tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47830281230396749932024-03-13T13:12:00.561-05:00being RachyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-29852309688612475792015-09-19T22:08:00.001-05:002015-09-19T22:08:18.755-05:00The A-MAYES-ING Adventure: Our first full day in Glacier!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
On June 16th, and Day 21 of trip, we woke up and headed to the East side of Glacier National Park. We drove by the painting-like lakes, Two Medicine Lakes, which were GORGEOUS! We drove to the Many Glacier Campground and picked out our campsite and set up camp. At this point it was at least 3 in the afternoon and we didn't want to waste the day so we thought we'd explore. We ended up hiking 3.5 miles up the Grinnell Glacier trail (one of the most popular hikes in the park) and it was absolutely breath-taking. We couldn't make it all the way up because the snow was blocking the trail but we made it far enough to see the Grinnell Lake. The only creepy thing about this hike is there were not too many people on this trail. Everyone we crossed paths with was heading back and by the time we started hiking back we didn't see ANYONE. Oh...yeah...and add in the scary fact that this trail is frequently visited by GRIZZLY BEARS! So you'd better believe that we were talking loudly the entire time and Rollin had bear spray in his hand just in case we surprised a grizzly and they started charging. But it was such a gorgeous day!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-3193090442495456462015-08-23T21:21:00.000-05:002015-08-23T21:21:33.802-05:00The A-MAYES-ING Adventure: The Going To The Sun RoadWe arrived at the western edge of Glacier National Park late afternoon of June 15th and Day 20 of our trip! We decided to get right in the park and drive the Going to the Sun Road all the way to Logan's Pass and back down. The nice thing about being so far north is that the sun didn't set until 9:45 at night so we had plenty of daylight! Unfortunately the road past Logan's pass that leads you to the eastern side of the park wasn't open yet. And it didn't open until the day we left Glacier...bad timing! The nice thing about being so far north is that the sun didn't set until 9:45 at night so we had plenty of daylight!<br />
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On June 14th (Day 19) we packed up our campsite and headed east towards Brewster, WA where we'd be staying the night with one of Rollin's friends from high school! We drove south of Seattle and got to see Mount Rainier!! The next day, June 15th (and Day 20) we headed to Glacier National Park!!!</div>
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On June 13th, and Day 18 of our trip, we slept in and then hiked to Sol Duc falls and Deer Lake. It was a 7 mile round trip hike. Afterwards we hung out at our campsite and rested since the next day we'd be leaving and heading east towards Brewster, Washington!</div>
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On June 12th, and Day 17 of our adventure, we woke up to see the sun shining through the trees at our camp. We packed up our camp and headed north and then east along Highway 101. Our plan was to go to the Sol Duc campground and find a campsite. The Sol Duc campground is a first-come-first-serve campground so you can't reserve a campsite ahead of time online. We had originally planned on camping at Kalaloch for all three nights since we were able to reserve a campsite there online ahead of time, but when we realized how much driving we'd have to do to see other parts of Olympic we realized camping at Sol Duc would be a more central location. We arrived at Sol Duc Campground and found a campsite and set up camp. We cooked lunch and then packed a sack dinner. Our plan was to leave mid-afternoon and drive to Hurricane Ridge and explore that area late afternoon and early evening when the sun would be lower in the sky and the colors would be more dramatic! Check out our pictures!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-51920668930886095122015-07-28T20:52:00.001-05:002015-07-28T20:52:26.872-05:00The A-MAYES-ING Adventure: Olympic National Park Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Thursday morning, June 11th, and Day 16 of our trip we left Porland, OR and drove north up to the Washington peninsula. Highway 101 circles around Olympic National Park and we drove around the park in clock-wise direction. Our first destination was Kalaloch Campground. We set up our campsite and then we drove north to the Hoh Rain Forest. We walked around the Hall of Mosses and then on the way back to our campsite we stopped at Ruby Beach and walked around and looked at the beautiful sea stacks. We went back to our campsite, cooked dinner, and then walked to the beach to watch the sunset!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When we showed up at our campsite we saw a bald eagle flying over us with a fish in its mouth!</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-36706844117391873662015-07-25T22:20:00.001-05:002015-07-25T22:24:45.724-05:00The A-MAYES-ING Adventure: Mount Hood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
