tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55788532220948118392024-03-16T11:53:10.660-07:00a bit of sunshineRebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.comBlogger657125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-25173113336138331802015-05-10T22:32:00.002-07:002015-05-10T22:33:03.541-07:00Ten on Ten :: May 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi - if you are looking for Ten on Ten and this months linky party I've moved so come on over and join me <a href="http://www.rebekahgough.com/ten-on-ten-may-2015/">HERE</a>!!!Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-39226589947419278762015-05-04T15:21:00.000-07:002015-05-04T15:21:07.634-07:00Updates and Such<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Monday you guys! Chris and I returned home late last week from quite a long trip first to Boston for a work conference for Chris and then onto North Carolina where I was able to undergo the <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2015/03/post-tubal-ligation-sydrome-my-story.html">surgery that my heart has been longing for</a> and that you guys made possible so generously through the donations last March. I honestly can't even describe the deep gratitude I feel in my heart for all that God has done in these short few months, it is absolutely overwhelming! </div>
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Physically and emotionally before we left was truly one of the hardest times in my life. Not only was I battling the PTLS but on top of it I got super sick. My dear friend Alisha described it as the seasons changing on my life, the wind blowing hard and my body and mind and spirit fighting to make it through the transition. Our time is Boston was fun but I literally had such intense migraines…you guys I'm totally going to do a good update on surgery and my physical health in a few more weeks. I am still recovering from the surgery and I want to give it some time before I really share about healing BUT can I just say - I am already feeling AMAZING!! Like night and day from before surgery. NO migraines since surgery, my fatigue has started to lift the deep depression and anxiety is decreasing…you guys GOD is healing me and I am just beyond grateful!!<br />
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One of the other fun things that happened these past few weeks was a few super generous mentions on some incredible blogs and instagram feeds about <a href="http://rebekahgough.bigcartel.com/">Rebekah Gough Jewelry</a>. In particular my new <a href="http://rebekahgough.bigcartel.com/product/mama-bear-necklace">Mama Bear Necklace</a> was highlighted..again I will share much more about the miracles God is doing in my business too soon enough but right now we have been flooded with hundreds of orders and as we've come home from the trip I've barely had time to even think about healing it's just been an incredible provision of work for me (and a few others) to get orders ready and shipped out! We are working around the clock to get it all done and it's like a dream come true, I love making jewelry and to get to share it with others is like the biggest gift ever!<br />
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So I promise I'll be back and I am so so grateful for you - thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support and love it means more to me that you will ever know! xoxo<br />
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ps. I am going to be phasing out my blogger blog and my sweet friend Heather has combined my old blog and this one onto a new platform <a href="http://rebekahgough.com/">rebekahgough.com</a> will become my new permanent home soon…this site will still be live but wanted to let you know I won't be updating it anymore..visit me at my new site <a href="http://www.rebekahgough.com/">HERE</a>!Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-91590754825951701132015-04-10T09:00:00.002-07:002015-04-13T16:58:45.302-07:00Ten on Ten :: April 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm finally getting my set up - better late than never I suppose. Truthfully we were all so super sick with the flu last week, I was in bed the better part of five days and I admit that for the first time in eight years of doing ten on ten I decided to postpone my set to the eleventh because I couldn't muster the energy. It worked out really great though because April 11th just so happens to be our anniversary and we decided on a whim to take a trip into the mountains to shake off the rest of the sickies and wound up in Leavenworth of all place for a great night of celebrating together as a family! Chris made me do eleven photos instead of the usual ten though to make up for my delay but I am happy with what I captured this month - a little snapshot of what our family looks like right now and all the beauty in the ordinary I could find too…thank you guys as always for participating in Ten on Ten with me, it's such a gift! </div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This has been one of the craziest, most incredible weeks of my entire life! I still can’t get over all that has happened since <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2015/03/post-tubal-ligation-sydrome-my-story.html">sharing about my journey with PTLS </a>and never in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined that I would be divulging information on my personal health here in this way. But in doing all of the research and digging and coming to the realization that I needed to try the reversal surgery for myself I felt the Lord asking me to boldly share about it. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It was a nagging almost unrelenting nudging and I couldn’t ignore it. