Cherished Magazine December 2015

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I love Christmas. I love the lights, the parties, the movies, and I could sit in front of a Christmas tree for hours.

You too?

But for me the end of year also causes me to reflect and I have to watch that space. Reflecting is something that can be quite helpful. However, beating myself up over "should haves", "would haves", and "could haves " is something I have to guard my thoughts from. You too?

If you are like me and do a bit of reflection as you sit in front of the Christmas Tree, guard your thoughts too.

Amazing incredible lady, I wish you a very merry and wonderful Christmas.

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Friendship i n t h e Mi d st An interview with Jill Lynn Buteyn,

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Co- author of Just Show Up: theDanceof Walking Through Suffering Together While your heart might be in the right place, it is not unusual to feel uncomfortable or insecure when you?re around loved ones who are in the midst of a trial.

The temptation to back away can be strong; after all, couldn?t they use some space? You don?t want to be a burden. Is that ever the right choice though? Is there something both of you can gain from friendship in the midst of suffering?

Bestselling author Kara Tippetts and Jill Lynn Buteyn answer those questions in the new book Just Show Up: the Dance of Walking Through Suffering Together (David C Cook/ October 1, 2015/ISBN: 978-1434709530/$15.99).

With grace and practical advice, the friends wrote about what relationships look like in the midst of changing life seasons, loads of laundry and even Tippetts? battle with cancer, which she tragically lost on March 22, 2015.

For more insight, browse the next few pages while we have a chat with co-author Jill Lynn Buteyn.

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Q: You wrote Just Show Up with your late friend Kara Tippetts. Can you tell us about Kara and thecircumstances that led you to writethis book together?

Kara Tippetts was a grace-filled mother and pastor?s wife who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 36. While fighting cancer, she shared her story with thousands of readers on her blog, Mundane Faithfulness. She also wrote the book The Hardest Peace about her journey and co-authored Just Show Up with me before passing away at the age of 38.

While Kara was blogging, I was writing fiction. We often talked about collaborating on a book. We settled on the subject of walking through suffering together because we could write from both of our perspectives.

I learned a lot from watching Kara?s community rally around her, from seeing her friends in action.

Of course, as the one suffering, Kara had firsthand knowledge of what works well and what doesn?t. We both hoped the book would take some of the mystery out of showing up for each other and allow people to engage more confidently in community, even during really hard times.

Q: How and when did you learn about Kara?s cancer diagnosis? Did it change your relationship with her?

I actually heard about Kara?s diagnosis when she posted about it on her personal Facebook page. We were friends through December 2015

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school and church, but as I say in the book, our friendship developed more after her diagnosis. She had only been in Colorado for six months at the time.

I do remember thinking about our friendship.

Where did I fit in all of this?

Was I ?in??

I decided the answer was yes. I wasn?t going to shy away from Kara because things could get scary or hard.

I told her later that choosing her was a conscious choice for me.

Q: Do you think it?s easier to be someone?s friend when times aregood?

Certainly there?s a simplicity to friendship when things are good, but at the same time, when is ?good?? We all have hard times, and we?re often dealing with tough stuff in different areas of life at the same time. But there?s also beauty that comes in doing the really hard stuff together.

When I look back on my time with Kara, on the way she let me and so many others in when she was suffering so much, I see a lot of tears, prayers and pain, but I also see grace and even peace. I see really great friendships formed in a short amount of time.

It was beautiful to walk with her, even though it hurt so much. It still hurts. But I would choose her all over again.

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Q: You write in Just Show Up that being there for a friend can be as simple as literally just showing up. Why is presenceso important during suffering?

Presence is so important in suffering because sometimes that?s really all we have to offer. We don?t have the right words, or there isn?t anything we can do to help. Sometimes it is just about being there.

There?s peace and support in being with each other ? from both sides. Often it was a comfort for us to be with Kara, even if she was sleeping, and I think she felt that same thing.

One time I sat at the hospital with her while she slept. I brought my laptop and just wrote, sitting in the chair. I remember wanting to have something to do so she would feel free to sleep and rest.

