tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63026638566829081782024-03-22T00:04:09.260-04:00More Than UselessGabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-56878102412538937952015-11-10T20:43:00.000-05:002015-11-10T20:58:23.510-05:00Living a life that is More than UselessFrom a young age my parents have taught me about living life in ministry. As a family, we left a life in an up and coming suburb of Indianapolis to move to the area known by law enforcement as the sex offender capital of Indianapolis. I went from a top 10 Indiana school district to going to a 20 student school with an assortment of children who could not succeed in public schools, mostly due to the such poor rated school district. We went from living life in quiet confines of suburbia to learning to live life in the most dangerous neighborhood in Indianapolis.<br />
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At the age of 13 my life got turned up side down. We made the move to downtown Indianapolis and all I had known about the safety and stability of our every day life was shaken. I think though looking back on my life this has become a defining moment/era for me. All that I was comfortable with was taken away and I was pushed out of my comfort zone. Knowing now that my parents did this for so much more than just the purpose of getting a bigger house. For them it was moving to the city to live among those they were doing ministry with. We moved in hopes of being a light.<br />
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My parents gave up a lot in that time. My dad went from working at a corporation to working at a homeless shelter. My mom began working for the church. They both took on leading the school and trying to help students with no motivation be motivate for an education. They took on the role of foster parenting in this time as well. With each of these, they taught me and my siblings to be light in any circumstance that we were put in.<br />
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* Getting lice on a regular basis because we were taught that anyone was welcome in our cars, home and classrooms no matter what little critters were found in their hair.<br />
* Giving up the extras and normalcy of high school to go to the church school<br />
*Befriending friends who were really broken- struggling with their sexuality, drug use, abuse and neglect.<br />
* Using my senior year to finish high school part time and teach Kindergarten part time to a child who suffered from cognitive delays and emotional disabilities.<br />
* Forgiving foster sisters who lied, stole, threatened and physically harmed me.<br />
* teaching Sunday school to kids only a couple years younger than me.<br />
* Learning to live in community at a church in the heart of the city. Preparing and sharing meals with the drug users, prostitutes, homeless, fatherless, broken and assortment of others who came in the door.<br />
* Giving up family time and resources to ensure that families in the church could remain together.<br />
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This is just a small picture of how my parents taught me what ministry was. They taught me that ministry is really in the being and doing. It is being the hands and feet of Jesus. Loving the broken because in reality we are the broken too.<br />
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This is the biggest reason I have chosen the career I have chosen and why I choose to teach Sunday School every Sunday to a room full of chatty little girls. This is what ministry looks like in my life right now. Being the hands and feet of Jesus where he has me right now. Showing love and compassion to my chatty Sunday School girls, my coworkers, my employees and any one else I do life with on a daily basis. Right now this is my mission field.<br />
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RichCraft has some great products to use for crafting including their <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010Q1YAFI?redirect=true&ref_=cfb_at_prodpg" target="_blank">Burlap Table Runner</a>. It is really great quality burlap that is sewn on both sides to keep it from fraying. I cannot wait to use mine for our Thanksgiving table setting. Seeing how you get 10 yards and I only need about 3 yards for our table, I decided to try and find some other craft ideas. Here are three of my favorites I found when searching Pinterest:<br />
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This is not who I am..... I am not Gabby with PCOS and Diabetes. Yes, I haven't made the best choices in eating right and exercising but I AM Healthy. These are the thoughts racing my mind lately.<br />
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But I have finally come to grips with it and am ready to move forward to a healthier life. This will be a journey. Getting to a healthy place with PCOS means a complete life change. It is not going to be easy and I am not even sure I know what all it entails right now but I am going to learn. It is my goal to document the journey here on this blog. The ups, the downs and the plateaus.<br />
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<br />Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-38970836413473921352015-09-01T21:35:00.002-04:002015-09-01T21:35:38.632-04:00Words of Wisdom....<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">"Come to work not to work, come to work to be part of the purpose." </span></b><br />
