tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57997519144503451162024-02-19T03:27:09.328-06:00Bright ForestWelcome...Come walk with us as we journey through this life together.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08578410499158281097noreply@blogger.comBlogger912125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799751914450345116.post-87656195467281240672016-01-04T07:50:00.001-06:002016-01-04T07:50:07.597-06:00Taking a Break in 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
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After five years of blogging on this site and four years on my original site, I have decided to take a break for a bit. There are some other areas of my life I would like to focus on. In order to work towards those big dreams something's have to be put to the side for a while. </div>
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I will jump on here from time to time if there is post that just has to be done, like our work on the <a href="http://brightforest.blogspot.com/2015/09/vintage-camper-refab.html">1972 camper</a>. But otherwise you will find me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bright_forest/">Instagram.</a> There I will be posting a bit more and a bit longer in the comments. For those that like my <a href="http://brightforest.blogspot.com/search/label/5%20minutes">Five Minute Friday posts</a> head over there I will be trying to do them from Instagram. </div>
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So for know I will say so long and see you over on Instagram or see you back here in a while. </div>
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~ Cassi</div>
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Yesterday I was able to sneak away from the craziness that is the holiday season and spend time with a few of my favorite people. This group of ladies have been such a blessing to my life that I cherish every time we can get together. </div>
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This year we met close to Christmas so I wanted to give them each a little something. When <a href="http://www.ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2015/12/11/best-of-my-days-2016/">Ashley posted "the Best of My Days" on her blog</a> as a free printable, I knew it was exactly what I was looking for. </div>
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Once printed and mounted on cardstock, all I had left to do was make them look cute. </div>
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Thankfully I have a pretty well stocked craft room to dig through. I found folded white paper doilies to use as the base. Then wrapped ribbon and strings around all of the whole thing. To finish them off I added a mini clothes pin and a cardstock letter to match their names. </div>
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It was so fun and simple, I am so glad Ashley posted these. </div>
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~ Cassi</div>
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The Christmas season always gets so busy and hustled, I forget to prepare. </div>
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I don't forget to prepare my house or the food. I remember all the presents and even a few extras. </div>
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The Christmas cards are on their way and the halls are all decked. </div>
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But, I forget to prepare my heart. </div>
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To prepare him room in my life. </div>
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I never stop to live in the moment of HIS birth. </div>
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Instead I will grumble and whine about how it just doesn't feel like Christmas this year. </div>
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That it all came to early, I wasn't able to enjoy it. </div>
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This year I am realizing that is a decision I make. </div>
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I make it busy. </div>
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I make it rushed. </div>
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I focus on the wrong parts of Christmas. </div>
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It's not the media's fault or the stores or the parties, it is mine. </div>
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It is my choice to make those things more important than the REASON. </div>
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So, today I stop and refocus.</div>
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Today I will be the voice crying in the wilderness:<br />"PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD"</div>
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~Cassi</div>
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This week at work we have both a dessert exchange and a favorite things exchange. I am so excited about both. </div>
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Today is the dessert exchange with our larger team. I made my <a href="http://brightforest.blogspot.com/2011/01/homemade-vanilla-marshmallows.html">Coconut Marshmallows</a>. The recipe links you to the plain vanilla marshmallows, just replace half the vanilla with coconut extract. <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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Then I made <a href="http://brightforest.blogspot.com/2013/01/salted-whiskey-caramels.html">Salted Whiskey Caramels</a>. They are two of my favorite treats to make. The caramels did not turn out well this year. The first batch stuck to the wax paper, so Steve decided to get them really cold to see of we could get the wax paper off that way. Nope, went to cut them and they shattered. </div>
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The next batch I made on greased parchment paper, well, I might have added a bit to much PAM spray to the paper. They are a bit greasy but, they taste great.</div>
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Next time I know not to put so much spray on the paper. </div>