She opened her eyes and said something about how it gave her comfort that I was there.

I could have easily second-guessed offering to sit with her ? it wasn?t really necessary. But just being present with each other meant something to both of us.

Q: You talk about learning to be ?comfortable with your uncomfortable.? Can you share a story from your friendship with Kara that illustrates what you mean by that?

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Kara never expected us to have answers for the hard she was being asked to walk. I could say, ?I don?t know what to say,? and that was enough for her. Or, ?I?m so sorry. I hate this for you.?

She accepted things like that.

She was dying, and even though our hearts were breaking, we still wanted to be with her. We craved time with her.

Q: Could you offer some advice for others on how to movepast moments of awkwardness?

Pray, then step out in faith. God will meet you there. Be honest.

You could even say to a friend, ?I want to help. I don?t want to be the person who disappears because this is awkward or uncomfortable. How can I be there for you? Will you help me by telling me if I?m doing something offensive or don?t have a clue?? I think friendships can grow from this kind of honesty.

Q: Sometimes it?s easy to struggle with self- doubt and wonder if your efforts to help will be a nuisance. How did you work through someof thoseconcerns?

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speak truth into our doubts. And at times, I did things and still didn?t know after if they were a help.

Sometimes it?s just about doing.

We may never know exactly how our help impacted someone else for the better.

Q: When offering help to someone, why is it important to be very specific about how you would liketo help them?

It?s far easier for people to accept help when we offer something specific. I used to say to people, ?Let me know if you need anything.? And I meant it.

But rarely, if ever, did anyone ask me for anything or admit what might help them. However, when I offer a specific, ?Hey, I?m at the store, can I pick anything up for you?? or, ?I?d love to come by and do a couple loads of laundry this week. What day works?? it easier for the suffering people to decide if and when they need that specific help or how they can tweak it to meet their needs.

The other bonus to offering a specific help is that it gives us the freedom to serve within our gifting. If I?m a kid person, and someone asks me to paint their guest room, that probably won?t bring me the same joy as watching kids.

We can find so much joy in helping others, and I think part of that is in doing the things we?re gifted in ? not that we don?t ever step beyond that. It?s just a good place to start.

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I love what I learned about being specific in helping others. It was a light-bulb moment for me. It just makes sense, and yet, I?d never really thought about it before. It?s important because it makes things easier and more comfortable for both sides and takes away the guess work.

Q: What are some words we can use to offer comfort? Are there any words that can hurt morethan help?

I don?t think there are perfect words.

I guess that?s why showing up for others can be confusing and scary.

But maybe recognizing this ? that there isn?t anything perfect to be done or said ? will make it easier for people to dive in with each other.

Say things that are comforting, listening phrases. ?I?m so sorry.

That?s hard.?

Comforting is also about what not to say.

Don?t try to solve your friend. Listen and love them in their hard.

Q: How did you see God and his love expressed in your friendship with Kara?

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When I think about how she let us in during really hard stuff: while she was dying. In pain. Broken. I?m amazed. She gave and gave. She loved so big.

I don?t even know how to explain it. God?s presence was felt by so many. It was really beautiful even though it?s still hard.

Q: What do you think holds people back from pursuing deep connections with others even during thegood times?

Hurt. We?re all a bunch of sinners, and relationships can be scary. We do stupid things and say stupid things, even in good times. I know I have regrets in this area. Plus, relationships are hard work. It?s hard to open yourself up to others, to let people in to the not-so-great sides of ourselves.

Q: When you and Kara wrote about ?big love,? what did you mean?

Loving more, bigger than you thought possible. Opening yourself up to community. Loving beyond your limits.

Kara didn?t find a few friends and then stop letting others in.

She kept opening herself up to more people. Even online, she shared so much of herself and impacted many lives.

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Q: Even though Kara knew she was dying, why was it important for her to finish Just Show Up with you?

