tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60137495370173249952024-02-19T12:03:54.660-05:00Pure ReflectionsHaley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-49928583257024339492015-10-05T14:31:00.004-04:002015-10-05T14:32:23.892-04:00Well Done - by Diane C Shore<h2 style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>{The following article was written by my Aunt Diane, as a tribute to my grandfather, Vince Beyer, who met Jesus on October 1, 2015.}</i></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"How do you like your steak? I like mine medium rare. I like my waffles a bit under-cooked. I like my toast only slightly toasted, and I like my bacon limp, not crispy. But there will be one time in my life where I hope to hear the words, “Well Done,” and that is when I meet Jesus face to face. I don’t want Him to say, “Your life was under-cooked. Your faith was limp. The power of the Holy Spirit in you was lukewarm.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I write this the day after my Dad left this earth for Heaven. It has been almost thirty hours since he entered through the gates of Paradise. To know my Dad, was to catch a glimpse of Jesus on this earth. I do not overstate that. You can ask anyone who knew him. Dad was a godly man, who loved his Lord. He was not perfect. But the Fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control were words that could be used to describe him. He did not have the easiest of lives, although he had a very blessed one in many ways. He married his high school sweetheart, and she was at the foot of his bed as he took his last breath. He had six children. I was number two out of four boys and two girls. He has too many grandchildren and great-grandchildren for me to count at this moment. He had many friends, a good career, traveled extensively, enjoyed playing the piano since he was a young boy, and played it up until a week before he left for Heaven at the age of 80. He also had his share of struggles. Starting as a young boy of seven his fourteen year old sister went to Heaven, and then at the age of eleven, his Dad died, too, leaving his mom alone to raise him. My Dad battled Parkinson’s and other health issues the last 20 years of his life. He had stories to tell, and sometimes we were privileged to hear them. But mostly Dad was a quiet man. So when he did speak, those in the room listened. We wanted to hear what he had to say. At our last family reunion, Dad conducted our own church service on Sunday morning. He talked to us about 1 Corinthians 13, and what love is. At that time, he presented me with his mom’s Bible, a gift which I cherish. He was a man who lived what he believed, and we all loved and respected him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dad didn’t mind burnt toast. He would say it was just dark brown. That was a family joke about him. I don’t know how he liked his bacon, or his steak, but I do know that hearing, “Well done, my good and faithful servant,” was his goal in life. He knew it wouldn’t be because he did all things right, it would be because he believed in Jesus Christ—the One who makes all things right through His shed blood on the Cross, and resurrection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Searching And Noticing the Divine is easy for me today. All I have to do is think about where my Dad is right now—a glorious, wonderful place filled with the very Love he taught us about. Dad is in a place where all the promises Jesus left us with, really do come true. As we sat at Dad’s bedside after he was gone, my brother said, “We are still here among the dying. Dad is now among the living! He has been swallowed up by everlasting life!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life.</em><br />2 Corinthians 5:2-4 (NLT)"</span></div>
Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-27652485729740451412015-09-10T15:25:00.002-04:002015-09-10T15:25:18.623-04:00B O R E D<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-38240119916639911262015-08-21T13:06:00.002-04:002015-08-21T13:06:39.677-04:00Green Acres (come visit us)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-87369019068362340012015-07-06T19:25:00.001-04:002015-07-06T19:25:25.994-04:00Color void - contrast rich<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dogwood tree in the early spring.</div>
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My friend Holly being an excellent subject in the silo.</div>
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Watching.</div>
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Holly in a bed of Queen Anne's Lace.</div>
Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-88844260352708320302015-06-30T20:34:00.000-04:002015-06-30T20:34:16.986-04:00The Libbey filesFrom time to time, Libbey takes my camera and goes crazy, taking picture after picture of all sorts of fun and delightful things. I'm always inspired by her creativity and outlook on life! So, without further ado, please enjoy some of her work!<br />
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"Looking for a place to go"</div>
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"What book should I read?"</div>
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"Peeking and listening to a conversation"</div>
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"Can you find me?"</div>
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"Best friends"</div>
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"Fighting over the crown"</div>
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"Felicity, get that horse out of the house"</div>
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~All captions by Libbey~</div>
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Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-74202293841769408942015-06-27T16:33:00.002-04:002015-06-27T16:33:34.653-04:00MonochromeThis past week I began an experiment with self-portrait photography. My gear included:<br />
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More photos coming soon!<br />
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Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-88177983799382425912015-06-13T21:33:00.001-04:002015-06-13T21:33:52.620-04:00Give Us Men!Give us men!<br />
Men--from every rank,<br />
Fresh and free and frank;<br />
Men of thought and reading,<br />
Men of light and leading,<br />
Men of loyal breeding,<br />
The nation's welfare speeding;<br />
Men of faith and not of fiction,<br />
Men of lofty aim in action;<br />
Give us men--I say again,<br />
Give us men!<br />
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Give us men!<br />
Strong and stalwart ones;<br />
Men whom highest hope inspires,<br />
Men whom purest honor fires,<br />
Men who trample self beneath them,<br />
Men who make their country wrestle them<br />
As her noble sons,<br />
Worthy of their sires;<br />
Men who never shame their mothers,<br />
