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Everything feels a bit cumbersome. Sometimes I find social media like that anyway. I will be the first to say I love instagram but I am also constantly deleting my app because I am allowing it to take up too much of my precious time. Anyone else do that? Then a few days later I re-download it, take a deep breath, realize again I didn't miss a thing, take a good scroll, comment on lots of beautiful people's pictures, maybe post a photo of my own, and then delete all over again. We have a funny relationship.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EGoing into this new year God spoke to me about posting here again so even though I'm not sure what to say I have to start somewhere. I am hoping it will be pictures of new art designs and little insights to our gloriously ordinary everyday lives a lot more frequently than every two years. We had a third baby in September (hopefully I'll share his birth story soon) and yikes three kids is a lot! I feel like I haven't gotten to a single thing besides nursing, catching up on sleep, snuggling my big boys, and attempting to not have our house fall apart completely. Which I am totally ok with but there comes a time to add a little more in so here we go!\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/3056928389028534354\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2020\/04\/its-been-while.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/3056928389028534354"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/3056928389028534354"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2020\/04\/its-been-while.html","title":"It's been a while..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-np4DNpZjltQ\/XorQvKIDqpI\/AAAAAAAANWE\/lx0yPKUuQRcXbCL1CzosRkmLaRJ6Y97CQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/familybycactus.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-4376308795284365658"},"published":{"$t":"2018-02-27T10:25:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-28T09:30:31.415-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IraGray"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"motherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shepherd Wilde"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Shepherd's Home Birth Story (\u0026 a little discount code...)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_HmRG3MTH8g\/WpWhQx-mLtI\/AAAAAAAADBA\/Nnn9QtiX8_8y0EjxU6n4GWS-_3GHzFagACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/myboysforblog.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1068\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_HmRG3MTH8g\/WpWhQx-mLtI\/AAAAAAAADBA\/Nnn9QtiX8_8y0EjxU6n4GWS-_3GHzFagACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/myboysforblog.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003ETo go along with my new pregnant lady print I wanted to share Shepherd's birth story as it seemed fitting they go together. I had it typed up to post with the print blog but life is busy so I didn't get to finish it until now. I love reading birth stores and I know I am not the only one so I wanted to add mine to the millions that I am sure are all over the internet of life brand new. For this labour we decided on a home birth. We initially planned on having him in hospital but about half way through my pregnancy I had this growing subtle desire for a home birth. I tentatively brought it up with Jason one day while we were walking, unsure of whether he would go for it or not, and we then resolved to ask our midwife a million questions and pray about it. In the end we decided that as long as everything checked out healthy and baby was in a good position we would go for it. At\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E11:50 pm on October 13th, 2017 he was born, crying and perfect.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zc-hfQZSQLM\/Wom2WdEWJHI\/AAAAAAAAC78\/QJcBrPY8FUw4922iHtPXJn00Tib5m97_wCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/blog1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zc-hfQZSQLM\/Wom2WdEWJHI\/AAAAAAAAC78\/QJcBrPY8FUw4922iHtPXJn00Tib5m97_wCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/blog1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EOct 12th- In the late afternoon I started having contractions. They just felt like very strong braxton hicks contractions mixed with a little pain. They were mild though so I could fairly easily ignore them. I had them all through the night and through the next day. Some woke me up in the night but mostly I slept through them and only some of the ones during the day made me stop and breath a little. I knew people had contractions like this off and on for sometimes weeks before actually giving birth so I didn't pay much attention to them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EOct 13th- It was a Friday which meant we had a Bethesda team meeting at our house. I was still having the contractions through our prayer time off and on and then left to lay down half way through the meeting because I was so tired from not sleeping well the night before. Sometimes they were like clock work 10 minutes apart and other times they were way more spread out. We went about our day fairly normally and I waited until the afternoon to message our midwife saying that I was having pretty consistent contractions but that I still didn't feel like I was in labour. It was more of a heads up that things were moving.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EBy evening they were beginning to get much stronger and were consistently 10 minutes apart so Jason put Ira to bed at 7 like his usual routine and we made sure everything was tidy and in place like we planned for the home birth. Everything was so normal up to this point that Ira had no idea what was going on which was really nice. He had no idea he'd wake up to his brother in the morning. Neither did we for that matter. All that day if I laid down or rested they tended to ease a bit and get further apart so I wasn't convinced I was really in labour yet.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E8pm- I went to lay down because I was so tired and wanted to see what resting would do to the contractions. I was only going to lay until 8:30 but slept until 9 waking with each contraction every 10 minutes. By 9pm I had to start really concentrating through them and couldn't lay down and just breath anymore. I was also starting to shake a little bit during them if I got cold and thats when I knew that it was really starting. It was the first time I felt something similar to going into labour with Ira. I don't know about you but I need to be warm when I am giving birth or I get so tense. Heaters and hot water bottles and my water bottle with a bendy straw are essential.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E9:19pm I messaged our midwife Sandy to say that I was definitely in labour and that things were starting to get intense. It was hard to even send messages at this point. Jason realized ok this is happening and got our bath tub clean incase I wanted to use warm water for pain relief and he got our bed\/room ready with a big plastic sheet on the mattress. Sandy replied asking if I wanted her to come and I said she could probably wait a little while. I think I was afraid she would come really early and I would only be a few cm's dilated with still a long way to go. I progressed so slowly during Ira's labour after transferring to the hospital and eventually had to have my water broken to really get things going that I wanted to hold off as long as I could before I got her to come. (Sidenote: my midwife lives close by so I wasn't worried about her not making it in time. I knew she would be here quick once I said come.)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E10:21pm I messaged Sandy to come.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EUp until this point everything was intense but manageable. I was coping really well on my own and as much as it took all of my attention to focus through the pain I was doing really well. I was in my own little world and so focused. Then all of a sudden it shifted and the contractions got really intense and much closer together, I threw up and then realized I was likely a lot further along than I though I was. I could't wait for the midwife to arrive. I remember looking at the clock and praying to God that he would be born before midnight. I don't know why but I think I remember thinking that as hard as this was I felt I could definitely cope until midnight.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E10:40pm She was here and had all her things set up. She had done a home visit a few weeks earlier to plan where everything would be and where she would put all her equipment so it was really smooth when she got here. I didn't have to worry about a thing and I just remember finishing a contraction when she arrived and looking over and smiling. She said, \"you are doing great\" and I was so thankful for her presence. Midwives are amazing. She checked the babies heartbeat and it was perfect. At this point I was on my knees leaning over our couch. On my hands and knees was the only position I could find any relief from the pain in between the contractions. Everything else hurt too much so I just stayed there the whole time breathing deep.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EShortly after she checked me to see how dilated I was. I was already 8cm! Jason and I just looked at each other in disbelief. That was the best thing she could have told me. It took so long to dilate my first time that being so close to the end after what felt like such a short time was an amazing encouragement. I was like I can do this!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EAt this point Jason had the shower all ready so I could sit with the warm water running on my belly but I ended up not needing it. He also messaged a friend to come over while I laboured incase Ira woke up but he never did. He slept perfectly through the whole thing! I actually sat on the toilet for a few contractions to have gravity help with the last 2cm. After about 3 contractions I threw up again and Sandy got me to move to our bed where she had set up a pile of pillows so I could lean on them and still labour in my hands and knees. She said very few things but when she did it was perfectly timed encouragement or direction and exactly what I needed to hear. She gave me the perfect amount of space while also being present. I felt very safe. She said the pressure would get intense soon and I would feel the need to push. Jason was right there giving me water when I asked for it and Sandy kept putting gentle pressure in my feet and legs that helped so much with the pain. Pretty soon I had to push. I would lean into those pillows and push with all my might. I don't remember how many contractions but it was very few and then I heard her say to Jason that on the next one he would come out. He did!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E11:50pm Shepherd was born. He cried so loud and it was beautiful.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EShe handed him to me between my legs as I was still on my knees and I got myself turned around so I could sit and snuggle my boy on my chest. That moment. It's my favourite. I would have kids over and over just to have that feeling of them seconds fresh resting on my chest. Oh. My. Goodness. It's my favourite. I remember saying, \"he's so tiny!