday, Wednesday, Friday regular posting days have fallen to the wayside.<br />
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Among life's business, this past year for me personally has been quite hard actually. I haven't written about each of my trials publicly here, but some of you who visit our blog regularly have been such a comfort to me as I went through all the phases I've had to face.<br />
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This blog has been such a peaceful place for me to just write about literally <i>whatever</i>, and knowing you readers support and actually take time to read about my life and what I find of interest amazes me still. At times I ask myself why I keep pressing on when my time is already so packed, or could be with other things!- but then I remember what satisfaction I get from the whole process and thats what makes me make it a priority still! <br />
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I mentioned excitement for this next coming year of blogging; I have great changes in the coming months ahead that have been long due! I'm SUPER excited for whats ahead and the new overall atmosphere I can't wait to present to you!<br />
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Hello all! I'm getting quite behind in sharing my recent makes here on the blog, so I thought it was high time I got back into the swing of sharing a sewing adventure with you this afternoon! This is one that's been on my mental "to make" list for quite a while (see post about that <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2016/05/on-sewing-table-civil-war-clothing.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and so I'm excited to showcase it finally!<br />
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As this is the third fall we'll be part of a near-by Civil War reenactment, the era continues to intrigue me both the full dresses, bonnet like hats, and muslin undergarments; each item of women's wear especially calls my name.<br />
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As I stated in the opening paragraph, I wrote more about <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2016/05/on-sewing-table-civil-war-clothing.html" target="_blank">my plans</a> for this year's costumes there, so take a look!- But this is of that month of goals is the one garment I've now completed as you can see! An 1860's chemise- the first layer to a woman's clothing back in that day! <br />
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The sleeve under linings (shown in the first picture above) were a bit of a challenge. Ironing under the seam allowance and then doing a hidden seam around the top, then folding it all back over on it's self to sew the bottom seam around and down made for some tricky turns and making it all lay completely flat was near impossible. I think I could have been a bit more picky and not have gotten those little pleated bumps on the corners, but I decided since it was just an undergarment and fixing the situation would have meant to reconstruct the whole sleeve gussets by taking in the SA some, I just let it be.<br />
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Also, there were actually quite a few pieces to this seemingly simple shift! You have a lining to each of those small triangular corner gussets, a diamond shaped under arm gusset, two side panels running down the skirt, back and front cuff pieces, and then the yoke and yoke's lining! It was pretty fun to see all those little shapes come together one by one to make up such a full and period looking piece! <br />
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I followed the pattern basically to a T, except for attaching the lace
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Happy Independence Day to y'all! We celebrated our country's birthday of freedom a day early this year, so I'm able to share with you all this post of our happenings along with my outfit I sported over the weekend day-of! As we light fireworks, have cookouts with friends and family, and sport the red white and blue of our grand old flag for the 240th year and counting of our country's liberation, may we all not be caught up in merely the festivities, but the reason we celebrate and to those we should be forever grateful to. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Shoes- Rocket Dogs; thrifted, $3 // Leggings- me made // Dress- Cato; thrifted/borrowed from Bek, $6 // Shrug- Old Navy; thrifted, $3 // Undershirt- old // Headscarf- gifted </span></div>
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Pairing this easy going chambray maxi dress first with neutrals and orange for a birthday party on Saturday and then switching out those colors for a little RW&B come Sunday, was oh so the perfect comfort for the busy weekend with the start of dog/house sitting, kid pick up/drop off, baking ect! My Grandma got me the main attraction, the scarf, which was just perfect since I realized my gap of a red scarf in my collection which I'll have to remedy soon. <br />
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Baking has become one of my favorite therapeutic pass times these past few months. Throw on some music and I'm in Heaven!<br />
The recipe for the first picture is from <a href="http://natashaskitchen.com/" target="_blank">Natasha's Kitchen</a>. This is her <a href="http://natashaskitchen.com/2015/06/30/strawberry-cake-recipe/" target="_blank">Strawberry Sponge Cake</a>. A bunch of her recipes are some of my favorites- they're easy to follow, proven, and also just right level for beginners as well as someone like me who's been taught early on the basics and wants to experiment more. As you can see, I decorated my sponge cake for the holiday, but I absolutely love the way Natasha piped hers along with little strawberries, so I'll definitely have to give that variation a go next time as I was quite impressed with the recipe!<br />
Next up, of the two items I made for the get-together we had Sunday with our close family friends, was that adorable little black cap pie above. We'd went wild black cap picking the Friday before and I knew it would be grand to make up a pie to share with some of our gatherings. I used <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/p-p-p-pie_crust_and_its_p-p-p-perfect/" target="_blank">this pie crust</a> recipe and the ingredient combination for this <i>black</i> berry pie recipe from <a href="http://www.familycookbookproject.com/recipe/2492417/black-cap-pie.html" target="_blank">here</a>. How cute it turned out, eh? The little girls and I had great fun with the crust and topping! <br />
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Each year we usually get together with our dear family friends whom we've known over a good decade. This year though was a bit different as we usually spend more of the time outdoors than we did this year, and also, the guys usually put off a little fireworks show for the rest of us, but with our friends' Grandpa unable to come who usually is in charge of such things, the kids just put off a few fireworks and played out for a bit with the Dads. We girls though kept up our tradition of taking a walk across the road to the blueberry farm we three work summers at. (Bek, our friend, and I.)<br />
With the arrival of a SUPER exciting new equipment piece for the blog, (more on that to come!) we had a marvelous time taking photos out at sunset in the fields. That is, Bek did, I basically just carried the luggage. ;) But oh the results! So amazing! Hoping she'll begin sharing her photography here on the blog with y'all! We shall see! <br />
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Hello all! Seems like just about every time I hunker down to type up one of my piling up posts, something comes up and takes up my free time! So its a wonder to me at all that I even have this particular post to share! You see, I whipped out this darling dress pattern in just one afternoon this past Saturday! <br />
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So let me give all my sewing friends some of the details of this make! I'd seen this pattern in the vintage collection of Butterick patterns before, but never purchased it till they had one of those grand (aka tempting) dollar per pattern sales a couple months ago.<br />
