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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Thank you for being a reader & friend. Thank you for every time you dropped in & let your eyes read one of my rambles. Thank you for each & every comment. This blog has been a blessing to me because of you. I pray it blessed you in its own way, too.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"<i>I am confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.</i>"</b></span></div>
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-Bess-http://www.blogger.com/profile/04986982429700302555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160686962065903146.post-16166891771052902922016-06-13T15:56:00.000-07:002016-06-13T15:56:52.382-07:00"The Knot: Outdoor Weddings" Book Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>by Carley Rooney {& the editors of TheKnot.com}</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>There's something about getting married out in God's beautiful masterpiece of nature that has always intrigued me. In <i>The Knot: Outdoor Weddings</i> book there is an abundance of beautifully photographed inspiration divided up by outdoor venue styles {seaside, ranch, garden, vineyard, estate, & city-scape}. Each featured real wedding includes lots of exquisite pics {such as ceremony/reception space, cake, flowers, etc.} + details. I have to admit, in this kind of book I mostly pour of the photos more so than the print. There's also helpful tips & advice catered to the season & wedding venue. The only thing I can't rave about with this book is that it features a couple of same-sex weddings. As a follower of Christ, I believe marriage was created for man & woman alone.</b></span></div>
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-Bess-http://www.blogger.com/profile/04986982429700302555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160686962065903146.post-90845829266100671642016-06-13T10:15:00.000-07:002016-06-13T10:15:51.197-07:00Currently {This Is a Biggie}...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Since April, in fact! I know, I keep secrets well. Things will be changing & winding down here on <i>Bess' Bag</i>, & as much as it pains me to say goodbye, it's a bittersweet thing because it's a new beginning of a brand new chapter & there's beauty in that unknown blank story God already has every line to... & I trust Him in the writing of it. I pray you do, too, for the one He's writing in your life.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Thank you for being here! Stay tuned for a couple more posts before I officially say farewell. I plan to leave the blog up for anyone who may want to look back over any of the DIYs, printables, style tips, godly girl talk, music, & random craziness these past 7 years of <i>Bess' Bag</i> have rendered. Again, I thank you so much for being here. I will miss you.</b></span></div>
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-Bess-http://www.blogger.com/profile/04986982429700302555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160686962065903146.post-28207565520719763152016-04-01T09:35:00.000-07:002016-04-01T09:36:47.964-07:00Song Love {April}<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GYEgOh_b-Co?rel=0" width="400"></iframe><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I am heart-wrenched & broken</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Reading... <i>Atlas Girl</i> by Emily T. Wierenga. This raw & vulnerable memoir is touching me deep & blessing my soul.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Listening... to Matt Hammitt tunes, especially "All of Me" & "Let Go."</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Thankful... for the astounding gifts He bestows on me daily + His loving patience towards me. How often I forget to see them. <i>Help me, Father God, to have eyes to see & a heart that speaks continual gratitude to You, the giver of all good. In Jesus' Name, Amen.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>+</i>Praying... for purity, a hunger for my Maker, & to be more like Jesus & less like me {the sometimes scary prayers}.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Learning... to trust {again & again & again}, because He is good & for me {& I am a stubborn mule}, & I am completely forgiven, & to relish the unexpected season I am in {seasons are fleeting & this one will not last forever}.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Loving... sitting on my favorite boulder perch, feet dangling over the river, & walking old & new trails with my Abba, Father.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"When I'm With You" by Citizen Way {This came on the radio while I was driving around the other day, & it really felt like just what I needed to hear. Hope this song, & the others, speak to you, too.}</span></b><br />
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never heard of Nick Vujicic, the Australian guy born without arms or legs, who
now goes around the world proclaiming the love of Jesus, where have you
been?! Nick is definitely a dynamic
evangelist, & now, husband & father.