\" and then looked at Jason in disbelief and said, \"I am so glad we decided to do it at home!\" I was in shock in every good way and just couldn't believe it. It probably seemed long for you reading this because it was a lot of writing but for me I only felt like I was in labour from 9pm so it was much quicker than I expected.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KBlhfvh3j1Q\/Wom2l2tgLEI\/AAAAAAAAC78\/rzeoNZURdcAOc3Xu3Gpxkd3LYImAlUONQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/blog4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KBlhfvh3j1Q\/Wom2l2tgLEI\/AAAAAAAAC78\/rzeoNZURdcAOc3Xu3Gpxkd3LYImAlUONQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/blog4.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003ESomething I wanted to say is that I loved both of my births. I don't think one way is better than another. They were clearly different but I loved my hospital birth and I loved my home birth. I loved and needed the extra care and attention I received from my OB and nurses after I had my first baby. I needed it and would have struggled a lot more with the early postpartum days. I also loved having a baby at home. It made everything seem so natural and there was an ease to it that I don't think could be had at a hospital because of transferring and all of that. It was so familiar and smooth and going to sleep with my new baby in my own bed and then waking up to have big brother join us is what dreams are made of. Both were perfect.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003ESince you made it all the way to the end here is a\u0026nbsp;coupon code for the pregnant lady print! 20% off valid until\u0026nbsp;March 15th 2018!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EUse LABOURPRINT123 at checkout or click \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/ca\/shop\/AGardenersDaughter?coupon=LABOURPRINT123\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/4376308795284365658\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2018\/02\/shepherds-home-birth-story.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/4376308795284365658"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/4376308795284365658"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2018\/02\/shepherds-home-birth-story.html","title":"Shepherd's Home Birth Story (\u0026 a little discount code...)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_HmRG3MTH8g\/WpWhQx-mLtI\/AAAAAAAADBA\/Nnn9QtiX8_8y0EjxU6n4GWS-_3GHzFagACEwYBhgL\/s72-c\/myboysforblog.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-8497449942421806642"},"published":{"$t":"2017-06-19T07:44:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-06-19T07:44:57.856-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IraGray"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"17 Months Old \u0026 Happy Fathers Day"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bCeliqn--zM\/WUfCuhPOhoI\/AAAAAAAACsI\/PC6FjCS2VmIEj4xwvpL5DgLAMsTM3b0KQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bCeliqn--zM\/WUfCuhPOhoI\/AAAAAAAACsI\/PC6FjCS2VmIEj4xwvpL5DgLAMsTM3b0KQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003EI hope everyone had a good Father's Day! We got Jason a warm housecoat to weather the winter in and made him lots of good food, complete with a black forest cherry cake. It was a really good day and he deserves to be celebrated for how wonderful of a father he is. He and Ira have such a good relationship and I love seeing how it has deepened and developed. This boy loves his dada and no-one can be as silly or get him to laugh quite as hard as dada can. He gives the best bear hugs, thinks of the funnest games, and lets Ira play the piano with him! What more could a boy ask for? He is also faithful and selfless and patient and wise and all of those amazing qualities as well. As a wife and mom I am so thankful for Jason. He has matured and grown so much since becoming a father and takes care of us so well. I love that I can be gone for the day at work and not have to worry a bit about the two of them because they always have such a good time together. I am usually away waiting for Jason to send a picture of whatever silly antic that are up to at the moment. I can't wait to see him hold and love our newest baby boy in October! Happy Father's Day Jason! You are the best!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-VeCCZBkKnS8\/WUfCsVPtycI\/AAAAAAAACsE\/g3B9He7SA3ctSBRjU9h_M3O9FLAJUiFHgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira14.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1194\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-VeCCZBkKnS8\/WUfCsVPtycI\/AAAAAAAACsE\/g3B9He7SA3ctSBRjU9h_M3O9FLAJUiFHgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira14.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k-F7ry7Xy-8\/WUfDdVB7EXI\/AAAAAAAACsY\/QW4VFEjmX9QbVza3vuDRSNwi3yLDRd43wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k-F7ry7Xy-8\/WUfDdVB7EXI\/AAAAAAAACsY\/QW4VFEjmX9QbVza3vuDRSNwi3yLDRd43wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira4.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-P28WN_nlan4\/WUfDY4irSoI\/AAAAAAAACsQ\/oy_oj9PWxM8Nwz4JTm-dhQ-nyCbUaJyGgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-P28WN_nlan4\/WUfDY4irSoI\/AAAAAAAACsQ\/oy_oj9PWxM8Nwz4JTm-dhQ-nyCbUaJyGgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira5.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-e4JOl66pBfo\/WUfDjFm8v5I\/AAAAAAAACsc\/5SW_r1LWChQeVdlJbkxupHDg9UIUVhQ6ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-e4JOl66pBfo\/WUfDjFm8v5I\/AAAAAAAACsc\/5SW_r1LWChQeVdlJbkxupHDg9UIUVhQ6ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira6.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PNEk_5Hpti4\/WUfDcflAXbI\/AAAAAAAACsU\/TP8hEg1PeX0XhKsQ6fY71xugqSAyYKPoQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira15.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1194\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PNEk_5Hpti4\/WUfDcflAXbI\/AAAAAAAACsU\/TP8hEg1PeX0XhKsQ6fY71xugqSAyYKPoQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Ira15.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003EIra will be 17 months old this week which is something we have a hard time wrapping our minds around. He is becoming more and more of a little boy and less and less of a little baby everyday and we are completely enamoured with him. Here are some of the silly highlights from him in the past while:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- Since he was little (littler? he is still little haha) he has specialized in animal noises. I would consider him a professional at being a dog, cat, elephant, lion, cow, horse, duck, penguin, snake, bumble bee, monkey, owl, sheep, fish, and a few more I can't think of. Our house is basically a zoo.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- He sneaks hugs and kisses all day long.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- He is a wild thing in every good and wonderful way and lives for wide open spaces like shopping mall hallways and the aquarium to run around in.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- Everything is \"Woah!\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- He likes the sound of motorcycles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- He loves to snuggle up and read books.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- He is still afraid of bubbles in the bath tub but also weirdly loves bubbles so you have to make them in a ice cream container and put it by the bath and then he plays and plays with them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- He is gentle and kind.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- He loves babas, especially little tiny ones. We saw a two week old a the mall last week and he was so happy. I can't wait to see him interact with his little brother.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- One of his favourite games is to push the couch out from the wall, pick one of his stuffed animals out, and then have you chase him with it around and around in circles. He laughs his head off and I think he has done thousands of laps in his short few months of walking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- He LOVES to sing. We have a mini whisk that is his special microphone and he walks around the house singing all the time. Lately he has been closing his eyes and raising his hands as if in worship but he usually peeks a little to make sure we are seeing him do it. It is the funniest thing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- He likes to watch Paddington Bear and videos of the baba aka himself.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E- He says a lot of words. Some common ones are cracker, flower, mama, dada, ball, water, car, tractor, all gone, tree, teeth, nose, eye, cheese, Gogo (Grandmother), star, whale...etc.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003EI could go on and on. He comes up with something new everyday and I try to record and remember them because most of the time they are so silly and he is onto the next thing in no time. He is a dream come true.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003EWe took these pictures yesterday after Ira had some of the cake we made for Jason and therefore a bit more energy than we could burn running around the living room. Jason always takes Ira to this field called the Vlei to play so it was the perfect way to relax on a special afternoon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/8497449942421806642\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2017\/06\/17-months-old-happy-fathers-day.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/8497449942421806642"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/8497449942421806642"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2017\/06\/17-months-old-happy-fathers-day.html","title":"17 Months Old \u0026 Happy Fathers Day"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bCeliqn--zM\/WUfCuhPOhoI\/AAAAAAAACsI\/PC6FjCS2VmIEj4xwvpL5DgLAMsTM3b0KQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Ira1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-4035142735582745388"},"published":{"$t":"2017-04-12T00:24:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-04-12T00:25:02.757-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IraGray"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Little Lewis 2"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"motherhood"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"14 Months Old With Something to Share"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/212812461\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/212812461\"\u003E14 Months Old With Something to Share...\u003C\/a\u003E from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/jillianimbali\"\u003EJillian Lewis\u003C\/a\u003E on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\"\u003EVimeo\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003EIs he not just the cutest human being alive? We love him so and love that we were able to have him share some exciting things coming up in the sweetest way possible. Enjoy!