Men who never fail their brothers,<br />
True, however false are others:<br />
Give us men--I say again,<br />
Give us men!<br />
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Give us men!<br />
Men who, when the tempest gathers,<br />
Grasp the standard of their fathers<br />
In the thickest fight;<br />
Men who strike for home and altar,<br />
(Let the coward cringe and falter),<br />
God defend the fight!<br />
True as truth the lorn and lonely,<br />
Tender, as the brave are only;<br />
Men who tread where saints have trod,<br />
Men for Country, Home--and God:<br />
Give us men! I say again--again--<br />
Give us men!<br />
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-Josiah Gilbert HollandHaley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-58012845424220562462015-06-11T14:41:00.001-04:002015-06-11T14:41:32.772-04:00Wrapping up the photo challenge <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Day 23: sunflare</div>
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Basking in the afternoon glow.</div>
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Day 24: animal</div>
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Faith is not amused by Gary's antics.</div>
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Day 25: pink</div>
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Hanging around.</div>
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Day 26: close up</div>
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Break time!</div>
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Day 27: from a distance</div>
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He was feeling distant that day.</div>
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Day 28: flowers</div>
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Petaling.</div>
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Day 29: black and white</div>
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Day 30: self portrait</div>
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Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-30235205049887790742015-06-02T11:52:00.001-04:002015-06-02T11:52:20.823-04:0019, 20, 21 & 22<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Day 19: orange</div>
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Gary is getting buff.</div>
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Day 20: bokeh</div>
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Bokeh is so fun to experiment with!</div>
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Day 21: faceless portrait</div>
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I am experimenting with low lighting and exact focusing here.</div>
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Day 22: hands</div>
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Libbey is one of the craftiest people I know, and she excels at whatever she learns to do. It's amazing!</div>
Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-69477078785894201312015-05-29T09:52:00.000-04:002015-05-29T09:52:05.291-04:0014 through 18<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Day 14: eyes</div>
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While I'm still learning to correctly shoot in macro, it's always fun to practice on my sisters! Gary is reflected in her pupil, faintly visible.</div>
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Day 15: silhouette</div>
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"Silhouette" is my second favorite word, after "ethereal".</div>
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Day 16; long exposure</div>
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My white lights bring a lovely ambiance to my little bedroom.</div>
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Day 17: technology</div>
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Photography has come such a long way! The options are seemingly endless now. My lens collection is slowly growing.</div>
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Day 18: shoes</div>
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Behold, some of my favorite shoes.</div>
Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-49959850726919437662015-05-24T21:22:00.001-04:002015-05-24T21:22:22.321-04:00The past few days<div style="text-align: center;">
Day 8: a bad habit</div>
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How to make a hipster motivational photo:</div>
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1) take a bad picture</div>
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2) apply a vintage filter</div>
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3) add motivational quote</div>
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Day 9: someone I love</div>
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Delaney is a fun kid to have around.</div>
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Day 10: childhood memory</div>
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This brings back many memories of traveling for me. Stopping at gas stations and having lunch on the tailgate was a common occurrence.</div>
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Day 11: blue</div>
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Day 12: sunset</div>
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I'm getting tired of Gary photobombing my scenic shots. It's hard enough taking a sunset picture in a moving car between trees!</div>
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Day 13: 13 things</div>
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Pictured here are 13 things that I always have on trips--lip gloss, my small Bible, journal, phone, a pair of shoes (one pictured, obviously), hairbrush, EOS raspberry lip balm, a bookmark, sunglasses, a hotel key (to wherever I'm staying), wallet, my happy hat and Gary. </div>
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Day 5: high angle<br />
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Day 6: low angle<br />
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Unpacking. Gary is a ladies man!</div>
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Day 7: fruit<br />
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Day 3: clouds</div>
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Gary is into window art these days.</div>
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Day 4: green</div>
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Lamplighters books--highly recommended reading for all ages!</div>
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Day 1: self portrait</div>
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Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-26400382536048438032015-05-12T15:45:00.001-04:002015-05-12T15:45:01.378-04:00Photo challenge & GaryIt's been wayyyy too long since I used my dear old Canon Rebel t2i on a regular basis, so I have decided to do another 30-day photo challenge to get creative and have some fun!<br />
