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He loved <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Lighthouse-Great-Gray-Bridge/dp/0152045732/ref=asc_df_0152045732?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80195684681629&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583795260943301&psc=1">The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge</a>. So did I. I didn't get tired of it. Children's books don't have to be only for children. Deep thoughts can be couched in simple language and be suitable for thinking people of any age. Inspired, I decided to try my hand at writing a children's book myself.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dangers-Amazon-Perspective-Nita-Brainard/dp/B0C2SQ8SLJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31U0L9I1CYWRW&keywords=nita+brainard&qid=1688509448&s=books&sprefix=nita+brainard%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dangers in the Amazon</span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dLrzZgnv2w4a4SqzujbQHPRnpzEEtHROhXGpfT5zAI6ZPRGu6WW5yDc3sMC22xGen3gOUAJu0AbWKqus-8SPbYWvqOC9YIUNuLc1Wc6OLGHdApTiBd20AwJ5Fd7h-V-3D_AM-GOBTvKTcIVUaPOt_jom2E9aG-sIkgoG0m1JSeaEf8EzfbngeDObj6vn/s1272/Boat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="1272" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dLrzZgnv2w4a4SqzujbQHPRnpzEEtHROhXGpfT5zAI6ZPRGu6WW5yDc3sMC22xGen3gOUAJu0AbWKqus-8SPbYWvqOC9YIUNuLc1Wc6OLGHdApTiBd20AwJ5Fd7h-V-3D_AM-GOBTvKTcIVUaPOt_jom2E9aG-sIkgoG0m1JSeaEf8EzfbngeDObj6vn/w400-h400/Boat.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><p></p>Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-33640461760634650202023-05-29T19:10:00.000-07:002023-05-29T19:10:29.287-07:00Knit Stuffies<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Seven done; ten to go:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-WEo-o6UiTlCGLnienBnaXsiuhSQXfEob1rHb9ipJKOUj1_ONYM8wABQ3tcyf1mxBmKXxomRC-5KutHHiiK9KKj_sIe6bZ0hJIZoj8joE14iGcB-QZduYMLBjZtn-fiiFaNIKSBS8zjRKw07rWMZMwHEjoTObfu6cX9J_1ao0zQkPmXJoD1nmcfTQw/s4032/Stuffies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-WEo-o6UiTlCGLnienBnaXsiuhSQXfEob1rHb9ipJKOUj1_ONYM8wABQ3tcyf1mxBmKXxomRC-5KutHHiiK9KKj_sIe6bZ0hJIZoj8joE14iGcB-QZduYMLBjZtn-fiiFaNIKSBS8zjRKw07rWMZMwHEjoTObfu6cX9J_1ao0zQkPmXJoD1nmcfTQw/s4032/Stuffies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XZeFruGZekDFurrkEtIuQZTY197Wt7So_sucVnICd_x1n27LzEkPUtUaR2hcxPLSkC-m2m3xeInfKHcbSFUY1HXYQpTLi0oyeggExyLMKoUVqRiCrfF8zum9X2Lm5qKe0mL0PZLKB6SJWX5qq6yuDZI_aDW1nIVEJ_FJd5usL3oqqqJNUVHaYtmBGg/s4032/Stuffies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XZeFruGZekDFurrkEtIuQZTY197Wt7So_sucVnICd_x1n27LzEkPUtUaR2hcxPLSkC-m2m3xeInfKHcbSFUY1HXYQpTLi0oyeggExyLMKoUVqRiCrfF8zum9X2Lm5qKe0mL0PZLKB6SJWX5qq6yuDZI_aDW1nIVEJ_FJd5usL3oqqqJNUVHaYtmBGg/w400-h300/Stuffies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Made from stash yarn and free patterns. 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tells the story of Derek and Alex Henry when they are unjustly accused
in the death of their 1 year old child. Their oldest son is taken from
them, their next baby is ripped from their arms hours after birth, and
they are both put in jail. The book tells how their faith carried them,
how they cared for and encouraged each other even when separated by
jail/prison bars, the love and support they received from family and
friends, how their focus remained on God and His glory, how they cared
for and ministered to others in jail, and how their fight for justice
and their family ultimately prevailed.<br /><br />While a heartbreaking
story, overall the book underscores the hope we have when we trust in
God and His grace, even in the hardest circumstances.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="cr-widget-FocalReviews" data-hook="cr-widget-FocalReviews"><span class="a-size-base review-text" data-hook="review-body"><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span class="cr-widget-FocalReviews" data-hook="cr-widget-FocalReviews"><span class="a-size-base review-text" data-hook="review-body"><span>CC Fan:</span></span></span></p><p><span class="cr-widget-FocalReviews" data-hook="cr-widget-FocalReviews"><span class="a-size-base review-text" data-hook="review-body"><span>This
book was a terrifying look at our corrupt justice system, yet Derek and
Alex were able to influence countless lives for the gospel during their
incarceration. It’s heartbreaking to think of what this family went
through, but what Satan meant for evil, God made for good!</span></span></span><span class="cr-widget-FocalReviews" data-hook="cr-widget-FocalReviews"><span class="a-size-base review-text" data-hook="review-body"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-79701474593316239722022-10-22T18:26:00.003-07:002022-10-22T18:26:58.620-07:00Thinking and Conservatism<p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">True wisdom enables a person to incorporate new information into previous understanding. When you know a subject well, you are able to modify your views as new information becomes available. When you have a superficial understanding, you are not able to do so. I have recently seen people ignorantly discard the time-honored wisdom of the ages because of some little piece of data. The data may have been true enough and may have appropriately caused a modification in their understanding of the subject--but that would require deep, independent thinking, a rare commodity in our day. Willingness to embrace new opinions is no more an indicator of thought than stubbornly clinging to old ones.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Traditionalists tenaciously hold to their old beliefs even in the face of new information.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Conservatives carefully incorporate new information into their theories.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Liberals use new data to throw out old theories and completely replace them.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Progressives want change whether there is any data to support their agenda or not.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The only one of these positions that requires thinking is the conservative one.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you call yourself a conservative and don’t think, you are actually a traditionalist.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are liberal or progressive and do think, you will become more and more conservative as you get older. </span></p>Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-32395208821011568692022-06-04T21:21:00.002-07:002022-06-05T05:40:26.894-07:00Jael<p></p><p></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14yn5R_IwSX6e51aSGeZUQP3qlPmD3c2mErWY22o5jnJI0RWvHNwrZ8zWAMuG6rXFJIkiT28FVRDSdDozFSi521yfe8BjH8HqwZegXp6vrspV5CYMplGqmJf415mc8t5eAXRMjTTvVqIpg8fvb_aEh0c6z6wAuR4fBF5-MjMPzarkKQZfceXjBDd7sA/s6000/akn-YSgLl0hF_H4-unsplash(1).jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14yn5R_IwSX6e51aSGeZUQP3qlPmD3c2mErWY22o5jnJI0RWvHNwrZ8zWAMuG6rXFJIkiT28FVRDSdDozFSi521yfe8BjH8HqwZegXp6vrspV5CYMplGqmJf415mc8t5eAXRMjTTvVqIpg8fvb_aEh0c6z6wAuR4fBF5-MjMPzarkKQZfceXjBDd7sA/w266-h400/akn-YSgLl0hF_H4-unsplash(1).jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo courtesy of Akn on Unsplash</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> <i>Judges</i> <i>4-5</i></p><p> <span style="font-family: georgia;">With Heber, severed from my kin,<br /> In wild and distant lands,<br />My husband’s friends I welcome in<br /> And serve with willing hands.