\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/4035142735582745388\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2017\/04\/14-months-old-with-something-to-share.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/4035142735582745388"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/4035142735582745388"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2017\/04\/14-months-old-with-something-to-share.html","title":"14 Months Old With Something to Share"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-5684063224380968117"},"published":{"$t":"2017-03-08T10:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-03-08T10:00:33.593-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bethesda House"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cape Town"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ministry"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"2017's First Newsletter"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003ELife has been busy and beautiful for us here lately and time has gone by so quickly that I almost forgot to send out a newsletter. 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style=\"background:transparent none no-repeat center\/cover;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;background-color: transparent;background-image: none;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center;background-size: cover;border-top: 0;border-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;padding-bottom: 0;\"\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnImageBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnImageBlockOuter\"\u003E\n            \u003Ctr\u003E\n                \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnImageBlockInner\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" 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class=\"mcnImage\"\u003E\n                                    \n                                \n                            \u003C\/td\u003E\n                        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n                \u003C\/td\u003E\n            \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\n          \u003C\/tr\u003E\n         \u003C\/table\u003E\n         \u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\n         \u003C\/td\u003E\n         \u003C\/tr\u003E\n         \u003C\/table\u003E\n         \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                            \u003C\/tr\u003E\n       \u003Ctr\u003E\n        \u003Ctd align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" id=\"templateBody\" data-template-container=\"\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF none no-repeat center\/cover;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;background-color: #FFFFFF;background-image: none;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center;background-size: cover;border-top: 0;border-bottom: 0;padding-top: 27px;padding-bottom: 54px;\"\u003E\n         \u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\n         \u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\"\u003E\n         \u003Ctr\u003E\n         \u003Ctd align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\"\u003E\n         \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n         \u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"templateContainer\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;max-width: 600px !important;\"\u003E\n          \u003Ctr\u003E\n                                   \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"bodyContainer\" style=\"background:transparent none no-repeat center\/cover;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;background-color: transparent;background-image: none;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center;background-size: cover;border-top: 0;border-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;padding-bottom: 0;\"\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" style=\"padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n               \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width:100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctr\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n       \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\"\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \n                        \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #808080;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\"\u003E\n                        \n                            \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:14px\"\u003EHello friends,\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n\u003Cp style=\"margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #808080;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:14px\"\u003E     Can you believe it is March already?! This year is already going by so fast I feel like digging my heels in the ground and trying to slow time down a little. We have been very busy in Cape Town with leadership, structuring a new ministry year, parenting, and having visitors! My parents as well as a close friend whom I (Jillian) have not seen in almost 8 years came to visit with her husband. So on our off times from work we have been tour guides and have grown more enthralled with this beautiful nation every day.\u003Cbr\u003E\n     As a family we are doing well and learning to balance ministry and parenting better without getting burnt out. That was one of our struggles last year as we can tend to get really busy but we are learning how to schedule things and still prioritize Ira's walks at the beach and reading books and playing silly games, etc. All the fun things. Ira is doing really well and growing much too quickly. It's hard to believe we have a toddler. He is sweet and friendly and well loved by everyone here. \u003Cbr\u003E\n     Overall the year is off to a good start so thank you for praying for us and supporting us! It is summer here which has been a huge blessing to us as we had winter in South Africa then winter in Canada and then winter in South Africa again. We were in need of some warm days for a long period of time. The above picture is from the day after new years on Muizenberg beach. Its is always crazy busy on that holiday weekend but thankfully it is not always like that.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n                        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/td\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\" style=\"min-width: 100%;padding: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \u003Ctable class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-top-width: 2px;border-top-style: solid;border-top-color: #FFD249;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \u003Ctd style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                            \u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C!--            \n                \u003Ctd class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\" style=\"padding: 18px;\"\u003E\n                \u003Chr class=\"mcnDividerContent\" style=\"border-bottom-color:none; border-left-color:none; border-right-color:none; border-bottom-width:0; border-left-width:0; border-right-width:0; margin-top:0; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:0;\" \/\u003E\n--\u003E\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" style=\"padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n               \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width:100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctr\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n       \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\"\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \n                        \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #808080;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\"\u003E\n                        \n                            \u003Ch2 class=\"null\" style=\"display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 34px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#2F4F4F\"\u003EMinistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\n                        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/td\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnCaptionBlock\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnCaptionBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd class=\"mcnCaptionBlockInner\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \n\n\n\n\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionRightContentOuter\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n        \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnCaptionRightContentInner\" style=\"padding: 0 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n            \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                    \u003Ctd class=\"mcnCaptionRightImageContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                    \n                        \n\n                        \u003Cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c26d34eee845f1bd683cc5e0a\/images\/93a85e57-7c8c-470b-8da7-1a66a0334977.jpg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 608px;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"\u003E\n                        \n\n                    \n                    \u003C\/td\u003E\n                \u003C\/tr\u003E\n            \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n            \u003Ctable class=\"mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"264\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #808080;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\"\u003E\n                        \u003Ch3 class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: center;display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #444444;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 22px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#DAA520\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBethesda House\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:14px\"\u003EGetting Bethesda running again this year has been a bit of a challenge. We ended last year without a building but were still doing a lot of ministry all over Cape Town. With the start of the new year we felt the need to be very strategic in planning how we were going to run everything and instead of rushing into it we spent a lot of time praying and seeking God for His plan for the year. It has taken a lot of work and wisdom but we have a schedule that looks like it will be very fruitful. \u003C\/span\u003E\n                    \u003C\/td\u003E\n                \u003C\/tr\u003E\n            \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n        \u003C\/td\u003E\n    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\n\n\n\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnCaptionBlock\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnCaptionBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd class=\"mcnCaptionBlockInner\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \n\n\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n        \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnCaptionLeftContentInner\" style=\"padding: 0 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n            \u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                    \u003Ctd class=\"mcnCaptionLeftImageContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                    \n                        \n                        \u003Cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c26d34eee845f1bd683cc5e0a\/images\/41117208-ad9e-4320-a112-d159a6365f40.jpg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 539px;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"\u003E\n                        \n                    \n                    \u003C\/td\u003E\n                \u003C\/tr\u003E\n            \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n            \u003Ctable class=\"mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"264\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #808080;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\"\u003E\n                        \u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: center;display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #444444;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 22px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#DAA520\"\u003ENew Outreach!