On June 9th and Day 14 of our adventure, we packed up camp and headed north on Highway 97. Our destination was Mount Hood to meet up with my uncle (Jay) and cousin (Jacob) and explore Mount Hood together! At this point in our journey, we had driven over 3,500 miles and it had been even more miles since our last oil change. Therefore, we stopped in Bend, OR to get an oil change! We had a wonderful time with my family I hadn't seen in over 10 years while exploring the beautiful Mount Hood area. Afterwards we headed north and connected with Interstate 84 where we traveled west along the Columbia River Gorge. This part of the drive was breathtaking. We arrived in Portland that evening and spent some time with dear friends of ours for the rest of the night and all day June 10th. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking southwest. You can see another mountain in the distance. There's a range of these volcanic mountains popping up every so often. These volcanic mountains are part of the Cascade Volcanic arc. The volcanic mountains extend from Oregon all the way up through Washington and into British Columbia. This arc of volcanoes is formed by the subduction along the Cascadia subduction zone. You can read more about it <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Volcanoes" target="_blank">here</a>! The former Mount Mazama (now Crater Lake since its collapse), Mount Hood, Mount Adams, Mount Rainer, and Mount St. Helens are all part of this Cascade Volcanic arc.</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-71934542543552726522015-07-22T09:41:00.001-05:002015-07-25T22:25:00.016-05:00The A-MAYES-ING Adventure: Crater Lake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We spent June 8th and Day 13 of our adventure exploring the Crater Lake Area. Crater Lake looked like a painting. It was so unreal. We drove around the rim stopping here and there to look at the view and take pictures. We drove from the south rim to the north rim. On the north rim there's a trail that takes you 700 feet down to the surface of the water. We hiked that trail and enjoyed going to the water's edge. There were a lot of people actually SWIMMING in the lake! Rollin decided to jump in and swim around for a few minutes. The water was very cold.</div>
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After spending 5 or 6 hours there we headed north to our campground. The name of the campground was Thielsen View and it was extremely remote. The mosquitoes were terrible there, but the view from our campsite was incredible!!!!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-748718580731997262015-07-18T15:45:00.001-05:002015-07-18T15:45:15.066-05:00The A-MAYES-ING Adventure: San Francisco & the Redwoods<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We left Yosemite the afternoon of June 5th, our anniversary and Day 10 of our trip, and headed for San Francisco to spend the night. We left the next morning, June 6th and Day 11 of our trip, and headed north up to our campsite in the Redwoods. We spent June 7th (Day 12) just relaxing at our campground by walking around trails looking at the Redwoods and swimming in the river. We packed up on June 8th (Day 13) and headed north to Crater Lake in Oregon.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-50329592494317592642015-07-17T15:40:00.001-05:002015-07-17T15:43:00.657-05:00The A-MAYES-ING Adventure: Yosemite National ParkWe spent Day 8, 9, 10 (June 3rd, 4th, & 5th) in Yosemite National Park! We arrived late afternoon on June 3rd and set up our campsite. Unfortunately Yosemite Valley was 45 miles away from where we camped (it is really hard to book a campsite INSIDE Yosemite so we camped just outside of the park). We decided we'd get up really early the next morning (on June 4th) and drive in before most people were awake so we could enjoy the park more with less people out. We drove to Glacier Point to catch an incredible panorama view of the Valley. Then we hiked up Sentinel Dome to get another incredible panorama view. After this we drove into the Valley. This is when we realized how busy and popular Yosemite is. We explored the Valley and went on a little hike around Mirror Lake. June 5th was our five year anniversary! We drove into the park very early and hiked a 7 mile loop to see Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls. It was a beautiful hike! That afternoon we left Yosemite and headed to San Francisco to spend the night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was our first view of Yosemite Valley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are hiking up Sentinel Dome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yosemite Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in North America.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yosemite Falls!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yummiest ice cream bars EVER!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That Vernal Falls is one powerful waterfall!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-8062583268252277832015-07-15T11:00:00.003-05:002015-07-15T11:03:01.790-05:00The A-MAYES-ING Adventure: Sequoia National ParkSequoia National Park was Day 6, 7, & 8. We arrived on June 1st and left June 3rd. Sequoia was a beautiful park especially seeing all the giant trees. We also realized that Sequoia is not very accessible. If you want to hike to lakes or summit mountains you pretty much have to backpack or count on hiking 15 miles round trip. June 2nd was our only full day there and that turned out to be a really interesting day. I have to tell the story first before the pictures. <br />
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Rollin had decided he didn't want to just do "touristy" stuff...he really wanted to explore the park. He read about Monarch Lakes which is about a 9 mile round trip hike, but you have to drive to the Mineral King Ranger Station to start the hike. Okay, no big deal. So we slept in on June 2nd and didn't leave our campsite until around 9 in the morning...that was a mistake, we should have gotten a MUCH earlier start. Rollin had read it's about a 45 mile drive to the trailhead. Okay, no big deal. <br />
