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		<title>A Break</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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Please excuse me while I take a break from blogging. I&#8217;m doing some thinking, and for a change, I don&#8217;t feel like thinking &#8220;out loud&#8221; on my blog. I need some space to mull some things over. I&#8217;ll be back soon. In the mean time, feel free to check out past blog posts by searching [...]]]></description>
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<p>Please excuse me while I take a break from blogging. I&#8217;m doing some thinking, and for a change, I don&#8217;t feel like thinking &#8220;out loud&#8221; on my blog. I need some space to mull some things over. I&#8217;ll be back soon. In the mean time, feel free to check out past blog posts by searching through the archives or categories on the left hand side of my blog. Lots of good stuff buried in there. Also, don&#8217;t forget to <a href="http://www.messycanvas.com/2010/09/an-angry-mom/" target="_blank">check out</a> my friend <a href="http://madabella.typepad.com/blog/" target="_blank">Melissa&#8217;s blog</a> this week as she talks about battling with anger as a mom.</p>
<p>Thank you for the time you choose to spend reading and interacting with me at Messy Canvas. It means a lot!</p>
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		<title>Beauty Does Matter!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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I knew it to be true. We all do, don&#8217;t we? At least at some point in our lives. We know that beauty matters, that is should be valued, that it&#8217;s worth fighting for.
I was introduced recently to a 6 part series of videos called Why Beauty  Matters. It&#8217;s worth watching  all 6. [...]]]></description>
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<p>I knew it to be true. We all do, don&#8217;t we? At least at some point in our lives. We know that beauty matters, that is should be valued, that it&#8217;s worth fighting for.</p>
<p>I was introduced recently to a 6 part series of videos called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65YpzZrwKI4&amp;NR=1" target="_blank">Why Beauty  Matters</a>. It&#8217;s worth watching  all 6. Philosopher Roger Scruton presents a provocative essay on the  importance of beauty in the arts and in our lives, making a case for  restoring it to the center of our civilization.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t make the mistake I did of watching it with little kids  around because it&#8217;s pretty graphic in parts, but it keys in on so much good truth. Architecture, our environment, how we look and dress, the way we decorate our home, the things our eyes purely take delight in &#8211; beauty has an impact on all of this.</p>
<p>Favorite quotes from  the series:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m a philosopher and writer. My trade is to ask  questions.&#8221;</em> {I&#8217;m thinking of claiming this for my own mantra.}<em><br />
</em></p>
<p><strong><em>&#8220;The purpose of art is to show the real in light of  the ideal and so transfigure it.&#8221; </em>{By far my favorite quote. I love this meaning of art! It allows for imperfection and redemption.}</strong><em><br />
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<p><em>&#8220;If something only has a value  because it has a use, then what&#8217;s the use of beauty?&#8221; </em>{Artists wrestle with this a lot. Why waste my time creating something that&#8217;s of no use. Who says things are only valuable if they are useful, in the way modern culture has defined useful? I would argue that things of beauty <em>are</em> useful to our hearts!}</p>
<p><em>&#8220;There is this thing called suffering, the destiny of all of us and yet not the end of all of us.&#8221; </em>{Beauty redeems suffering!}</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Beauty saves us from meaningless routine and connects us to God.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;Beauty is the place where the real and ideal exist in harmony.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;Our lives are organized by everyday concerns, but every now and then beauty dawns on us.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Is there beauty in your life? Where? </strong></p>
<p><strong>Can you see evidences that we have traded utility for beauty? </strong></p>
<p><strong>How about chaos for beauty?</strong></p>
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		<title>The Good Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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(Written for a recent Scrap Girls Newsletter)
*Special Note &#8211; Nehemiah was on a dude date when pictures were taken.
&#8212;

I have a very blessed life. Truly, I do. Periodically I wake up to this fact, and I tell my husband, &#8220;Thank you for giving me the good life.&#8221; He laughs &#8211; I think because he thinks [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>(Written for a recent <a href="http://www.scrapgirls.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Scrap Girls</a> Newsletter)</em></p>
<p><em>*Special Note &#8211; Nehemiah was on a dude date when pictures were taken.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8212;<br />
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<p>I have a very blessed life. Truly, I do. Periodically I wake up to this fact, and I tell my husband, &#8220;Thank you for giving me the good life.&#8221; He laughs &#8211; I think because he thinks I&#8217;m kidding. But I&#8217;m not.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-3143" href="http://www.messycanvas.com/2010/05/the-good-life/photo-236/"><img class="size-full wp-image-3143 aligncenter" title="Photo 236" src="http://www.messycanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Photo-236.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="450" /></a></p>
<p>As much as I struggle at times with taking care of my four small children, teaching them, feeding them, playing with them, cleaning up after them, and cheering them on, I wouldn&#8217;t trade it for the world.</p>
<p>I am in a very fortunate position. Since becoming a stay-at-home mom, I&#8217;ve had the time and space to do a lot of soul-searching. On a daily basis, it feels as though I don&#8217;t have any time to do just that, but as I look back over the last six-and-a-half years of motherhood, I cannot deny that I have been unfolding more and more into the person I have longed to become.</p>
<p>I have uncovered dreams that I had buried long ago. I have learned to call myself an Artist. I have had the chance to sift through countless mediums and see what I&#8217;m drawn to and what I don&#8217;t care much for. I have had the opportunity to do things like take naps, read books, journal, and dress how I want to dress. I have had the freedom to wrestle with my imperfections in a safe environment. And I have had my character tested as I grow and wiggle into this interesting role of motherhood.</p>