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I really didn't have a good excuse to make the frock, until I remembered the annual <span id="goog_111442321"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/">Pleasant Hill<span id="goog_111442322"></span></a> barn party, (as if you need one for this neat a pattern hehe) especially with all my Civil War clothing I have in the works! But I had in the back of my mind to possibly make this dress up if I felt I was on track enough with those projects (which I am, glory be! Post on that soon!) so I commenced keeping an eye out for the 3ish yards I'd need of fabric.<br />
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One grand day of thrift shopping with the fam, I happened upon a big bundle of what looked to be old yardage. Upon further investigation of the tied package, we realized it was actually a king sized duvet cover! It was marked at $10, and with the print, I new I'd found the perfect patterned fabric for my dress! <br />
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Like I said, life's been pretty busy. With my work hours changing and the blueberry farm (Pleasant Hill, same place as where the party was at) work soon to ensue, I'm having to find new schedules for everyday life. The couple weeks heading up to the event were especially packed, but the day I had open to work on this dress, it was so nice! And how rewarding that it turned out so well! Don't you just love when you go for something and you don't have to "fix it up later"? I surely do!<br />
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After cutting out the four pieces, (the front panel is one, the bodice one piece also, and then the back/front sides have a seam up the back) I put in the darts that are both in the front <i>and </i>back bodices. Made the rest of the necessary middle back, shoulder, and side seams, then French seamed the back/side skirts to the waistband which comes from the back and secures in the front of the middle.<br />
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As you can see from the above pictures, I used old old 40's/50's buttons! Yay for a stashes! The front closure I actually put three sets of hooks and eyes under the small square buttons that are mainly decoration, as the little hooks are actually doing all the work, but I <b><i>adore</i></b> the result! The panel (under/behind the secured from) actually secures behind you (with a button closure, sorry!- no pic) and then the back/sides wrap around to the front!<br />
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Love the design so much! Exited to make it again sometime! As you can see from inspiration pic on the front of the pattern, there is so much you could do with it! I chose to just use red bias on the suggested seams, and then did a narrow hem around the bottom of the dress skirt and also the front panel. So proud of myself for taking my time with all that tiny 1/4" bias though! Golly that stuff can be tricky to catch on both sides! Especially if you like to sew fast like me! ;) But only a couple times I had to go back and resew a few spots that didn't catch the first time. <br />
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Time to applaud my farmer's tan. ;P <br />
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Here you can see the back. I think I'd really like to try and draft a longer sleeve for this pattern at some point! Can't you just see it? Though I'm not sure how it would work with the over-the-head-wrap-around-style, but I'd like to give it a go!<br />
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<i><b>Ever attend a barn party before?</b></i></div>
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Happy first week of June to y'all! Where is this year going to so quickly?! I've wanted to get this post out the last <i>couple</i> of weeks, but each time I ended up blogging another post. Passover for our household has consisted of varying events over the years, but since we've been keeping the feast days consecutively for the past two and a half, this past Pesach was different than we've had before since this time we were able to just have our own family remembrance and learn deeper together what this special time is for, bringing us closer to the Father in understanding His ways for us as members of the Body.<br />
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While there are many traditions one can find on keeping Passover, we left most of that out (aside from eating of the <a href="http://judaism.about.com/od/holidays/a/sederplatesymbols.htm" target="_blank">emblems</a>), and just decorated a bit and made up a fancier meal to eat our lamb with to show that the night was different for a reason! <br />
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Mom made koogle, roasted eggplant, a delicious garlic vegetable mix and two desserts!-- Chocolate pecan pie and a mixed berry cheesecake! Making me want some just thinking about it! Our Aunt brought the lamb for us and I made those potato roses! Oh goodness was it ever a rich meal! <br />
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We had our Mom's good friend over to partake with us, but other than that, as I said was just our family! What a change from the last couple years of large gatherings with which so much more preparation is involved! I had some mixed feelings about all that as it was our first time leading the dinner just ourselves, and also thinking back on years prior I missed all the hub-bub and fellowship with those we'd been with before. But honestly the night turned out so well! I'm so grateful for the Lord's guidance as we continue this journey. For this night I'll be able to remember of spending with some of the people I hold most dear in life as we looked back on YHWH's <i>goodness</i> as He preserved His people.<br />
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<span class="selected">This may seem like alot to read, but I didn't want to just include some verses from the chapter of which the reasoning and command of this Feast was given, but give you the full context. I've highlighted some of the main sections that focus on the points of this post. </span><br />
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<i><span class="selected">The </span><span class="small-caps">Lord</span><span class=""> said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012002-1"><b>2</b> </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex13.4%3BEx23.15%3BEx34.18%3BDe16.1/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">“This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012003-1"><b>3</b> </span><span class="">Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex12.21/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012004-1"><b>4</b> </span><span class="">And
if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his nearest
neighbor shall take according to the number of persons; according to
what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb. </span><b><span class="verse-num" id="v02012005-1">5 </span></b><span class="">Your lamb shall be </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Lv22.19-21%3BDe17.1%3BMal1.8%3BMal1.14%3BHb9.14/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats, </span><b><span class="verse-num" id="v02012006-1">6 </span></b><span class="">and you shall keep it until the </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex12.18%3BLv23.5%3BNm9.3%3BNm28.16%3BJos5.10%3BEzr6.19/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight.</span></i><br />
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<i><span class="verse-num" id="v02012007-1"><b>7</b> </span><span class="">“Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex12.22/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012008-1"><b>8</b> </span><span class="">They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex23.18%3BEx34.25%3BNm9.11%3BDe16.3%3B1Co5.8/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012009-1"><b>9</b> </span><span class="">Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/De16.7%3B2Ch35.13/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">roasted, its head with its legs and its inner parts.<b> </b></span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012010-1"><b>10</b> </span><span class="">And </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex23.18%3BEx29.34%3BEx34.25%3BDe16.4%3BLv7.15/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">you shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012011-1"><b>11</b> </span><span class="">In this manner you shall eat it: with </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Lk12.35%3BEp6.14%3B1P1.13/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex12.27%3BLv23.5%3BDe16.5%3B1Co5.7/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">It is the </span><span class="small-caps">Lord</span><span class="">'s Passover. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012012-1"><b>12</b> </span><span class="">For </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex12.23%3BEx11.4-5/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">I