<br /><br />Content to lead a peaceful life,<br /> Though far from all I’ve known—<br />Til from the men I heard of strife<br /> That chilled me to the bone. <br /><br />For Israel, with whom we dwell,<br /> Is turning to the Lord,<br />But Sisera, their faith to quell,<br /> Was taking up his sword.<br /><br />Conflicted, inner war I waged<br /> With all that’s dear to me;<br />While soldiers in the battle raged,<br /> I chose my loyalty.<br /><br />Though with the armies of the land,<br /> I don’t expect a part,<br />With Moses and his God to stand<br /> Was settled in my heart.<br /><br />As Sisera from battle fled,<br /> I bid him be my guest;<br />With milk and butter richly fed,<br /> He wearily took rest.<br /><br />He didn’t know my quiet soul<br /> Hid rugged strength of mind,<br />Or that my God-appointed role<br /> Was of a lethal kind.<br /><br />The unsuspecting general slept<br /> And bid me watch the door,<br />But with my tools I softly crept<br /> And nailed him to the floor.<br /><br />His wicked ways I couldn’t brook;<br /> I used what chance I had<br />To slay the terrifying crook<br /> And make God’s people glad.<br /><br />Now some may think my methods wrong;<br /> My deed they can’t applaud,<br />But blessed am I in Deborah’s song—<br /> And honored of my God.</span><br /></p><p><br /></p>Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-70529228783956185462021-11-13T18:22:00.000-08:002021-11-13T18:22:15.557-08:00Wool Diaper Cover<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsRV_vLtZd37NLdj4gx1cqIOQy6xZavxuyaG-VJcSsioFUwebkYg_ljl3DzlNK3XTOyuhz3HnSR9e4Y0RnA_Opnj5PoRcdAHCnydufnDSI4CGhFjCroSgIt0ZstesbsP5cgThrpgxN5Yx/s2048/IMG-2157+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsRV_vLtZd37NLdj4gx1cqIOQy6xZavxuyaG-VJcSsioFUwebkYg_ljl3DzlNK3XTOyuhz3HnSR9e4Y0RnA_Opnj5PoRcdAHCnydufnDSI4CGhFjCroSgIt0ZstesbsP5cgThrpgxN5Yx/w400-h300/IMG-2157+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>One of my sons lives in an area where he has little need for wool hats and slippers, but last year I found something fun to knit for his kids: A <a href="https://discover.hubpages.com/art/Hand-knit-Wool-Diaper-Cover-Pattern">wool diaper cover</a>. My daughter-in-law loves them. But she asked for some that would be easier to get off when soiled. As much as possible, I wanted to keep the smooth design of the pull-up diaper covers. I modified a pattern found online, but unfortunately I can't find the original again to link to it. Here is the basic idea of the middle sizes:<br /></p><p>Materials: 2 oz Worsted weight wool, Needles size 4 and 6<br /></p><p>Cast on 64 (68,72) stitches using worsted wool on size 4 needles.</p><p><i>Slip first stitch of every row.<br />Work 4 stitches garter stitch at each end of every row.<br />Work buttonhole in 5th row by binding off 3rd and 4th stitches from each end.</i></p><p><b>Start at Back Waist<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyMEuy7k_3Ulq1ti5nlc3jcOweLR0ozblBNh0ytAkXYMpq1E6lCZosXS-SoYshRqDq8StK9DUAWgU0hTSveDqVgts2DATihncjOeWFgIavtu7GZ4I6ybgnjvZzlsVjfrRuhW4JppKyVBJ/s2048/IMG-2146+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyMEuy7k_3Ulq1ti5nlc3jcOweLR0ozblBNh0ytAkXYMpq1E6lCZosXS-SoYshRqDq8StK9DUAWgU0hTSveDqVgts2DATihncjOeWFgIavtu7GZ4I6ybgnjvZzlsVjfrRuhW4JppKyVBJ/w200-h200/IMG-2146+%25282%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back Waist and Bum<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b></p><p>Row 1: Sl 1, K4, 2x2 Rib to last 5 stitches. K5 <br /></p><p>Row 2-4: Repeat row 1.</p><p>Row 5: [Buttonhole row] Sl 1, K2, BO 2, Rib to last 5 stitches, BO 2, K3 [<i>Or work one row button hole</i>]<br /></p><p>Row 6: Sl 1, K2, CO2, rib to last 5 stitches, CO2, K 3</p><p>Row 7-8: Repeat Row 1.</p><p>For Large, Continue ribbing for 4 more rows (12 rows)</p><p>Switch to size 6 needles and stockinette stitch.</p><p><b>Work Back Bum:</b></p><p>Row 1: Sl 1, K18, PM, K 26 (28, 34) PM, K19</p><p>Row 2: Sl 1, K4, P to last 5 stitches, K5</p><p>Row 3: [Short row] Sl 1, K to second marker, wrap and turn</p><p>Row 4: [Short row] P to marker, wrap and turn</p><p>Row 5: K across, picking up wrap as you knit</p><p>Row 6: Sl 1, K 4, P across, picking up wrap as you purl, K last 5 stitches</p><p>Continue in stockinette stitch with garter border for 23, (27, 31) rows.</p><p>Work buttonholes on each side of one more row for <b>small </b>(Row 17) and <b>medium </b>(Row 20.)<br />For <b>large</b>, work two buttonhole rows every 6 ridges. <br /></p><p>AT THE SAME TIME</p><p>Work more short rows as on rows 3 and 4 as follows:</p><p>SMALL: Rows 11-14, 19-22</p><p>MEDIUM: Rows 13-16, 23-26</p><p>LARGE: Rows 11-14, 19-22, 27-30</p><p>After last short row is completed,<b> Decrease for Legs</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4mXMXAZs9P40-GNGgcsJkxmATtRH3nu2YbPbzjcDvSw8FtqjhR8AJ65eDftwr3A8vv28nyAJtLqQCY_uBkF35ES9_Hnvdz1VhMS-83ie6Wh87NdDvMA1b-mPtaMsbhdnRoM1fOx5fq0i/s2048/IMG-2172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4mXMXAZs9P40-GNGgcsJkxmATtRH3nu2YbPbzjcDvSw8FtqjhR8AJ65eDftwr3A8vv28nyAJtLqQCY_uBkF35ES9_Hnvdz1VhMS-83ie6Wh87NdDvMA1b-mPtaMsbhdnRoM1fOx5fq0i/w200-h150/IMG-2172.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></div><p></p><p>Row 23 (27, 31): Sl 1 SSK 4 times, K til 9 stitches remain, K2 tog 4 times, K1</p><p>Row 24 (28, 32): Sl 1, K4, P to last 5 stitches, K5</p><p>Row 25 (29, 33): [Short row] Sl 1, SSK, K to 2 stitches before second marker, wrap and turn</p><p>Row 26 (30, 34): [Short row] P to 2 stitches before marker, wrap and turn</p><p>Row 27 (31, 35): K to last 3 stitches, picking up wrap as you knit, K2 tog, K1<br /></p><p>Row 28 (32, 36): Sl 1, K 4, P to last 5 stitches, picking up wrap as you purl, K5 </p><p>Row 29 (33, 37): Sl 1, SSK, K to last 3 stitches, K2 tog, K1<br /></p><p>Row 30 (34, 38): Sl 1, K4, P to last 5 stitches, K5</p><p>Row 31 (35, 39): Sl 1, SSK, K to marker, K2 P2 ribbing to next marker, K to last 3 stitches, K2 tog, K1</p><p>Row 32 (36, 40): Sl 1, K4, p to marker, P2 K2 ribbing to next marker, P to last 5 stitches, K5</p><p>Repeat last two rows until 28 (32, 36) stitches remain, maintaining pattern but removing markers as needed. </p><p><b>Between Legs</b></p><p>Right side rows: Sl K4, K2 P2 to last 5 stitches, K5</p><p>Wrong side rows: Sl 1, K4, P2 K2 to last 5 stitches, K5</p><p>Work these two rows until piece measures 9" (10.5, 11.5") from mid back.</p><p>Increase for <b>Front </b></p><p>Right side: Sl 1, M1, K3, K to start of ribbing, K2 P2 to last 5 stitches, K4, M1, K1<br /></p><p>Wrong side rows: Sl 1, K4, P to start of ribbing, P2 K2 to end of ribbing, P to last 5 stitches, K5</p><p>Repeat these two rows 4 times, then switch to stockinette:<b><br /></b></p><p></p><p>Right side: Sl 1 K across <br /></p><p>Wrong side rows: Sl 1, K4, P to last 5 stitches, K5</p><p>Work until piece measures 13" (15, 16.5") </p><p>Switch to smaller needles and ribbing: <br /></p><p>8 (8, 12) Rows: Sl K4, rib to last 5 stitches, K5</p><p>Bind off using larger needles. Sew buttons to front. On some I added extra buttons for more sizing options. This was purely arbitrary, depending on how many matching buttons I could find in my button tin. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcV8CZWYeqA79VEOcCnNJQIxJPtNf0ogJWE8UmPJDUFj42LrvbvN89f5MNh-3hj70U9ZlPsGgnOtq2FTSRWtxUGCe-muFYC4GtQkOWQ4Ux4hVPcr90SxldoK1YiIkYNsn3rxMNmLLymgs/s2048/IMG-2154+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcV8CZWYeqA79VEOcCnNJQIxJPtNf0ogJWE8UmPJDUFj42LrvbvN89f5MNh-3hj70U9ZlPsGgnOtq2FTSRWtxUGCe-muFYC4GtQkOWQ4Ux4hVPcr90SxldoK1YiIkYNsn3rxMNmLLymgs/w400-h400/IMG-2154+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJzOkZHLTkOjvY3CamLv3t-4xrLOCcgHCIz9frWbqbpH36_zvre-hn87WfxCCpt5pVuNf8A0XzVn5SfQ-6YXdW8rAh5YJUlVre-nvcMCzdmz-NL4qaE_re35h1a96sswVXkZxnudPc0eB/s2048/IMG-2164+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVxk2IdnNFQbr5RvTH1_YDh-Psi2qON_Deklg9I4r7y0oRH3rEcRnIgJ70nYSWrwHelI_-Mh-xR7HJzgvTvMNs8Hm6Gkd2GuVnUwWSqrlbJubom0-gN_UXXl72tVelwj6mCI5IHPGgAjY/w300-h400/narges-moaddab-05uoULMfBE0-unsplash.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="_1K5LX _1ByhS">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@nargesmoaddab?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Narges Moaddab</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/collections/3697872/iran?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table>I didn’t ask to be a queen,<br />I would have rather gone unseen.<br />An orphaned child of immigrants,<br />Expecting insignificance,<br />I never dreamed of palace life<br />Or wished to be a royal wife.<br /><br />But, chosen by the king and crowned,<br />I’m steeped in luxury all around,<br />And stuck behind a palace wall<br />To wait my husband’s beck and call,<br />While Mordecai’s outside the gate<br />Just hoping he can learn my fate.<br /><br />Though not a circumstance I’d choose,<br />Despondent sorrow I refuse.<br />By blessed Mordecai well taught<br />To be content whate’er my lot,<br />I’ve found the courage to rejoice<br />And trust the providential choice.<br /><br />But now I face a greater ill<br />That makes my hardships keener still,<br />For Haman will the kingdom use<br />To vent his hatred on the Jews.<br />I feel a weighty need to act<br />Before my people are attacked.<br /><br />I’m scared to go before the king.<br />His law is death for such a thing,<br />But I’ve been set in such a place<br />As could be used to save my race,<br />And come at such a time as this,<br />I dare not cave to cowardice.<br /><br />Thus I, outside my comfort zone,<br />With firm resolve, approach the throne.<br />When in his presence I appear,<br />He grants me favor to draw near<br />And make what seemed a strange appeal—<br />That Haman join us for a meal.<br /><br />Supported by my people’s prayers,<br />I catch the villain unawares,<br />The king with anger towards him burns,<br />And fate in one sweet moment turns.<br />Vile Haman falls in deep disgrace,<br />And Mordecai obtains his place.<br /><br />It wasn’t following my dreams<br />That foiled the adversary’s schemes,<br />But rising up to meet demands<br />That fell in my unwilling hands,<br />Not seeking self or serving kings, —<br />Just faithfulness in little things.<p></p><p> <span style="font-size: x-small;">-Nita Brainard </span><br /></p><br />Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-80780370855536414452021-08-27T13:32:00.003-07:002021-08-30T20:18:40.456-07:00Vashti<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9WU0bYBsyDglUhiE90WcdqcNFuBHsVZP3FHrVakSlRFpmj0tlC3xrMG6eEViS6tgmh6TfYZ8jHNFJgBZufGTiHAKrJkOOGrR8T74iP29YFEs83cTJUj9U0q73d-EZfGHP-PUTKcFDjHT/s2048/mohammad-metri-SZCVm7mF_FI-unsplash.jpg" style="clear: right; 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</p><p><i>This was inspired by a friend who told me the gospel seemed too good to be true. </i><br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMV3M3pz52CPQf5wX4EIgIgIKjoQ7hRYHDuC8v1phobbSFvd1gwgtQlHQtx0xEinErLMblhhGvAF24lVXMZlViHgfxQGJdL28n95TRRQGAUcY94uh94GkStSngGa88-iBsXJJFAZZEGd0/s1050/You+are+loved.webp" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1050" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMV3M3pz52CPQf5wX4EIgIgIKjoQ7hRYHDuC8v1phobbSFvd1gwgtQlHQtx0xEinErLMblhhGvAF24lVXMZlViHgfxQGJdL28n95TRRQGAUcY94uh94GkStSngGa88-iBsXJJFAZZEGd0/w200-h133/You+are+loved.webp" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo credit: Rob Long on Unsplash</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Too Good to Be True<br /></span><br /> <i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Ephesians 1 and 2</span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Too good to be true! I’m afraid to believe<br />That God cares enough about people like me<br />To offer salvation that we might receive<br />His life everlasting entirely free.<br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Chorus</span></i><br />Too good to be true; it’s too good to be true<br />And yet I believe it, By faith I receive it,<br />And walk in His blessings: Do you?<br /><br />Too good to be true! But it’s true nonetheless.<br />The promises made by the world are all lies,<br />But God can be trusted, who’s ready to bless,<br />And gives us good gifts that I dare not despise.<br /><br />Too good to be true, but He gave us His Son, <br />Who died for our sins and has risen above.<br />Predestined in Him, our position is won,<br />Adopted as children and wrapped in His love. <br /><br />Too good to be true, but we stand on a Rock.<br />By faith, and not works, we are saved and sustained;<br />Made holy in Christ, we are able to walk<br />In works that the Father beforehand ordained.<br /></span><br /><br /></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></p>
<p> </p>Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-37094520096811756122021-01-24T14:02:00.000-08:002021-01-24T14:02:28.898-08:00Ephesians1:1-6<p>Lee’s sermon from today. <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/3rdmxxsuxyxaoua/HGC2021_Ephesians1%3A1-6.m4a?dl=0">Ephesians 1:1-6</a></p>Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-74547115535936419142021-01-16T14:15:00.000-08:002021-01-16T14:15:23.091-08:00What about Junia?<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Using Junia as a spring board to </span><span>advocate for the full inclusion of women in church leadership involves a number of assumptions that belie it as a position of true biblical scholarship. It assumes:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">1. That Junia was a woman (a plausible but not a proven position)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">2. That Junia was an apostle (a plausible but not a proven position)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">3. That all apostles had equal inclusion in church leadership (an untenable position)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0f7HONWIShk5A5Onj6FNx-YVfYqPBxLozmnzFDsuPQh45IbGmQnDwQNtNUZnfFFJGayLEal1YQ7bG6eHXRbbr_wBnJprkiiJMbzNERtbtFuMlYby-byZzNWVAPcczy3g5p6ey__wQqix/s960/ursula+on+mountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0f7HONWIShk5A5Onj6FNx-YVfYqPBxLozmnzFDsuPQh45IbGmQnDwQNtNUZnfFFJGayLEal1YQ7bG6eHXRbbr_wBnJprkiiJMbzNERtbtFuMlYby-byZzNWVAPcczy3g5p6ey__wQqix/w320-h240/ursula+on+mountain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">It is a sad commentary on the state of Christianity that people get so caught up on one side or the other of the first two assumptions that they neglect the last and more important issue. "Apostle" has a variety of uses in the New Testament, and much of the discussion about Junia simply ignores this fact.