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\n\u003Cp style=\"margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #808080;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:14px\"\u003EIn addition to the normal ministry sessions we always offer we will also be partnering with two small communities in our area. They are called \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari\u0026rls=en\u0026q=Oceanview\u0026ie=UTF-8\u0026oe=UTF-8#q=ocean+view+cape+town+news\u0026*\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #00ADD8;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"\u003EOceanview\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ho-sa.org\/what-we-do\/7de-laan\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #00ADD8;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E7de Laan\u003C\/a\u003E. Both are extremely impoverished and as soon as you get to know the beautiful people in them your heart breaks. We will be partnering with friends of Bethesda who have already been working in these areas and offering support and help. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:14px\"\u003EJason and I will be focusing on 7de Laan doing men's and women's Bible studies as well as visiting people in their homes and ministering to the teachers and staff in the area.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n                    \u003C\/td\u003E\n                \u003C\/tr\u003E\n            \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n        \u003C\/td\u003E\n    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\" style=\"min-width: 100%;padding: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \u003Ctable class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-top-width: 2px;border-top-style: solid;border-top-color: #FFD249;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \u003Ctd style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                            \u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C!--            \n                \u003Ctd class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\" style=\"padding: 18px;\"\u003E\n                \u003Chr class=\"mcnDividerContent\" style=\"border-bottom-color:none; border-left-color:none; border-right-color:none; border-bottom-width:0; border-left-width:0; border-right-width:0; margin-top:0; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:0;\" \/\u003E\n--\u003E\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" style=\"padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n               \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width:100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctr\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n       \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\"\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \n                        \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #808080;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\"\u003E\n                        \n                            \u003Ch2 class=\"null\" style=\"display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 34px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#2F4F4F\"\u003EOn a personal note...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\n                        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/td\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnImageBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnImageBlockOuter\"\u003E\n            \u003Ctr\u003E\n                \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnImageBlockInner\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnImageContentContainer\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                        \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                            \u003Ctd class=\"mcnImageContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding-right: 9px;padding-left: 9px;padding-top: 0;padding-bottom: 0;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                \n                                    \n                                        \u003Cimg align=\"center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c26d34eee845f1bd683cc5e0a\/images\/f7c2c0ac-3fdd-40d9-93d5-85ff53083b95.jpg\" width=\"564\" style=\"max-width: 998px;padding-bottom: 0;display: inline !important;vertical-align: bottom;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" class=\"mcnImage\"\u003E\n                                    \n                                \n                            \u003C\/td\u003E\n                        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n                \u003C\/td\u003E\n            \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" style=\"padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n               \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width:100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctr\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n       \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\"\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \n                        \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #808080;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\"\u003E\n                        \n                            \u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:20px\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#DAA520\"\u003EThe Gray's Visited!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:14px\"\u003EMy parents visited for the whole month of January which meant squeezing in as many of the amazing things Cape Town has to offer as possible. The above picture is from \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.chapmanspeakdrive.co.za\" style=\"font-size: 14px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #00ADD8;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EChapman's Peak\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:14px\"\u003E, one of the world's most beautiful drives. (Thank you again to everyone who donated towards out car last year! We couldn't have driven them there without you!) We took them to all our favourite places and enjoyed each others company. I know Ira loved having his grandparents around! It was a very sad goodbye. Having family visit makes the sacrifice of living so far away very real but getting to show them our home and all it's beauty also makes us realize how deeply we love this place. \u003C\/span\u003E\n                        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/td\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnImageGroupBlock\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnImageGroupBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \n            \u003Ctr\u003E\n                \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnImageGroupBlockInner\"\u003E\n                    \n                    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" width=\"273\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnImageGroupContentContainer\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                            \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                \u003Ctd class=\"mcnImageGroupContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding-left: 9px;padding-top: 0;padding-bottom: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                \n                                    \n                                        \u003Cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c26d34eee845f1bd683cc5e0a\/images\/14ce6c49-dff9-4cda-a30a-ea7e37e5fc1c.jpg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 1000px;padding-bottom: 0;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"\u003E\n                                    \n                                \n                                \u003C\/td\u003E\n                            \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                        \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n                    \n                    \u003Ctable align=\"right\" width=\"273\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnImageGroupContentContainer\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                            \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                \u003Ctd class=\"mcnImageGroupContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding-right: 9px;padding-top: 0;padding-bottom: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                \n                                    \n                                        \u003Cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c26d34eee845f1bd683cc5e0a\/images\/326bc2bb-9e02-4d91-ac75-ba688ccc552e.jpg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 800px;padding-bottom: 0;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"\u003E\n                                    \n                                \n                                \u003C\/td\u003E\n                            \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                        \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n                    \n                \u003C\/td\u003E\n            \u003C\/tr\u003E\n        \n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" style=\"padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n               \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width:100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctr\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n       \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\"\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \n                        \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #808080;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\"\u003E\n                        \n                            \u003Ch3 class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: center;display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #444444;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 22px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#DAA520\"\u003EIra turned 1!