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Now I am off to taste the treats from everyone else. </div>
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~ Cassi </div>
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This past week I had a small dental procedure that limited my diet to soft foods. With that I decided to try out a new recipe on the family, not that it is hard to talk them into anything Mexican. This meal fit both criteria of soft and tasty. </div>
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Ingredients:<br />1 lb. Ground Turkey</div>
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4-5 small sweet peppers</div>
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1/2 an onion</div>
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1 cup Rice</div>
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1 can Black Beans</div>
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1 can Enchilada Sauce</div>
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1 can Tomato and Chiles</div>
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1 cup Cheese</div>
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Cilanto</div>
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It started with cooking up the ground turkey with the peppers and onion. Once the meat is cooked through, I stirred in the taco seasoning and let thicken.</div>
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To the turkey mixture add the can of black beans and tomatoes. Once heated through add the can of enchilada sauce and uncooked rice. </div>
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I served it with diced avocado and cilantro.</div>
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We all really loved this meal. It was quick and easy too. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08578410499158281097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799751914450345116.post-43678282800139605762015-12-09T08:34:00.002-06:002015-12-09T08:34:52.453-06:00Birthday Week and December WantsFriday is my birthday! I love birthdays. This year my wants were pretty low key. Since I just bought a new camera for my business I thought I would keep my wishes a bit on the lower expense side of things. <br />
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Steve, Mouse and I went to a bunch of Artist markets and craft fairs this past weekend looking for birthday presents and Christmas gifts. This necklace was one of the items I was looking for but sadly the vendor didn't have any with. </div>
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Which also happened with this glass too, but their studio is close to work so we are picking it up tomorrow. I am so excited for this tumbler. Steve has a beer glass that says Sota (Minnesota) on it and now I have one for my drinks. </div>
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I am also looking at this travel watercolor paint case. Currently I don't travel with full paints but I like the option too. I also love the painting on the front and that it is also from a local artist. </div>
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My final Minnesota maker want is this warm scarf. I don't any of these button style scarfs but I really like the look of them and I think I would especially like them in winter. They seem so warm and won't come unwound from my neck or add bulk under my coat. </div>
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So that is it my Minnesota Birthday wants. </div>
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~Cassi</div>
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This year for work we are doing a favorite things gift exchange. This means I needed to buy a gift that represented my favorite things. Since none of my coworkers in this exchange draw I didn't think a sketchbook and pencil set would be the best gift for them. Instead I went for Moleskin mini notebooks. I love mini notebooks that you can throw into any bag. </div>
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The notebook was great but I needed a bit more to finish the gift. I decided to make tassel paperclips. </div>
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Start with embroidery floss. I cut mine to twice the length I needed. This way I could fold it over and make an even thicker tassel. Take the folded end and slide it through the paperclip to the midway point and fold over the end of the paperclip. </div>
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Once at this point to take a small length, I used about two inches of floss and tie it around the rest of the floss as close to the clip as you can. I had Steve hold the clip while I did this part and still needed two hands so I have no pictures. Then wind the floss in opposite directions to make a small base then knot the floss again, cutting off any extra. </div>
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Then you are done. I wish I would have made these a bit thicker but I am not sure, small might be better for throwing around in a purse. To finish off the gift I added some gel pens in coordinating colors. I also hope to add some post-it note flags, if can find ones to match. </div>
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~ Cassi</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08578410499158281097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799751914450345116.post-67499421560150496702015-12-04T08:01:00.003-06:002015-12-04T08:01:30.631-06:00I Don't Do Winter<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is </span><a href="http://katemotaung.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Five Minute Fridays</span></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> so lets link up and write</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: inherit;">So I write for Five minute, no edits, no re dos and at the end I will see if there are pictures from my week Instagram feed that match the words of this week.</span></div>
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I live in Minnesota. <br />
Yes, it snows, a lot!<br />
Yes, it gets really cold (20 below). <br />
No, I don't enjoy it. <br />