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<li>self portrait</li>
<li>what I wore</li>
<li>clouds</li>
<li>green</li>
<li>high angle</li>
<li>low angle</li>
<li>fruit</li>
<li>a bad habit</li>
<li>someone I love</li>
<li>childhood memory</li>
<li>blue</li>
<li>sunset</li>
<li>13 things</li>
<li>eyes</li>
<li>silhouette</li>
<li>long exposure</li>
<li>technology</li>
<li>shoes</li>
<li>orange</li>
<li>bokeh</li>
<li>faceless portrait</li>
<li>hands</li>
<li>sunflare</li>
<li>animal</li>
<li>pink</li>
<li>close-up</li>
<li>from a distance</li>
<li>flowers</li>
<li>black & white</li>
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"No language can express the power, and beauty, and heroism, and majesty of a mother's love. It shrinks not where man cowers, and grows stronger where man faints, and over wastes of worldly fortunes sends the radiance of its quenchless fidelity like a star." -Edwin Hubbell Chapin</div>
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"A mother is a person, who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie." -Tenneva Jordan</div>
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"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. -Abraham Lincoln</div>
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"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness." -Oscar Wilde</div>
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"Call your mother. Tell her you love her. Remember, you're the only person who knows what her heart sounds like from the inside." -Rachel Wolchin</div>
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"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, sudden and heavy, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts." -Washington Irving</div>
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"Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 'many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all'." -Proverbs 31:25-30</div>
Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-48619019097422355882015-05-08T20:42:00.002-04:002015-05-08T20:42:43.703-04:00Words from the wise"Sometimes I think of Abraham, how one star he saw was lit for me."<br />
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"With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity." -Mark Twain<br />
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"To a great mind, nothing is little." -Sherlock HolmesHaley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-69988252741237423622015-03-30T20:20:00.004-04:002015-03-30T20:20:52.459-04:00VideoHere's the promised video! I took it on my iphone, so the quality is obviously not high. But I'm not a filmmaker and don't aspire to be one, so there you go!<br />
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Have a great day!Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-31419352988235816922015-03-24T17:34:00.000-04:002015-03-24T17:34:14.557-04:00[20 of my favorite books, or series of books]In no particular order:<div>
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<li><i>The Bible </i></li>
<li><i>Les Miserables </i>by Victor Hugo</li>
<li><i>the Narnia series </i>by C.S. Lewis</li>
<li><i>The Hobbit </i>by J.R.R. Tolkien</li>
<li><i>The Trumpet of the Swan </i>by E.B. White</li>
<li><i>Sense & Sensibility </i>by Jane Austen </li>
<li><i>Gods & Generals </i>by Jeff Shaara</li>
<li><i>The Giver quartet </i>by Lois Lowry</li>
<li><i>A Summer to Die </i>by Lois Lowry</li>
<li><i>Little Women </i>by Louisa May Alcott</li>
<li><i>An Old Fashioned Girl </i>by Louisa May Alcott</li>
<li><i>The Wanderer </i>by Sharon Creech</li>
<li><i>the Little House on the Prairie series </i>by Laura Ingalls Wilder</li>
<li><i>A Grief Observed </i>by C.S. Lewis</li>
<li><i>The Willoughbys </i>by Lois Lowry</li>
<li><i>The Boy on the Porch </i>by Sharon Creech</li>
<li><i>The Book Thief </i> by Markus Zusak</li>
<li><i>Pippi Longstocking </i>by Astrid Lindgren</li>
<li><i>Calm My Anxious Heart </i>by Linda Dillow</li>
<li><i>Too Small to Ignore </i>by Wess Stafford</li>
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Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-37446234259286799492015-03-18T15:31:00.001-04:002015-03-24T17:18:07.713-04:00Happy 16th Birthday Delaney!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Delaney Marin. On this momentous day celebrating your birth, I will list 16 reasons why I have decided to keep you around as my sister. </div>
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1. You can always make me laugh, even if I'm miserable</div>
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I love you, most amazing Dee!</div>
Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-52876011087344735292015-03-17T21:24:00.000-04:002015-03-17T21:24:45.143-04:00Libbey's 10th birthdayLibbey Brin Beyer turned 10 years old today!! She is growing up so fast! We threw her a birthday party last Saturday, and we're celebrating as a family today.:)<br />
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Our good friend Robin made the most beautiful birthday cake and matching cupcakes! </div>
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Libbey picked out all the decorations too.</div>
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Next they played Pin the Tail on the Donkey! That was very entertaining!</div>
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Libbey with all of her friends.</div>
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Caroline pretended to blow out the candles too, apparently.</div>
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Present time!</div>
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Musical chairs is always fun!</div>
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Kaylee won!!</div>
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Dad and Mom surprised Lib with a new bike! It's just right!</div>
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And a hot pink camera!:)</div>
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Libbey, you make my life so much happier!! I love you, and Happy Birthday!!!</div>
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From February 6th to the 15th, we rented a condo in St Augustine, a city on the Northeast Florida coast. Dad was able to rent a corner unit on the 2nd floor, so we had a great view of the beach!</div>
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It was amazing to drive down from freezing cold Tennessee to the warm, sunny coast of Florida!</div>
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Next time we come, I'm absolutely bringing my paddleboard.</div>
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Those of you well acquainted with me are probably aware of my fascination of graveyards. Here, I give you the oldest graveyard in America, practically.</div>