<p>My husband works, and works hard, so that I don&#8217;t have to work outside the home. It has not always played out this way in our lives, and it might not always be this way in the future, but for now, this is the season of life we are in. I feel so blessed to be given the freedom to make my days look however I want them to look. I homeschool my children and that gives us even more freedom to make our own schedule.</p>
<p>If I had been given the opportunity to pursue my passions from home, before having children, I am fairly certain I would have failed miserably. I wouldn&#8217;t have known how to organize my time. A completely open day to create? Why, that&#8217;s as intimidating as a blank canvas or a clean sheet of paper. I wouldn&#8217;t have known where to focus my energies or why those energies even mattered. I would have felt guiltier for not working a &#8220;real job&#8221; with &#8220;real benefits.&#8221; I would have gotten swallowed up by the potential of my passions.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-3148" href="http://www.messycanvas.com/2010/05/the-good-life/photo-226-2/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3148" title="Photo 226" src="http://www.messycanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Photo-2261.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="450" /></a></p>
<p>Having children, and staying home, I have been eased into a life of &#8220;doing my own thing.&#8221; As the sand sifted and I began to make sense of who I was as a mom, I naturally began to look more deeply into what &#8220;my own thing&#8221; was. I felt a desire to have something for myself, something outside of and yet feeding into my children. I had less time for me, and therefore I learned to use the limited time as though it was gold. I became purposeful and focused and strategic in my time. I became creative in our time together. I found within me a deep well of creative energy that I had never known outside of motherhood. I have learned to fight against mundane days and empty motions. I have become a pursuer of beauty and dreams and magic.</p>
<p>I am not exempt from bad days. I have my fair share of messes and distractions and hiccups in my days. I do not always love the mommy that I am. I do sometimes daydream fondly for the days before four kids when I had more time for me. But I am aware of the fact that the Mandy then could not have done what the Mandy today is capable of. Motherhood has equipped me for my dreams, my kids have ignited a spark of childlike fire inside of me, and it continues to refine me.</p>
<p>When I hear of others who long for the chance to do their own thing, to follow their own dreams, and listen to their own hearts, I am reminded of the good life I lead. And I am grateful and inspired to do all the more with it.</p>
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		<title>The &#8220;P&#8221; Word</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed the temporary pink and purple badge I have had on the side of my blog, labeled &#8220;The Porn Event.&#8221; You may have even thought, &#8220;Wow, that seems bold and a little out of a place for the Messy Canvas blog.&#8221; I assure you, it isn&#8217;t out of place. This blog has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-3132" href="http://www.messycanvas.com/2010/05/the-p-word/invite_web/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3132" title="Invite_web" src="http://www.messycanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Invite_web.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="450" /></a>You may have noticed the temporary pink and purple badge I have had on the side of my blog, labeled &#8220;The Porn Event.&#8221; You may have even thought, &#8220;Wow, that seems bold and a little out of a place for the Messy Canvas blog.&#8221; I assure you, it isn&#8217;t out of place. This blog has always been a place for me to &#8220;come clean&#8221; with the turmoil of my thoughts. It&#8217;s always been a place to stew over the mess that is occurring in my life, hashing through the chaos in my flurried attempt to find a bit of peace and hope and beauty once again. This subject of pornography is no different.</p>
<p>Though it is fairly uncomfortable to talk about the &#8220;P&#8221; word, and most, including myself, when approached with the topic would just soon drench the subject in humor, I can tell you the brush against it in my own life has been no laughing matter. And I would wager the same is true for many of your lives. Tony has a great blog post <a href="http://tonysteward.me/2010/05/thepornevent-com/" target="_blank">here</a> discussing a little bit of our personal journey with the &#8220;P&#8221; word. It is a journey we have walked, and will continue to walk hand-in-hand. It is a journey that has stirred up much tension, confusion, embarrassment, anger, hurt and bondage. But it is also a journey, thanks to our relationship with God and some close friends, that has caused us to see the powerful movement of freedom, grace, forgiveness and hope in our lives.</p>
<p><strong>It is with great joy and with personal conviction that I invite you to <a href="http://thepornevent.com/" target="_blank">The Porn Event.com</a>, an event beginning next week.</strong> Think of it as a chance to start dealing with the reality of the addiction in your own life or the life of someone you love. <strong>For so long the dark felt like the safest place for Tony and me. Let me assure you, the light is far greater for your heart, even though getting out of those shadows can be a painful transition.</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://thepornevent.com/" target="_blank">ThePornEvent.com</a> is an online event (so you can engage from the privacy of your own home) that will have  stories, information and helpful advice from men and women who have  walked the journey of sexual addiction and have found hope and healing  on the other side.</strong> You can be completely anonymous, but there will also  be people there to pray with and over you and even Next Step groups to  help you really find the care you need. Please spread the word to anyone you know that may benefit from this event, and don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me privately if you have any questions. There is no need to be embarrassed in your search for freedom.</p>
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		<title>Magical Photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;ve really been enjoying editing the color of my photos recently. In fact, I found myself returning to some of the same tweaks so many times, that I decided to save my edits into a Photoshop action.