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After sobbing myself to sleep one night at the hopelessness of the situation - and feeling real anger that we would never be able to afford such an expensive elective procedure I confessed to Chris that I had it all worked out in my mind. I was going to take my Father out to lunch, just the two of us and lay out my situation as clearly and well researched as possible. I was going to ask him for a loan and had even worked up the detailed five year payment plan. It was all I could think about. But God instead kept nudging me to share about it here, on my blog. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Josie and Zeb and I stopped at the ATM one afternoon and withdrew twenty dollars, I handed it to Josie and asked her to pray over it and ask the Lord to increase the money to be exactly what we needed for the surgery Mommy needs. It was really sweet and I tucked the money in a jar when we got home.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The nagging got the better of me so I sat down and wrote out the <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2015/03/post-tubal-ligation-sydrome-my-story.html">craziest post I have ever written</a> and then decided I’d just let it simmer for a few more days, all the while planning to talk to my Dad... </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">On Tuesday I couldn’t stand the nagging any longer and felt deep in my spirit that someone needed to read my story, no more hesitating. I felt the Lord say - <i>share your story and give me five days.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It was so clear. <i>Share your story and give me five days</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I hit publish on the post on Tuesday morning and basically hid my eyes...I felt like the Internet was starring at me. To say I felt (feel) exposed is an understatement. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">But what happened next was literally shocking! I began getting text messages and emails and voicemails from friends who were in real tears with me over what I had shared. Women coming forward with similar stories some discovering answers themselves after years of deep confusion about what was going on in their body. Some women let me know that they would not be having a tubal now, some of whom even had them scheduled! Andi was one of the first to respond and after her own time of prayer about it, made the loving suggestion for the <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/abitofsunshine">Go Fund Me site</a> - and admittedly I felt embarrassed at first but wanted to be open to what the Lord wanted to do. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The donations started coming in and you guys they have undone me. I stand literally speechless over what has happened. FIVE DAYS after posting my story the money had come in and it is still coming in...Jesus has parted the waters and is making a way for the reversal surgery and He is doing it through all of you!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I don’t even know how to begin thanking you guys for the love and support you’ve shown and your incredible generosity that has been nothing short of miraculous. God is telling a story through you and I feel your love so deeply. I don’t take this provision and the way it has been given lightly. I feel like I am standing at the center of a miracle and I haven’t even had the surgery yet! </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Tubal Ligation Syndrome is such a complex issue, just as not all women experience the impact of menopause in the same way not all women experience the effects of a tubal ligation in the same way either. This is what makes it such a difficult conversation in the medical community. It’s not straight forward and easily proven by medical research.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I met with a new OBGYN today. I was SUPER nervous about it but need to jump through a few more hoops before I am ready to have reversal surgery so I went in fully expecting a good conversation but not expecting her to really hear me.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The nurse who checked me in was listening to me and typing on the computer about some of my symptoms and she muttered something about how she had had her tubes tied. I asked her if she felt like she had had any adverse side effects. She said no and then she said, but a few years later I started having the craziest pain and bleeding every two weeks so I had a hysterectomy. She then looked up from the computer and said, “Oh my gosh I never connected the two... but now that I think about it, I never had any of those issues before I had my tubes tied, and they never could tell me why I started bleeding and having pain...” This is where the disconnect happens, women aren’t really asking questions about their body as a whole just treating the symptoms. How are OB’s suppose to know women are struggling after tubal ligation if we aren’t telling them?</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">At first my new doctor she put up a fight - and I have to note here too that I have had a few incredible OB’s come forward with a ton of wonderful information for me about ovarian function and blood supply to the ovaries and theories on pain. I’ve loved these conversations because I think all of the information about tubal ligation belongs at the table. I think my part of the story is real and important too! Even though they haven’t medically proven PTLS, I have real first hand experience and know many women with similar experiences who will tell you, this is very real. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The doctor today was feisty and well past menopause. I told Chris what I loved about her was that she has been practicing medicine for so long that she really has nothing to prove. She wasn’t fully on board at first that tubal ligation could cause such crazy hormonal issues but she did admit after a long, thorough, conversation that there is a “dirty little secret” (her words, not mine) in her field that a huge percentage of women who have tubal ligation will be back in a year or two with increased pain and bleeding and asking for a hysterectomy. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">She also said that she actually tried to study PTLS during her residency in the 70’s but she just couldn’t ever make enough out of it because the information is so subjective. She did say that she was taught in medical school that female dogs respond very negatively to tubal ligation, but that humans do not. She personally has always encouraged her patients not to have a tubal but rather use alternate forms of birth control because, she believes, in the long run those women just do better in general. She still isn’t fully convinced that reversal surgery is going to help my symptoms but at the end she begged me to keep her in the loop. She’s ordered a few other tests and wrote down the name of the <a href="https://www.tubal-reversal.net/">doctor in Chapel Hill</a> who I am planning to go to - she was fascinated to hear that an OBGYN would perform a reversal believing that it would help the symptoms of PTLS. She also told me this was really exciting because if it helps she was eager to have that information in her arsenal to share with other women!! At the end she said, you know the human body is just so complex and we really can’t ever fully know everything!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It really felt incredible that she was hearing me..she told me I was very researched and well informed and she liked the direction I was leading even if insurance was out of the question, it made sense. Another miracle if you ask me! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There have been moments of doubt and fear that have come up for me over the past week too. I can’t explain the weight of all that I am carrying - it’s all good but it’s just a ton to hold right now. I’ve felt attacked spiritually and emotionally at times and am still living with the real reality of depression and anxiety. But I know the Lord has me on a unique journey and it feels like just the beginning. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So thank you all from the bottom of my heart for everything you have done for me! I am learning to trust God’s voice, (and my kids are seeing their prayers answered too!) and I plan to continue sharing my journey through this whole process - hoping to get a surgery date scheduled this week and a few other tests out of the way. Through it all I am on a mission to raise awareness that tubal ligation might not be as simple or as harmless as it seems. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Read part 1 of my story <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2015/03/post-tubal-ligation-sydrome-my-story.html">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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More about Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome <a href="http://tubal.org/post-tubal-syndrome.htm">HERE</a>.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This is a different kind of post than I have ever shared here on A Bit of Sunshine but I am feeling very compelled to open up about some hidden suffering I’ve had over the past three years because I feel so strongly that if even one women is helped through my story than it is worth it to share. Here it goes. (if you are looking for Ten on Ten scroll to the post below or click <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2015/03/ten-on-ten-march-2015.html">HERE</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My eyes are full of tears as I begin this post. Our fertility and hormones, it’s such an intimate topic, those things that us women deal with from month to month to month for most of our lives. I have been so blessed with four gorgeous babies after being told time and time again that I should never have been able to conceive, let alone carry any children, and I’ve spoken to many women with a similar uterine abnormality as mine who have not been as lucky as I have been in that regard. For this I am so grateful.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This part of my story, however, is not about my fertility or childbearing but rather what has happened to me since the birth of my fourth son, Zeb after an emergency c-section (at 35 weeks gestation). I had been on hospital bed rest for several weeks prior to his birth. Many of you super faithful and dear to me readers will remember that crazy season - getting pregnant unexpectedly with number four after our life took the craziest turn and we found ourselves losing almost everything and moving with young children including a still small ten month old baby.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">That time was crazy for me and I am sure you all could understand and empathize with that. We hadn’t planned on a fourth child and given my history of unicornuate uterus and high risk for uterine rupture as well as premature births, undergoing yet another cesarian section, my fourth within five years was super terrifying. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My pregnancy with Zeb was actually really normal despite being tested dozen and dozens of times. At 33 weeks my doctor did an ultrasound and couldn’t see the lining of my uterus clearly and worried that because my uterus is basically shaped weird and only half of it works “normally” she put me on bed rest in the hospital as a precaution and in one fell swoop I was not allowed to even go home for a bag of clothes and a final kiss to my little ones. Everyone was incredibly supportive and jumped in to help and I did my best to patiently wait for our fourth child to arrive and prayed to the Lord it would all be healthy. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It was at this time in the hospital that Tubal Ligation was presented to me as a requirement. Doctor’s came in, I kid you not, one or two times a day with a waiver and begged me to go through with it because no one wanted to see me pregnant again - after all we were all fearing for my life and the baby in my womb on the off chance that my uterus would rupture before the time of delivery. We hadn’t planned to have four children so of course I listened to the doctors and signed my life away, a decision I have cried over more than any other decision I have ever made in my life.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The night Zeb was born was crazy, they had planned to do the cesarian on the 4th of May 2012 but the night of the 3rd the doctor came in (I think she was looking for something to do, personally) and immediately looked at me and said, “We are not waiting we are getting this baby out tonight.” It was so frustrating because Chris was wrapping up at work, my Mother in Law had my other three’s schedules all worked out...but whatever, no matter how much I begged the doctor just said, no we are doing this tonight. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The surgery was so routine. This was my fourth c-section and I made sure to be as alert and present as possible I didn’t want to miss anything. They had two surgeons in the room as well as NICU team and tons of my blood on hand (they had been collecting it from me daily for weeks). But the c-section part was really routine. Zeb was born - I heard him cry and found out that he was indeed a boy. 5lbs 10ounces, my tiniest baby with the sweetest cry. They examined my uterus as they always did but this time I could tell all the fuss was kind of for nothing because although my uterus was super thin, I had made it through, my amazing body had yet again defied the odds and carried a gorgeous, healthy baby and I was so proud and happy. I wept the happiest tears for my baby boy! </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The surgeon said to me that she was doing the Tubal Ligation that I had agreed too and that my spinal block might have been too low to numb that area but it wouldn’t take too long. She showed my husband (proudly) that she had tied, cauterized and cut my fallopian tubes and excised a small portion of each one so no worries for us there would be no more babies. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">That night I was in the most writhing pain I have ever experienced in my life. The doctors and nurses just kept explaining that four c-sections is hard on the body and I would likely be in more pain. OK you guys - I get that for sure, but also I had already had three sections prior to this one and was always able to get out of bed and move around within a few hours. Yes painful but yes manageable - NOTHING LIKE THIS. I sobbed, and sobbed and yelled at Chris. I didn’t want to nurse Zeb I didn’t want to see anyone, I was in so much pain it was insane. I chalked it up to the extreme fatigue of living in a hospital bed and not sleeping for close to two weeks before the birth. But the day after Zeb was born I would not allow one visitor - I was literally in too much pain. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">A few days later when we brought Zeb home my raging mood was also new and totally crazy. I screamed at my husband (this is really embarrassing to admit) for the entire ride home, with four kids five and under buckled up in the backseat. I crawled up to my bed and remember laying there and sobbing for seven hours straight. My best friend got engaged on the same day and called to tell me about it and I had to pull out my big girl pants and squeal with joy (I was SO happy for her) but honestly I was not happy, I was sobbing and miserable and in so much pain and had four children waiting for Mommy to be Mommy. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The recovery after Zeb was rough, shortly after the surgery the constant headaches started. I have always struggled with migraines related to food allergies but these headaches are much worse and much more frequent and not all controlled by my diet or any sort of supplements I take. I started popping Ibuprofen every four to six hours. I also started dealing with depression - really bad, but that could be totally expected given the circumstances right? I took Zoloft too. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I stared having crazy night sweats, hot flashes, cold flashes, insomnia, severe lymph pain under my arms and the stabbing pain in my lower abdomen pretty much immediately and constantly, it was not getting better each day as it had with the first three births. My period returned six weeks after having a five week preemie and was heavier than anything I had ever experienced, and when I went to my six week post op I mentioned it all to the nurse as she was checking me in and questioned her about my Tubal Ligation having something to do with it. She leaned in and told me that she had hers tied and no one warned her beforehand what it could do to your body, she had never been the same.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My doctor came in and I immediately question her, she totally brushed me off and said that the stabbing pain and headaches and heavy bleeding was nothing to worry about. Afteralll I had had my fourth c-section, of course you’re going to have more scar tissue and pain, you aren’t sleeping, headaches and depression are par for the course and there are no side affects from Tubal Ligation...she than went on to tell me (before examining me) that there is no way my period had started already it was probably just still after birth bleeding. After examining me and blood ran all over the floor she admitted she was mistaken and that I had indeed started my period again. Oddly I felt stupid for knowing my body better than she did. But I did.