will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all
the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Nm33.4/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex6.2%3BIs43.11/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">I am the </span><span class="small-caps">Lord</span><span class="">.<b> </b></span><b><span class="verse-num" id="v02012013-1">13 </span></b><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Hb11.28/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">The
blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I
see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to
destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="verse-num" id="v02012014-1"><b>14</b> </span><span class="">“<b>This day shall be </b></span><b><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex13.9/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the </span><span class="small-caps">Lord</span><span class="">; throughout your generations, as a </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex12.17%3BEx12.24%3BEx12.43%3BEx13.10%3B2K23.21/"><span class=""></span></a></b><span class=""><b>statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast</b>. </span><b><span class="verse-num" id="v02012015-1">15 </span></b><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex13.6-7%3BEx23.15%3BEx34.18%3BEx34.25%3BLv23.6%3BNm28.17%3BDe16.3%3BDe16.8%3B1Co5.7-8/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">Seven
days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove
leaven out of your houses, for if anyone eats what is leavened, from the
first day until the seventh day, </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Gn17.14%3BNm9.13/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">that person shall be cut off from Israel. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012016-1"><b>16</b> </span><span class="">On the first day you shall hold a </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Lv23.7-8%3BNm28.18%3BNm28.25/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">holy
assembly, and on the seventh day a holy assembly. No work shall be done
on those days. But what everyone needs to eat, that alone may be
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<i><span class=""> </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012017-1"><b>17</b> </span><span class="">And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, <b>for </b></span><b><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex13.3/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">on this very day I brought your </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex12.51%3BEx7.4/"><span class=""></span></a></b><span class=""><b>hosts out of the land of Egypt</b>. Therefore you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as a statute forever. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012018-1"><b>18</b> </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Lv23.5%3BNm28.16/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">In
the first month, from the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you
shall eat unleavened bread until the twenty-first day of the month at
evening. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012019-1"><b>19</b> </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex12.15/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">For seven days no leaven is to be found in your houses. If anyone eats what is leavened, </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex12.15/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">that person will be cut off from the congregation of Israel, </span><a class="cf" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Ex12.48-49/"><span class=""></span></a><span class="">whether he is a sojourner or a native of the land. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v02012020-1"><b>20</b> </span><span class="">You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwelling places you shall eat unleavened bread.”</span></i></div>
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Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in
Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses</b>.’” And the
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We see the <i>how </i>and <i>why</i> of Passover here in Exodus 12. Some concepts of other Feast days can be more difficult to learn how to grasp, but Passover is really quite simple; we're to observe it <i>forever</i>, remember <i>because </i>YHWH <i>passed over</i> the houses of the Israelites as He struck the houses of the Egyptians. <br />
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I put together a little place card (shown below) for each one of us the night of our Sedar meal, which included the Scripture readings we're go through that night. We read a few other ones besides Exodus 12 and the passage from Matthew I included above, but for this post's needs I think the two alone meet them well!-- We're to keep the Feast of Passover just as our Messiah Himself did! <br />
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Happy Monday all! For a while the last couple months, my sewing projects have been lacking. I've been doing little things like mending, underwear for myself, and baby bibs for a couple people, but nothing like the creations I'll now be embarking on through the next months to follow.<br />
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I thought it a grand idea to share with my fellow sewers here, both my plans and progress, as I try to meet my monthly goals of sewing. You see, in the Fall we're a small part of a Civil War reenactment! (You can read about what it is we've done the last two years and see all about the event <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2015/10/civil-war-muster-2015.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) The last two years we've cobbled together outfits for ourselves last minute, (besides the cotton day dress I made for myself, see posts <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2014/11/its-finished-civil-war-day-dress_22.html" target="_blank">here</a> & <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2015/10/civil-war-muster-2015-cassies-attire.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and so this year I'm getting a head start and sewing up a few period pieces for both our younger two sisters and a dear friend of ours as she also is involved! There's much work ahead, but hopefully I can keep on track and everything we have planned will see its way through all the steps and be just as we imagined! So let's see what I had set for this month and where I'm currently at with the projects! <br />
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Firstly I thought it a good idea to get our friend's dress going so that tension toward the end can be better spent on the girls' dresses who are always around with me for fitting etc. Also this way she and I both are at ease that at least we have <i>hers</i> done and don't have that in the back of our minds.<br />
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It ended up the style of dress will be a cross between the two patterns you see above concerning the bodice. She chose the fitted bodice of Simplicity 7212 while she favored the gathered loose cuffed sleeve of Butterick 5831. I decided it best to make a muslin/mockup of the actual bodice (without sleeves) to make sure the fit was what we had in mind as she wanted it quite fitted and these are only patterns typically used as a costume and not necessarily period correct. e.i. at times ill fitting. <br />