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This is the original entrance to the city of St Augustine.</div>
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We spent a lovely afternoon walking around and "window shopping" here. Unless you have an ample pocketbook, I suggest doing the same. Oh, and bring your own food, because all the walking will make you hungry and the food is really expensive everywhere.</div>
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We're homeschoolers, so of course we'd take a picture in front of the oldest wood schoolhouse in America!</div>
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The streets had an old-world feel to them.</div>
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A tavern, looking rather tavern-y.</div>
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A lot of the masonry was comprised of shells!</div>
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The trees here were very beautiful. </div>
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I just loved the pretty balconies overlooking the streets! It was so charming.</div>
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Libbey spotted a beautiful parrot and the owner let her hold him! That totally made her day.</div>
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Caught: a 16th-century role player getting ready for a show.</div>
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Of course, most of our time was spent on the beach! The weather was very warm for the first few days, so we made the most of it!</div>
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Told you it was perfect weather.</div>
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Just one of many jellyfish we spotted in the sand.</div>
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Libbey collected a few shells, which were all over the place!</div>
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The water here was very beautiful.</div>
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Fascinating picture of a tiny bird.</div>
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Delaney took this and I am quite proud of her. </div>
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I had set up the camera to take some videos, and Libbey came in and posed for a minute. Isn't she darling?</div>
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And we have Mom, soaking up all the sun she can under the hat, sweatshirt and beach towel.</div>
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Dad even took a break from work sometimes to hang out with us! That was the best.</div>
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Libbey made a neat volcano!</div>
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Dad, Dee and Lib constructed a football stadium!</div>
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The day before we left Florida, Dad took us to the Alligator Farm. There were hundreds of alligators, crocodiles and other animals to see!</div>
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Delaney's curiosity nearly cost her her head!</div>
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Maximo is currently the zoo's largest alligator, a little over 15 feet long.</div>
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This bird's name was Oprah. Really!</div>
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We climbed the 200+ stairs to the top of the lighthouse! It couldn't have been a more perfect day, and the view was breathtaking!</div>
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I must admit, it was scary to look straight down, so I just looked out onto the horizon:).</div>
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From inside, we got a look at the prism that reflects the light.</div>
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Looking up from the very bottom.</div>
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I took a pano of the Keeper's house, opposite the lighthouse. </div>
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Selfie mirrors, who knew?!</div>
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It was a Happy Valentine's Day for Dad and Mom!</div>
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To finish off our trip, we spent the evening walking around Savannah, Georgia. The river was simply gorgeous, especially at dusk.</div>
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That's all for now! More posts are in the works, so keep checking in:).</div>
Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-2640386832760046602015-02-21T19:48:00.003-05:002015-02-21T19:48:49.106-05:00Guess what I figured out.As a reader, I plow through stacks of books every year and continually expand my library with new favorites. Reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are. Reading gives us someone to love when we feel lonely.<br />
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But there is only ONE book that has ever been written in which the author is in love with the reader: the Bible. And that's pretty powerful. Let that inspire you to read God's Word even more, and remember how very much the Author loves you!Haley Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009923210126320437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013749537017324995.post-79691825850037761792015-02-12T10:01:00.000-05:002015-02-12T10:01:00.958-05:00[Insert witty title here]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Blogging isn't easy. Let's just say that it's easy to have a boring blog, and difficult to keep up an interesting one. The other day I was desperate to write a good blog post about something deep and ended up with this:<br />
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{Haley Beyer is a really boring person who can't write books and eats ice cream with melted peanut butter on top. Mr Whitaker is spelled so oddly, but really there was a Colonel in the Civil War named Opdyck and that is approximately 5,000 times worse. But at least my name isn't very hard to spell. So I read a lot, and there are books all over my room. Guess what, I didn't make my bed today and I didn't even care. But really, it's okay. I'm only going to sleep in it again tonight and mess it all up again. If I have a son I want to name him Rhett Alexander.}<br />
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I came across this today and laughed really hard. You know you can relate.<br />
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Guess what everyone! We're on vacation in Florida right now! And I actually brought my camera and have been taking lots of pictures! So when we get home on Sunday I will begin writing a post about our trip, with pictures. Yay!!</div>
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For now, I'm going to go to the beach. I'm telling you, this warm sunshine makes me feel alive again! Have a beautiful day everyone!!</div>
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