Why don't you move? <br />
Because my family won't move. <br />
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Yep, that about covers every conversation I have in the winter. <br />
I hate everything about winter except the first snowfall. The first snowfall truly is beautiful. <br />
The rest of winter, YUCK!<br />
Cold hands and feet all the time<br />
Slushy dirty snow on my boots<br />
Icy roads and sidewalks<br />
FROSTBITE<br />
WIND-CHILL<br />
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I wish I could get into it more. Steve and Mouse love winter. She has been counting down the days till snow since September. They love to snowmobile and make forts in the snow. I take pictures from windows of our warm house. <br />
The only thing I love about winter is it gives me more time to do art projects and read. You also get to drink hot coco all day long. <br />
So from now until April you will find me cuddled up on the couch with a book or sketch pad and a cup of something warm. <br />
See you when it thaws<br />
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~ Cassi<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08578410499158281097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799751914450345116.post-57992787353483886632015-12-02T08:10:00.001-06:002015-12-02T08:18:35.368-06:00Stuffed Chicken Enchilada Peppers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We love Mexican food! It is our go to menu item and restaurants. But you can only have tacos so many times in a row, so I am always on the lookout for new recipes. When I spotted this one on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/95631192065333094/">Pinterest</a>, I had to give it a try. </div>
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I changed it up a bit not because I though the original recipe needed it but mostly because I never remember to buy all the ingredients on the list. Here is my version:</div>
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Add a tablespoon olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Heat chicken through</div>
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Once the chicken is hot, remove to a large bowl and mix with the rice, cilantro and 1 cup of the cheese.</div>
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In a large saucepan melt the butter over medium heat, stir in the flour and cook, stirring often until golden. Whisk in the chicken broth and bring to a simmer 3 more minutes, stirring often.</div>
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Turn heat down to low and mix in the Ro-tel. </div>
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Add the cream cheese and sour cream whisk until it is completely combined. Remove from heat.</div>
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a large roasting pan.</div>
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Wash the peppers and cut off the tops. </div>
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Remove the seeds and the white centers. Place in the roasting pan.</div>
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Mix about 1.5 cups of the sauce into the chicken mixture to start, adding more if needed, you want it to be well coated but not swimming in it.</div>
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Spoon the stuffing into the peppers. Top with the remaining cheese. </div>
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Spoon the remaining sauce into the bottom of the pan.</div>
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Bake 35 minutes until peppers are tender. </div>
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If the tops start to brown too much cover with aluminum foil.</div>
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To serve spoon sauce onto a plate or dish then top with a pepper and add avocado and sprinkle with cilantro </div>
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“<em>How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD</em> ...” ~ Psalm 84:1<br />
In studying this chapter of Psalm there is debate over whether David is referring to heaven or to the church. The more I think about it the more it doesn't matter, both can be right and both are right. <br />
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“<em>What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises</em>” ~ Psalm 84:4<br />
God's joy handed down in worship that surpasses all other feelings. <br />
As I have said before I am not much of a singer, in fact it is rare that I sing outside of while driving or in the shower. But the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLxqHjctAN4">song </a>made from this passage gets me every time. It fills me with the peace knowing that this moment in worship is better than anything else I could be doing. <br />
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<em>"Better is one day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else!”</em> ~ Psalm 84:10<br />
And that is why they are both right. <br />
One day in worship of God is better than a thousand elsewhere. So whether it is in a church here on either or in heaven the importance of this verse is that we are seeking his court.<br />
~Cassi</div>
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Yesterday we spent the morning at the neurologist for this little gal. Mouse has been complaining of bad headaches since the start of school. When she started to complain that she was feeling weak from them, we decided to bring her in. </div>
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The primary care doctor wasn't really sure what was wrong so she referred us out to a specialist. </div>
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The doctor at the neurology clinic was great for Mouse. She was laid back and joked with her, made her right at easy. </div>
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They ran through a bunch of tests and then decided that Mouse most likely has migraines. I really didn't know you could get migraines this young. But they said it is pretty common in teens. </div>
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Mouse is pretty lucky they said hers are not quite bad enough for daily medication and that she should try some other options first. </div>