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The mockup turned out great. I ended up taking it in some in the seams (not the darts) once we got her corset size, as it was about one size too big to our liking. But really, since we were both quite happy with the way it looked, I was able to use the mock-up for the lining in the actual bodice just as I hoped I would. Win!<br />
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The two fabrics we ended up with each have a bit of a story behind them: The evergreen broadcloth was actually a dress I'd made for Bek a couple years back. Though I did a good job making it, the fit was ill and Bek never got much use from it so it sat in the sewing room since. Sara (our friend) was pondering how she could afford paying for a pretty big chunk of fabric when we happen to see Bek's old dress as we scavenged for ideas in the sewing room. Obviously one little Amish style everyday dress wasn't going to be enough for a Civil War gown, but I told her that since we planned to contrast with a print anyways, she was free to have me use the dress as partial of the material and that there was a good chance we'd be able to find the same shade again if we needed more.<br />
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She was still at a loss of which print to use and where to get it from without costing her an arm and a leg, when one day her sewing stool who's seat opens, dumped over and out toppled a fair sized piece of yardage she'd totally forgotten about! She excitedly snatched her phone and sent me a pic, hoping I would one, think it was accurate enough, and two, that there would be enough fabric for the majority of the skirt.<br />
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Fast forward a week and much calculating later, and huzzah!-- I was able to <i>just barely</i> squeeze the length of the 198"X36" skirt top from the floral. (The picture above on the left shows the skirt pieced together.) So the top 36" is of the lightweight floral, and then it extends another 17" w/o SM as we wanted to be sure to get a good hem in the bottom for weight as well as leave length for once the hoop-skirt is underneath. I did have to get a bit more yardage of the green material to finish off the skirt bottom with, but that was a small cost to the fraction Sara would have otherwise spent!<br />
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So, with the bodice muslin fitting well after the alterations to it, I then cut out the actual bodice for stitching. The skirt is completely pieced and ready to pleat and hem. That is, thats where she's at at the time of taking these photos. ;) Excited for you all to see next posting her progress! <br />
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My second project for the month was to whip out a chemise for myself. I hope to also don a new dress for this year, but I thought it would be good to get the smaller project for myself out of the way firsthand also. And that was definitely a CW period shift as I already have split drawers to wear. <br />
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I chose a short sleeved style from Simplicity, 9769. I'm making a couple slight changes, I'll more than likely not waste the extra time in securing a button placket and such as the lace- probably hand stitch it on and also hand hem the sleeve cuffs instead of sewing them by machine as I'd like a more rustic flair to it than just crisp white. <br />
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The underarm gussets and side panels are turning out quite the adventure! While many chemises were quite simple (i.e. like pull over the head instead of the button front option, which lead me to be more at ease in skipping that step myself in the realm of period correctness) this one has quite a few pieces to assemble together! Much of which reminds me of when I made <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2015/10/civil-war-muster-2015.html" target="_blank">this one</a>. There's the underarm gusset you see on the left side picture above, and then if you look closely at the right hand photo, there's a small triangle shaped gusset at the meeting of the sleeve and (shown here) front panel. These little pieces are at all four corners of the slip to ease the way for the yoke which is currently where this project lies. <br />
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The Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-13794618269332672252016-05-25T21:48:00.003-07:002016-05-25T22:00:45.961-07:00My Journey // Why I Wear Skirts 24/7<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/26626259994/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="My Journey // Why I Wear Skirts 24/7"><img alt="My Journey // Why I Wear Skirts 24/7" height="480" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7147/26626259994_d4766e23ec_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
Hope you've all had a good start to this week! I have a little slew of posts in the works, so rest assured that though I haven't given the blog as much dedicated time the last few months, it's not because of lack of inspiration! Anyways, one of those posts I've had in the works, aka, in the back of my mind to do is just tell y'all a bit about the <i>why</i> I dress the way I do and how I got to where I am today! About time don't you think?! So thank you for reading and I hope what I have to share will be of interest and encouragement to you! <br />
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So, starting off, both now and growing up we've had "modesty guildlines" set as a family. We girls don't wear sleeveless tops past preteen years in public, <i>skirts</i> above the knee is a no-no, words on the front of T-shirts can't be across the chest, and of course a higher neckline have all been rules instilled in us as a young age. But we are allowed to wear jeans and shorts; pants being regular cut (no skinnies) and shorts not being "short-shorts". Though, since both Bek and I have chosen to not wear either, at a fairly young age, (we'll get to that later) I'm not quite sure how our parents will make it, say, if one of the younger girls wants to still wear them once older since they've not had to cross that bridge yet. So, now that you know a bit of my <i>family's</i> standards, let's move on to what I call my first "trigger moment".<br />
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Apart from going to church Sunday's we were allowed to wear jeans, T-shirts, etc. Yup, thats right, no pants to church! Mom always made it quite clear that Sundays (back before we were Saturday keepers obviously) were a different day and we were to treat it as such even in dressing well to go to the Lord's house. About the age of 12/13 I'd say, I'd wonder why we should dress like that on just Sunday's! Like if it was good, and was showing another notch of reverence, then why just when you're <i>in</i> church?! Weren't we the temple of God? (1 Cor. 6:19) So though I remember having this thought pretty early on, and though we girls mostly wore those good old Lands' End knit dresses anyway, (anybody wear those?) I still wore jeans (and my favorite!-- capris!) every once in a while just cause. <br />
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Fast forward a few years and about a thousand testimonials read on the issue later, I was really feeling the urge to give up pant wearing all together. I'm an old fashioned girl, so wearing skirts/dresses was already more frequent than your average teen, but I really began to examine myself and how I acted when I chose to grab jeans over a skirt. I realized it was when I was feeling <i>extra pretty </i>and just wanted basically flaunt it that I did. Though this was by far my main intent each time I wore them, that guilt was there each time I <i>did</i> wear them. And let me tell you!-- that "guilt" was called conviction!<br />
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I began to wear pants less and less. I felt different while doing so, like I was actually <i>me</i>. Have you ever done something, read the results of a personality test maybe? And just thought, "Wow, this is so me! This is who I am!"? Well, that's exactly how I began to feel as I gave up wearing pants and started wearing skirts more full time. I feel like I'm myself, like "this is how its supposed to be". I feel content, me, and oh so important, that God loves me <i>so</i> much that He would give <i>me</i> this wonderful gift I saw so many other girls embracing with such passion. That's how I <i>felt</i> and the way I feel now, overwhelmed that I can have such an amazing outward symbol to show to others of how we are to be holy-- set apart.<br />