Kara fostered community in everything she did. And even though she had to accept a lot of help from others, she also gave. This was a way she could give: by taking some of the unknown out of showing up and being in community with one another. Plus, she was just Kara. Stubborn and wonderful and wanting to squeeze every minute out of life.

Q: Kara?s blog, Mundane Faithfulness, had a large following of faithful readers that followed her through her cancer journey.

What were the main messages Kara always tried to impart to her readers?

Kindness, kindness, kindness. And loving big.

Q: So many readers fell in love with Kara and her family through her blog and book The Hardest Peace. Can you tell us how the Tippetts family is doing since her passing in March?

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I think only the Tippetts can really answer how they are doing. I would suggest following the Mundane Faithfulness blog. Jason has been gracious to share updates there about how he and the kids are doing.

For more information about Jill Lynn Buteyn and Just Show Up at www.jill-lynn.com and on Facebook (JillLynnAuthor), Pinterest (JillLynnAuthor), Instagram (JillLynnAuthor) and Twitter (@JillLynnAuthor). Learn more about the life of Kara Tippetts at www.mundanefaithfulness.com or follow the site on Facebook (mundanefaithfulness).

Jill Lynn Buteyn is a co-author of Just Show Up with Kara Tippetts, and the author of the inspirational romance novel, Falling for Texas (as Jill Lynn). A recipient of the ACFW Genesis award for her fiction work, she has a bachelor?s degree in communications from Bethel University. Jill lives near the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her husband and two children.

Connect with her on social media or at Jill-Lynn.com.

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Knit with Love

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By Ch eryl Tow nsl ey, Naturopath and Wi sdom Coach

But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Luke 2:19 ?I?m with child.? Even the whisper of a new baby arriving sends a knitter racing for her needles. When Mary was pregnant with the Christ child, there was probably a lot of whispering going on. And some of it wasn?t very nice.

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wrapped up in one simple fact that Mary was going to have a baby.

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photographer, an oil painter, and a poet all signed up to work on the project.

I wanted to participate, but I felt my crafting could not compete with those fine art offerings.

Then it struck me: we are welcoming a baby. And that baby, just like any other, will need warm clothes and soft blankets.

I called the coordinator of the show and told her my idea:

?I?d like to welcome the Christ child with a brand new sweater.?

She liked the idea and encouraged me to get started.

for the front of the sweater. I used the World Vision Knit For Kids pattern as a starting point.

As I knit, I thought of Mary. I kept the verse from Luke in mind:

But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2:19.

Moms new and old carry many prayers, wishes and worries for their children. Mary, I?m sure, was no different. With my thoughts centered on the Baby Jesus, I knit my prayers of peace and love in every row.

As the art show grew closer, I knit faster. Quickly the first Sunday of Advent arrived, and the show was mounted and ready for viewing. There were paintings, photographs, a poem, a collage, even some video art, and my little sweater.

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I felt a bit like the Little Drummer Boy of the fabled song,

I have no gift to bring fit for a king.

I didn?t need to worry. The sweater was just what a baby needed.

Like any art exhibit each work had a card hung next to it giving the artist?s name and information about the materials.

Each artist had also been asked to write about his or her intentions for the work and those sentiments were on the cards as well.

This is what my cards said:

In the Advent season we celebrate the coming of Christ, who humbled himself to be born an infant Savior.

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Every newborn needs new clothes. Our Lord was no different. Initially wrapped in swaddling clothes, Jesus grew into a toddler needing play clothes. No doubt Mary prepared for her son by getting garments ready. Knit with love, this tiny sweater honors the coming of the Christ child. When our Advent show is over, this sweater will be sent to World Vision Knit for Kids Project, who will make sure a child in need receives it.

As the diverse works in our Advent art show proved, there are many ways to prepare our hearts and honor Christ during season.

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moment to remember the meaning of the season. Maybe it?s by picking up your knitting needles for some charity knitting.

Dear Father

Or maybe it?s by taking a moment to be kind to yourself. A little quiet time could be just the thing to prepare your heart in a whole new way for the coming of our infant king.