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Then we will go back in two months and they will see how she is doing. </div>
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It is nice to get answers for her. </div>
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It's never fun seeing your child in pain and not being able to help. </div>
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I first saw this saying on a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/127118352/all-i-need-is-coffee-and-jesus-print?ref=shop_home_feat_1">print </a>by Leslie Zeller (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/recipeforcrazy">Recipe for Crazy</a>). I knew right then I had to have it. So I bought a small copy for my home office. Since then it has really become my mantra in away it always has been. </div>
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I just loved it!</div>
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The saying is me and needs to be. It reminds me that I need Jesus more than my coffee. It reminds me to start me day with the one I need more of. </div>
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Don't get me wrong I will need the other too. </div>
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And I may need more than a little bit of coffee but I will never need less than a whole lot of Jesus. </div>
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So when I saw the shirt on <a href="https://www.zulily.com/?ref=logo">Zulily </a>a few weeks ago it was quickly in my cart. </div>
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Unfortunately it is no longer on Zulily but, <a href="http://threadtank.com/products/all-i-need-today-is-a-little-bit-of-coffee-and-a-whole-lot-of-jesus?variant=2602789697">ThreadTank</a> the original makers of the shirt still have plenty in a different style. (I kind of want both styles.)</div>
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I alright I am for to find some coffee. </div>
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I loved day light savings time. Turn the clock back get one more hour of sleep, Heck Yeah! I am all about sleeping in. But, this year everything changed. My daughter didn't sleep that extra hour. I stayed up an extra hour because really it's not midnight it is only 11pm. It all combined into a much too short night. </div>
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I am weary. </div>
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<span data-dobid="hdw"><strong><em>wear·y: </em></strong></span><strong><em><span>adjective: </span></em></strong></div>
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<span><strong><em>feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span>I feel like I just can't catch up these past few weeks. Sometimes I hate getting old, you can't recoup as fast as you could in your twenties. </span></div>
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<span>This past year I have been working on taking rest in my quiet times. </span></div>
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<span>To relax into those moments</span></div>
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<span>The moments I have were it is just me, my Bible and some art supplies. </span></div>
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<span>Recouping as an<strike> old</strike> adult is a change and one I need to work on. </span></div>
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<span><em>He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. </em>~ Psalm 91:4</span></div>
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<span>So this week I will take cover under his feathers, to find the refuge I need to recoup. </span></div>
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<span>~ Cassi</span></div>
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This past week I have add a few more items to the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/brightforeststudio">Etsy shop.</a> I have to say my favorite part about Christmas is the old hymns that go with it. The one above is one of my favorites. I don't even really know if it is a Christmas hymn but it is one I think of at Christmas time.<br />
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I am also so excited about these two both are on pages from a 1816 hymnal! I found it at our local thrift store. The cover was paper and ruined but most the pages inside where in great condition. It is so cool looking at and realizing that they were singing the same songs we still enjoy today. </div>
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Then I added a two more to the shop that are just fun. I love how the Lily of the Valley song turned out. Check out <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/brightforeststudio">the shop</a>, I hope you find a hymnal that brings back memories like they do for me. Or if you are looking for a certain hymn and don't see it, message me and I will see if I have it. </div>
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I have truly enjoyed getting back into art these past few years. This month I decided to challenge myself to sketch even more, by joining a daily sketch prompt on Instagram. It started with <a href="https://instagram.com/lesleyzellers/">Leslie Zeller (Recipe for Crazy)</a> in October, she posted a list of words from which to sketch off of. Then this month she handed it off to<a href="https://instagram.com/homeagaincreative/"> Lori Danelle (Home Again Creative)</a> who came up with Novembers list. <br />
The list is simple words that are both fun and outside my comfort zone. Like yesterday's word of cake, I don't think I have ever drawn a cake before. But I did and had a great time with it. <br />
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Today's word was smile, this one was hard. I did a<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?rs=ac&len=2&q=illustration+art&term_meta%5B%5D=illustration%7Cautocomplete%7C1&term_meta%5B%5D=art%7Cautocomplete%7C1"> Pinterest</a> search for smile illustrations. I found a camera I liked a picture similar to this and combined the two. Through this process I know I will become a better artist, because practice makes perfect. But also because it forces me to go beyond my own ideas, if fact I kind of liked drawing the cupcake and I really liked sketching a radish. <br />