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The only place in the Bible where Junia is mentioned is Romans 16:7 which reads: <i>Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. </i>Many people have determined from this verse that Junia was a female apostle. I had always assumed that Junia was esteemed by the apostles and until recently had never concerned myself about whether this person was male or female. The Greek (like the English of the King James Version) is ambiguous and could be taken to mean either that Junia was a noted apostle or was noted by the apostles.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Perhaps Junia was a woman. Other women were honored by Paul's salutations in Romans 16, Priscilla even being mentioned before her male counterpart. That women were held in high regard by Paul cannot be doubted. They have been lifted up by the gospel to a place that is unheard of in paganism or any man-made religion. To maintain, however, from this short verse </span>that there was a female apostle who held a place of authority in the church flies in the face of clearer passages of Scripture. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Perhaps Junia was an "apostle." I suppose, if she was, that she was a missionary, and a highly honored one. That is what the Greek word, "apostle" means, after all. The apostles are men whom God sent to do His work. Certainly He sends women to engage in missionary work also. He sent Mary Magdalene to inform the disciples of His resurrection. He asked the woman who touched the hem of his garment to testify to His work in her life before the crowds in the street. Let us, however, not make so much of this verse about Junia that we use it to overthrow the clear teaching of the Bible. Junia could have been sent of God and still obeyed the injunction to be silent in the churches (1 Cor. 14:34) and not to have authority over men. (1 Tim. 2:12.) </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Whether male or female, not all the apostles held places of authority in the church. The idea that the apostles were somehow greater than other people is not the teaching of the New Testament. Even the original twelve were ordinary men who served their God. They had no infallibility and no authority above the word of God. Even if Junia was a woman (which is by no means certain) and even if she was an apostle (which is also not certain on the face of the passage,) any use of the Scripture about Junia to justify placing women in the place of pastor or church leader is based on a misapprehension what it means to be an apostle. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The facts are these: The name Junia in Romans 16 is in the accusative case. For this name, the accusative case is the same whether the name is feminine or masculine, so the gender of the name cannot be determined by the text itself. The context gives us no conclusive evidence as to Junia's gender. The name is paired with a masculine name which might incline us towards her being his wife, but Junias could also be a male co-worker.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The male form <i>Junias </i>is rare in the history of Greek writing which inclines many people to the assumption that the person mentioned was feminine. This is a legitimate opinion, but it still remains only an opinion and not an indisputable fact. Chrysostom in the fourth century believed Junia was both feminine and an apostle. His opinion is evidence in favor of this view, but clearly not authoritative. He lived four centuries after the people involved and had no greater insight into Biblical Greek than modern preachers have into the English of the 1600s. We have no testimony to the gender of Junia/s from anyone who actually knew the people involved.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNz-kgm4JDhBN0Zq-doELroYlh7Nv0GDPQxcM4WdkQmrgeEqt6xs59heRFqRjoThw-7lpreoK8WMlnMkMq666om5YE4-rg9SEgctDGkqS12svLQk1bd01qdLoqMB-BRNjbDTu9fHIsr7IY/s2048/brazil+by+the+river.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNz-kgm4JDhBN0Zq-doELroYlh7Nv0GDPQxcM4WdkQmrgeEqt6xs59heRFqRjoThw-7lpreoK8WMlnMkMq666om5YE4-rg9SEgctDGkqS12svLQk1bd01qdLoqMB-BRNjbDTu9fHIsr7IY/w400-h300/brazil+by+the+river.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </span>Unless a first, second, or even third-hand testimony from someone who actually knew Junia is discovered, no amount of research is going to definitively decide this question. Apparently, in the eyes of God who breathed the Scriptures, the gender of this person was not of high consequence and is nothing to build a doctrine on. There are seven other women in the list of salutations, the first of whom was entrusted to deliver Paul's letter. If we need a female example, let us follow one of them. </span><br /></p><p><br /></p>Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-79578505215414912962021-01-08T17:40:00.001-08:002021-01-08T17:40:25.394-08:00Woman’s Role<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhx7Bixx9LjJuNWXebWDsgVGrsk7NJcDfknKUartA7P5oPC38-OL71Q9gpR8LnqXPhhxxKaNoAanQir4NEuNTZmcV_up7MPhhaThdYU-qXUN7O4SmVhAJG-RMlY0ZZB6iyPO9Ns6mA13cV/s950/girls+with+bible.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhx7Bixx9LjJuNWXebWDsgVGrsk7NJcDfknKUartA7P5oPC38-OL71Q9gpR8LnqXPhhxxKaNoAanQir4NEuNTZmcV_up7MPhhaThdYU-qXUN7O4SmVhAJG-RMlY0ZZB6iyPO9Ns6mA13cV/w268-h400/girls+with+bible.webp" width="268" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The feminist spirit permeating the world has caused an understandable reaction from many Christians. Most reactions however, are overreactions, and therefore lead to new errors. As often as not, new errors lead to new reactions like a game of ping pong with no winner—unless perhaps the thoughtful observer who digs into the Scriptures to determine where the real truth lies. The world is no better as a sounding board than it is as a guide, and we have no more business taking an opposite stance on all of its tenants than we do obeying its dictates. The only safe road is to follow God’s word. It is God who tells us “This is the way, walk in it” when we turn to the right or the left. (Isaiah 30:21) The Bible alone points a straight path of truth through the twists and turns of the world’s deceit. It provides clear guidance on the subject of women’s roles that can keep us from going too far into the ditch on either the right side of the road or the left. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In Genesis 1:26, God says, “Let us make man in our image,” and in verse 27, “in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them.” This makes it very clear that men and women are created equally. They both bear the image of God, and yet the fact that male and female are mentioned at all indicates that they are in some respects different from one another. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the New Testament, we are told plainly “There is neither male nor female for you are all one in Christ.” Male and female stand on the same ground before God as Jews and Gentiles or bond and free. (Galatians 3:28) The priesthood of all believers (1 Peter 2:4-5) applies as much to women as to men. There is “One mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1Timothy 2:5) A woman answers to God Himself just as a man does. Clearly, she does not need another mediator besides the Lord Jesus.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">On the other hand, there are verses in the New Testament which indicate a difference in the roles between men and women. However we break down and define those roles, we cannot, if honest with the Scriptures, deny them entirely. Ephesians 5 indicates that the man and woman have different roles in the family. 