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:14px\"\u003EEven though it has been over a month since his birthday Jason and I still find it hard to believe that we have a one year old. He is absolutely delightful and full of fun. He says a few words, his favourite of which are \"bye\" and \"mama\" and \"papa\". He is almost walking and can take quite a few steps on his own. He loves reading and climbing and eating. He is the friendliest person I know and waves and smiles at everyone. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2017\/01\/ira-gray-lewis-how-we-chose-his-name.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #00ADD8;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"\u003EHere\u003C\/a\u003E is a blog about why we chose his name if you would like to read it. \u003C\/span\u003E\n                        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/td\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\" style=\"min-width: 100%;padding: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \u003Ctable class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-top-width: 2px;border-top-style: solid;border-top-color: #FFD249;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \u003Ctd style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                            \u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C!--            \n                \u003Ctd class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\" style=\"padding: 18px;\"\u003E\n                \u003Chr class=\"mcnDividerContent\" style=\"border-bottom-color:none; border-left-color:none; border-right-color:none; border-bottom-width:0; border-left-width:0; border-right-width:0; margin-top:0; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:0;\" \/\u003E\n--\u003E\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\n \u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\n \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \n    \u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\n    \u003Ctd align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \"\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \n                        \u003Ctd style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                        \n                            \u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #FFFFFF;border: 2px solid #0C2A69;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"color: #F2F2F2;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\n                                        \u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#2F4F4F\"\u003EPrayer Requests\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n- For health.\u003Cbr\u003E\nWe are all just recovering from a cold and have felt quite tired and sick the past week. \u003Cbr\u003E\n- For wisdom. \u003Cbr\u003E\nWe are constantly seeking God for wisdom in leadership as we make decisions and move our ministry forward. \u003Cbr\u003E\n- For rest. \u003Cbr\u003E\nThat we would work had and rest hard. Ira has slept through the night but lately it seems like one thing after the other that is disrupting his sleep and naps, whether it is teething or a cold, and that gets us all very tired. \u003Cbr\u003E\n- For our Bethesda Team. \u003Cbr\u003E\nAs a team we are still in a weird transition season as we look for another building to move into and although we have dealt well with it there have still been struggles. A lot of people are also dealing with some very heavy personal things and attack from the enemy so prayer for our team as a whole would be amazing. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n                                    \u003C\/td\u003E\n                                \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                            \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n                        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\n    \u003C\/td\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \n    \u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\n                \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\n \u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\n \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                \n    \u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\n    \u003Ctd align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \"\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \n                        \u003Ctd style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                        \n                            \u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;border: 2px solid #FFD249;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"color: #F2F2F2;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\n                                        \u003Cspan style=\"color:#2F4F4F\"\u003EIf you are interested in joining and supporting us financially please email and go to this page on our website: \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#DAA520\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/p\/get-involved.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #00ADD8;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#DAA520\"\u003EG\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/p\/get-involved.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #00ADD8;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#DAA520\"\u003Eet Involved\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#DAA520\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color:#2F4F4F\"\u003EIt's really simple and there is a place for both Canadians and Americans to sign up and receive tax deductible receipts.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color:#2F4F4F\"\u003EOr you can donate through PayPal here:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/lewisfamily123\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #00ADD8;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#DAA520\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.paypal.me\/lewisfamily123\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n                                    \u003C\/td\u003E\n                                \u003C\/tr\u003E\n           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exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n               \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width:100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctr\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n       \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\"\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\"\u003E\n                    \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                        \n                        \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: 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Don't hesitate to contact us because we would love to hear from you!\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nWith love, \u003Cbr\u003E\nJason, Jillian, and Ira\n                        \u003C\/td\u003E\n                    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/td\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n                \n    \u003C!--[if mso]\u003E\n    \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/table\u003E\n    \u003C![endif]--\u003E\n            \u003C\/td\u003E\n        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ctbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\"\u003E\n        \u003Ctr\u003E\n            \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" 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exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnFollowContentItemContainer\"\u003E\n                                                        \u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnFollowContentItem\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                            \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                                                \u003Ctd align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding-top: 5px;padding-right: 10px;padding-bottom: 5px;padding-left: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                                    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                                        \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                                                            \n                                                                                \u003Ctd align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\" class=\"mcnFollowIconContent\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                                                    \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/agardenersdaughter\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/outline-light-instagram-48.png\" style=\"display: block;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n                                                                                \u003C\/td\u003E\n                                                                            \n                                                                            \n                                                                        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                                                                    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n                                                                \u003C\/td\u003E\n                                                            \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                                                        \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n                                                    \u003C\/td\u003E\n                                                \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                     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                                             \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding-right: 10px;padding-bottom: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnFollowContentItemContainer\"\u003E\n                                                        \u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnFollowContentItem\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                            \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                                                \u003Ctd align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding-top: 5px;padding-right: 10px;padding-bottom: 5px;padding-left: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                                    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                                        \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                                                            \n                                                                                \u003Ctd align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\" class=\"mcnFollowIconContent\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                                                    \u003Ca href=\"mailto:jillian.imbali@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/outline-light-forwardtofriend-48.png\" style=\"display: block;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n                                                                                \u003C\/td\u003E\n                                                                            \n                                                                            \n                                                                        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                                                                    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n                                                                \u003C\/td\u003E\n                                                            \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                                                        \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n           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0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                                    \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-bottom: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnFollowContentItemContainer\"\u003E\n                                                        \u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnFollowContentItem\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                            \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                                                \u003Ctd align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding-top: 5px;padding-right: 10px;padding-bottom: 5px;padding-left: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                                    \u003Ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                                        \u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\n                                                                            \n                                                                                \u003Ctd align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\" class=\"mcnFollowIconContent\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\n                                                                                    \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/ca\/shop\/AGardenersDaughter?ref=hdr_shop_menu\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/outline-light-link-48.png\" style=\"display: block;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n                                                                                \u003C\/td\u003E\n                                                                            \n                                                                            \n                                                                        \u003C\/tr\u003E\n                                                                    \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n                                                                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style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BqV6aqnz3FI\/WHvLytk3dbI\/AAAAAAAACnE\/g-wUXkiWOHwcxRykVO0z3F5V7XPO4IG1wCEw\/s1600\/DSC_0630_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EIra\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EOrigin: Hebrew male name\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EMeaning: Watchful (Different sources also say wakeful and full grown)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003ESomething I have been wanting to do for a long time is write about Ira's name. We frequently get questions about where we found it and why we picked it so I thought this is something I should share sooner or later.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003ETo start, this is going to should cliche but... we didn't pick his name, God did. God made it clear to us many times that Ira was to be the baby's name. Jason and I believe that names are important and powerful so we didn't want to pick a name simply because we liked it. Thankfully we love the name Ira but we also wanted it to have significance and be relative to who God made him to be.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EOne day while we were perusing the internet for baby names Jason was on a random website with a list of names. The kind of random website where you have about 10 tabs open and if you closed it you would probably never find the page again because you aren't sure how you got there in the first place. It was on one of those pages that we first saw the name. As we threw random names back and forth, most of them being turned down, Jason said, \"what about Ira?\" We instantly like it and added it to our list of potential names. (Our list has many girl names but barely any boy names. Boy names are hard!) As we continued to look at names over the weeks we took many off the list but Ira always stayed near the top.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EOne night I had a dream. I won't go into the details of the dream but when I woke up to write it down the main message in the dream was that our son would be a \"mighty man.\" Afterwards we found out that Ira is actually a name found in the Bible and is one of the men in King David's army of mighty men. These were men of righteousness. They were warriors doing mighty, valiant exploits for King David and ultimately for the Kingdom of God. That, for us, was definitely a confirmation and added to how much we already liked the name.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EAfter praying and waiting Ira was to be his name so it was actually rather simple to choose. The hardest part was choosing a middle name.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-10M13VaKdG0\/WHvL5TAQOMI\/AAAAAAAACnc\/mO8b7Uo57sctOQiR1ug70nq07zhkPtJ-wCEw\/s1600\/irakirstenbosch.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-10M13VaKdG0\/WHvL5TAQOMI\/AAAAAAAACnc\/mO8b7Uo57sctOQiR1ug70nq07zhkPtJ-wCEw\/s1600\/irakirstenbosch.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--OwV6Rav6yo\/WHvLyqpKanI\/AAAAAAAACnc\/MdB6gOJ63DYivQOzQBmqVCYQx67kCa25QCEw\/s1600\/DSC_0622_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--OwV6Rav6yo\/WHvLyqpKanI\/AAAAAAAACnc\/MdB6gOJ63DYivQOzQBmqVCYQx67kCa25QCEw\/s1600\/DSC_0622_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EGray\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EOrigin: English\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EMeaning: Nickname for someone with grey hair or a grey beard (clearly the meaning wasn't relevant in this case)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EGray is my maiden name. Before I married Jason I was Jillian Gray. We never intended on using family names but as we discussed middle names Gray stood out to us over and over and we like the sound of the two names together. Ira Gray. Many names we liked when paired with Ira ended up sounding feminine and we didn't want that. I think Ira is sometimes now used as a female name but it is originally a male name. One thing we felt strongly about was that this baby would carry a lot of the generational blessings from our grandparents and great grandparents and so on, especially things from my Irish heritage like the friendly relational demeanour Irish people are known for. So to emphasize that part of who God made him we decided on Gray.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003ESidenote: Wonderfully enough at the last Prophecy seminar we taught at Bethesda last year one of the students had to ask God for a prophetic word for me. He looked at me and said when you were teaching I was wondering if you had a child and then right after you said you had a son and God told me this about him: You (Jillian) come from a long line of people who have been faithful to God and that generational blessing is on your son. He had no idea who I was or that those words were something that had already been spoken about and emphasized about Ira since before he was born. So that was pretty special.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EOnce we prayed and finally settled on it we grew to love his name more and more and were so excited to share it with everyone once he was born. We called him by it when we would talk to him in my tummy but kept it a secret from everyone else. I still clearly remember the moment when Marlene said, \"So what's his name?\" It makes me so happy to think about. I look forward to that moment of saying my babies names when they are fresh and new in my arms after I have each one.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EAnyway, those are the details. He has already lived up to his name in his short 11 months and we constantly have people commenting on how watchful he is. He honestly doesn't miss a detail. they also comment on how friendly he is and constantly has us stopping and talking to people just like his grandfather and great grandfather. That's our Ira Gray.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5lRBPJ5aC-0\/WHvL008dXYI\/AAAAAAAACnc\/FfAFd3e1dWsrFmR1kPQLvlmSW_k3wCGRwCEw\/s1600\/DSC_0644_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5lRBPJ5aC-0\/WHvL008dXYI\/AAAAAAAACnc\/FfAFd3e1dWsrFmR1kPQLvlmSW_k3wCGRwCEw\/s1600\/DSC_0644_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rwEBTcUlRxs\/WHvL3x2LvsI\/AAAAAAAACnc\/W0VOrbaoNx4RYnKJ6oLcUdPAdiJUnHY8gCEw\/s1600\/DSC_0645_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rwEBTcUlRxs\/WHvL3x2LvsI\/AAAAAAAACnc\/W0VOrbaoNx4RYnKJ6oLcUdPAdiJUnHY8gCEw\/s1600\/DSC_0645_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003EAll the pictures are from the beautiful Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. It is one of my favourite places in Cape Town.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/7675385945814599846\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2017\/01\/ira-gray-lewis-how-we-chose-his-name.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/7675385945814599846"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/7675385945814599846"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2017\/01\/ira-gray-lewis-how-we-chose-his-name.html","title":"Ira Gray Lewis - How We Chose His Name"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BqV6aqnz3FI\/WHvLytk3dbI\/AAAAAAAACnE\/g-wUXkiWOHwcxRykVO0z3F5V7XPO4IG1wCEw\/s72-c\/DSC_0630_edited-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-5851853514215954078"},"published":{"$t":"2016-12-26T10:50:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-26T10:50:43.045-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IraGray"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Petting Zoo With Our Little Monkey"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-c_OmNh2asqc\/WGFhSwrUrQI\/AAAAAAAACmI\/oNK6ZqXnwrEmSwQOOVzqqDzJrBGxd6MyQCLcB\/s1600\/PZ1_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-c_OmNh2asqc\/WGFhSwrUrQI\/AAAAAAAACmI\/oNK6ZqXnwrEmSwQOOVzqqDzJrBGxd6MyQCLcB\/s1600\/PZ1_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OcBu7DldNbY\/WGFhThfkEaI\/AAAAAAAACmM\/zkLPPv_2Nu4rjmWSp2U_pHAXWB6TZg1lwCLcB\/s1600\/PZ2_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OcBu7DldNbY\/WGFhThfkEaI\/AAAAAAAACmM\/zkLPPv_2Nu4rjmWSp2U_pHAXWB6TZg1lwCLcB\/s1600\/PZ2_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003EIra is starting to really notice animals so we took him to the petting zoo to see how he would react to all the furry little creatures. A couple of weeks ago he started \"barking\" every time he heard a dog outside. Now every time he sees an animal he goes, \"Ra!