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Name: Louisa
Location: Rochester, New York, United States
Birthday: 7/29/1986
Gender: Female
Interests: First and foremost, God, God, God!! Then the rest....Books, especially classic novels, animals, music, my mandolin, kids, church, and so on
Expertise: Making a fool of myself
Occupation: Homeschooling sister
Industry: Homemaking
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AIM:  derringforth
MSN: mockingbirdoneandtwenty at hotmail
Yahoo:  derringforth
Member Since:
9/19/2005
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Soo....
I've started a new blog
it's http://derringforth.blogspot.com/
See you there 
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Sooo....been watching the second season of SNL....
Steve Martin was insanely funny. I swear, I just about fell off my chair laughing!
In crafty type news, I want to get this spinning wheel
 A Lendrum original double treadle, complete with 4 standard bobbins, fast flyer, Lazy Kate, jumbo plying bobbin, etc, etc.
Also, as soon as I'm done with my Christmas knitting, I will be making this for myself.
A reversible hanging cable wrap...freaking woot!!
Other than that? Well, my life is boring, as usual. Christmas is fast approaching and I am *so* ready!
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Lynda Barry is a genius.
Because she remembers childhood better than anyone else.
Reading her books is like going back in time...I remember myself in almost every strip.
From the "dream rooms" so similar to the ones I imagined, to how books truly transported you elsewhere, to how amazing and grown up...even otherworldly all those teenagers seemed.
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I have only ever had one reason to wish that I was a man. That reason is that I wish I could be Santa Claus. Really, what better job could there be than to make kids happy, if even for a minute?
Also. The new Sharpe is like regular Sharpe, only *better* Yes, better.
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| In my Sunday School, we've been studying the differences between various Bible translations(not saying one is better than the others, just looking at how many ways the same things can be said) and I read, among other verses, Proverbs 31 in various versions. Well, the version in "The Message" is amazing. I adore it. It's written applying to modern times and it comes out beautifully. Here it is, for your reading pleasure(note: The Message does not have verse divisions)
"Speak Out for Justice
The words of King Lemuel, the strong advice his mother gave him:
"Oh, son of mine, what can you be thinking of!
Child whom I bore! The son I dedicated to God!
Don't dissipate your virility on fortune-hunting women,
promiscuous women who shipwreck leaders.
"Leaders can't afford to make fools of themselves,
gulping wine and swilling beer,
Lest, hung over, they don't know right from wrong,
and the people who depend on them are hurt.
Use wine and beer only as sedatives,
to kill the pain and dull the ache
Of the terminally ill,
for whom life is a living death.
"Speak up for the people who have no voice,
for the rights of all the down-and-outers.
Speak out for justice!
Stand up for the poor and destitute!" Hymn to a Good Wife A good woman is hard to find,
and worth far more than diamonds.
Her husband trusts her without reserve,
and never has reason to regret it.
Never spiteful, she treats him generously
all her life long.
She shops around for the best yarns and cottons,
and enjoys knitting and sewing.
She's like a trading ship that sails to faraway places
and brings back exotic surprises.
She's up before dawn, preparing breakfast
for her family and organizing her day.
She looks over a field and buys it,
then, with money she's put aside, plants a garden.
First thing in the morning, she dresses for work,
rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started.
She senses the worth of her work,
is in no hurry to call it quits for the day.
She's skilled in the crafts of home and hearth,
diligent in homemaking.
She's quick to assist anyone in need,
reaches out to help the poor.
She doesn't worry about her family when it snows;
their winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear.
She makes her own clothing,
and dresses in colorful linens and silks.
Her husband is greatly respected
when he deliberates with the city fathers.
She designs gowns and sells them,
brings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops.
Her clothes are well-made and elegant,
and she always faces tomorrow with a smile.
When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say,
and she always says it kindly.
She keeps an eye on everyone in her household,
and keeps them all busy and productive.
Her children respect and bless her;
her husband joins in with words of praise:
"Many women have done wonderful things,
but you've outclassed them all!"
Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades.
The woman to be admired and praised
is the woman who lives in the Fear-of-God.
Give her everything she deserves!
Festoon her life with praises!"
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