1 Corinthians 14:34ff and 1 Timothy 2:11-12 indicate that there is a difference in their roles in the church. The difference in the church (apparent in the last verses mentioned) has something to do with speaking and with authority. We may not know why God has chosen to make a distinction in these areas, and we may differ with one another on the manner and circumstances under which they apply or on the extent to which they should be enforced. Nonetheless, we know that whatever may be implied by these verses, it does not affect the woman’s standing before God. Nor does it make her in any way less than a man. 1 Corinthians 11:3 makes it plain that woman is every bit as equal with man as Christ is with God the Father, though in some manner subject to him.* <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The examples of women in Scripture give us parameters by which to check the extremes that people may fall into when defining the woman’s role.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">1. <b>Saphira </b>teaches us that a woman bears responsibility for her own sin. She does not get to hide behind her husband’s authority or use his preference as an excuse for her actions. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">2. <b>Lydia </b>teaches us that it is in some circumstances allowable for a woman to have secular employment. She also teaches us that women may have prayer meetings and may support the servants of God.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">3. <b>Euodias </b>and <b>Syntyche </b>teach us that there is a place for women in the direct work of God.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">4. <b>Philip’s daughters</b> teach us that woman’s ministry may be oral. Whatever those verses mean which speak of women being silent, they do not mean that they can never speak at all on spiritual topics.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">5. <b>Priscilla </b>teaches us that a woman may in some in some circumstance teach a man and expound on the word of God.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The injunction of I Corinthians 16:13 to behave ourselves with masculine strength “Quit ye like men, be strong” applies as much to women as to men. We have plenty of opportunity within the context of the New Testament to follow the example of <b>Deborah </b>and <b>Jael </b>who stand out above the men of their time. Let us humbly do so in the spirit of honor to Christ and obedience to His every word. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">*No explanation of any Greek word or doctrinal stance can get around the fact that this verse is in the present tense, "</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text 1Cor-11-3" id="en-KJV-28604">the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God." The copula is not repeated in the original. The same verb in the first clause "</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text 1Cor-11-3" id="en-KJV-28604"><span class="text 1Cor-11-3" id="en-KJV-28604">the head of every man <i>is</i> Christ" applies to each succeeding phrase. </span></span> </span></p>Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-69742633622334640202020-05-09T08:27:00.001-07:002020-05-09T08:27:38.785-07:00Conspiracies<span style="font-size: large;">Do I think there is a conspiracy going on in the world? I certainly do. Who do I think is responsible?</span><br />
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<a href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1515140109104-fdc4814b7bcf?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1857&q=80" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="800" height="124" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1515140109104-fdc4814b7bcf?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1857&q=80" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The “Dems”? No</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The government? No</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Bill Gates? No</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The "MSM"? No</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Anti-vaxxers? No</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Fauci? No</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The devil himself. He has deceived all the above mentioned people and myriads more. They are all playing their part in the mystery of iniquity, but not one of them is truly in control. Not one of them is the enemy. Not one of them should be feared by those who fear God.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christians, why are we getting involved in the yin and yang conflicts of the world? Why are we distributing videos about conspiracy as if they had something substantial to add to a biblical understanding of the world? Don’t we already know that prince of this world is working in the children of disobedience? Don’t we know the world is corrupt and that its people have their bellies for their god and glory in their shame? Don’t we know that evil men will become worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived? Don’t we know the end is coming and the Lord is returning to clean this place up? Don’t we have a commission to call others out of darkness and into the marvelous light of the gospel of Christ?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. We don’t wrestle against living men, but against spiritual powers, the demons who are at work behind the scenes moving the poor, deluded souls who are under their control. Let us not use the world’s weapons or let their passions inflame us. Let us put on the whole armor of God and stand against the wiles of the devil. The tools listed in Ephesians 6:10-18 that we should be using are truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, salvation, the word of God, and prayer. Anything else only gets in the way of our responsibility as ambassadors of Christ.</span><br />
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<br />Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-43888660225124659622020-02-09T12:44:00.000-08:002020-02-09T12:44:17.723-08:00The Making of a BookIn the early 1990s I read <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Narrative_of_Facts_Characterizing_the_Su.html?id=5jWxyAEACAAJ" target="_blank">A Narrative of Facts</a> by Robert Baxter, a short, autobiographical book written by a British lawyer in 1833. Though I was in the habit of reading material from that age period and earlier, I found this book especially difficult. Nonetheless, it was so absolutely fascinating that I thought it well worth the effort it took to read. I wanted to share it with everyone, but not many people appreciate old English like I do, and I didn’t find many willing even to try.<br />
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A few years later, my husband, <a href="https://www.soothkeep.info/" target="_blank">Lee W. Brainard</a> suggested I rewrite Baxter’s story in modern English. Neither of us are big fans of updating the English of old books for the benefit of readers who think it is too hard to look up archaic words and ponder over quaint phrases. Baxter’s book is an exception to our usual rule of letting old authors use their own words to tell their own story. One reason for this exception became apparent when I made my first attempt to rewrite<i> A Narrative of Facts. </i>I had worked on only a few pages when I realized that replacing archaic expressions was not enough to make the book readable. The organization of thoughts was still foreign to our common way of thinking, and the manuscript I was creating was too complicated for my targeted audience. I set the project aside for nearly 10 years.<br />