\" Even if its a cartoon in the pages of a book he points and makes sure to let you know he sees it. We think it's the cutest. Of all the cute little animals he pointed the most at the turtles haha but I also think he liked the bunnies and was pretty happy to get to touch them. The bunnies were my favourite too. There we a lot of babies and babies of almost any animal are cute and I just want to keep them all. They wouldn't have noticed if I snuck one out in my pocket, right?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-D4TaT1pe1l0\/WGFhUylbnnI\/AAAAAAAACmQ\/ugYeDdTZNNULiWwyjSUr6m3hCSXAoKoyQCLcB\/s1600\/PZ3_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-D4TaT1pe1l0\/WGFhUylbnnI\/AAAAAAAACmQ\/ugYeDdTZNNULiWwyjSUr6m3hCSXAoKoyQCLcB\/s1600\/PZ3_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-57LVcKvVxnA\/WGFhYwRDElI\/AAAAAAAACmU\/78gyHPUplxER-UzO5vDvznWxzR1d9oBMgCLcB\/s1600\/PZ4_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-57LVcKvVxnA\/WGFhYwRDElI\/AAAAAAAACmU\/78gyHPUplxER-UzO5vDvznWxzR1d9oBMgCLcB\/s1600\/PZ4_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-G2Vw91W6Q2c\/WGFhaZ88chI\/AAAAAAAACmY\/YVdRTkReIsEA9YNYTMdsEXFDoVBD48qJgCLcB\/s1600\/PZ5_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-G2Vw91W6Q2c\/WGFhaZ88chI\/AAAAAAAACmY\/YVdRTkReIsEA9YNYTMdsEXFDoVBD48qJgCLcB\/s1600\/PZ5_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8kXgElnua0o\/WGFhbPSRFtI\/AAAAAAAACmc\/jHgJEidO5bQ0ZOlfh3FINaX4RwBw0Xm_gCLcB\/s1600\/PZ6_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8kXgElnua0o\/WGFhbPSRFtI\/AAAAAAAACmc\/jHgJEidO5bQ0ZOlfh3FINaX4RwBw0Xm_gCLcB\/s1600\/PZ6_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-esqHlKWUnUo\/WGFhdFoy83I\/AAAAAAAACmg\/xKFEoToZ7Iw8413lBBaYPGUj839wilNeACLcB\/s1600\/PZ7_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-esqHlKWUnUo\/WGFhdFoy83I\/AAAAAAAACmg\/xKFEoToZ7Iw8413lBBaYPGUj839wilNeACLcB\/s1600\/PZ7_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1E-yedpm4c4\/WGFhlGv3-QI\/AAAAAAAACmk\/Ph24Ulq-FFkf7lTxH95z1Nmfm5JiOtGRwCLcB\/s1600\/PZ8_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1E-yedpm4c4\/WGFhlGv3-QI\/AAAAAAAACmk\/Ph24Ulq-FFkf7lTxH95z1Nmfm5JiOtGRwCLcB\/s1600\/PZ8_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nR-7BpCI6-w\/WGFhlW5tmRI\/AAAAAAAACmo\/9rhk3fbWa3gseJR-1AhpUg0pgfYGw3W9QCLcB\/s1600\/PZ9_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nR-7BpCI6-w\/WGFhlW5tmRI\/AAAAAAAACmo\/9rhk3fbWa3gseJR-1AhpUg0pgfYGw3W9QCLcB\/s1600\/PZ9_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-IewBDdOhwfg\/WGFhJCYD-aI\/AAAAAAAACmA\/Kh4fjvpIodEWhBlgcmd0QNcSrQnRpQxLwCLcB\/s1600\/PZ10_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-IewBDdOhwfg\/WGFhJCYD-aI\/AAAAAAAACmA\/Kh4fjvpIodEWhBlgcmd0QNcSrQnRpQxLwCLcB\/s1600\/PZ10_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-m-b9y88h_0U\/WGFhGmG9KdI\/AAAAAAAACl4\/mG7rU4TY31s0n59Ex9U3hv_gzHFmmvzNwCLcB\/s1600\/PZ11_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-m-b9y88h_0U\/WGFhGmG9KdI\/AAAAAAAACl4\/mG7rU4TY31s0n59Ex9U3hv_gzHFmmvzNwCLcB\/s1600\/PZ11_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003EWe have been on break for a little over 2 weeks and it has been wonderful. In Cape Town everything shuts down over the holiday because it is summer break as well as Christmas. There are people everywhere here because Muizenberg is such a holiday destination and they have all come for their own little piece of sand and sun. We have been using the time to tackle the to do list of things that get pushed aside when we get busy with work and parenting. Lots of little projects and extra cleaning and walks with Ira. I have cleaned out and reorganized drawers and binders and notes and all the things that were getting cluttered and hectic and my brain feels so much better now. It has definitely helped me feel like I am ready to enter the new year where as a few weeks ago I felt like there was so much to do and so much in my head just swirling around. Needless to say the break has been oh so good and we still have a few weeks left of it. My parents get here a week from today which is the most exciting thing and then we will get to do many of the beautiful touristy things around Cape Town. It is going to be so good!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003EMerry Christmas!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-22fHzh95qII\/WGFhJK26lTI\/AAAAAAAACl8\/CTi2H_jUOAgadzVzeH6Rm_jtzXOADWuoACLcB\/s1600\/PZ12_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-22fHzh95qII\/WGFhJK26lTI\/AAAAAAAACl8\/CTi2H_jUOAgadzVzeH6Rm_jtzXOADWuoACLcB\/s1600\/PZ12_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-HORur_fp1KU\/WGFhLY-63DI\/AAAAAAAACmE\/7djifIo5trIuOUZUqrkKPUYCnWAs-7vQQCLcB\/s1600\/PZ13_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-HORur_fp1KU\/WGFhLY-63DI\/AAAAAAAACmE\/7djifIo5trIuOUZUqrkKPUYCnWAs-7vQQCLcB\/s1600\/PZ13_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/5851853514215954078\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/12\/petting-zoo-with-our-little-monkey.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/5851853514215954078"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/5851853514215954078"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/12\/petting-zoo-with-our-little-monkey.html","title":"Petting Zoo With Our Little Monkey"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-c_OmNh2asqc\/WGFhSwrUrQI\/AAAAAAAACmI\/oNK6ZqXnwrEmSwQOOVzqqDzJrBGxd6MyQCLcB\/s72-c\/PZ1_edited-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-6979579084818773591"},"published":{"$t":"2016-10-23T08:08:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-10-23T08:08:49.959-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IraGray"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"9 Months \u0026 Full of Joy"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/188541161\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EThis little joy is 9 months old today! I think every parent says it about every child but they grow so fast! I can't believe it has been 9 months already. It feels like mere weeks since I had him placed on my chest only seconds old. We are savouring every moment with this boy and enjoying all the little things because it is something new everyday. These days its pointing at everything, trying his hardest to crawl, saying dada and mama and baba, and drinking from cups and playing in every way. He loves kisses, and hats, and eating food, and playing his papa's keyboard, and he thinks coughing and sneezing are the funniest. He is so much fun and we love him to the moon and back a million times.\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/6979579084818773591\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/10\/9-months-full-of-joy.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/6979579084818773591"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/6979579084818773591"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/10\/9-months-full-of-joy.html","title":"9 Months \u0026 Full of Joy"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-647863709059927677"},"published":{"$t":"2016-09-27T08:38:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-09-27T16:50:28.504-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Maritime Beach, We Love You"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oof4xOfRMQc\/V-qOYvIkdqI\/AAAAAAAACd4\/LP6mJK0fl4gRh8scckNHDevk8k0liRKHgCEw\/s1600\/beach9_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-03OrIylaK7M\/V-qOXoShftI\/AAAAAAAACdU\/EL9am1pmjY8rZKIsHu4Sm5XHlypt_r50ACEw\/s1600\/beach10_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CREawmK7z60\/V-qOXlNU61I\/AAAAAAAACdQ\/s_iAi20KasgYfgPmvnT2icUM5m2Etn3HACEw\/s1600\/beach11_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XHWD3RR9V00\/V-qOXj4d4pI\/AAAAAAAACdM\/WcBf2NccRxcUgUDf_bZRc7l0dVNX_tTKwCEw\/s1600\/beach12_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-J4APnuaxhTg\/V-qSD52e-xI\/AAAAAAAACeE\/vn15dNnf5uQwhB5o10Mx-iCqSOAQC91hACLcB\/s1600\/beach13_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EThe first week and half in Canada was blissfully warm. You never know what the weather will be in the maritimes in September but thankfully we had warm sunny days and were again reminded of the wonder that is Antigonish in the summer time. We love the laid-back, soaking in the sun, ease that is there before the leaves change their colours.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EOne afternoon, when we probably should have been doing work, the sun was just too warm for us to ignore so we listened to its beckoning and went to the beach. It is not the prettiest beach but it is close and quiet. Perfection. We laid out our blanket, put up our sun umbrella, and lounged like the best of them. Ira got to put his feet in the water of the coast he was born on for the first time and had his first lesson on throwing rocks in the ocean. You know, important little boy things.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003ECanadian Maritimes we really do love you. Thank you for being such a nice place to call one of our homes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/647863709059927677\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/09\/maritime-beach-we-love-you.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/647863709059927677"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/647863709059927677"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/09\/maritime-beach-we-love-you.html","title":"Maritime Beach, We Love You"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-u__A9sMZD1c\/V-qOXzyyr7I\/AAAAAAAACdc\/0C0AVJlW_6cMRTsgDRRk-KFthbJeGMmYQCEw\/s72-c\/beach3_edited-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-6454868545293381145"},"published":{"$t":"2016-08-26T12:26:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-09-27T07:40:38.772-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Etsy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"prints"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New Listing On Etsy. Brain Art Print."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7DRXdraN2GY\/V8CWhtJW4wI\/AAAAAAAACao\/JJNqL2PMS204jyjW1qMfsCDKdfCLbgt-QCLcB\/s1600\/brainwoodfloor.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: #fdfeff; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EFinally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. - Philippians 4:8\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fIg-kvHILO0\/V8CWam-x4tI\/AAAAAAAACak\/NX6Ey-iQwmwx7IAHhgM2Jdy16aBde5vWQCLcB\/s1600\/brainplain.