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As I embraced this new kind of "lifestyle" if you will, I felt nervous at times almost too; timid about what extended family especially might comment once they caught on. I started to read more and more about the topic to gain some insight in how other girls answered both the snide remarks <i>along with</i> the honest-to-goodness questions. I knew pretty much my whole life what 1 Timothy 2:9&10 said, "<i>I also want the women to <b>dress modestly</b>, with decency and propriety,
adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or
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As I read thoughts from both sides of the spectrum; from those who believed in being modestly dressed mattered and those who didn't, it seemed to me that one thing always came up that seemed to kind of tip the boat in the direction of those who said, (and here comes the <b>famous</b> phrase) "Modesty is a heart issue! It's all about the heart! Not what we <i>wear</i>!". Then they'd quote 1 Samuel 16:7 which reads: "<i><span class="text 1Sam-16-7" id="en-ESV-7603">For the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> looks on the heart.</span></i><span class="text 1Sam-16-7" id="en-ESV-7603">" My little 14/15 year old brain couldn't quite wrap my head around a rebuttal around that one! I knew that modesty of heart of course mattered! But what did it mean in light of <i>dressing</i> appropriately? "The Lord looks at the heart guys!-- So the outward appearance isn't really important to Him!" I heard this over and over, <i>so</i> many times and it wasn't till I read a blog post just over three years ago did I have another one of those "trigger moments". </span><br />
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<span class="text 1Sam-16-7" id="en-ESV-7603">While this verse is so widely used for the cause of those who believe that modesty of dress doesn't altogether matter to God, because of their interpretation of it, I was <i>gitty </i>with excitement as I read for the very first time in all my readings, that this verse actually had a much bigger meaning for us- one that could be used to enlighten those who fought it so hard with this very same verse. </span><br />
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<span class="text 1Sam-16-7" id="en-ESV-7603">So, we have it; the verse so clearly says that man and God do not look at things the same way, while human looks at the outward <i>appearance </i>of each other, God however looks into the heart. I don't know if this will be such a wake-up moment for you as it was for me that Fall day as I sat reading yet another blog posting, but it was! We're to be <b>light </b>in the darkness, a <i>set apart</i> people, a <i>witness</i> to those who are lost, fishers of men for the Kingdom of God so that all may hear the Good News, right? Well, that verse in Samuel so clearly says the truth, we look at the outwardness of others first and foremost, what better way to show that there is something different about us to others than to show them by the way we humans look at things?!-- Through the outward appearance! A huge lightbulb went off for me when I heard that and again I was convinced God truly did (does!) care about how we represent ourselves and again I had a benefit from it! </span><br />
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<span class="text 1Sam-16-7" id="en-ESV-7603">The ramifications this time were totally and completely overwhelming though. God had not only given me confirmation without me even outwardly asking, but had again showed me how special I am to Him; how special I am <i>to be His</i>. That I am chosen. That all of us who are believers in Him have a giant responsibility and that He's given us the tools to do it. </span><br />
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I've chosen to wear my legs skirted for so many reasons, this post could really go on and on because it trickles into so many other issues, but mainly I just wanted to share some of where I come from and a couple insights I've personally found to be huge. </div>
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Please believe me when I whole-heartily say that this is <i>not</i> to judge anyone of you who may not be on the exact same path as me. This was solely for encouraging those who may have questions and for the interest of those I may have known a while who never knew about how I got to be here! I do very much think modesty of dress is important, but like Samuel says, <i>God's</i> looking at your heart, not me! Follow Him and don't ignore is all I can say because <i>I know</i> that many blessings are awaiting you if you've turned from what He may be trying to show you! </div>
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This is just some of my story, how my thought process went through the whole journey. And, I'm still on it y'all! I doubt God is done showing me how beautiful this is, how it all meshes so effortlessly together. His ways are truly wonderful, I'm in awe of how He brings each of us to the understanding of His Word. I hope you've gained some more understanding for your own journey with Him while reading through this! Please comment with any questions you may have! </div>
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<b><i>Do you have a 'journey to modesty' story to tell??</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Please comment and share with us all below!</i></b></div>
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<i>Shalom,</i></div>
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<br />The Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-74553488917020194642016-05-18T16:50:00.001-07:002016-05-18T16:50:07.964-07:00Outfit // Nautical Spring <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/26471079244/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Outfit // Nautical Spring"><img alt="Outfit // Nautical Spring" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/26471079244_73ac191a1c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
Hello everyone! Well, we made it through Tulip Time! This week is going great; the recovery of such an event can lots of times linger around for a few weeks, but this year I think we've already done quite well at getting things put away till next year and putting the house in order again. I think it helps too to make sure you don't rush into a busy coming period as well; that's just what we did the day these photos were taken before the hectic week came!-- took a jaunt down to the creek! <br />
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Lots of you know about what it is all we do during Tulip Time, and since I've not been quite as usual with posts lately, we haven't had too many newcomers, but if you either follow anonymously or the posts explaining said topic somehow went over your head, you can find that post <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2014/05/tulip-time-what-we-do.html" target="_blank">here</a> to read up a bit more on that.<br />
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Our third year of being with Dutch History Live went very well this year too! The performance was a bit more tricky this year as our venue had no real back stage for us to use! But with everyone knowing the play parts so well from being in it years prior, and our weekly practices that started up in March, we were able to pull it off and got a compliments from those who'd seen it before who said it was the best they've seen yet! (We also <a href="http://calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com/2015/05/fulton-illinois-trip-tulip-time-2015.html" target="_blank">travel</a> with this group, performing in sister States that have festivals celebrating their Dutch history.)<br />