So if you own Photoshop and enjoy the look of a lot of the photos you&#8217;ve been seeing on [...]]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;ve really been enjoying editing the color of my photos recently. In fact, I found myself returning to some of the same tweaks so many times, that I decided to save my edits into a Photoshop action.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-2277" href="http://www.messycanvas.com/2010/01/magical-photos/mst_sstools_actions_ppmagical_mktg_600/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2277" title="MST_SSTools_Actions_PPMagical_MKTG_600" src="http://www.messycanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MST_SSTools_Actions_PPMagical_MKTG_600.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="545" /></a></p>
<p>So if you own Photoshop and enjoy the look of a lot of the photos you&#8217;ve been seeing on my blog lately (including my new snowman header), I&#8217;m selling the action <a href="http://store.scrapgirls.com/product/17662/ScrapSimple-Tools---Actions%3A-Photos-That-Pop-Magical-1801" target="_blank">here</a> at Scrap Girls. There is a <a href="http://store.scrapgirls.com/product/17663/ScrapSimple-Tools---Actions%3A-Photos-That-Pop-Magical-1801---Commercial-License" target="_blank">commercial licensed</a> version as well.</p>
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		<title>I Do Get Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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When Tony got home from work the other day he made an incredibly kind comment to me. &#8220;You look so pretty, dressed nice and everything and here you are stuck inside this house all day. I&#8217;m sorry.&#8221;
I was thankful for the compliment, but I told him he needn&#8217;t be sorry.
&#8220;Oh, I&#8217;ve traveled thousands of miles [...]]]></description>
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<p>When Tony got home from work the other day he made an incredibly kind comment to me. &#8220;You look so pretty, dressed nice and everything and here you are stuck inside this house all day. I&#8217;m sorry.&#8221;</p>
<p>I was thankful for the compliment, but I told him he needn&#8217;t be sorry.</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Oh, I&#8217;ve traveled thousands of miles away from this house today, without even leaving our street. Don&#8217;t worry about me. I do get out.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>He asked me what I meant by that. You might be asking the same thing.</p>
<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m an introvert that I can handle staying at home all day. Or perhaps it&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve gotten better at taking time for myself when I need it, so I&#8217;m not so drained. Or perhaps it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m doing better at believing<strong> our home and my days can be as adventurous as I desire them to be.</strong> In the evenings, before I go to bed, if I can manage to put even a small inkling of thought into what tomorrow will hold, the days go so much better.</p>
<p>This particular day was packed with all sorts of fun. Reading Around the World in 80 Days. Studying and drawing and talking about the globe, coloring, reading Ramona Quimby, exercising, playing the piano and the guitar, making food, playing with neighbors. We had done so much adventuring my day felt extremely full. I felt like I had explored all sorts of places and it was almost a shock when I realized, from Tony&#8217;s comment, that I didn&#8217;t leave the house.</p>
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<p>I have dreams of traveling. Of going to distant countries and seeing things I&#8217;ve never seen. Of sharing that with my family. Of tasting food different than what I&#8217;m used to, seeing people different than what I&#8217;m used to, hearing music different than what I&#8217;m used to, seeing architecture and landscapes different than what I&#8217;m used to. But until those dreams become financially possible, I must rely on books and imagination to carry my kids and me far, far away.</p>
<p>In my mind, I do get out. All the time.</p>
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		<title>Are You Picking a Word for 2010?</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/12/are-you-picking-a-word-for-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m curious if any of you are picking a word for 2010? I started doing this 2 years ago and it has been an enlightening experience for me. I love seeing the thread of my word throughout the scope of an entire year, and I love all the learning and growing and focused intention that [...]]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;m curious if any of you are picking a word for 2010? I started doing this 2 years ago and it has been an enlightening experience for me. I love seeing the thread of my word throughout the scope of an entire year, and I love all the learning and growing and focused intention that comes along with it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.messycanvas.com/2008/01/my-word-for-2008/" target="_blank">2008 &#8211; Free</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/01/my-imperfect-decision/" target="_blank">2009 &#8211; Imperfect</a></p>
<p>2010 &#8211; ?</p>
<p>I think I know what my word for 2010 is going to be, but I want to sleep on it and journal about it just one more day.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d love to hear if you are picking a word for your year. Let us know in the comments or share a link to your blog where you talk about the new word you are picking.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s to an amazing new year for all of us and here&#8217;s to finding<em> your</em> word, a word that feeds your heart and frees your spirit.</p>
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		<title>Blizzard &amp; Wrapping</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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We&#8217;re in the middle of a blizzard today. It&#8217;s been a day spent at home with good food and lots of laughter and cuddling, movie watching and story reading. We have a warm fire going and are about to open up one Christmas Eve gift and talk about Jesus&#8217; birth. Then it&#8217;s to bed with [...]]]></description>
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<p>We&#8217;re in the middle of a blizzard today. It&#8217;s been a day spent at home with good food and lots of laughter and cuddling, movie watching and story reading. We have a warm fire going and are about to open up one Christmas Eve gift and talk about Jesus&#8217; birth. Then it&#8217;s to bed with our kiddios while Tony and I stay up wrapping presents and enjoying each other&#8217;s company.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2110" title="MST_DigitalStickers_WinterFriendsGiftTags_MKTG_600" src="http://www.messycanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/MST_DigitalStickers_WinterFriendsGiftTags_MKTG_600.jpg" alt="MST_DigitalStickers_WinterFriendsGiftTags_MKTG_600" width="600" height="600" /></p>
<p>(I&#8217;m using the <a href="http://store.scrapgirls.com/product/17664/Digital-Stickers%3A-Winter-Friends-Gift-Tags" target="_blank">gift tags</a> I created for Scrap Girls for our presents this year!)</p>
<p>It&#8217;s been a sweet day. Hope your Christmas Eve was sweet as well!</p>
<p>Excited about Christmas!</p>
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		<title>Comparing &#8211; Wisdom from Children&#8217;s Books</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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I found myself in the middle of a teaching moment with my daughter yesterday. She was frustrated with a drawing that wasn&#8217;t turning out like she had planned. She threw her marker down in a fit of rage and sunk into her chair.