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This is a quote that has spoken volumes to me this week. This rings true for me in my profession, in my personal life and with working with my girls in Sunday school. I need to remember the purpose behind each of these and not get weighed down in the "work" of it.<br />
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Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-9016104274377888552013-08-01T23:02:00.004-04:002013-08-01T23:02:54.877-04:00latelyI feel as if I haven't written on here in a while but honestly, I just have not felt up to it. These last couple months have been hard. I am hanging on to the words of James 1:2-4...<br />
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This weekend my dad had the fun idea to get all of my little sibs in their baseball/softball uniforms and have a little photo shoot. It was fun spending time at the baseball field taking pics of my family and our time ended with a little home run derby competition which was super fun. So get ready because here is a picture overload of a few of my favorite shots!<br />
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<br />Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-77917659816393666532013-05-28T22:33:00.001-04:002013-05-28T22:33:57.233-04:00May Cara Box Swap!!This month I joined the Cara Box Swap hosted by Kaitlyn at <a href="http://www.wifessionals.com/" target="_blank">Wifessionals</a>.<br />
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I got paired with two very lovely ladies<span style="color: magenta;"> <a href="http://www.xoxorebeccamae.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Rebecca</a> & <a href="http://alookatlifefromadifferentangle.blogspot.com/2013/05/snail-mail-in-extreme.html" target="_blank">Andi</a>. </span>The theme this month was "Let's Get Regional". The idea was to send a box all about the state or region you live in.<br />
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<a href="http://www.xoxorebeccamae.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Rebecca</a> sent me a sweet box from the coast of North Carolina. Rebecca is a Marine Wife, originally from Chicagoland. She sent me a really cute box. The goodies made me super excited for summer. I was so excited when I got the package slip on my apartment that I went back out in the rain to go get the package from the front office and it was worth it. Go Check out her blog!<br />
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* A Marine Chocolate Bar and magnet to represent their life on the marine base and how big of a part of their lives that the USMC is.<br />
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* A super cute infinity scarf (that I can't wait to wear!!), pedicure set and aloe for the beach. Rebecca lives 30 minutes west of the Alantic Ocean. The Aloe came in handy today after a day at the water park yesterday!<br />
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I absolutely loved the box I received as well as sending the box. It was super fun getting to know these ladies. Thank you so much <a href="http://xoxorebeccamae.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Rebecca</a> for the awesome box!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span>Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-57560224816690761842013-05-07T23:29:00.004-04:002013-05-07T23:29:51.936-04:00I am going to be an Aunt!! Here are the pics from Rachel and Jami's baby announcement pics. I took these for them back in March but just kept forgetting to post some here on the blog.<br />
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Baby Girl Richards is due in September and I am so excited to become an aunt! Little peanut will be sooooo spoiled :)<br />
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Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-4370953288565793152013-05-05T22:36:00.001-04:002013-05-05T22:36:39.221-04:00Hold Unswervingly...<br />I'm holding on to these words today.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-9979947967919889622013-05-04T22:40:00.001-04:002013-05-04T22:40:28.609-04:00Dresser Redo I got this dresser as a hand me down a couple of months ago and have been wanting to redo it since my dad and brother carried it in to my apartment. I really liked the size and style of the dresser but the colors were awful. The dark blue and primary color knobs just did not go with the white/coral/blue i have going on in my room. I decided to go with this pale blue with Coral knobs to compliment the pillows and the throw my grandma crocheted me that are on my bed. I really love how it turned out.<br />
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The dresser: BEHR Sparkling Spring<br />
The knobs: Youthful Coral<br />