Amen

Remind me that we are getting ready for a baby. May the wonder of that gift infuse my holiday preparations and give me peace.

If you?d like to try knitting a sweater for a child in need here is a link to World Vision the charity mentioned in the devotion.

Lisa Bogart is the author of Knit Purl Pray, 52 Devotions for the Creative Soul. This collection links the joy of knitting to a quiet time of reflect. Her other titles include Knit With Love, Stories to Warm a Knitter?s Heart and Come On In, Taking the Hassle Out of Hospitality. She also writes for Daily Guideposts and won the Guideposts writing contest in 2010. Lisa lives near New York City with her husband, son and kitty. And she is a daily knitter. You can find out more by visiting LisaBogart.com

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The Holidays are just around the corner and with all the fun comes one big, unwanted ?oops?. . . most people will gain an average of 10 pounds before the end of the year.

With the ever-growing ?to-do?list, parties to attend or host and gifts to buy, stress levels increase and we eat more carb-heavy, sugar laden foods!

By the time January rolls around, it?s ?hello? 10 poulds, good-bye favorite jeans!

Sound Familiar?

These 3 Simpl e Gif t s can hel p you unwrap a Hol iday Season you can enjoy without becoming the holiday blimp!

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t f i G #1 Gi v e L a u g h t e r a n d Hugs !

When we are under stress, our cortisol levels skyrocket! The more cortisol, the more fat we store ? especially around the waist.

Oxytocin is a hormone that is the opposite of cortisol - it helps to balance stress, support digestion, and reduce inflammation and cortisol.

We want more oxytocin and less cortisol!

This holiday season, reduce the frowns and stress and intentionally lighten your load with actions that help oxytocin to soar. by giving gifts of hugs!

Laughter and smiles help to boost oxytocin. Set the stage with soothing music, breat he deepl y, l augh more and hug more . . . your oxytocin levels can begin to overtake cortisol!

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t f i G #2 Ki ss u n d e r t h e Mis t l e t oe !

Loving intimacy with your spouse also promotes oxytocin.

Plan some quiet dates with your favorite man, relax with music and go nowhere!

Have someone watch the kids and unwrap your love with time together and cup of ?Hot Fat Chocolate?(see recipe at the end).

Let the music play as you sip away and reminisce on your favorite holidays growing up.

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t f i G #3 Bu r s t t h r o u g h a 10 M i n u t e Wor k out Not only do you not have time for workouts, long workouts (especially long cardio) actually drive cortisol levels up when you are under added stress. Instead, commit to just ten minutes and do a ?burst?workout.

You can do simple activities such as: jumping jacks, running in place, squats, jump rope or even walk/ run up and down the stairs.

Follow this simple routine and let the good hormones (i.e., growth hormone) kick in and balance cortisol and even help you lose some weight!

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No long trip to the gym, no guilt because you didn?t go to the gym.

Just a few minutes of boosting the hormones that serve you!

You might just discover how easy this is to sustain all year long!

Let this holiday season be easy and fun.

The best gift you can give you is a bit of oxytocin to counter the stress and help you feel amazing!

Cheryl Townsley coaches women to have real breakthroughs in a real life, especially in the areas of weight loss, inflammation and stress. As always, she helps the process be easy and practical! You and your progress matter!

You can connect with Cheryl Townsley at www.CherylTownsley.com or on Facebook for more tips, strategies and great food!

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Ho t FA T Ch o co l at e!

Soothe Stress Hormones, Relax Your Body and ENJOY! Enjoy before going to a party to deter sugar and carb cravings!

It?s actually GOOD for you!

2 TBL Grass-Fed Butter 1-2 TBL protein powder 1-3 tsp. cocoa (baking cocoa not hot chocolate mix) Sweetener of choice to taste 12-16 oz. boiling water DIRECTIONS: Put all ingredients in a blender.

Notes: Blender: If using a small blender with hard plastic container, then only mix part of the hot water in mixture to avoid the container cracking. Once blended, pour into your mug, add remaining hot water and stir. If using a regular blender, you can mix all ingredients at once.