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<p>I found myself in the middle of a teaching moment with my daughter yesterday. She was frustrated with a drawing that wasn&#8217;t turning out like she had planned. She threw her marker down in a fit of rage and sunk into her chair.</p>
<p>As I explained to her about how sad our lives are when we spend all our time comparing ourselves and our abilities to other people, I found a treasure trove of wisdom pouring out of me that I didn&#8217;t even know I had. The wisdom all came from children&#8217;s books that I believe echo Truths that originate from God.</p>
<p>Since we had read the books together, and since they were great memorable stories, I was able to explain to my 5 yr old her unique worth in a way that her heart would understand.</p>
<p>A side note, my favorite thing about teaching in this way is when I hear my kids, on separate occasions, encouraging each other or their little friends with the same stories. It is melt-my-heart-wonderful to know they understand something enough to teach someone else.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the three books that are worth reading. Feel free to recommend other children book titles in the comments. I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;d all benefit.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ish-Peter-H-Reynolds/dp/076362344X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1255471140&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Ish<br />
</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Courage-Blue-Boy-Robert-Neubecker/dp/1582461821/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1255471055&amp;sr=8-5" target="_blank">Courage of the Blue Boy</a> (This one is a new find at the library. Oh wow do I love it!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Only-Green-Nose-Lucados-Wemmicks/dp/1581343973/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1255471080&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">If I Only Had a Green Nose</a></p>
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		<title>Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; What Next?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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At the end of June our Angry Homemade Noodle Group took a break for the month of July. Now we are over halfway through August, and I am ready to give some direction as to where we are headed next. (I know, finally, right?)
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<p>At the end of June our Angry Homemade Noodle Group took a break for the month of July. Now we are over halfway through August, and I am ready to give some direction as to where we are headed next. (I know, finally, right?)</p>
<p>When I originally started this group my overwhelming need was to be in community with other moms. I was needing a community of women to do life with. I was needing to know that I wasn&#8217;t broken beyond redemption, that me battling my flesh as a mom and a wife and a friend was normal and that there was hope outside of myself.</p>
<p>I jumped in with both feet and created video teaching that shared from my heart what I was going through and what God was teaching me about all of that. It was a GREAT learning and healing and growing time for me. And from the feedback and participation, I am so glad to see that God was able to use my struggles to encourage other women as well.</p>
<p>Having taken a hiatus and giving it a lot of thought, I realize I don&#8217;t have the margin in my life right now to continue doing video teaching each week. I also don&#8217;t feel like what I need is another Bible Study to attend (or lead). What I&#8217;m really desiring in my life is a community of women that hold me accountable in my faith and encourage with scripture and otherwise and pray for me. <strong>I want a small band of women to do life with, to go deep with.</strong></p>
<p>So I hope you&#8217;ll understand as I refocus the purpose of our Angry Homemade Noodles LifeGroup and try some new things. I still think the tool of &#8220;online&#8221; is very valuable. I would like to partner with other women who are willing to use technology like Skype, Facebook, Twitter, Texting, videochat, etc. to be available to each other. We could use these tools to pray for each other as needed.</p>
<p>I would also like to meet once a month (the fourth Monday of the month) at 8:30 online. I see this time being a time to encourage each other with scripture and talk about how we&#8217;re doing in our lives and our roles as mom and wife. If we feel like to we need to meet more than once a month, we can adjust accordingly.</p>
<p>I think in order to allow a LifeGroup to grow deep the number has to be limited, so I don&#8217;t foresee having a lot of people in this group. 3 at the least and 10 at the most. If we get over 10 we really need to think about breaking apart into separate smaller groups. We&#8217;ll deal with this as the need occurs.</p>
<p>If you have a community of women that you are doing life with and going deep with, that&#8217;s great! Angry Homemade Noodles may not be for you any longer. But if you are seeking out a group of women to really challenge and encourage you in your faith, a place to be real and grow, that is the sort of community I hope we can establish.</p>
<p>One other thing, if you feel this LifeGroup will not be a good fit for you, but you still need to find one that is, please check out <a href="http://findalifegroup.lifechurch.tv/search/" target="_blank">Find a LifeGroup</a>. There are several groups both on and offline that could be the fit you are looking for. Also <a href="http://internet.lifechurch.tv/lifegroups/#startalifegroup" target="_blank">consider starting your own</a>!</p>
<p>If you are interested in being a part of this newly refined Angry Homemade Noodles LifeGroup, please <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mandysteward" target="_blank">connect with me on Facebook</a> and send me a message. Tell me what you are hoping to get out of this LifeGroup and let&#8217;s see if we can partner together!</p>
<p>To kick it off, we will meet next Monday nite, Aug 24, at 8:30 PM in the chat on my blog.</p>
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		<title>Heard It All Before&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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Sometimes as I sit down to write a blog post, I think, &#8220;I&#8217;ve written on this topic before.&#8221;
I start a sentence and then I stop it. I erase it. I begin again.
I end up back where I started.