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">My 23rd year of life was really hard in a lot of ways but also had a lot ups as well. I am excited to see what God has in store for me in my 24th year of life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Said a tearful goodbye to Missy and Katie as they graduated and moved from Chicago </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">*Got to join my family in Daytona Beach for Vaca after missing it the previous year </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">*Got to take a bucket list vacation to Vegas and California with my Bestie Elizabeth to see our good friend Whit</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Got hired on by the State of Indiana, Quit my job at Lydia and moved back to Indianapolis</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Reunited with the besties for a super fun weekend in Chicago</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Cheered on my favorite 5' 2" guard as the baby sister entered the world of Highschool sports</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Got to go to my 1st ever regular season Colts game</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Ebeth came to Visit me in Indy</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Watched as my Grandma's health started to go down hill and she prepped me for her death in her own way</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Grandma went to be with Jesus.</span></span><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;"> On the same day, Grandma went to be with Jesus, I found out that I am going to be an aunt. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Took a random trip to Chicago on Good Friday to hang out with WillyG</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Weekend trip to Minneapolis to visit Katie</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Vacationing with the fam </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Katie's Wedding</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Becoming an Aunt!! Baby Girl Richards is coming in September!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">* Training for the 2014 Mini Marathon (On my Bucket list and it just happens to fall on my 25th b-day so this year is a MUST to train for it!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px;">I am excited to see what God brings my way this next year. If it is anything like this last year I better hang on tight :) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">It is God who arms me with strength</span></div>
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<span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-18-33" style="position: relative;">he causes me to stand on the heights.</span></div>
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A couple of weeks ago I got to go up to Minneapolis, MN to spend a weekend with my bestie Katie. The weekend came right when I needed it and it was such a blessing to be able to getaway from work for a bit. The weekend was full of a lot of laughter and a lot of chatter about Katie's up coming wedding. We consumed lots of coffee and explored different parts of Minneapolis. Katie even impressively ran a 10 mile race in the freezing cold snow. That girl is impressive, I tell you. Our weekend also included shopping at the Mall of America, a ghetto dinner and a movie place, frozen yogurt and attending Church at John Piper's church. Saying goodbye always sucks, and so it was a quick tearful goodbye at the airport. I can't wait until August to go to Iowa to celebrate her wedding! Katie is such a sweet friend and I value her friendship so much. I have so missed being just down the hall or upstairs from Katie, like we were at Moody so it was so good to have a whole weekend together. I am excited for her as she prepares for her upcoming marriage and taking on the new adventure of becoming an Army wife.<br />
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On Tuesday in the wee hours of the morning my grandma went home to be with Jesus. I am saddened by her death but I rest in fact that I know she is in heaven with her precious Savior.</div>
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Last Sunday, I went to visit Grandma at Methodist Hospital, little did I know that was the last time I would see her alive. She was in the ICU, not doing well and in a medically induced coma. There were so many tubes and machines hooked up to her, it was a little unbearable for me to see. Not being one who is very comfortable in hospitals in the first place, I was unsure of what to do. Should I talk to her or just sit and be with her? I had no idea of what to do. So I sat and prayed for her for a while and then decided to play some hymns on my phone for her. The last hymn I remember playing and singing to her was, Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus. That time I had, singing that sweet old hymn to her is a moment I will not soon forget. I am so thankful that I had that little bit of time to worship our Savior with Grandma. </div>