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fIg-kvHILO0\/V8CWam-x4tI\/AAAAAAAACak\/NX6Ey-iQwmwx7IAHhgM2Jdy16aBde5vWQCLcB\/s1600\/brainplain.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hyW3pBzFTfc\/V8CWXOnbw8I\/AAAAAAAACag\/o2TJGS_n-sY0k2NAKxNZRmb-AJ45pq7ZgCLcB\/s1600\/Brainsample.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hyW3pBzFTfc\/V8CWXOnbw8I\/AAAAAAAACag\/o2TJGS_n-sY0k2NAKxNZRmb-AJ45pq7ZgCLcB\/s1600\/Brainsample.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EFind it \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/ca\/listing\/474854569\/brain-art-print-a4-8x10-bible?ref=shop_home_active_1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/6454868545293381145\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/08\/new-listing-brain-art-print.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/6454868545293381145"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/6454868545293381145"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/08\/new-listing-brain-art-print.html","title":"New Listing On Etsy. Brain Art Print."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7DRXdraN2GY\/V8CWhtJW4wI\/AAAAAAAACao\/JJNqL2PMS204jyjW1qMfsCDKdfCLbgt-QCLcB\/s72-c\/brainwoodfloor.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-7791176958240921963"},"published":{"$t":"2016-08-13T08:41:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-16T10:38:12.134-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Etsy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"prints"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New listing on Etsy. Anchor Print."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yPXyuoEzi9k\/V6866-x4pPI\/AAAAAAAACYs\/7qj5bD1ituYRKYTkPRjt5pr-5NMJoOEHgCLcB\/s1600\/anchorwoodfloor.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yPXyuoEzi9k\/V6866-x4pPI\/AAAAAAAACYs\/7qj5bD1ituYRKYTkPRjt5pr-5NMJoOEHgCLcB\/s1600\/anchorwoodfloor.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWe have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,\u003C\/i\u003E\" Hebrews 6:19 \u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EWe have Jesus.\u003C\/i\u003E A Living Hope. May we be anchored in Him and there we will find ourselves sure and steadfast.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-family: \u0026quot;arimo\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qb_jcUnlcVM\/V686p3OtjLI\/AAAAAAAACYo\/gHJqwfI4EIkP47q94q8kk2GsbsXap1zpQCLcB\/s1600\/anchorprintmockup.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qb_jcUnlcVM\/V686p3OtjLI\/AAAAAAAACYo\/gHJqwfI4EIkP47q94q8kk2GsbsXap1zpQCLcB\/s1600\/anchorprintmockup.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2BDFM6SK82E\/V689E6d0B-I\/AAAAAAAACZA\/iGER-QusEksxvgvNUIT5eivvqiOFyTczgCLcB\/s1600\/anchor2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2BDFM6SK82E\/V689E6d0B-I\/AAAAAAAACZA\/iGER-QusEksxvgvNUIT5eivvqiOFyTczgCLcB\/s1600\/anchor2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;This art print is all about being securely anchored in Jesus and from that place being filled with hope. \u0026nbsp;Find it in my Etsy store \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/ca\/listing\/458626534\/anchor-art-print-a4-8x10-bible?ref=shop_home_feat_4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/7791176958240921963\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/08\/new-listing-on-etsy-anchor-print.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/7791176958240921963"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/7791176958240921963"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/08\/new-listing-on-etsy-anchor-print.html","title":"New listing on Etsy. Anchor Print."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yPXyuoEzi9k\/V6866-x4pPI\/AAAAAAAACYs\/7qj5bD1ituYRKYTkPRjt5pr-5NMJoOEHgCLcB\/s72-c\/anchorwoodfloor.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-6772832738675222297"},"published":{"$t":"2016-08-10T11:52:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-13T08:42:52.904-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cape Town"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"walks"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Walks. Kalk Bay"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PRtc_OQukWM\/V6t0eQcSbBI\/AAAAAAAACXg\/PiU_6iCWmm83dLw51Bu2AHo3MtV23hdeQCLcB\/s1600\/DSC_0759_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PRtc_OQukWM\/V6t0eQcSbBI\/AAAAAAAACXg\/PiU_6iCWmm83dLw51Bu2AHo3MtV23hdeQCLcB\/s1600\/DSC_0759_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"color: #454545; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EJason and I love going for walks. I mean we live in Cape Town so if you don’t go outside and enjoy the natural beauty you are really missing out. We try to go out for a walk everyday with Ira as long as it isn’t too windy or wet and he is starting to enjoy going out in his stroller more and more. Plop him in there with a teddy, currently his favourite is his turtle, and off we go. One of our favourite walks is in Kalk Bay, the next town over from Muizenberg. There is a big pier that is always full of people fishing, walking, and chatting and as long as the sun is out it is warm and bright. I think I could pack a picnic and easily sit there all day staring at the ocean and surrounding mountains. Last time we went there were even a few whales in the bay! That’s my favourite. Here are a few little pictures we took while Ira napped the day away. Don't you wish you could nap in \u0026nbsp;a stroller while being pushed leisurely by the ocean. He has the life.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fWtVC3fpmcU\/V6t0gLb__GI\/AAAAAAAACYI\/-KmaCeLPy1U3N0a0ms8njOn0GNTJ30noQCEw\/s1600\/DSC_0756_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fWtVC3fpmcU\/V6t0gLb__GI\/AAAAAAAACYI\/-KmaCeLPy1U3N0a0ms8njOn0GNTJ30noQCEw\/s1600\/DSC_0756_edited-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lliQqZlCgpw\/V6t00Q0hlkI\/AAAAAAAACYI\/ULDoJMd23DMINVGOB6lpDhXXALHVkOK1QCEw\/s1600\/DSC_0774_edited-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; 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Kalk Bay"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PRtc_OQukWM\/V6t0eQcSbBI\/AAAAAAAACXg\/PiU_6iCWmm83dLw51Bu2AHo3MtV23hdeQCLcB\/s72-c\/DSC_0759_edited-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-1195080090831307068"},"published":{"$t":"2016-07-07T11:17:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-09T12:04:01.419-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thoughts"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I Seek to Lift Thy Load"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fcGGLuoso4Q\/V36cXyHYdwI\/AAAAAAAACT4\/xPa1ELBempkArq-2mXA9VtYe6WvhwRQoACLcB\/s1600\/DSC_0189.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fcGGLuoso4Q\/V36cXyHYdwI\/AAAAAAAACT4\/xPa1ELBempkArq-2mXA9VtYe6WvhwRQoACLcB\/s1600\/DSC_0189.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EI do not ask you to take time for Me with the intention of placing a burden upon thee in requiring thee to do so. Rather than adding a requirement, I seek to lift thy load. Rather than burdening thee with a devotional obligation, I desire to take from thee the tensions of life. - Come Away My Beloved\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"font-size: 13px;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"font-size: 13px;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 13px;\"\u003EI read this little golden truth the other day and thought this is the heart of God. We often make time with Him a burden to carry but He wants to spend time with us to carry our burdens. He doesn't want to meet with us to fill up our time and make us tired but to fill up our spirits and give us peace. He is too good.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/1195080090831307068\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/07\/i-seek-to-lift-thy-load.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/1195080090831307068"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/1195080090831307068"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/07\/i-seek-to-lift-thy-load.html","title":"I Seek to Lift Thy Load"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fcGGLuoso4Q\/V36cXyHYdwI\/AAAAAAAACT4\/xPa1ELBempkArq-2mXA9VtYe6WvhwRQoACLcB\/s72-c\/DSC_0189.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522716486135436078.post-2094071556576773119"},"published":{"$t":"2016-07-07T04:55:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-16T10:52:43.841-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Etsy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Gardener's Daughter"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; color: #454545; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-W9hfE7dyixE\/V34POYojGuI\/AAAAAAAACTo\/0HMzjjxXc6oT52bGwv2fKm0Evrj8PVICgCLcB\/s1600\/Bethesda_BySolveig-360.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-W9hfE7dyixE\/V34POYojGuI\/AAAAAAAACTo\/0HMzjjxXc6oT52bGwv2fKm0Evrj8PVICgCLcB\/s1600\/Bethesda_BySolveig-360.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EI have been wanting for a long time to start an online store to sell prints of my art work and I knew that I needed to just do it or it would likely not happen. One of the first things though was to decide on a name and that for me was difficult. I didn't want it to be my name but it had to represent me and be easy to remember.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EA few weeks ago I was sitting on our couch nursing Ira and I looked across at the once lovely flowers on our table. What use to be gorgeous proteas had dried up leaving them looking rather uncared for and I thought to myself, \"even a gardeners daughter can't keep the flowers alive.\" And then I stopped. A gardeners daughter, I like that. I grew up in a greenhouse daily running among the pansies and geraniums as my dad is a landscaper and my family ran a greenhouse business. I literally am a gardener's daughter. (I really had the nicest childhood) Unlike the proteas I can keep plants alive and well even if I didn't inherit my mother's perfectly green thumb. But to go deeper God, through the past few years, has frequently spoken to me in flowers. Not necessity literally but in His kindness and beauty he often uses plants and gardens to teach me and show me himself.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003EHe is the true gardener of my heart and I am most definitely His beloved daughter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003ESo that's the name. A Gardeners Daughter. I am sure not many women get the privilege of being the daughter of two amazing gardeners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/feeds\/2094071556576773119\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/07\/a-gardeners-daughter.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/2094071556576773119"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5522716486135436078\/posts\/default\/2094071556576773119"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.agardenersdaughter.com\/2016\/07\/a-gardeners-daughter.html","title":"A Gardener's Daughter"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-W9hfE7dyixE\/V34POYojGuI\/AAAAAAAACTo\/0HMzjjxXc6oT52bGwv2fKm0Evrj8PVICgCLcB\/s72-c\/Bethesda_BySolveig-360.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}]}});