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The first 21 miles is a drive down a mountain ridge into the valley. We dropped significant elevation and the road was pretty curvy and made me a little nervous. I started thinking, okay this drive could take a little longer than we thought. I think I anticipated we could cover the 45 miles in a little over an hour. <br />
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We drove into the valley and turned on the road to the Mineral King Ranger Station knowing it would be 25 more miles up a neighboring mountain ridge. But this road was not like the road we were just on. This road made the other road seem super nice. This road was NOT a two lane road. It was a narrow paved road and was even more curvy than the previous road. You had to be careful turning the corners just in case a car was coming the opposite way, there was not room for two cars to drive by each other. On this road Rollin could only drive 20 mph. <br />
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By the time we made it to the Mineral King Ranger Station it had been 2 hours and 15 minutes since we left our campsite and almost 11:30 in the morning. At this point it seemed a little late to start a 9 mile round trip hike when in the mountains there are occasional afternoon thunderstorms. I was feeling pretty frustrated at this point but trying to stay positive. We walked into the ranger station and Rollin started talking to the ranger about the hike we wanted to do. At one point the ranger said, "You know about the marmots, right?" Uh oh. The ranger went on to explain that at this time of year the marmots in this area LOVE climbing up underneath cars and chewing on the hoses and electrical wires. People bring big blue tarps, lay them flat on the ground, drive on top of the tarp, and then wrap the tarp upwards over the car making it impossible for marmots to go underneath the car.<br />
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Great. Great. Great. We drove to the trailhead and got out of the car. We looked up at the ridge we'd be hiking up and saw one little marmot sitting on a rock staring at us, waiting for us to leave so he could chew on our car cords. There were four or five other cars and only two of them were wrapped in the tarp. We parked our car farther away from the ridge thinking maybe the marmot would go to the cars that were closer, ha! We decided that the marmot couldn't chew on the car cords while it was still hot so we decided to hike up for an hour and then come back down. We didn't get to Monarch Lakes, but the area was still pretty! Then we began the two hour drive home. Poor Rollin, his calf muscles were KILLING him by the end of the drive from holding his foot over the brake pedal.<br />
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When we got back we walked around some trails in the Giant Forest Museum that displayed these gorgeous sequoia trees. We decided to get up really early the next morning and beat the crowds to hike up Moro Rock and see the General Sherman tree. Then we came back, made breakfast, packed up, and headed to Yosemite!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first Sequoia we saw as we entered the park!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our campsite. We camped at Lodgepole Campground and loved it. Notice the bear box? We had to put EVERYTHING that had a scent in it to ensure we did not attract a curious black bear to our site or make it want to break into our car!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curvy...but after being on the other road, this road seemed so nice. I mean, this road had guardrails whenever there was a lot of exposure. There was nothing on the other road.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I never want to drive this road again. Ha!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And there's that little marmot that was just STARING at us when we pulled up.</td></tr>
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Day 3 (May 29th) was spent exploring all of San Diego and then in the evening meeting up with a friends who also came to San Diego for a friend's wedding that would take place the next day. We visited Cabrillo National Monument, La Jolla (again), Torrey Pines State Park, and La Jolla (again). We went to La Jolla a lot!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-50116761190014839152015-07-09T15:30:00.000-05:002015-07-09T15:30:31.062-05:00The A-MAYES-ING Adventure: Las Cruces to San Diego<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Day #2. Driving from Las Cruces to San Diego. I thought that West Texas was going to be barren and desolate and devoid of life, but I was wrong. The southwest portion of Arizona along Interstate 8 was devoid of life. Except for tons of cacti.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lot of interesting terrain we drove through!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good thing we had good weather!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look closely and you'll see tons of cacti!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture was taking at a run-down gas station in the middle of no where.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Literally, this was the MIDDLE OF NO WHERE!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So this is in the afternoon but oddly our cell phones switched into Pacific Time early in the morning?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is real. I took this with my camera. I PROMISE!