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As the words of the sweet hymn go, "Jesus, Jesus, How I trust him, how I've proved him o'er and o'er", My biggest life lesson I've learned from my Grandma is to trust Jesus because throughout her life she trusted him with so much faith and proved him o'er and o'er to me!</div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I got to spend this past weekend with my best friends and it was absolutely delightful! We had so much fun together and I really just loved being with each of them. I was so thankful to have Monday off from work (Happy Columbus Day!!) so I could enjoy the long weekend in my favorite city with my favorite people. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I drove up to Chicago on Friday night right after I got off work. I met up with the girls downtown Chicago and we got dinner at Chili's. That place holds a lot of memories for us, so it was fun to reminisce and enjoy an old fave. After dinner, we went back to Ebeth's and watched a movie (ok kinda watched a movie), The Five year Engagement. It is an awful movie with no story line and some real inappropriate parts, we were not fans. I also got to see Bethany, one of my old roommates. It was good to see her! (side note: Bethany is a rockstar and ran the Chicago Marathon this Weekend!) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Saturday was a lot of fun! We had a jam packed day, full of activities, with enough activities to last for months! We started our day with coffee, cinnamon rolls and good conversations. Deb taught me how to froth creamer to make my coffee more latte like! We then drove down and met up with Jess at Moody. From there we went to lunch at Chick-fil-a, shopping on State Street and then a movie (another one I don't reccommend: The Perks of Being a Walflower). We then headed up to the Southport/ Wrigleyville area for dinner at Blue Bayou and an improv show at Improv Olympics. We then ended the night with a little Korean karaoke session at Lincoln Karaoke. We had so much fun belting out some fun songs. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Sunday was a lot more chill but still lots of fun! It was sad though in a sense because Missy left for home early Sunday morning, before any of us were awake. She had to get back to Michigan for Choir later Sunday. Katie and I went to Harvest Bible Chapel for Church and then met up with Elizabeth for lunch at Red Robbin (Yum!). We then went and treated ourselves to some delicious frozen yogurt at Red Mango! We then went over to Miriam's house and I got to meet her sweet baby girl Jasmin. She is so so adorable! It was really good to see Miriam, Erica and Eric too. I really miss their little family and so I was so glad to get to spend a little bit of time with them while I was in town. It broke my heart a little bit when Miriam asked me when I was coming back to Lydia, I don't think she quite understands that I'm not coming back to work there. Saying goodbye to them was hard but it wasn't goodbye rather see you later. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Later, we chilled and watched some of the Bears game and Ebeth and I tried to teach Katie a little about football. Debby joined us and then we went bowling. Katie had bought a groupon for this bowling place a while ago so we decided to go! bowling is one of our little group of friends' favorite things to do. We seem to always go bowling when we are together. Bowling was super fun, only part missing was the boys to buy us ice cream after we beat them. After dropping Deb off <strike>we </strike> I <b>HAD</b> to stop and get a Sprinkle's cupcake. I hadn't had one in so long and was really craving one. It was another for old times sake thing to do as well. We used to go to Sprinkles like 1x a week or more while at Moody. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Katie and I both headed are separate ways on Monday morning. She headed back to Iowa and I headed back home to Indy. I was able to stop by Moody and have breakfast with Abby before hitting the road. It was so good to see her! We went to Yolk, which is delicious! We had some good conversation and just enjoyed catching up. I miss her tons and so I was thankful for our time together. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Man, it was such a good weekend. I am so blessed to have such great friends that live close enough that we can get together. I hope that we make a point to continue to have these girls weekends through out the years to come. These girls mean so much to me and I really value our friendships. I am excited to see where God continues to take each of us. </span></div>
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<b>* Debby is starting a new nannying job in Chicago this week</b></div>
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Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-59382420300624693502012-08-20T22:46:00.000-04:002012-08-20T22:47:52.353-04:00Change<span style="color: #444444;">Lots has changed in my life over the last month. I quit my job at Lydia Home/Safe Families and moved back home to Indiana. I am now working for the state of Indiana, department of child services as a family case manager. Going from Chicago and living with 3 roommates in a big house to now living in a tiny apartment all by myself has been an adjustment.