I start to think, &#8220;Why do people read this blog? They&#8217;ve heard it all before. I just keep [...]]]></description>
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<p>Sometimes as I sit down to write a blog post, I think, &#8220;I&#8217;ve written on this topic before.&#8221;</p>
<p>I start a sentence and then I stop it. I erase it. I begin again.</p>
<p>I end up back where I started.</p>
<p>I start to think, &#8220;Why do people read this blog? They&#8217;ve heard it all before. I just keep repeating myself.&#8221;</p>
<p>What I really think is happening though is that life comes in phases or cycles. We lather, we rinse, we repeat. Only the hope is that this time, when life causes us to repeat something, that we are a little more refined, a little more prepared, a little more mature. That we are a few steps further down the road then the last time we walked through this.</p>
<p>Recently some details with our home search were discouraging me. I started to feel the panic and worry and frustrations creep in and I took a deep breath and said to myself, &#8220;Ok, look. You&#8217;ve been here before. This is not new territory. God has saved you from countless unknowns in regards to housing. You can get uptight and stress out and ruin all your days while you wait for an answer, or you can choose differently this time. Choose to believe it will work out. Choose to rest in Him. Choose to keep putting one foot in front of the other. You know this territory, so what did you learn from the last time you were here?&#8221;</p>
<p>If you were to go through the last four years of the archives on my blog, I&#8217;m sure you would see the same issues surface. I&#8217;m sure the same topics of desire and following your heart and not being afraid and living your dreams and being real and living life to the full would show up again and again. My hope is that with each post, I&#8217;m a little further on the journey, so that when you look at the whole, what you actually see is someone making progress.</p>
<p>I feel good about progress, even if you have heard it all before.</p>
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		<title>More Money, More Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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I was reading this great post by Rachel and it got my brain turning. How many times do we hear people say, &#8220;I would do _____ if I just had more money.&#8221; Or, &#8220;I would do this _____ if I just had more time.&#8221;
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<p>I was reading<a href="http://racheldenbow.blogspot.com/2009/08/question-time.html" target="_blank"> this great post</a> by Rachel and it got my brain turning. How many times do we hear people say, &#8220;I would do _____ if I just had more money.&#8221; Or, &#8220;I would do this _____ if I just had more time.&#8221;</p>
<p>I wonder about that list of things we all put off because of no money or no time.</p>
<p>What if it&#8217;s possible to achieve them, if we just had a little patience, a little discipline, a little less of a rushed spirit?</p>
<p>What if we actually did get more money and more time. Would we be prepared to be good stewards with it?</p>
<p>What if the better question would be <strong>&#8220;What would you do NOW with the time and money you <em>do</em> have to get you a little closer to those dreams?&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Or as I heard a friend say recently, &#8220;How do we make you love what you&#8217;re stuck with, so you can be content with it until it&#8217;s time to move on.&#8221;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m getting tired of excuses in my own life. I think it&#8217;s far too easy to come up with them. I&#8217;m not suggesting I become perfect. Ha! We all know that&#8217;s impossible. But I am suggesting I could be a bit less stagnant and a bit more purposeful. I want to be creative in my problem-solving. I want to stop thinking that money and time would solve everything. I believe in a God who owns it all anyway. What would He say to my dreams?</p>
<p>Much like Rachel, I want to think less about someday and more about today. Technically, today is all I have anyway. What can I do today to get me a little closer? Sounds like I have some journaling to do.</p>
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		<title>Shredding Fear</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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So thanks to my friend Allison, I ended up with a 30 Day Shred video. I am enjoying the full body workout that can be done in 20 minutes in my own home. But, I must confess, I get nauseous every single time before I start it. Nauseous like I used to get when my [...]]]></description>
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<p>So thanks to my friend <a href="http://www.alisondowdy.com/" target="_blank">Allison</a>, I ended up with a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jillian-Michaels-30-Day-Shred/dp/B00127RAJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1248985739&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">30 Day Shred</a> video. I am enjoying the full body workout that can be done in 20 minutes in my own home. But, I must confess, I get nauseous every single time before I start it. Nauseous like I used to get when my basketball coach would blow the whistle and have us line up on the baseline for sprints. I guess, truth be known, I get scared.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve learned something from this shred video that I think is worth sharing. There is a great quote from Jillian, that gets my adrenaline flowing every time I hear it. &#8220;This is the feeling of fear leaving your body.&#8221; Of course she&#8217;s referencing that &#8220;intense burning, I&#8217;m going to die&#8221; feeling that workouts can bring. But I think about how freeing it is to have fear leave my body. I can mentally picture that. I can feel it fleeing. I think this must be what it&#8217;s like when we fully realize the power of having the Holy Spirit flowing through us. That intense power. That very idea that perfect love <em>does</em> cast out all fear (1 John 4:18), and that God did <em>not</em> give us a spirit of fear (2 Timothy 1:7).</p>
<p>Prior to starting this workout video I&#8217;ve been journaling a lot about fear. This is due in part to what I learned at <a href="http://internet.lifechurch.tv/2009/07/what-is-your-deepest-fear/" target="_blank">church</a> last week, which was focusing on snippets from the movie <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coach-Carter/dp/B000HZEE64/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1248985190&amp;sr=8-2" target="_blank">Coach Carter</a>. Want to see some of my list?</p>