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last mountain range to pass over before getting into San Diego.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a HUGE mountain range to pass over. Very brown and rocky.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice it looks a little greener? We're descending down and getting closer to the Pacific Coast!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those numbers are kind of crazy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't drive west any further. It was nice and cool and beautiful!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are at La Jolla listening to all the sea lions bark!</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-10160408565520717442015-07-08T19:28:00.003-05:002015-07-08T19:36:55.966-05:00The A-MAYES-ING Adventure: College Station to Las CrucesI took 3,800 pictures during this three and a half week adventure on my DSLR camera. Yeah. I know.<br />
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I really want to share with people pictures and stories from our trip, but then I get overwhelmed when I think of how I can share everything that happened because SO MUCH happened. And I don't think you want to look at 1,000 pictures even.<br />
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So here's how this is going to work. I'm going to blog each segment of our journey separately and then post a few pictures on Facebook. You can follow along and experience our journey!<br />
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First segment: College Station to Las Cruces.<br />
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The first day we drove from College Station to Las Cruces, NM which was about 11 hours. We left at 9 in the morning and got into Mountain Time zone. I had imagined the drive on I-10 through West Texas would be flat, dusty and boring. But I was wrong! It was hilly with some small mountains! Scroll through the pictures for the rest of the story!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Texas. Not so flat after all!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the faint lightning bolt?! Rollin captured the tail end of a lightning strike!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-84859888754315235812014-10-19T16:11:00.003-05:002014-10-19T16:11:40.526-05:00and more lampsI've realized my favorite craft project is to find a cool old fashioned looking lamp at a thrift store and give it a makeover. My parents brought me a desk, so I knew I would want to get a little lamp for it. While thrift shopping I found the perfect little lamp base...and I found another cool one. So I did TWO lamp makeovers!<br />
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It was pretty cool looking before. I almost didn't spray paint it.</div>
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Half-way there!</div>
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And here's the lamp allllll finished.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-69705870533006965012014-02-15T16:30:00.000-06:002014-02-15T16:30:41.262-06:00Apostolic PassionRollin and I are taking a class this semester called "Perspectives on the World Christian Movement." It's every Monday evening from 7 to 10 at night. Each week they bring in different speakers, which is so awesome to be able to hear from such a variety of pastors and missionaries. This class has been so eye-opening and has changed the way I view God, the Bible, and my life.<br />
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There is a textbook that comes along with the course and each week we are assigned readings. I just finished reading one of the articles called "Apostolic Passion" by Floyd McClung and wanted to share some excerpts from it because I thought it was fantastic and convicting.<br />
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<i>'The term "passion" is used to describe everything from romance to hunger pangs. I don't know what it means to you, but for me passion means whatever a person is willing to suffer for. In fact, that's the root meaning of the word. It comes from the Latin paserre, to suffer. It is what you hunger for so intensely that you will sacrifice anything to have it. He word "apostle" means a sent one, a messenger. "Apostolic passion," therefore, is a deliberate, intentional choice to live for the worship of Jesus in the nations. It has to do with being committed to the point of death to spreading His glory. It's the quality of those who are on fire for Jesus, who dream of the whole earth being covered with the glory of the Lord.'</i><br />
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<i>'I know when apostolic passion has died in my heart. It happens when I don't spend my quiet time dreaming of the time when Jesus will be worshiped in languages that aren't yet heard in heaven. I know it's missing from my life when I sing about heaven, but live as if earth is my home. Apostolic passion is dead in my heart when I dream more about sports, toys, places to go and people to see, than I do about the nations worshiping Jesus.'</i><br />
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Um...wow...do I dream of the whole earth being covered with the glory of the Lord...to the point that I am willing to die for it?<br />
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<i>'We live in a world of competing passions. If we do not die to self and fill our lives with the consuming passion of the worship of God in the nations, we will end up with other passions.'</i><br />