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">With all these changes, life definitely has not been the easiest over the last couple of weeks. Change is HARD, and anyone who tells you differently is not telling the truth. I am not saying that I am not happy with the change, its just that I'm not going to lie, it has been tough. For me change is always a bit rough. Packing up my things back in Chicago was so hard for me, when all of my things were packed and loaded up, it meant that I was done there and that chapter of my life is now closed. It literally took my best friends and mom to come and give me that extra help and push to pack all my stuff. For me packing my things was more than just packing a bunch of stuff, it was packing the last 5 years of Chicago memories into boxes. Chicago would no longer be my home. All this was HARD, I tell you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">After getting back to Indy, I am now trying to settle in here and these changes are hard as well. I started a job working for the government which brings its own package of good & bad. I am also working in a very secular atmosphere which caused a bit of shock factor at first for me. I am also trying to figure out all the details of moving to a new place (though Indy is not totally new). Should I find a church to go to in the mornings before NF so I can get connected with people my age? How do I meet more people my age? How am going to balance work, school and everything else? How do I balance hanging out with my family and all the little sibs?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">I am not writing this to say I am not happy, honestly I am so happy to be back in Indy and I really am enjoying this new job. I just have been challenged recently to really trust God. Tonight as I was working on some stuff around my apartment, the song Take my Life came into my head. I love this song because it challenges and reminds me that everything I do should be for the glory of God and His work. It is not about me and what I can do and am doing... </span><br />
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<br />Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-39783333319713220722012-05-29T23:10:00.000-04:002012-05-29T23:10:18.628-04:00Saying Goodbye Stinks :(<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaVoKVjB-BR6VcAYWQ_4Yi61ap5-sANxZ-woE70S9aMBvEgtwyKOIxSEIbYyRM4RFgPc9CL1urNicpuTuCb8KukdhZCU76BbR0gkvEUg8stJHdyMXRDvwytLH9irhVJvXE0PC78FDvnQ/s1600/may+2011+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaVoKVjB-BR6VcAYWQ_4Yi61ap5-sANxZ-woE70S9aMBvEgtwyKOIxSEIbYyRM4RFgPc9CL1urNicpuTuCb8KukdhZCU76BbR0gkvEUg8stJHdyMXRDvwytLH9irhVJvXE0PC78FDvnQ/s200/may+2011+014.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #444444;">On Sunday I had to say goodbye to two of my best friends as they both moved away from Chicago. Katie moved home to Iowa and Missy moved to Michigan . After 4 years together here in Chicago, we parted in the parking lot of my house, not exactly knowing the next time we would see each other.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWk0YRuFbr6MACzA9_YbJwOwdl9KyuLAx-8Zegw_42KZZTuTP74jLQfSngRS9QctbipFzMlr_5e48MEvaejBEwhdJyij3siMiR9oZjSC-LQvoEGxjFmUAW6CFeuKDIoc8kialaFs_jNI/s1600/JSB+2011+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWk0YRuFbr6MACzA9_YbJwOwdl9KyuLAx-8Zegw_42KZZTuTP74jLQfSngRS9QctbipFzMlr_5e48MEvaejBEwhdJyij3siMiR9oZjSC-LQvoEGxjFmUAW6CFeuKDIoc8kialaFs_jNI/s200/JSB+2011+017.JPG" width="150" /></span></a><span style="color: #444444;">As we all gathered in the parking lot on Sunday, for one last goodbye hug, my heart sank and tears streamed down my face. Two of my dearest friends were getting ready to drive off, hours away in opposite directions. No longer, would there be the end of summer to look forward to everyone being back in Chicago. No longer would they be just down the hall, in the same apartment, right up the stairs or just down the interstate from me. I will miss these girls dearly, but I am so excited for what God will do next in their lives. I am so excited to see how our friendships grow, even being hours apart. I know these are friendships I will cherish for the rest of my life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">I am already, ready to plan trips to Iowa and Michigan. Ready, to make some awesome plan where in some crazy turn of events, we all end up within 5 miles of each other again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">I am so thankful that God brought these girls into my life four years ago.</span><br />
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<br />Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-83065843646393744522012-04-19T00:18:00.000-04:002012-04-19T00:18:34.939-04:00Finding my place here<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fotos.fotoflexer.com/16361de06ea327ac6ecd6410df2a2add.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://fotos.fotoflexer.com/16361de06ea327ac6ecd6410df2a2add.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">11 months ago today, I started my very first "real" job. I started working at an organization I loved, after volunteering there for 3 years before that. I thought that life was perfect and I was well on the road to happiness and loving my job. I had a great job lined up, housing included, I'd be living 10 minutes away from all of my best friends, living in a city I loved, having independence from my family but still being close enough for visits. Watch out world, I was going to have the life I wanted!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">....HA! These last 11 months have been far, far, far from the rainbows and butterflies life I thought. They have been so hard and so just real. Work in the real world is hard, figuring out living on your own is tough, spending an entire summer in a huge house all by yourself (well, except the crazy family in the basement) is lonely and sometimes scary, trying to find my own real church home is really stressing, learning that you aren't cut out to do every little task is humbling. Figuring out how to have my own walk with the Lord without Chapel and classes and friends to always be lifting you up and spuring you on in your Walk was more than I felt like I could handle.