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As you grow older, things get busy I've found. People want you to babysit nights after work, you have things you want to do on your own time, and of course on top of it all you have your regular responsibilities at home etc etc. More thoughts on these to come, but oh have I found it to be <i>so</i> important to just be still for a while, so that when tasks need to be done, you won't be drudging through them, make needless mistakes, and cause your body to be tired and stressed. Stepping out into nature is my haven for times when I need to breathe and refocus. Seeing that there is stillness in a whole world of life causes me to realize that we too have an option; to either get caught up in hurry hurry hurry, or that with each task to be calm, working at it till it's accomplished without stressing about 'what's next'. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">PHOTO CREDITS to Bekah Shag</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is one of those outfits that I just loved wearing! The shirt is slightly modern for me, but the novelty print and pairing it with a linen skirt and manila yellow helped make it a bit more my taste. The reason I purchased it was because it fit me like a glove! Love that, don't you?! Also, I must admit I was excited to had found a Forever21 piece that actually worked for me at a thrift store! ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">As life gets busy this Summer, make sure to <i>make the effort </i>in spending time somewhere where all is still to you. Cut off yourself off from going from one thing to the next and just be still in the presence of YHWH. I know you'll feel ultimately refreshed and ready to face more of everyday life challenges when you do, so take this as your reminder. ;)</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">What is happen this Summer for you?</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Blessings,</span></div>
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The Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-86688744383647526322016-04-27T13:34:00.000-07:002016-04-27T13:34:04.463-07:00Spring 2016<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/26275844670/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="Spring 2016"><img alt="Spring 2016" height="480" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1441/26275844670_8b7f4b731e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
The days of open windows and bare feet are upon us in our Michigan State. Finally the season of back and forth business of one week with snow, the next with warm rain seem to have made their last debut and flowers are blooming, birds are singing, and little new born critters are beginning to be seen scampering more now that the cooler temps aren't keeping them under their borrows. <br />
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Its always a huge delight once you start to see little green sprigs pop up from the dark cold soil. When tree limbs start to not look quite so drab as they burst forth with small dots of leaves right down to the tips. The time of crocuses comes and scatters the delicate grasses with their short stems and bursts of color. Then the daffodils come forth, making you wish all the more for the warm breezes to come and push forth the large yellow blossoms from in between their long green thinly standing screeds. This now is the time of year we have now come to, and oh what a pleasure it is to see! <br />
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Since this is basically a picture pleasure post, I thought I'd include some Scripture that's been encouraging me of late!<br />
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<span class="reftext"></span>I will say of the <span class="name">Lord</span>, “He is my refuge and my fortress,</div>
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my God, in whom I trust.”</div>
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from the fowler’s snare</div>
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and from the deadly pestilence.</div>
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and under his wings you will find refuge;</div>
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His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.</div>
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You will not fear the terror of night,</div>
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nor the plague that destroys at midday.</div>
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ten thousand at your right hand,</div>
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but <b>it will not come near you</b>.</div>
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no disaster will come near your tent.</div>
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I will protect Him, for he acknowledges My name.</div>
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<b><i>I will deliver him and honor him.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>and show him My salvation.</i></b></div>
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We had kitties born on our little farm for the first time in a few years
in mid March. Their little stubby noses and scampering feet have
brought much joy to us this Spring. They've begun to bat at your hands
and jump up to hanging things. (Watch those tzitzit/tassels while
sitting down!) They've been super healthy (save for one little eye cold
the first week in one of the dears) and thankfully they've all found
homes now upon the writing of this post! Mixed blessing you might say.
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Our dear old pony is loosing hair in clusters that fly off in the wind
and beginning to lighten up from her Winter coat already. Running my
hands over a warm sleek sunny back of a horse will always be one of my
little pleasures I think. :)<br />
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Spending days in the fresh air more now that the cold is lessening and
lessening as the days go by seems to brighten spirits and gives a calm
reassurance on those more stressful days we all face. So be sure to get
out doors! Be that by hike, walk, laundry hanging, garden work, or a
trampoline nap, let's be sure to thank YHWH for this most special season
of beauty & new life! <br />
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Many blessings to you from our Father,</div>
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The Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-48891004684490134302016-04-09T12:39:00.001-07:002016-04-19T12:35:03.251-07:00Outfit // Daffodil Ruffle <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/26309991845/in/photostream/" nbsp="" title="Outfit // Daffodil Ruffle"><img alt="Outfit // Daffodil Ruffle" height="480" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1508/26309991845_675ceb20d4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
Hello dear friends! Michigan Spring is making it's usual teases of warm and sunny, in the high of 50F one day, to 30F below and 2" of snow the next day. But it's kinda expected after all these years of living in our fine Great Lakes State, so we've been taking it with stride as usual, making those ever "around-the-corner" days of Summer ahead ever more a prize. <br />
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Every time one of those warm breezy days comes around, we've been taking full advantage by raking up more of the wet leaves still left by dear old Autumn before mosquitoes come set up homesteading. I've already weeded the front flower garden spots twice and plans for window boxes are finally coming reality! Oh how I'm looking forward to trying my hand at some of the new verities of flower seeds we've already picked up as well! Oh yes, hopes of a fully blossoming flower filled yard this Summer is definitely something that I'm looking forward to during these otherwise drab days of either brown or snow. <br />
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The beautiful Garlands of Grace captured the anticipation of Spring so wonderfully this season with their new line of light & flowery headwraps they released last month. Among the collection was this ruffly warp you see upon my head called, Daffodil Ruffle. Since my first order of headwraps had become such staples in my wardrobe these last few months, I decided the cost would be well worth the investment to add some Spring cheer that my closet was in need of. I ordered this pale yellow wrap along with <a href="https://garlandsofgrace.com/product/katherines-vintage-button-headband/" target="_blank">Kathrine's Vintage Button</a>. How excited I was to see it back in stock for Spring! I'll surely have to put an outfit together to feature <i>it</i> here on the blog as well soon! <br />