So come follow along or join us <a href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/sketchadaywithhomeagain/">#sketchadaywithhomeagain</a>.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: inherit;">I am not a musically inclined person. I like music, but I am one of those people that can't hear beats, you seem me try to clap. I more like to think in song lyrics, but please don't ask me the title or who sang it. (Steve and Mouse are much better at that game.)</span><br />
My family is the one at church that rarely sings. Not because we don't like the music but for me I am just not a morning person to really get into the singing. Now at the Bible camp I run we sing much later in the morning. Let me dance in the isles then, it helps I work with teens, they are all about the dancing.<br />
Lately though I have been more thoughtful in the words of the hymns and worship music we sing. I will spend the next week in thought and prayer around what we have sang that Sunday. You can also catch me dancing (OK really it is bopping around in my seat, but it's close).<br />
I love finding connections to the songs within my Bible and really applying the song and verse to my life. Finding that meaning and application has made sing out and dance even more.<br />
God is making a new thing here.<br />
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I am not sure if you have noticed but coloring has come back into style. When Mouse was young I remember thinking coloring books have become very boring. The graphics were simple and the not really inspiring. Jump forward 12 years and coloring books are making a change and adult coloring books are suddenly all the rage. </div>
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When I was contacted and asked if I would review "Heroines of the Old Testament Coloring Book" I had to say yes. Here was a chance to see what the new style of coloring book was like. </div>
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Beyond the message of this coloring book being great, this one was much more in-depth in its lines, which means more areas to color. I also felt like the varies lines provided ways to make more shading and detail to the pictures. </div>
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I really liked the two page spreads. This really lent it self to telling the story of the women. Mouse and I each took some turns coloring in the pages. </div>
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One of our favorite parts of the books is at the start of each story there is the woman's name. I loved this, it was a beautiful way to know who's story you are coloring. And there was also Bible verses with each name to bring you into the Bible to find out more on these women. </div>
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Mouse loves the name pages. She likes lettering like her mom. She is also into rainbow coloring of everything. This has been so much fun to have. Mouse is choosing this book over screen time. </div>
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I can't wait to pick up another one. </div>
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This year Mouse decided to be a werewolf for Halloween. I snapped this picture of her and her best friend while they were tricker treating. I just love this picture. It shows how their personalities have developed over time. </div>
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Her friend is softer, pink and sparkly. Mouse is rougher, punk and flannel. I love that they are both so different yet get along so well. </div>
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And for fun here they both are when they were 5 and 4 years old. This was one of the last girly, sparkly costumes Mouse had me make for her. She was an azure butterfly, which was from her favorite book Fancy Nancy. </div>
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Oh how much these two have changed over the years. Yet they still stand together in the same way year after year. </div>
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Incase any of you were wondering Steve and I dressed up too. </div>
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We didn't win the neighborhood costume contest but still had fun. It hard to win when your up against Ralph Macchio! Always a fun night!</div>
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My Mom and I's favorite dish when we go to Mexican restaurants is Chile Relleno. We both love the mix of pepper and gooey cheese. When surfing Pinterest one day I found this<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/95631192064903064/"> recipe for a Chile Relleno bake</a>, I just had to try it. </div>
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The recipe was very pretty simple but did call for making your own enchilada sauce, which I did not. I used up some sauce I had from Trader Joe's. </div>
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Here is how I made the recipe.</div>
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Poblano Peppers, 5 or 6 </div>
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Egg Whites, 4 </div>
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1 C Milk</div>
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2/3 cup Enchilada Sauce</div>
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Preheat the broiler to high (My broiler doesn't have a temp setting). Prepare a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with non-stick spray (Liberally, I didn't do enough spray). Cut the top of the peppers off, removing the stems and seeds, then slice in half length wise. Place them skin side up on a baking sheet and stick them under the broiler for about 10 minutes or until they just begin to soften. Once out of the oven any parts that get to brown I pulled off the skin. </div>
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Whisk the egg whites, milk and flour together in a bowl. </div>