Sure, many didn’t believe this would ever be the story of his life, at
times he admits he didn’t believe it would turn out so beautifully
himself. But, that’s the mighty, loving,
working all things for our good God that has reigned forever for ya!<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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recent book <i>Love Without Limits</i>,
which he coauthored with his lovely wife Kanae, a beautiful love story –
complete with comic twists & turns – is told, along with advice from the
newlywed couple. The married couple
found themselves on the road to parenthood with Kanae’s surprise pregnancy just a few short months after "I do." Thus,
the book covers parenting advice & family life, as well. </b></span></span></div>
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the two’s meeting, getting to know each other, long-distance relationship, proposal,
& marriage is a joy to read. The honesty
the couple shares with readers about struggles & experiences is refreshing,
yet the advice at times feels somewhat small in its depth of insight – which isn’t
too surprising as the couple are still very little-traveled on this marriage road,
as they both readily admit. Still, this
book can be a beneficial resource & delight to many, especially young
couples who may see many of their struggles & joys reflected in Nick &
Kanae’s life, & those who follow Nick’s remarkable story.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>*I received this book free of charge through the Blogging for Books program in exchange for my honest review.</b></span></span></div>
-Bess-http://www.blogger.com/profile/04986982429700302555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160686962065903146.post-35788646330241963042016-02-29T17:30:00.004-08:002016-02-29T17:31:48.623-08:00For You<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/f8TkUMJtK5k?rel=0" width="400"></iframe><br />
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Here I Am Anyway" by Josh Wilson</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">I <i>know</i> fear. We've been like this {visualize me holding up 2 fingers twisted together} for a long while now. Yep, we're old... <i>hmmm</i>, I'm not sure what the word is - not friends... Acquaintances? Inseparable enemies? I don't know, but one thing I do: it hasn't been a stellar association & it isn't a relationship from above.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">God did not give us a spirit of fear {that's straight from 1 Timothy 1:7}. Then, why can't I shake this? How did this happen? Let's look at what fear does first.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Fear causes us to make hasty, unwise decisions & it can paralyze us from taking the bold, risky steps God is calling us to. It whispers every founded & unfounded "what-if." It knows how to trigger our deepest dread &, if given the space & time, it will completely plunge our hope into utter darkness.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">But if God did not give us a spirit of fear, who did? That may be the easiest answer of the day: the enemy of our souls, Satan. How do we combat fear? That answer is a little more difficult. What's the hardest part? Putting it into practice when fear has become the default mode of a weary heart.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">In all honesty, fear & I haven't always been so close. Sometimes, when fear has come knocking, I've kicked him to the curb like a super-ninja with mad street skills. But, after awhile I stopped going to my ninja training class {yep, I never got my diploma... <i>sad</i>}. Anywho {& back to reality}, after multiple attacks from fear, its whispered lies {because who knows lies like he whose native tongue is lying (John 8:44)} started to sound like rock-solid truths. Weakness won out, & taking my eyes off Jesus I began to focus on the anxiety that burdened my very bones. Fear is a thief that wants to rob us ultimately of our very life.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">So, what's the plan? How do we fight? Fear is such a multi-faceted, personal, evil-transformer kinda thing in its victim's lives that there's not a single ninja training video that can be presented. Yep, that's messy real-world for ya.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Here's some starting places, however...</span></b></span><br />
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<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Replace the lies with God's Truth! Read His Word. {Click <u><a href="http://bessbag.blogspot.com/2010/10/sword-against-fear.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444;">here</span></a></u> for some of my favorite scriptures on dealing with fear.}</span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Let it out. Talk with trusted, faithful family & friends. Ask them to pray for you concerning this. Christian counselors are also a godly resource & help.</span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Find something that takes your mind off fear, & back on Jesus. Sing worship songs, hang out with godly friends, or volunteer to help those who need it. Fear doesn't thrive in such places.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pray. Pray. And pray some more. It's true that God already knows what we need & what we are going to say, but He wants to hear it from us & it blesses us to speak to Him & expectantly await His loving reply.</span></span></b></li>