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have spent the last 11 months threatening to throw in the towel, pack up my bags and move to the safety of home. I was ready to run home to my mom's open arms and forget about this hard thing called real life. I have spent the last 11 months trying to figure it all out on my own so I would be happy. Forgetting all along that that was not what I was called to. God has called me to something so much bigger than myself and it takes me dying to myself daily and giving in to his will. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This week I felt like God really pounded that into my heart and for the first time in the last 11 months I truly felt like I was content with where I was and what I was doing. When it became not about what I wanted and what would be good for me, I found my love for the people again. I found my desire to be serving in ministry and my desire to serve God. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I feel as if, for the first time in the last 11 months, I am truly happy and truly enjoying where God has me in this moment. I am so thankful for all of the life lessons that I have learned over the last 11 months and look forward to the next 11 month as God continues to teach me to become more about him than me. I am learning about Grace and forgiveness and what they looks like in my life. I am learning about just how much God loves me. </span></b><br />
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<ul><li><span style="color: purple;">Got 2 new roomies in my Jenkins apartment, Debby & Missy. Loved rooming with these 2, they truly were a blessing during my last semester!</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;">Last Founder's Week as a Student. Pretty bitter sweet though, will miss the week of great speaker but not the long cold walks to and from Moody Church. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;">Survived the <b>Great Snowpocalypse </b>blizzard of 2011. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: purple;">Met up with Dad and Will in Charlotte, NC after my interview for a fun little mini vaca. Dad got to Drive a Nascar and Will & I got to do ride alongs. It was so much fun and I got to cross one thing off of my biucket list! We also got to visit the Billy Graham Library, which was really neat. So much fun history there. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: purple;">Finished all of my classes for Moody, including the pesky online Science class I took.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Enjoyed a week of no finals and hanging out with friends before everyone dispersed.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Trudged through the week of packing up my apartment.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Gained 2 new siblings officially. Landon & Ayanna's adoption was finalized!!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Endured the extremely long and boring graduation rehearsal.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Graduated with honors from MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE!</span></li>
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</span></div><ul><li><span style="color: purple;">Moved into my first post college house. It is owned by Lydia and sits at the edge of Lydia's parking lot. It is such a beautiful house but needs lots of work. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Started my first real "grown up" job, working at Lydia Home Association in the front office and with Safe Families for Children as an assistant of sorts. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Went home to Indy for a graduation/adoption party. Loved seeing lots of family and friends.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Little sister Rachel got engaged! </span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Spent a pretty lonely summer alone in Chicago, living by myself in a huge house. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Learned a lot about what loving my neighbor truly means as I struggled to love Miriam through lots of different stuff (the lady who lived in my basement until December and is the lady who works under me in the front office)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Got to be a bridesmaid in Missy & Steve's Wedding and had so much fun in Michigan during the wedding week! Also included a fun road trip from Chicago to Michigan with Katie!</span></li>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul><li><span style="color: purple;">Went to Iowa for the first time ever to hang out with Katie's family for the 4th of July.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Had my heart captured by a sweet 17 year old pregnant girl rescued from Human trafficking, named Felisa and started a dear friendship with her over the next 2 months before she moved to Nebraska. She and her sweet baby Neaveh still keep in touch through skype.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Roomate #1 moved in...Heather, a Moody grad student who is working with SF & Youshare.