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In 2011 I took the book up again, writing in the third person and reorganizing the story. When I was finished, I handed the manuscript over to my husband. Lee thought I had left out too much material, so he spent a year or two putting doctrinal arguments back in. When he was done, I sifted through it again, banishing some of the doctrinal portions to appendices in order to maintain an easily readable flow of events. The end result is nearly 10 years of writing and rewriting again and again and is evidence of at least two things:<br />
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1. Rewriting in “modern English” is not as easy as it sounds, at least not when you start with a book that actually needs to be rewritten for modern readers.<br />
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2. Writing with two authors is harder than writing by yourself. I believe, however, that the end result in this case is better than if either of us had worked on our own. To judge for yourself, order the book from either of these places:<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pentecostal-Experience-Robert-Baxter-Narrative/dp/1974589730/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1581278288&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> (paperback or kindle version)<br />
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<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1001299" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> (e-versions)<br />
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Many thanks to Bill Kinderman of Sioux Falls, South Dakota for proofreading and making excellent suggestions!Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-51363872379262519232019-12-08T16:52:00.003-08:002019-12-08T16:52:20.193-08:00Feelings and ChoicesI don’t always feel the way I should. When I feel something that I don’t want to feel or don’t feel something that I do want to feel, I can’t just decide to change my feelings. As fickle as they are, feelings do not give way to reason. Telling myself I ought not to be hurt by some slight simply doesn’t make the pain go away.<br />
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Nonetheless, there are choices I can make that indirectly and effectively change my feelings. Rarely do they result in an immediate change, but they do help me to become more Christ-like in the long run, and so affect how I feel about God, my circumstances, my friends and enemies, and myself.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWa_xP2jSgI3DzucRmNANqcCa8HBlh5-9AZvA4s69RGe-yqoCH9GgwIp76a1-DM4JTMVczQyLIYuoE9qtjHSgU2ttA5Poscd5GrrWZTVTqpGA_Rhn6wJZriUglB1OAK9ruf12g2cfKDso/s1600/aaron-burden-UvRMcIeXq9Y-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: right; color: #0066cc; float: right; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWa_xP2jSgI3DzucRmNANqcCa8HBlh5-9AZvA4s69RGe-yqoCH9GgwIp76a1-DM4JTMVczQyLIYuoE9qtjHSgU2ttA5Poscd5GrrWZTVTqpGA_Rhn6wJZriUglB1OAK9ruf12g2cfKDso/s320/aaron-burden-UvRMcIeXq9Y-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWa_xP2jSgI3DzucRmNANqcCa8HBlh5-9AZvA4s69RGe-yqoCH9GgwIp76a1-DM4JTMVczQyLIYuoE9qtjHSgU2ttA5Poscd5GrrWZTVTqpGA_Rhn6wJZriUglB1OAK9ruf12g2cfKDso/s1600/aaron-burden-UvRMcIeXq9Y-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>1. I can choose to obey <i>Philippians 4:8</i>: Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.<br />
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2. I can choose to rejoice always. <i>Philippians 4:4</i><br />
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3. I can choose to give thanks in everything.<br />
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4. I can choose to obey any particular Scripture which applies to a given situation, looking to God for grace. <i>1 Peter 5:5 God giveth grace to the humble.</i><br />
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The choice to do right is easier in some circumstances than in others, but God is faithful, and in every temptation He will make a way to overcome if we look to Him. <i>1 Corinthians 10:13</i><br />
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<br />Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-43606319954017107912019-12-01T17:06:00.000-08:002019-12-01T17:06:39.503-08:00Puppy SlippersWith 13 grandchildren and more on the way, I haven't kept up on <a href="https://pilgrimpurse.blogspot.com/2011/06/animal-slippers.html" target="_blank">animal slippers. </a>Forgetting how hard the embroidery is, I recently decided to make some more. They all came out puppies.<br />
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<br />Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-61757359559624887222019-03-31T12:39:00.000-07:002019-03-31T12:40:25.825-07:00Eve's Temptation; Our OpportunityDwelling in a perfect paradise, man fell by not believing God and His word. Now, living in our fallen world with sin and temptation all around us, we have the opportunity to trust God. Nothing pleases Him more or gives Him more glory.<br />
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For my husbands thoughts on the same subject:</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Eve </span><br />
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Oh, my wicked, wayward heart—<br />
Not in paradise content!<br />
Though I had a perfect start,<br />
From the garden I’ve been sent.<br />
Why? Because I couldn’t stay<br />
From forbidden fruit away.<br />
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One command was all I had,<br />
One fruit only not to eat.<br />
How could I have failed so bad,<br />
Fully blinded by deceit?<br />
Now I suffer for the sin<br />
My temptation got us in.<br />
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Gnawing cares consume me now.<br />
Erring children, like a knife,<br />
Pierce my soul and make me bow,<br />
Burdened by the pains of life.<br />
All this wretchedness and grief<br />
Came through wicked unbelief.<br />
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Yet there’s hope amidst my pain:<br />
Though my sin has present cost,<br />
Faith can help me to regain<br />
What by unbelief I lost.<br />
Having once His Word withstood,<br />
Can I trust that God is good?<br />
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If I trust His goodness here,<br />
Seeking Him and His reward,<br />
In my present, darkened sphere<br />
Fellowship with Him’s restored.<br />
Though by hardships still oppressed,<br />
Grace is mine, and I am blessed.<br />