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It struck me, then, that when I pray "Father" & use such familiar a term as "Daddy," I am right in saying so, but do I ponder that this same <i>Father God,</i> to whom I lift my prayer, is the One who flung stars all around the heavens with purpose & order, & tenderly knit together every unborn baby in every mother's womb? Who parted & unparted seas, & formed the loftiest peaks & every bumpy ridge of a tree trunk's bark? Designed every mysterious unique swirl of every human beings' fingerprints since Eden & the first? The One who can rain down wrath like none other, & still spreads across the sky a promising rainbow to this day? The One who loves in such an immeasurable, incomprehensible amount, giving up His beloved Son for us, that all the grains of sands & drops of water upon the earth added together do not equal it? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All of that {& more} is the One to whom at times I have cried out against, & doubted, & accosted, disappointed, made demands of, the One I have flailed before like a temper-tantrum toddler at a grocery store... Whom I have hidden from those who need Him most out of my own fear, but fear of God in all His immeasurable power & might I have neglected. I, in my deep sinful foolishness, have been afraid of so many things unworthy of angst. Didn't Jesus say to <i>not </i>be afraid {again & again}? For if we are to fear something, may it be that "healthy" revering fear of Him who brings us to our knees in love & worship.</span></b></div>
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<b style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">+Reading... <i>Fearless </i>by Max Lucado, <i>Savor</i> daily devotional by Shauna Niequist, & Job/Psalms in the Bible. I'm still working on my Bible reading plan that I started last summer & I'm more than half way through!</b><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Working... as a temporary librarian at a school for the month of January. It's "inner-city," & some moments are a real challenge, but I'm leaning into Jesus & that's the best place to be. Josh Wilson's <i>Pushing Back the Dark</i> is my anthem for these days.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Cleaning... out tons of stuff I really, <i>really </i>don't need! It's time to live with less; I'm bogged down by all this stuff I never use. I think I could have been a millionaire if I had just saved my $ & not gone shopping. Yep.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Praying... for God's continued miracles & peace for the hurting & sick loved ones in my life.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Praising... our awesome God that Pastor Saeed Abedini is now released from prison!!! Plus, so many blessings in my life currently!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Fighting... fear. It's a daily battle, but in Him is my victory.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>+Wearing... whatever is warm & cozy & layered. It's freezing here!</b></span><br />
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-Bess-http://www.blogger.com/profile/04986982429700302555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160686962065903146.post-12347984384521107762016-01-17T19:06:00.000-08:002016-01-17T19:06:12.774-08:00Song Love {Jan.}<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/OAsouPV8F-g?rel=0" width="400"></iframe><br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been a long time, guys! I've missed you! Really. Truly. <i>Yep</i>. 2015 was a busy whirlwind in some respects, & yet there were sweet moments where I chose the otherworldly <i>not-rush</i> that is so foreign to this century. 2016 is bright & hopeful like blooming daisies... Part of me can't wait to see the adventures flow from God's pen, & that other part of me knows His timing is better than my hurry. So I do the hard wait-&-see as it is written, & resist the urge to try & grab the tool from my Almighty's hand, 'cause His stories are best & I can trust Him {& so can you} with this new year.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><u><a href="http://bessbag.blogspot.com/2014/10/hipster-ish-pumpkins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">4. Try your hand at painting pumpkins!</span></a></u></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><u><a href="http://bessbag.blogspot.com/2014/10/new-im-batty-for-you-free-printable.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">5. Print this </span></a><span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://bessbag.blogspot.com/2013/10/im-batty-for-you-free-printable.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">(or this)</span></a><a href="http://bessbag.blogspot.com/2014/10/new-im-batty-for-you-free-printable.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;"> free print & give to someone you're batty over.</span></a></span></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><u><a href="http://bessbag.blogspot.com/2013/09/simple-autumn-art-nest-feathering.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">6. Make this simple art using brown wrapping paper + a fall quote!</span></a></u></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><u><a href="http://bessbag.blogspot.com/2014/10/diy-sharpie-mugs.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">7. Create your own easy-peasy personalized Sharpie mugs.</span></a></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Can you believe it's the last day of September? It's funny how when we're going through our days they can drag on, & yet we still feel surprised with their swiftness, too. It's a mind-puzzle, that.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Thank you to all who stopped by & visited during </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Here's to October & all that it holds!</b></span><br />
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