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<i>'If you have apostolic passion, you are one of the most dangerous people on the planet. The world no longer rules your hear. You are no longer seduced by getting and gaining but devoted to spreading and proclaiming the glory of God in the nations. You live as a pilgrim, unattached to the cares of this world. You are not afraid of loss. You even dare to believe you may be given the privilege of dying to spread His fame on the earth.'</i><br />
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Wow. I am afraid of loss. The thought of martyrdom scares me. But Jesus does give me hope because I know he can change me and change my heart. And that has been my prayer today.<br />
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If you want to read the full article you can read it on the author's blog <a href="http://floydandsally.com/2012/05/23/apostolic-passion-2/" target="_blank">here!</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-89225930604305420962013-11-09T15:44:00.000-06:002013-11-09T15:44:56.196-06:00china hutch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Over the summer I was at home visiting family during my birthday. I've always loved the idea of eventually finding a china hutch and painting it a vintage white or blue. My mom and I did a lot of thrift shopping during this visit. No, seriously. A LOT. And one day we were at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (it was probably the 3rd or 4th time we were there since I got there) and their furniture was 50% off! I found this awesome hutch for a great deal and so my parents got it for me for my birthday!</div>
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I knew I would want to paint it a different color. Since my parents have a garage and I don't, I knew I had to paint it before we would leave for Texas. I debated on off white or blue and eventually went with blue. Not that it's in our home I wish the hutch was off white...but oh well.</div>
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Here's the hutch taken apart in my parents' garage. I spent time cleaning it and sanding it.</div>
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It took three coats to get it fully covered. I thought the bottom of the hutch would be easier to paint versus the top of the hutch, but boy was I wrong.</div>
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Finished. Unfortunately we couldn't fit the top and bottom in our car...so we brought the bottom of the hutch in July and my parents brought the top of the hutch in October. So I had to wait a full 3 months to get my birthday present :)</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-49671295361031166892013-09-27T17:07:00.000-05:002013-09-27T17:07:24.675-05:00desk lamp makeover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I upgraded our old office lamp with a new and colorful one. I must say, making over a lamp is one of my favorite craft projects to do! It's fun going thrift shopping and finding an old junky looking lamp that with a little spray paint makes it look sooooooooooooooo cool! </div>
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Found this baby at Goodwill. The key is finding a lamp with beautiful curves like this one. With spray paint the curves pop out!</div>
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I was first thinking about spray painting it white...and then I decided to go with light blue because the lamp shade I got is gray and the gray looked nice with the light blue. </div>
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I ran into a dilemma when I was spray painting the lamp with the white. It was sooooooo humid outside today and I know you're not supposed to spray paint in high humidity. I didn't care...until after I spray painted the first coat of white spray paint. The spray paint was drying into chalky substance that was rubbing off. Then I realized why you shouldn't spray paint in high humidity. But I was still determined to finish the project. So after each coat of spray painting it outside, I brought it inside to dry off in the air conditioned environment (but I did open a window and have a fan blowing on it). I know it's not ideal...but I am so impatient that I couldn't wait, I had to finish this! </div>
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This color turned out really nice. And it shows off the curves and ripples of the lamp base.</div>
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The lamp in its new home. It goes well with my <a href="http://beingrachy.blogspot.com/2013/09/diy-fabric-covered-cork-board.html">fabric covered cork board!</a></div>
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I really enjoy thrift shopping. When I was visiting my family this summer my mom and I would go thrift shopping...a lot. And the theme song I would sing was "I'm gonna pop some tags I only got $20 in my pocket..." and then I'd stop there because that song it not very wholesome. And I never really did pop any tags...</div>
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Anyway...I found an old picture with a frame...and not just some cheap plastic frame, but a real wooden frame. That's a good find. I took apart the frame and first I spray painted it white, but I didn't like that. So I painted the wood with light blue acrylic paint and sealed it with some matte modge podge. I put in a picture of Rollin and me from our wedding. I'm not sure I'm completely satisfied with the finish product but it's a start.</div>
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<i>"There's gonna be a wedding, it's the reason why I'm living, to marry the Lamb."</i><br />