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<br />Nitalinbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423892472449164798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075336573866735647.post-16802578893165872312019-01-11T16:47:00.000-08:002019-01-11T16:47:05.125-08:00Commitment and Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A good marriage requires both love and commitment. Both principle and feeling are needed, and they go well together. In a reaction against the world’s lack of commitment, some Christians are teaching that love <b>IS</b> commitment and are teaching that emotion has no part in love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those who emphasize the necessity of commitment in marriage to the exclusion of feelings doubtless do so from pure motives. They look around them and see people basing their decisions on emotions. These people, they observe, know nothing but what <i>feels</i> good. They say, "God wants me happy," and so make decisions based on fleeting feelings that they think will make them happy but which actually make them more miserable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good people in our indulgent and feeling-based society have reacted to this detrimental way of thinking. But in their desire to emphasize the need for character and commitment in decision making and relationships -- especially as regards marriage--- some of them deplete love of its emotional element altogether. This may help to counterbalance some people who run entirely on feelings, but it isn't true. It is an overreaction that <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">makes nonsense of the English language and wreaks havoc on common sense</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sober Christians have known all along that feelings can be either an ally or an enemy. They never should be given the primary focus in decision making (See <a href="https://pilgrimpurse.blogspot.com/search/label/feelings" target="_blank">Feelings</a>). Nonetheless, they still play a role in Christian life---and certainly in marriage. Marriage is primarily a commitment, but no one willingly enters into that commitment without feelings of love. If the feelings fade, the commitment stands, of course. And the feelings--fickle things that the are--may or may not return. For centuries, the feelings properly belonging to marriage have always been called <i>love</i>. But now we are being told that feelings are not a part of love at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The teachers of this doctrine imply that if we read I Corinthians 13, we will see clearly that love has nothing whatsoever to do with feelings. They have neglected to consider at least three points:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Scripture deals primarily with sin and righteousness, not feelings. Emotion always takes a back seat to doing what is right in the eyes of God. That, however does not mean that feeling is not a major part of love.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. I Corinthians 13 is not the only passage in the Scriptures on love.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. I Corinthians 13 tells us what love <b>does</b>. It does not define love or tell us what kind of force it is. It just shows us what that force accomplishes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know by experience that love---the <i>feeling</i> of love---works the kind of things that I Corinthians 13 tells us it does. Who has not felt it? When you <i>feel</i> love for someone, it is easy to "think no evil" of them. It comes naturally to be kind and patient, to "bear all things, believe all things, hope all things." On the other hand, <i>ill-will is lynx-eyed</i>. It is difficult not to get puffed up and envious towards someone for whom you have little love. When you don't <i>feel</i> love, it is hard work to show it. (Nonetheless, in many instances we <i>must</i> do so, and we can call upon the love of God to help us.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my head I know my children, like everyone, have their faults, but for the most part, in my heart of hearts, I really believe they are pretty nearly perfect. I can't be objective about them. Love gets in the way. Don't most parents feel much the same way about their own children? This isn't a conscious choice, just the outflow of love that cannot be helped.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even when the evil of wayward children stares them in the face and parents cannot close their eyes to it anymore, they are inclined to blame someone else for it as long as they can. When that fails, they still bear long with their children. They do exactly what I Corinthians 13 tells us they will do if they love them. Do they do this without <i>feeling</i> anything? When his rebellious son died, David cried, "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!" Love made him cry in agony with an intense and heart-breaking <i>feeling</i> that everyone around him could recognize as love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If feeling is a part of parental love (and it is), why not marital love? God made us emotional creatures. Marriage is intended by Him as an expression of our best and holiest emotions. The emotional element in love poses no challenge to the need for commitment. People who find themselves in a marriage without the feelings that belong to it certainly have an obligation to maintain their commitment. That goes without question if you believe the Bible. (See <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2075336573866735647#editor/target=post;postID=1266567653002372462;onPublishedMenu=template;onClosedMenu=template;postNum=2;src=postname" target="_blank">Reasons for Divorce<span style="color: black;">)</span></a> The Scriptures make it plain that there is no such thing as an honorable divorce. In every divorce there is at least one guilty party, if not two. Marriage, like motherhood, is a lifelong commitment. You don't get out of it, even if you got into it by mistake. Whether you lost your first love or you never had any in the first place because you believed the doctrine that love is not a feeling, once the commitment is made, it is sealed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though we believe that marriage is a commitment, can't we also believe that there is an emotion called <i>love</i>? <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">To take all the feeling out of love robs humanity of its noblest emotions and makes a robotical existence the ideal. This isn't the intention, I'm sure, but if you say "love has nothing whatsoever to do with emotions," look closely at the words and consider their ramifications. In an attempt to pull people out of the muddy and polluting waters of one ditch, you are using a rope that will land them in the dry abyss of a mechanical existence on the other side---an existence that is very difficult to maintain and is likely to drive people to jumping back into the murky slop you tried to get them out of. A healthy and scriptural understanding of love and commitment will not do that. The high ground has both. And where natural affection is not sufficient to maintain the supply of either one, the Lord Jesus provides a well of living water. He has an infinite supply of love from which anyone can draw who calls upon His name.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let us "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." (I Thessalonians 5:21.) </span><br />
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The flower of youth though but recently fled,<br />The sentence of death has been passed on my head.<br />My heart is unwilling, my conscience can’t rest,<br />My life’s not in order, by fears I’m oppressed,<br /> ’Cause I am not ready,<br /> Not ready to die.