<p>I fear&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>being forever cranky and uptight</li>
<li>my etsy shop never being updated</li>
<li>debt and never getting out of it</li>
<li>teaching</li>
<li>messing up my kids</li>
<li>chaos</li>
<li>letting go</li>
<li>art journaling</li>
<li>not feeling strong</li>
<li>long term projects</li>
<li>losing control</li>
<li>disappointing God</li>
<li>living only in my small story</li>
<li>dancing</li>
<li>owning a home</li>
<li>buying a car</li>
<li>evil</li>
<li>missing out</li>
<li>missing my life purpose</li>
<li>being wrong</li>
<li>losing those I love</li>
<li>making the wrong decision</li>
<li>early mornings (ha!)</li>
</ul>
<p>Just a few things. But seriously, when I&#8217;m working out and pushing through the times when it hurts, I realize I&#8217;m facing fears. And facing fears in one area of my life really does translate to other areas. Suddenly I start tapping into a hidden reserve of energy I didn&#8217;t realize was there. I begin to let the Holy Spirit flow through me instead of inhibiting. I begin to regain some hope. Maybe, just maybe, I don&#8217;t have to be prisoner to this fear anymore.</p>
<p>Check out this quote:</p>
<p><em>&#8230;And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.</em> —Marianne Williamson</p>
<p>So yea to Jillian for liberating others. And yea for those of us who will not only feel fear leaving our bodies, but will also let other people know, it can leave theirs too.</p>
<p>Jillian is shredding me in more ways than one it seems.</p>
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		<title>Simple Granola Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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As I&#8217;m sitting here eating a big ol&#8217; bowl of granola with milk and fresh blueberries, I&#8217;m thinking I really need to share this recipe. A few people have asked me for it, and posting it on my blog makes it accessible to all. First I&#8217;ll give you the recipe unaltered and then I&#8217;ll give [...]]]></description>
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<p>As I&#8217;m sitting here eating a big ol&#8217; bowl of granola with milk and fresh blueberries, I&#8217;m thinking I really need to share this recipe. A few people have asked me for it, and posting it on my blog makes it accessible to all. First I&#8217;ll give you the recipe unaltered and then I&#8217;ll give you the little changes I make:</p>
<p>Preheat oven to 250 degrees.</p>
<p>Combine in large mixing bowl:</p>
<p><strong>2 c. whole wheat flour</strong></p>
<p><strong>6 c. rolled oats</strong></p>
<p><strong>1 c. coconut</strong></p>
<p><strong>1 c. wheat germ</strong></p>
<p>Blend together separately:</p>
<p><strong>1/2 c water</strong></p>
<p><strong>1 c. oil</strong></p>
<p><strong>1 c. honey</strong></p>
<p><strong>2 t. vanilla</strong></p>
<p><strong>1 T. salt</strong></p>
<p>Add blended liquids to dry ingredients and mix throroughly.</p>
<p>Spread out on 2 greased cookie sheets and bake 1 hour or until dry and golden.</p>
<p>Store in covered containers.</p>
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<p><strong>Mandy&#8217;s changes:</strong></p>
<p>I leave out the coconut, mainly because I&#8217;ve never asked Tony if he likes it. Tony do you like coconut? And I&#8217;m not sure if I want little coconut bits floating in my milk.</p>
<p>I also like to include soy flour for some added protein. I probably put about 4 T in, substituting it for the wheat flour. I do this by putting it into the bottom of the measuring cup and then putting the wheat flour in right over top of it. I have made it without the soy flour too and can&#8217;t tell a difference in taste.</p>
<p>I always add some sort of nuts or seeds. At first I was using sunflower seeds. Lately I&#8217;ve been using slivered almonds (probably 1/2 cup or so). I also like to throw in a handful of flax seed.</p>
<p>I tried adding in some pure maple syrup this last time I made it (adding it right into the honey when i measure it.) It was really good. Oh, and I always add extra honey because Tony like it a bit sweeter than the original recipe makes. So maybe 1 and 1/8 cup of honey? I just guess.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d like to try substituting applesauce for the oil, but have not been brave enough yet. I would hate having to throw a whole big batch of this stuff away if it turned out bad. Anyone know if it would work?</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1549" title="img_1861" src="http://www.messycanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_1861-600x400.jpg" alt="img_1861" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p>One more thing, my kids didn&#8217;t like this at first, but it&#8217;s grown on them. Now we rarely buy cereal at the store. VERY rarely. They love granola now. Only they call it granella. Nehemiah wakes me up every morning asking if I can get him some granella. They also eat it without milk as a snack.</p>
<p>Oh, which reminds me, it&#8217;s great on vanilla ice cream with some berries. Now I know what we&#8217;re having for dessert tonite. <img src='http://www.messycanvas.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Rest: Saved In Rest &#8211; Wk 4</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/06/rest-saved-in-rest-wk-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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Rest: Saved In Rest &#8211; Wk 4 from Mandy Steward on Vimeo.
Scriptures referenced in video:
Matthew 11:28-30
Isaiah 30:15-18
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5157738">Rest: Saved In Rest &#8211; Wk 4</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user986259">Mandy Steward</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Scriptures referenced in video:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youversion.com/bible/niv/matt/11/28" target="_blank">Matthew 11:28-30</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youversion.com/bible/niv/isa/30/15" target="_blank">Isaiah 30:15-18</a></p>
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		<title>Rest &#8211; Made to Rest (Wk &#8211; 3)</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/06/rest-made-to-rest-wk-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Here we go. Week 3!