Sweetener: Use low glycemic sweeteners as much as possible (i.e., stevia, xylitol, or monkfruit).

Recipe from COOKING For Life Cookbook

by Cheryl Townsley

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By Micah Maddox

I had two young children and I wanted to be happy. I really did, but depression was setting in and I desperately needed someone to speak words of encouragement and life into my lonely, discouraged soul.

If you have a friend who is walking through a dry season of life and you do not know what to say or do, I hope this simple list will help you help her.

Sometimes we do not need to say a lot of words, but the few we do say can be so powerful.

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Sa y it t e n d e r l y a n d me a n it .

Th e n b e t h e r e .

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Sa y it a n d s h o w it .

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Le t h e r t a l k a n d l is t e n in t e n t l y . D o n o t t r y t o "f ix " h e r , j us t l is t e n .

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D e p r e s s io n c a n ma k e y o u f e e l ug l y in mo r e wa y s t h a n o n e . Le t h e r k n o w s h e is s t il l b e a ut if ul in y o ur e y e s .

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Fa il ur e wil l r e s o un d in h e r min d a s s h e f a l l s d e e p e r in t o d e p r e s s io n .

R e min d h e r o f h e r s t r e n g t h s .

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Te l l h e r a n d t h e n p r o v id e a n o p p o r t un it y f o r h e r t o g e t t h e r es t s h e d es p er a t el y need s . Do n o t j us t o f f e r t o wa t c h t h e k id s a n d ma k e d in n e r . P l a n a t ime a n d t e l l h e r y o u a r e d r o p p in g o f f d in n e r a n d t a k in g t h e k id s o ut . If y o u s imp l y o f f e r t o h e l p , s h e p r o b a b l y wil l n o t t a k e y o u up o n t h e o f f e r .

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Ta k e h e r o ut . Sh e n e e d s t o b e a r o un d p e o p l e a l t h o ug h s h e mig h t s a y s h e d o e s n 't wa n t t o b e a r o un d a n y o n e .

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G iv e h e r a t h o ug h t f ul g if t . A s imp l e a c t o f k in d n e s s s a y s a l o t t o a d e p r e s s e d s o ul ..

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D o n o t j us t s a y , "i'm p r a y in g f o r y o u." p ut y o ur a r ms a r o un d h e r a n d p r a y wit h h e r . Sh e n e e d s a s t r o n g s p ir it ua l s up p o r t s y s t e m t h a t c a r e s d e e p l y a b o ut h e r a n d wil l n o t j ud g e h e r , c o n d e mn h e r o r g iv e up o n h e r .

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Depression is difficult because it is so deceitful. A person deep in depression will convince themselves that everything someone says really meant something else. Lies will fill her mind until she will not take anything you say in the way it was meant to be heard.

So what do you do?

Be there. Hug her.

Love her. Care for her.

Be kind to her. Talk to her.

Be gentle with her.

Listen to her. Do not shut down on her. She needs you now more than ever.

Pray for her.

If she shuts down, continue to reach out and be there.

Depressed women do not need someone telling them to get a grip, they need a friend to walk with them through the valley.

Le t no c o r r up t c o mmunic a t io n p r o c e e d o ut o f y o ur mo ut h , b ut t h a t wh ic h is g o o d t o t h e us e o f e d if y ing , t h a t it ma y minis t e r g r a c e unt o t h e h e a r e r s .

Ep h e s ia ns 4 :29 (k j v )

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I am so thankful for a faithful God who carried me when I felt like I could not make it another day.

I wil l l if t up my e y e s t o t h e mo un t a in s ; f r o m wh e r e s h a l l my h e l p c o me ?

My h e l p c o me s f r o m t h e LOR D , Wh o ma d e h e a v e n a n d e a r t h .

P s a l m 121:1- 2 NA SB If you are struggling with depression, please seek help.