<br />I know in my head that the answer is Christ,<br />That I can be cleansed by the blood sacrificed,<br />But how can I make His atonement my own?<br />With all the wild oats and the mischief I’ve sown?<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>I fear I’m not ready,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>Not ready to die.
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The vile entertainment that once stole my time<br />Has nothing to offer but misery and slime.<br />I now see how empty and useless it’s been,<br />And worse—it has kept me from facing my sin,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>And now I’m not ready,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>Not ready to die.
<br />Not knowing my need or the value of grace,<br />The gospel I didn’t quite fully embrace.<br />Although I have heard it and known it was true,<br />The depth of its riches I didn’t pursue,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>And now I’m not ready,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>Not ready to die.
<br />Approaching the end of my days upon earth,<br />I see the Lord Jesus has infinite worth.<br />I should have been living to honor His name,<br />Instead I pleased self to my sorrow and shame,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>And now I’m not ready,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>Not ready to die.
<br />But while there is life, there is hope for me yet,<br />There’s time to consider my ways and repent.<br />It takes but a breath to look up and believe,<br />And all of the riches of Christ to receive,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>And so to be ready,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>Yes, ready to die.
<br />For death to myself even now while alive<br />Will open the door so I spiritually thrive,<br />And life everlasting will be my reward<br />For casting my care on a merciful Lord,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>Whose love makes me ready,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>Yes, ready to die.
<br />It’s not that I’m anxious to leave all behind,<br />But just that I’ve gotten a strange peace of mind.<br />The love of my Savior has cast out my fear,<br />And soon He’ll in fullness of glory appear,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>And I will be ready,<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>Yes, ready to die.
-Nita Brainard 2018
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I needed this years ago, but I hadn’t yet read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Without-Tears-Easy-Follow/dp/0684135051"><span id="goog_1404429214"></span>Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitting Without Tears.<span id="goog_1404429215"></span></a> This summer I started these caps because I wanted to make something for the grandkids and use up scrap yarn. The hat turned out to be so popular, I gave some to older folks and then had to make a trip to JoAnn's for some <a href="https://www.joann.com/lion-brand-fishermen-s-wool-yarn/prd2701.html">Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool </a>to keep the project going.<br />
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Size 3 needle (16" circular and set of double points)<br />
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Gauge: 5.5 stitches per inch with worsted weight wool.<br />
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Cast on a multiple of 7 stitches. [91, 98, 105, 112, 119]<br />
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Measured on the outside, the hats are approximately: [17", 19", 21", 23, 25"]<br />
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Use a provisional cast on by holding a piece of scrap yarn and twisting it between each stitch of your working yarn. There are different methods for doing this. I recommend experimenting till you find one that works for you.<i> Of course you can also use a regular cast on and pick up stitches for the inside lining of the hat, but this is an excellent opportunity to practice the provisional cast on.</i><br />
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Row 1: Purl. This will be your turn row after you pick up the stitches on your provisional cast on.<br />
<i>The reason I work one row before joining is to make it easier not to twist the stitches. You can tug on the scrap yarn that you used for your provisional cast on. This tightens up your stitches, so you can get them smoothly in a circle before joining.</i><br />
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Rounds: <b>Don’t turn your work.</b> Put on a stitch marker to show the beginning of your round, join, and begin knitting around. Knit a few rounds. <i>Don’t be legalistic about how many you do. It might depend on the size of your hat, the amount of contrasting yarn you have, or how engrossing the conversation is while you are doing this section.</i><br />
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Attach a contrasting color and start making patterns. You can look at a chart if you want, but mine seem to turn out best when I determined each row’s stitch pattern as I went along. It makes for such pleasant knitting when you don’t strain your eyes and your brain trying to figure out which row you are on.</div>
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Use patterns that require no more than 5 stitches in a row of one color. Draw your unused yarn loosely across the back. <i>You will be putting a lining inside the hat, so there will be no concern about loose strands getting caught on ears or eyeglasses.</i></div>
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Knit in patterns until your hat is 5 1/2 to 6 inches, depending on the size head you want it to fit. Knit a row in MC. Then begin decreasing. <i>Divide your number of stitches by 7. Subtract 2. The answer is the number of stitches you will knit before each decrease. If you cast on 91 stitches, your answer is 11</i>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><br />
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Continue decreasing every other row until you have 49 stitches. Now switch to double points and decrease every row until there are 7 stitches left. Cut yarn and run through the stitches. Pull tight and secure yarn.</div>
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Now go back to your starting point, pick up the stitches and remove the scrap yarn. Make sure you have the same number. <i>(Pick up cast on stitches and slide all the stitches onto the wire of your circular needle. Then pull the scrap yarn out.)</i> Knit another cap of the same size in a solid color.</div>
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Before you finish the inside cap, tie off any stray yarns. When it is done, pop it inside the first cap. You now have a very warm cap with three layers of wool.</div>
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Set it out on the coffee table for a while to admire your doodles. Then give it to a grandchild who lives somewhere cold where he can play in the snow.</div>
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As I was knitting this afghan, I daydreamed about providing you with the pattern. Writing patterns, however, is much less pleasant work than knitting, so now that the afghan is complete, I have other projects to work on, and you will need to figure the pattern out much the way I did. I have given it away, so I don't even have the measurements.</div>
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Nonetheless, in case you want to make something similar, I will give you a few hints. I used Cascade Yarns <i>Sateen</i> worsted. It has a lovely feel, stitch definition, and drape, but it is very difficult to knit without splitting the stitches, so I don't recommend it. </div>
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The pattern is "Eyelet Butterflies" from <i>Leisure Arts Sampler Afghans</i>. I think the pattern looks more like fox eyes than butterflies, and since it is an "either/or" baby blanket, I figure the baby can decide his or her preference.<br />
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I made a seed stitch border of 8 stitches, knit 18 stitches in stockinet, one 30 stitch repeat of the pattern stitches, approximately 35 stitches of stockinet, another repeat of the pattern, 18 stitches of stockinet, and 8 stitches of seed stitch border. Any other afghan sampler pattern could be used in place of the butterflies.</div>
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