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Turn down the oven to 350. Place a single layer of peppers in the casserole dish, ladle one large spoonful of egg mixture over peppers.Sprinkle with 1/2 the cheese. </div>
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Repeat with a second layer. </div>
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Pour the sauce over the top. </div>
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Bake at 350 for about an hour, until it’s bubbly and the egg mixture is set. </div>
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Mouse and I loved it. I served it topped with sour cream, avocados and cilantro. This was definitely easier than trying to make true Chile Rellenos. </div>
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~ Cassi</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: inherit;">So I write for Five minute, no edits, no re dos and at the end I will see if there are pictures from my week Instagram feed that match the words of this week.</span></div>
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I was listening to co-workers talk this week about an article they had read that said you should hug your spouse for 30 seconds every day. They talked about how weird that felt when they tried it. </div>
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I just smiled, for I had been there once too. </div>
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Then the<a href="http://brightforest.blogspot.com/p/restoring-us.html"> fires happened.</a> </div>
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After that 30 seconds doesn't seem like enough time to hold on. </div>
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When you know the pain that goes with the loss, that embrace becomes a bit more important. </div>
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You crave the touch to last just a bit longer. </div>
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You begin to take joy from those long embraces. </div>
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It's been almost fours years, which seems so long ago and yet yesterday all at the same time. </div>
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So hold on to each other just a bit longer this weekend. </div>
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Take joy from the touch of the one you love. </div>
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Be present in that embrace. </div>
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~ Cassi </div>
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Mouse just finished up her first year of tennis. Both Steve and I have been so proud of how she has taken to the sport and the team. Last night was their end of the season banquet, it was truly amazing to hear about each of the girls. </div>
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The coach went through each of the varsity girls and talked about their personalities and playing style. I really hope Mouse took to heart the things that was said about these girls. They were great role models for her to look up too. </div>
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There is so much of Mouse I see in these older girls. Amazing traits I can't wait to watch her grow more. I am pretty sure I will be crying right there with the coach five years from now when it's Mouse's turn to be honored. </div>
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When you are planning a workshop for a bunch of women, you know you need to have cute stuff. If those when are bible journalors, so you know they are visual by nature, then you really need to step up your game. One of the areas I knew I could make look cute for them was with the name tags. I wanted to represent what we do within the name tag and at the same time keep to the color theme I was going with. Thankfully Shanna so graciously offered the Illustrated Faith lanyards so all I needed to make was the inserts for the name badge. </div>
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I started with card stock in pink and orange cut down to fit in the badges. I added the smeared paint to half the tags, I thought this looked like Shanna’s style of bible journaling. </div>
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But I couldn’t stop there, I wanted to add some layers to the tags. I started with cutting up a paper doily, using double stick tape I adhered it to the tag. Then across the bottom I added some washi tape in gold stripes. Because, who doesn’t love washi tape. </div>
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In the end I added some felt flowers to the tags, once those were added the tags finally seemed done to me. I think they went over pretty good. </div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: inherit;">So I write for Five minute, no edits, no re dos and at the end I will see if there are pictures from my week Instagram feed that match the words of this week.</span></div>
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The green is fading from our state. We are slowly moving from summer to fall into winter here. The green leaves of summer have long since turned to orange and red. </div>
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In Minnesota fall is beautiful! The changing of the colors dominates the conversation and the view for a few short weeks. My favorite is right at the beginning when here is still green mixed into the picture. </div>
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But now we have hit the part of fall that makes me sad. When all the green is faded and the reds have turned to brown. Tonight it will frost and the last of the color will go with it. Tonight we turn the corner here from fall into winter. </div>
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I sometimes wonder if fall is so beautiful because it last for such a short time. If it was more common place would we forget it's wonder. </div>
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Would it fade from our memories like the green from the leaves? </div>
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~ Cassi</div>
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