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Inopportune gallivants have also become a pleasure of ours during this in-between seasons time. One being this very photo shoot you see here. This field is just up the road from our house before you hit the hill that leads you into our wooded valley. Bek and I stopped the car when we saw a huge flock of birds just landing as we headed home from taking care of a neighbor's dog. As all good sisters do <i>who have</i> a snap-happy sister, I ran well around the field after the flock in hope of one of those fabulous photos. You know, one of those with an inspiring faced person in the midst of a cloud of birds taking flight. True to say that the birds could care less about our picture, but at least we got a good little photo shoot out of the deal. Even if there's not a bird to be seen in any of the shots. ;) <br />
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<b><i>What's the weather like by you this Spring?</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Have you ever purchased from Garlands of Grace before?</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Ever run across a corn field?</i></b></div>
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<i>Let us know; let us press on to know YHWH; His going out is sure as the dawn; He will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth. Hosea 6:3</i></div>
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Shalom,</div>
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Cassie</div>
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The Shashaguay Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246282877160554197noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723715985773422530.post-44845852651267491552016-03-19T22:18:00.000-07:002016-03-19T22:19:13.705-07:00When Beliefs Differ <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128334570@N05/25016013364/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="When Beliefs Differ"><img alt="When Beliefs Differ" height="480" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1662/25016013364_5fbaf86b02_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
When beliefs differ. When two parties seem to have such a full and passionate heart about a doctrinal issue that vary from the others view, sometimes its hard to either hold down that passion moderately or know what to do with the said relationship you have with that other party. As being privy to this on many levels the past two-ish years, I feel like sharing some of my thoughts on the matter. This will perhaps not only help me continue to heal from some of the past hurts that come from such events, but also give those of you who are facing or will at some point in your lives (believe me, you will for certain), a bit of insight on things to remember when that time is upon you. <br />
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Presenting your "side" has so many ramifications. I know this post/topic could go in a verity of different directions quickly, so I'll try to keep to my immediate thoughts by addressing them in five points/tips by what I've learned and realized first hand from my own experiences this last course of my life lately.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1) Be considerate</span>. </div>
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I nearly entitled this just "be nice", but considerate sums it up even more so. Listen, if you have a strong belief on a matter, it <i>is</i> possible to present it in such a way that does not send your "opponent" running in the opposite direction. (More on this point in detail down below.) What I want to address in this section though is simply that we are not all at the same place in life, in our journey of faith, or prepared yet enough mentally for certain issues. This we highly need to consider when butting heads with someone who is having trouble understanding our point of view. If we neglect to <i>not</i> consider this and don't keep it at our forefront, we'll soon be dubbed either a dunderhead or arrogant. This does nothing for our cause whatsoever and if you are smart and truly have an important truth to share, then you'll be wise to take every precaution to do so without going in expecting people to just take your word for whatever it is you're trying to say. Conviction takes time, and is essentially not our job in the first place to relay upon others. Romans 14:22-23, <i>Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God.
Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. But he who
doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith, for
whatever is not from faith is sin. </i>Romans 14 talks much about how we should have respect for people who have convictions that may not be exactly the same as us right now. And if a person then "converts" to your belief only out of following after your footsteps and not out of their own love for the Father and their interpenetration of the Word, then really the person is set up to fail in the long run because their so-called conviction was not based on their own passion, but yours instead.</div>
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So remember from once <i>you yourself</i> came from and be patient with those who may keep pushing aside the things you tell them. If you're open and willing to discuss things in a civil manner the more likely they will be to at least understand you from where you're coming from than to call you crazy and run out. Do the best you can and let God take over completely. Which leads us to the next point: </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2) Don't be guided by you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you think you can make every decision on when to speak and when to not, then huzzah for you! But the truth is, we're human, we stumble at every turn and we need constant guidance in this area above all. One of my utmost personal prayers is is that God would give me the words to say; that when I feel I have nothing to offer those in deep remorse that something would come from my mouth that would offer hope and encouragement. I could quote so many verses from the Bible on the importance of "taming the tongue" and the importance of it's use, but here's the one that calls out the most to me that fits this that's aroused that prayer of mine: Luke 21:15, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>For I will give you <b>a mouth and wisdom</b>, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.</i> This is an amazing promise our Messiah gave to His followers while He was here on earth. Just as the Lord said to Moses in Exodus, He promised He'd give him the words to say to Pharaoh, He now says He'll give us just the same. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="p">Let's not be driven by what we want to say and when, but by our Father who knows the person so much better than we ever could or will, who knows <i>right </i>when the best time for us to speak is, and who knows exactly where that person is on their own journey. </span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">With that ground laid, next up is self control; <i>holding</i> the tongue. In this age its pretty easy to be added to that Bible chat group online and for things to get up in arms pretty easily. People type things that most would never say face to face to you, but since we are feeling driven beings, we take the words like a cut to the heart no matter if we acknowledge this or not. The worst thing you could do (or someone else do just as well to you) is to throw in a personal issue when discussing a doctrinal one. This is not in <i>any</i> means to say that if you're doing something morally wrong that it should be ignored to avoid stepping on toes. But what I am saying is that when people see that you're not about to back down from a belief you're holding fast to, first thing they tend to do is get defensive for their own cause. And what do we do when that happens? Fight, we hit back, fight fire with fire even if a match was never even lit. It's extremely hurtful and it takes a grate urge not to play the game right back at them, but just remember that, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>we wrestle not against flesh and blood</i> (Ephesians 6:12). And that at the end of the day if we truly want to shed our light to the person, we'll present the very best we can be to them with the help of Messiah. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Don't ever <i>ever</i> play into the games and hurtful things people throw at you for your beliefs. There's a time to discuss, present, and walk away. But never stoop so low as to gain their trust and then throw it back at them, hoping they'll still respect your views later. It's just not going to happen. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">At the end of the day we'd all have to admit that really, we'd all like to be liked by people, accepted. This can't be, you can't make everyone 100% happy with you, but, one thing that I believe can happen is that after everything is talked over and laid out, you should still be able to break bread with those you're in fellowship with. This goes without saying for every single person out there, but it should be our goal to strive to do so on our part as much as possible. Remember Psalm 23? </span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thou <b>preparest a table before me</b> in the<b> presence </b>of mine enemies.</span></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Those who disagree with us on Biblical things may not be a full pledged enemy of ours, but this overwhelming feeling comes over me when I imagine this verse being used in this context. To think that people from totally different belief systems can come together and feast and have a grand old time still when their are such bigger weightier issues at hand; this is when I feel that my "cup runneth over", that there's no way I alone could be orchestrating such a feat alone, but by only a truly amazing God like the One we serve.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The other half of this point is that there is most certainly a time when you need to take a step back for a while or for good with someone. Going back and forth is fine in discussion, but if it's not doing either side any good spiritually, then it's time to stop the discussion before bickering ensues and you begin to want to do a bit of point three on each other. Wait till the person comes back to you with a question about the topic at hand, or simply just pray about it and wait on the Lord's timing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last thought on this section is to be extra cautious when discussing doctrinal issues with the opposite gender. If you begin to talk about deep topics like this on a regular basis, truth is you're having some pretty heart to heart talks and this can so <i>so</i> quickly ensue with heartbreak to either one or both parties; once you know you may have a difference that would hinder a "more than friends" relationship. I know this first hand, and boy, its not fun to deal with. So be cautious and honest with the person with where you find yourself and don't get in too deep before it's too late. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Above all we need to let God in on each relationship we have and give Him our time and energy in knowing when enough is enough & when we need to continue to be there for a person and when the best time to take a step back is. </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">People tell me all time, "Cass! I <i>am</i> being nice! I'm telling them what they need to hear to know the truth of this exists!" But there's a whole lot of difference between telling someone a truth you think they need to hear (or that the Lord is telling you to show them) than presenting "the truth" of whatever you see that matter is and getting upset when they don't get it right away. This goes back to point one that I said we'd get back to more later. Learning to present things in a tangible way for people takes time and practice, grace and patience. But if we don't take these precautions to heart, we'll end up shooting ourselves in the foot. No one will want to be part of anything you're doing if all they see is more bondage, more turmoil, confusing narratives and short tempered people. Ephesians 4:15,16, </span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rather, <b>speaking the truth in love</b>, we are to <b>grow up</b> in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ, <span class="reftext"></span>from
whom the <b>whole body</b>, joined and held together by every joint with which
it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">If we want to be building up instead of tearing down, we need to do so in a way that makes people <i>ask</i> why we choose to be so different. How we can turn the other cheek when we're so ruffly betrayed, how we can stand to face another day in such a world that gets worse and worse as the days go on. This is the only way to get those peoples' attention. And this alone. </span></span></div>
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May YHWH be near each of you, guiding you; giving you the words to say at the appropriate timing to those in whom we come in contact with. May we learn to hold our tongues when people shout mean things against us. May we continue to fight <i>the good</i> fight, without giving so much thought as to what mere <i>people</i> think of us. </div>
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Blessings on your journey,</div>
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Hello all! Priorities are something I've been trying to work on of late. What a task it can be! (Post to follow specifically on that.) But one I've set for myself is to try and spend more time with my youngest two sisters. With working hours long and more "grown-up" things to attend to, I feel this has easily taken a backseat. Two weekends ago now, when these pictures were taken, I decided to just hop up and take a little adventure with the two kiddos in tow one 50F. Saturday and goodness was it fun!<br />
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This friends is dear old Lake Michigan which is, at this location, is maybe 12-15 minutes drive away from us. The snow & sand from the icy waves had made all kinds of hills, crevices, holes and tunnels. We had an absolute blast tripping over skirt hems and such while trying to climb up and down them, as the snow was that type that only crunches<i> sometimes</i> underfoot so you're never quite sure if your footing on the next step will be a reliable one or not.<br />
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We older girls revisited a week or so later actually with a friend of ours (on a <i>much</i> less warm a day though!) to find that warm spell had ridden most of what landscape I'd witnessed with the younger two the week prior. Though we're getting antsy for spring to begin, this will surely be remembered as a fun time together that <i>just</i> me and the littles were able to take part in solely ourselves.<br />
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Clothes for Saturdays are always kinda funky-comfy-fun for me. I try to dress up a bit for Sabbath as has always been our family's custom, but since we mainly celebrate it just at home together these days, I also don't make it too much a burden to switch up if I'm going to say, take a nap or go on a hike or walk. This is a fairly good assessment of just that; nice updo, comfortable hassle-free jacket, jersey maxi skirt (Yup! Finally found one that fits well, I can stand the shape of and actually have been wearing it!) and easy slip-on shoes, no matter if they truly match or not. ;)<br /><br />
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Thanks for stopping by! And too- for those of you who've left comments recently even with me being kinda hit or miss with blogging of late; its <i>so</i> nice to receive those! I still love this little corner of ours and will just have to continue as best I can with where life has me right now. Even if that means I'm not quite as consistent as I may want to be or once was.<br />
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Blessings & shalom,</div>
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