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Roomate #2 moved in...Elizabeth, my long time friend from Moody who is working with Lydia Urban Academy.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Crazy 1 day round trip road trip to Detroit to get Elizabeth's belongings. Just FYI, the Chocolate Garden on the way to Detroit is just a tourist trap to try and get people to buy really expensive chocolate. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Was a mother for one week to an 11 year girl in Safe Families. Loved having her here, but learned that motherhood is really hard!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Roomate #3 moved in, Bethany, a Moody grad who is working as a teacher in Lydia's preschool.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Went home to Indy to celebrate Neighborhood Fellowship's 15th anniversary!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Little sister, Rachel, got married!!! I now have a brother-in-law!</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: purple;">Family came to visit Chicago and we had so much fun walking around downtown and going to all our favorite places. </span></li>
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</tbody></table><div><span style="color: purple;"> </span></div><ul><li><span style="color: purple;">Had a Just Dance/ Christmas party with a bunch of people from Moody. Just Dance became my new favorite video game!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Experienced Christmas at Lydia and it made me feel like the Grinch or Ebenezer Scrooge. It made me loose all sight of what Christmas is supposed to be about and made me hate Christmas.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Got to have dinner with my old roomie <a href="http://eclipsedbyglory10.blogspot.com/">Gretchen</a>, who is teaching 2nd grade in Ibadan, Nigeria, while she was in Chicago for a few days. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Went home to Indy for Christmas and refound my love for Christmas and my excitement in celebrating Christ's birth. Loved being with my fam for a few days!</span></li>
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</span></div></div><div><span style="color: purple;">Oh what a year it has been! My oh my, it has been filled with so much. I look back at this year and see how I've grown in so many different areas. God has been so faithful this past year and looking back now I can see just how good He is in is timing. I am so glad that 2011 is gone and 2012 is now here. I am looking forward to lots of exciting things happening this year and looking forward to seeing what God has in store for me this year!</span></div></div>Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-68223064547731564932011-03-07T12:56:00.001-05:002011-03-07T12:57:15.542-05:00Time Well Spent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8mKldSfyDDugxBtaK2H4J4s1vfxr3mIsHy-21PzA1K09Uc1Q_3g62tnO1Jx1iYsltKVuXATPw403hA4Ibw1XMYs_Q-Vv94qGsD2KJeeRmaZYprqaeYIRO0obc1XMG2n15zP-T6N7_MM/s1600/time+well+spent.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8mKldSfyDDugxBtaK2H4J4s1vfxr3mIsHy-21PzA1K09Uc1Q_3g62tnO1Jx1iYsltKVuXATPw403hA4Ibw1XMYs_Q-Vv94qGsD2KJeeRmaZYprqaeYIRO0obc1XMG2n15zP-T6N7_MM/s400/time+well+spent.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I got this idea from my friend <a href="http://neverleftfirstgrade.blogspot.com/">Whit's Blog</a></b>, <b>she did a Wordle using her blog. I decided I wanted to do one to represent my time here at Moody and in Chicago. I has so much thinking back on all the memories from the last 4 years. I know that there are even more that I couldn't think of today so I'll probably make another one at the end of the semester.(Hint Hint...if you can think of something I forgot let me know :)) I love love loved reflecting on my time here at Moody. It makes me sad that in a little over 2 months my time here will be over. I have to say though that these past four years has definitely been...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Time Well Spent!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><pre id="embed"></pre>Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-44727896651865468432011-01-18T22:43:00.000-05:002011-01-18T22:43:49.347-05:00Prayer as of lately....<div style="color: #783f04;"><span id="ctl00_cp_lblContent" style="display: block;"></span><b><span id="ctl00_cp_lblContent" style="display: block;"></span><span id="ctl00_cp_lblContent" style="display: block;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The 'Desert Song' by Hillsong has been the prayer of my heart lately. I want to praise God in everything and not just when everything is good. I need to choose to worship at all times even when I don't feel like it. God is still God and He doesn't change throughout anything. He is bigger than anything I go through.</span></span> </span><span id="ctl00_cp_lblContent" style="display: block;"> </span><span id="ctl00_cp_lblContent" style="display: block;"> </span><span id="ctl00_cp_lblContent" style="display: block;">Verse 1:<br />
This is my prayer in the desert<br />
And all that's within me feels dry<br />
This is my prayer in the hunger in me<br />
My God is a God who provides<br />
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And this is my prayer in the fire<br />