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It moves me to prepare my heart and spirit for the return of Jesus.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-63998532702715377382013-09-23T13:09:00.002-05:002013-09-23T13:09:35.937-05:00upgradeI spent some time yesterday and today working on my blog and upgrading it. You can call it "Being Rachy Blog 2.0." I want to start blogging more anyway.<br />
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Taken June 5th, 2009. Who knew that a year from this year we'd be getting married.</div>
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Taken March 3rd, 2010.</div>
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Taken April 10th, 2010. I was so eager to take pictures of bluebonnets my first spring in Texas!</div>
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Taken May 22nd, 2010. Just two weeks until our wedding!!</div>
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Taken June 5th, 2010. We got married! This picture was taken in the limo on the way to the reception.</div>
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Taken June 11, 2010. In Jamaica on our honeymoon.</div>
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Taken July 25th, 2010. Celebrating 50 days of marriage!</div>
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Taken August 4th, 2010. On a hike in Rocky Mountain National Park.</div>
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Taken October 10th, 2010. We were visiting the Riverwalk in San Antonio!</div>
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Taken November 5th, 2010.</div>
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Taken December 5th, 2010. We celebrated 6 months of marriage!</div>
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Taken January 2nd, 2011.</div>
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Taken February 11th, 2011.</div>
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Taken February 19th, 2011.</div>
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Taken March 31st, 2011. Rollin's birthday!!</div>
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Taken April 25th, 2011.</div>
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Taken May 22nd, 2011. This is Pedernales Falls State Park.</div>
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Taken June 6th, 2011. On our FIRST anniversary trip to Austin!</div>
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Taken July 19th, 2011. We were going to take a big hike but our car wouldn't start. So we just hiked Eagle Cliff!</div>
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Taken August 5th, 2011. We attempted to hike up to Spectacle Lakes...but didn't make it. We still had a good time.</div>
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Taken October 15th, 2011.</div>
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Taken October 23rd, 2011.</div>
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Taken November 29th, 2011.</div>
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Taken December 3rd, 2011.</div>
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Taken February 11th, 2012.</div>
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Taken March 25th, 2012. There's always a trip to see the blubonnets.</div>
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Taken April 6th, 2012.</div>
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Taken June 5th, 2012. SECOND anniversary trip to Corpus Christi!</div>
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Taken July 1st, 2012.</div>
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Taken August 3rd, 2012.</div>
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Taken October 8th, 2012.</div>
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Taken November 18th, 2012.</div>
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Taken December 25th, 2012. Our FOURTH Christmas being together.</div>
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Taken January 26th, 2013.</div>
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Taken February 16th, 2013.</div>
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Taken March 20th, 2013.</div>
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Taken March 25th, 2013. This picture was a timed picture on a tripod.</div>
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Taken May 3rd, 2013.</div>
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Taken June 5th, 2013. THREE years!</div>
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Taken July 4th, 2013.</div>
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Taken September 13th, 2013.</div>
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Wow. We both look so different to me. We looked so young when we first started dating. The trials and struggles of marriage have worn on us. Yet I believe it has made us richer in many ways. There is a depth that was not there before. I am a happily married woman.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839498558652943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783028123039674993.post-54481670994981185992013-09-21T16:37:00.002-05:002013-09-21T16:41:09.892-05:00priceless homemade videos from LTI just had to post these to my blog so I would forever be able to find them myself and watch them again. Here are two silly videos I made with my two project groups from two separate summers of Leadership Training.<br />
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Here's our video from 2008:<br />
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And here's our video from 2009. I must add that this video features Rollin in a hilarious way:<br />
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