You know the drill. Watch the video beforehand if you have the chance. We&#8217;ll meet Monday nite in the chatroom located under the Angry Homemade Noodles tab at the top of my blog at 8:30 PM Central. We love to have new people, so come, even if you&#8217;re new. We&#8217;ll make [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here we go. Week 3!</p>
<p>You know the drill. Watch the video beforehand if you have the chance. We&#8217;ll meet Monday nite in the chatroom located under the Angry Homemade Noodles tab at the top of my blog at 8:30 PM Central. We love to have new people, so come, even if you&#8217;re new. We&#8217;ll make you feel welcome. See you there!</p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5054639">Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Rest (Wk 3)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user986259">Mandy Steward</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Scriptures referenced in video:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youversion.com/bible/niv/deut/5/12" target="_blank">Deuteronomy 5:12-14 </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youversion.com/bible/niv/gen/2/1" target="_blank">Genesis 2:1-3</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youversion.com/bible/niv/ps/23/1" target="_blank">Psalm 23:1-3</a></p>
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		<title>Rest: Eliminating Hurry &#8211; Wk 2</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/05/rest-eliminating-hurry-wk-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 17:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you missed last week due to the holiday, don&#8217;t worry! I&#8217;ve saved Week 2 for this week, so you haven&#8217;t missed a thing. Watch the video and then join us Monday nite at 8:30 pm Central in the chat room located on the Angry Homemade Noodles tab at the top of my blog. Can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>If you missed last week due to the holiday, don&#8217;t worry! I&#8217;ve saved Week 2 for this week, so you haven&#8217;t missed a thing. Watch the video and then join us Monday nite at 8:30 pm Central in the chat room located on the Angry Homemade Noodles tab at the top of my blog. Can&#8217;t wait to discuss more about REST with you!</p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4854504">Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Rest (Wk 2)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user986259">Mandy Steward</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Scriptures referenced in video:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youversion.com/bible/niv/luke/10/41" target="_blank">Luke 10: 41-42</a></p>
<p>LifeChurch.tv sermon referenced in video:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lifechurch.tv/message-archive/watch/ydhwit/3" target="_blank">You Can&#8217;t Handle It All</a></p>
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		<title>Rest: Living a Life of Hurry &#8211; Wk 1</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/05/rest-living-a-life-of-hurry-wk-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 01:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Rest (Wk 1) from Mandy Steward on Vimeo.
Worship song referenced in video:

Joel Limpic 2 of 3 &#8211; &#8220;The Pilgrim Song&#8221; from kevin ely on Vimeo.
Scriptures referenced in video:
Psalm 62:1
Psalm 46:10
You also might be interested in this message at LifeChurch.tv that I pulled material from.
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4696093">Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Rest (Wk 1)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user986259">Mandy Steward</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Worship song referenced in video:<br />
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4355994">Joel Limpic 2 of 3 &#8211; &#8220;The Pilgrim Song&#8221;</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinely">kevin ely</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Scriptures referenced in video:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youversion.com/bible/niv/ps/62/1" target="_blank">Psalm 62:1</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youversion.com/bible/nasb/ps/46/10" target="_blank">Psalm 46:10</a></p>
<p>You also might be interested in <a href="http://www.lifechurch.tv/message-archive/watch/ydhwit/3" target="_blank">this message</a> at LifeChurch.tv that I pulled material from.</p>
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		<title>New 5-Week Series!</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/05/new-5-week-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 05:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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I am really excited to share with you a new series that will be starting THIS MONDAY NITE for our Angry Homemade Noodles LifeGroup. Our past topics have been devoted mainly to moms, but I want to open up this new series to all women. As is par for the course, this series is coming [...]]]></description>
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<p>I am really excited to share with you a new series that will be starting <strong>THIS MONDAY NITE</strong> for our <a href="http://www.messycanvas.com/angry-homemade-noodles/" target="_blank">Angry Homemade Noodles LifeGroup</a>. Our past topics have been devoted mainly to moms, but <strong>I want to open up this new series to all women.</strong> As is par for the course, this series is coming straight out of my life and what God has been teaching me. Since I&#8217;m right in the midst of learning, I love to have your participation, so I can glean your perspective and wisdom as well. The series becomes even richer as we all delve into together.</p>
<p>The new 5-week series is going to be all about rest, inspired by this quote from Augustine:</p>
<p><em>Lord, you have made us for yourself and our hearts find no rest until they rest in you!</em></p>
<p>We meet on Monday nites at 8:30 PM Central in the chat room on my blog. Just click on the tab at the top of my blog that reads Angry Homemade Noodles. Prior to our Monday nite time together, I will post a short video here on my blog, sharing my thoughts on the week&#8217;s topic. Watching this video will prepare you for our Monday nite discussions.</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-1271 alignleft" title="rest" src="http://www.messycanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/rest-577x600.jpg" alt="rest" width="265" height="274" /></p>
<p><strong>Week One &#8211; Living a Life of Hurry (</strong><strong>May 18th)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Week Two &#8211; Eliminating Hurry (May 25th)<br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>Week Three &#8211; Made to Rest (June 1st)<br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>Week Four &#8211; Saved in Rest (June 8th)<br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>Week Five &#8211; Finding Rest (June 15th)<br />
</strong></p>
<p>So consider yourself invited! Pass the word onto other women in your life via Facebook, your blog, Twitter, email or word of mouth. Grab the &#8220;Rest&#8221; logo and use it on your own blog if you like. I am so ready to embrace a much-needed spirit of Restfulness. You?</p>
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		<title>Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Speaking Wisdom (Wk 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/04/angry-homemade-noodles-speaking-wisdom-wk-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Speaking Wisdom (Wk 2) from Mandy Steward on Vimeo.
We&#8217;d love to have you join us Monday night, April 27, at 8:30 PM Central time in this chat room to discuss this further.
Scriptures referenced in video:
James 3
Luke 6:45
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/4343071">Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Speaking Wisdom (Wk 2)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user986259">Mandy Steward</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>We&#8217;d love to have you join us Monday night, April 27, at 8:30 PM Central time in this <a href="http://www.messycanvas.com/angry-homemade-noodles/" target="_blank">chat room</a> to discuss this further.</p>
<p>Scriptures referenced in video:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youversion.com/bible/niv/jas/3/1" target="_blank">James 3</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youversion.com/bible/niv/luke/6/45" target="_blank">Luke 6:45</a></p>
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		<title>Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; NEW STUDY!</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/04/angry-homemade-noodles-new-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the next two weeks we&#8217;re going to be talking about:
 Speaking Wisdom
If you&#8217;re a mom and you want to be a part, just watch this video and then join us on Monday Nite at 8:30 PM Central to discuss more in depth.