In weakness or trial or pain<br />
There is a faith proved<br />
Of more worth than gold<br />
So refine me Lord through the flames<br />
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And I will bring praise<br />
I will bring praise<br />
No weapon forged against me shall remain<br />
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I will rejoice<br />
I will declare<br />
God is my victory and He is here<br />
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And this is my prayer in the battle<br />
And triumph is still on it's way<br />
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ<br />
So firm on His promise I'll stand<br />
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Bridge:<br />
All of my life<br />
In every season<br />
You are still God<br />
I have a reason to sing<br />
I have a reason to worship<br />
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Verse 4:<br />
This is my prayer in the harvest<br />
When favor and providence flow<br />
I know I'm filled to be empited again<br />
The seed I've recieved I will sow</span></b></div>Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-55658410397526600852010-11-18T18:19:00.000-05:002010-11-18T18:19:44.536-05:00A busy month...a catch up of my last monthThe month of October was an extremely busy month and so I neglected to blog through my busyness. Even through the busyness it was a such a fun month. It's also been a month that God has taught me a lot. I have also been able to have a lot of fun with friends and do a ton of homework in between.<br />
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In the middle of October we had Study Reading days..aka Fall break. Missy, Katie, Elizabeth, Jessica and I took a road trip to Nashville,TN. It was so much fun. I love those girls and spending a four days in Nashville was GREAT!<br />
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At the beginning of the November Moody hosted a Lacrae concert. It was so much fun even though I'm not really into rap music. I now like it so much more. The different rappers that performed did a really great job of presenting the gospel during the show.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past weekend I got to spend a very relaxing weekend in Crawfordsville,Indiana at Missy's grandparent's house. A group of us drove down there last Thursday and stayed until Saturday evening. We got to enjoy some beautiful weather, a fun hike at Turkey Run, Shopping with Nini and just hanging out at the house. We also enjoyed their HUGE tv... watching The Blues Brothers was great on the big screen. Laughing and poking fun at Missy and Steve was fun too! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think one of the best things about my friends here at Moody is that we can have fun together no matter where we are. Chicago, Nashville, Crawfordsville and anywhere in between we always have such a great time together. I've decided that my friends are pretty much the best! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">God has definitely blessed me with putting some great people in my life.</div>Gabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149174429400225810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6302663856682908178.post-33114949849031365932010-10-08T00:17:00.000-04:002010-10-08T00:17:18.492-04:00My God is so Big!<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My God is so Big </b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So Strong and so Mighty</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>There's nothing my God cannot do.</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">When I was little I always thought this was so cool and loved being assured that God could do anything. Lately, I had seemed to forget the simple words to this song. I forgot that there is nothing my God cannot do. My faith in certain areas has been lacking. I sometimes become independent and think that if I can't do it on my own I am just out of luck.</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">What happened to my child like faith? Honestly, I'm not sure. But this week I have been in search for the same faith I had as a five year old, SCREAMING this song in the chapel at Camp Hunt. </span></b></span></div><ul style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">My God can provide </span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">My God can ease my worries</span> </b></span></li>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Meet numbers 9 & 10 to join the Glaser gang! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">They have been at our house for over a year and a half in foster care. Over that time our family has fallen in love with them. God has answered our prayers!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Today a Judge signed the papers that terminated their birth parents' rights. This is the start of the adoption process. Now we just have to wait for an official adoption date and all the legal paper work and stuff. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">But very shortly they will become Glasers and join my favorite group of people ever. At age 21, I get 2 more little siblings! This brings the numbers to 5 girls & 5 boys. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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