If you know someone who is depressed, it is not time to walk away, shut down or give up. Be there and pray fervently. God knows every detail. Whether it is medical, physical, emotional, spiritual or a combination of reasons, help and hope is accessible.

Share HOPE with someone you love! Be there.

Micah Maddox is married to her sparkly, blue-eyed, high school sweetheart, and they are raising three rambunctious, amazing kiddos. Her husband, Rob, is the Worship and Missions Pastor at Spotswood Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia. They have been in full-time ministry for over 10 years! When Micah is not tending to children, laundry, dishes or the next meal, she loves to write, decorate and chat with friends! Although small talk is great, she loves to dig deeper and discuss the stuff in life that keeps us up at night. If you are discouraged and need encouragement, visit Micah on her website https:/ / www.micahmaddox.com .

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Thank f ul f or Family Tr ad it ions.

Cont r ibut ed by Sher y l Siler

I find gr eat comfor t in the tr aditions that the holidays br ing.

Some of our Chr istmas tr aditions ar e blasting the Chr istmas music (well maybe not blasting), making hot chocolate and decor ating the Chr istmas tr ee as a family.

Another tr adition is the Annual Chr istmas Eve Appetizer and Desser t Potluck. That was one bor n out of the feeling of well bor edom I think. We would get dr essed, go to a lovely candlelight ser vice and then we would come home to "nor mal". One year we decided to invite a few people over for desser t and success! It made the night special to be with family and fr iends.

It has now gr own to appetizer s and desser ts potluck style. Family, fr iends and food--a gr eat combination.

A final tr adition I will shar e came out of necessity. Our family often does two Chr istmas celebr ations--one with my husband's family and one with my family. One year we decided to do br eakfast with my husband's par ents and then go to dinner at my par ents. Now it has sor t of become tr adition!

Par t of that Chr istmas tr adition is the making of "do-ahead" casser oles for br eakfast. That ver y fir st year I made casser oles just because I didn't want to wake up ear ly to star t cooking. Now making a couple of dishes the night befor e and popping them in the oven is a tr adition we all look for war d to.` December 2015

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Do A head Br eak f ast Casser ole 1lb gr ound sausage 8 eggs 1cups milk 1tsp pepper 2 cups shr edded cheddar cheese 5 slices of br ead 1. Br own sausage in skillet, then dr ain, r inse and cr umble.

2. Slice the br ead into cubes. I just took r egular sandwich br ead, sliced it into thir ds lengthwise, then slice those thir ds into thir ds. It goes faster if you stack the slices on top of one another . Using the cr ust is fine for me, but you can r emove it if you?d like.

3. Beat together eggs, milk, salt, pepper in a lar ge bowl.

4. Mix in br ead cubes, cheese and sausage. Be sur e that the br ead cubes ar e cover ed in the mixtur e.

5 Butter a 9 x 13 casser ole dish. Then pour the mixtur e into the dish. Cover and stick in the r idge "over night".

6. When you ar e r eady to bake, pr eheat oven to 350 and bake for 30 to 40 minutes., until set in the middle.

I have also used ham or bacon in place of the sausage and have also mixed the meats together .

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Aut hor - Lisa Bogart

Knit, Purl, Pray is for the knitter who recognizes that when she is creating something beautiful with yarn, it is also a way to be quiet and reflect.

The devotions make connections between knitting and all manner of things from joy and service to boredom and confession.

These reflections help the reader think about the craft they love in a new way and perhaps see their problems as something that can be unraveled and reworked into something beautiful.

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3 p o T Our 1. I cling t o t he power of

short prayers. A lit t le prayer of t en goes a long way t o keeping me connect ed wit h God. 2. Why pause t o knit ? Escape! And I love t he peace and quiet ; knit t ing of f ers t he perf ect t ime of ref lect ion.

3. The welcoming spirit of t he knit group is a good reminder t o me t o bring t hat same hospit alit y f eeling t o all my int eract ions.

Grab t his moment as your own. Enjoy t he f reedom t o pause and f ind new insight s int o everyday ideas.

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