You can get to the chat via the Angry Homemade Noodle tab at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>For the next two weeks we&#8217;re going to be talking about:</p>
<p><strong> Speaking Wisdom</strong></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re a mom and you want to be a part, just watch this video and then join us on Monday Nite at 8:30 PM Central to discuss more in depth.</p>
<p>You can get to the chat via the Angry Homemade Noodle tab at the top of my blog. You can also look there to read about how the Angry Homemade Noodles LifeGroup got started and what it&#8217;s all about. We&#8217;d love to have you join us!</p>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/4216045">Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Speaking Wisdom (Wk 1)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user986259">Mandy Steward</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Scripture referenced in the video:</p>
<p><a href="http://youversion.com/reader.php?startverse=Prov.31.26" target="_blank">Proverbs 31: 26 &amp; 28</a></p>
<p><a href="http://youversion.com/reader.php?startverse=Jas.1.5" target="_blank">James 1:5</a></p>
<p><a href="http://youversion.com/reader.php?startverse=Jas.3.1" target="_blank">James 3:1</a></p>
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		<title>New On-line Six-Week Mom&#8217;s Study!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/02/new-on-line-six-week-moms-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m so excited to share with you this new study. It&#8217;s starting this coming Monday at 8:30 PM Central right here on my blog. Here&#8217;s the link to the chat room and information about how the Angry Homemade Noodles LifeGroup began.
You&#8217;re going to want to join in because we have six wonderful women that are [...]]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;m so excited to share with you this new study. It&#8217;s starting this coming Monday at 8:30 PM Central right here on my blog. Here&#8217;s <a href="http://www.messycanvas.com/angry-homemade-noodles/" target="_blank">the link</a> to the chat room and information about how the Angry Homemade Noodles LifeGroup began.</p>
<p>You&#8217;re going to want to join in because we have six wonderful women that are co-leading, and I just know their wisdom is going to be worthwhile. So go ahead, share it on your blog, tell your other mom friends and join us, right from the comfort of your own home.</p>
<p>Our new study is called, &#8220;I WANT TO BE A MOM THAT ________.&#8221;</p>
<p>March 2 @ 8:30 PM Central- <a href="http://alittleartandlotsoflove.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Evan Sanford</a><br />
&#8220;I Want To Be A Mom That Empowers Her Husband, Children &amp; Friends&#8221;</p>
<p>March 9 @ 8:30 PM Central- <a href="http://calitexans.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stephanie Mackey</a><br />
&#8220;I Want To Be A Mom That Rides Dirt Bikes&#8221;</p>
<p>March 16 @ 8:30 PM Central- <a href="http://valeriehunter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Valerie Hunter</a><br />
&#8220;I Want To Be A Mom That Puts My Kids Third&#8221;</p>
<p>March 23 @ 8:30 PM Central- Stephanie K<br />
&#8220;I Want To Be A Mom That Inspires&#8221;</p>
<p>March 30 @ 8:30 PM Central- <a href="http://deleise.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Deleise Klaassen</a><br />
&#8220;I Want To Be A Mom That Shows Grace&#8221;</p>
<p>April 6 @ 8:30 PM Central- <a href="http://merelyhis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Callico Neu</a><br />
&#8220;I Want To Be A Mom That Encourages&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Angry Homemade Noodles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Our Angry Homemade Noodles LifeGroup will not be meeting this evening. However, we will be starting a new 6-week series VERY SOON! I am so excited about it. I&#8217;ll post details as soon as they are solidified!
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<p>Our Angry Homemade Noodles LifeGroup will not be meeting this evening. However, we will be starting a new 6-week series VERY SOON! I am so excited about it. I&#8217;ll post details as soon as they are solidified!</p>
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		<title>Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; No Lone Rangers (Wk 5)</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/02/angry-homemade-noodles-no-lone-rangers-wk-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; No Lone Rangers (Wk 5) from Mandy Steward on Vimeo.
Scriptures referenced in video:
Acts 2:42-47
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, 12
Romans 12:4-8
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/3139763">Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; No Lone Rangers (Wk 5)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user986259">Mandy Steward</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br />
Scriptures referenced in video:</p>
<p><a href="http://youversion.com/reader.php?startverse=Acts.2.42" target="_blank">Acts 2:42-47</a></p>
<p><a href="http://youversion.com/reader.php?startverse=Eccl.4.9" target="_blank">Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, 12</a></p>
<p><a href="http://youversion.com/reader.php?startverse=Rom.12.4" target="_blank">Romans 12:4-8</a></p>
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		<title>Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Just Breathe (Wk 4)</title>
		<link>http://www.messycanvas.com/2009/02/angry-homemade-noodles-just-breathe-wk-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandy</dc:creator>
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Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Just Breathe (Wk 4) from Mandy Steward on Vimeo.
Scriptures referenced in video:
Philippians 4:8
Galatians 6:4
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/3048934">Angry Homemade Noodles &#8211; Just Breathe (Wk 4)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user986259">Mandy Steward</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Scriptures referenced in video:</p>
<p><a href="http://youversion.com/reader.php?startverse=Phil.4.8" target="_blank">Philippians 4:8</a></p>
<p><a href="http://youversion.com/reader.php?startverse=Gal.6.4" target="_blank">Galatians 6:4</a></p>
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