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So that was all about three years ago - since that time you would think that most of these symptoms would have cleared up and I would have bounced back to a pretty normal, albeit wild and full, life but I am here to share that they have not gotten better and that most of them have gotten worse. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">For the past three years I have had constant debilitating headaches nearly every day, I have regular, severe stabbing pain in my abdomen. This pain increases during ovulation and my menstral cycle to an intensity that often leaves me writhing in pain in bed. I have a nagging pain on my left side and back that I have presented to doctor after doctor, but no one seems to be able to help. My periods are very heavy, clotting and multiple days throughout my cycle I get up in the night and have to change clothes because of the bleeding. The depression has increased in severity and the mood swings and PMS are other worldly. I have also suffered from severe thoughts of suicide, something that I really hadn’t experienced as much with depression before the TL but sometimes as much as 30 times a day I have horrible thoughts of suicide and anxiety. The hot flashes and insomnia have increased. I’ve not been able to lose twenty plus pounds of “baby weight” that I never struggled to lose the other three times. And these are just the tip of the iceberg. I often feel like I am actually dying. I don’t want to hang out with friends, I’m miserable. I have crushing fatigue and often go to bed right after the kids but never sleep well. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I had done research shortly after Zeb’s birth about what can happen after a Tubal Ligation but honestly I kind of had to be careful not to read too much because the damage was done and the whole thing was way too depressing to read. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Recently, though, I was sitting, and sobbing once again to my husband about all the pain and the headaches and the crushing depression and he gently said,”Can we get it reversed?”</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It was the first time in three years that I felt someone truly heard me and I experienced a tiny spark of hope. I’d never looked into it but this question set a fire under me and I started researching heavily. I’ve discovered that I am not actually crazy, as the doctors would have me believe, but that I have been suffering from <a href="http://tubal.org/symptoms-of-pts.htm">Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome</a> for the past three years. There is a very controversial debate occurring on this in the medical field, and most doctors will not admit that it exists... how could it not?</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There are hundreds of sites that list the same batch of symptoms, and out of the 45 I have 37. There are studies that conclude about 50% of women will have symptoms of PTLS after a Tubal Ligation. FIFTY PERCENT. And most of them have a hysterectomy within five to ten years because of all the pain. There is also a significantly increased chance of developing a hormonal form of cancer. (full list of PTLS symptoms <a href="http://tubal.org/symptoms-of-pts.htm">HERE</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">You guys, I am 35 - this is not acceptable. Why are doctors not studying the side effects of tubal ligation? This is a women’s rights issue if you ask me, and this is why I have chosen to speak out. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I believe there are women just like myself suffering in silence and don’t even know what to call all of this crazy hell that they have found themselves in. When you have a Tubal Ligation you are cutting off the blood flow to the ovaries (a major hormone hub) which eventually causes them to atrophy and die. PTLS is the result of a rapid decline of estrogen/progesterone levels caused by blood supply being damaged to the ovaries, also called isolated ovarian syndrome or hormone shock. I’m in pre-menopause as I write this and have been offered a hysterectomy. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I have discovered that you can have your tubes reversed. It’s called a Tubal Reversal and lots of women choose to do them if they change their mind about wanting another baby for fertility reasons. Additionally, there is a whole community of women desperate to have one done in order to reverse the effects of what PTLS has done to them. Insurance does not cover this procedure or even recognize the syndrome as real, but they do pay for hysterectomies! This leads us to the high cases of women opting for that surgery instead. One scary thought - the medical industry makes money on women who get tubals and then end up needing a hysterectomy. I’m serious. It’s sick and wrong. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There are some clinics who will do Tubal Reversals for women with PTLS, nothing is a for sure thing, but when there are no other reasons for the symptoms you can feel pretty confident of what you’ve known all along and restoring the blood flow to the ovaries will hopefully ease the incredibly awful symptoms. I've read countless numbers of testimonies of women who have been helped by having their tubal reversed. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I wish I could sit here and tell you I’ve had the Tubal Reversal and I am healed - but that’s not yet the case. There is <a href="https://www.tubal-reversal.net/">a clinic in Chapel Hill</a> that I am looking into, but the surgery is $6,400 and Chris and I would need to fly to NC for a few days together as well. I am fervently praying that the Lord will swiftly provide all that we need to get this thing reversed because I will always, for the rest of my life, wonder if this procedure would’ve helped if I don’t give it a try. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">God has always provided for us. After my husband had a total hip replacement this past December, we've started to see the miraculous nature of a healed body.. I am hoping and believing in full healing from these awful symptoms, and not by way of a hysterectomy, which would unleash a new host of problems for someone my age.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">While I wait anxiously - I am compelled to share my story. I believe all women deserve the right to make an educated decision on Tubal Ligation. Some women really don’t have any adverse symptoms but thousands of us do. I believe there are thousands who haven’t even realized that’s whats going on. I can’t responsibly keep this information to myself any longer. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you are a women who is considering a Tubal Ligation I am begging you do some research. I wish I had spent even ten minutes during my bed rest to do some digging... I would have questioned the doctors almost requiring it of me and might have never had it done. If you are a women who has had adverse side affects from a TL I would love to hear your story, you can email me directly or leave a comment. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Right now I am taking lots of natural supplements to help regulate my hormones and I have recently chosen a vegan/soy free diet to help rid my body of any further hormones and to help ease the symptoms. I still do rely on Ibuprofen pretty constantly but I am doing my best to manage what I can in the mean time…working through the deep emotional pain of feeling deceived and angry about my choice is a daily process too, I will keep you all updated I promise!</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Thank you guys for reading my story - I would love prayers and support as we pray for God to make a way to fix what was done to me and I would love for you to share my story with anyone you think it might help, I am always here to talk about this, my life and my families life is forever changed by Tubal Ligation and I will forever be advocating for women on this issue! xoxo</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">*UPDATE: Since posting this I have had the most incredible outpouring of love and support from so many. My dear friend, Andi has lovingly started a Go Fund Me - to help raise the money I need for the tubal reversal! <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/abitofsunshine">HERE</a> is the site…thank you all so much for your kindness, love, support and prayers it means so much!</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Read more about Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome <a href="http://tubal.org/post-tubal-syndrome.htm">HERE</a></span><br />
I found this podcast really interesting too for those who want to dig deeper <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/real-life-decoded/2012/11/08/ptls-with-dr-charles-monteith-md">HERE</a><br />
all photos taken by my incredibly talented friend, <a href="http://bostromblog.com/">Stacy Bostom</a></div>
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I am so sorry for my delay in sharing about our first <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2015/01/dinner-at-eight-2015.html">dinner at eight</a> date night - I know I promised I would over the weekend but with the Superbowl excitement and everything I just didn't get a chance. Speaking of, is anyone else still in physical pain over the Seahawks loss? SUCH a huge bummer :(.<br />
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I am excited to share about our date night in though, it was seriously so much fun! This month I decided on candlelight for our theme which made it super easy to throw together because candlelight makes everything more special and romantic and it even makes a dirty house look great :)! I didn't tell Chris about the date which I might do every month because when he walked through the door I could tell that the little scene by the fire made him feel special immediately.<br />
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I had already given the kids dinner and instructed them to watch a movie together while Daddy and I ate our first course. Of course they all came in to check on us and ask random questions throughout but seriously it didn't even matter, it still felt like a date. I can't quite explain it but putting in the extra effort is so worth it.<br />
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I had forgotten that Simon had basketball that evening so after our first course we took a little break and Chris took the older boys to practice while I cleaned up and put the younger two in bed. Then when they got home the older two went to bed and we had dessert by the fire and got to spend some good quality alone time!<br />
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For dinner I just did a ton of yummy appetizers, cheese, meat, olives, nuts and fruit and yummy bread and wine. I also made some really incredible brie with broiled honey that was so good - the whole things was quick and easy and we really had everything on hand thanks to a Christmas gift from one of Chris's co-workers! <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2015/01/friday-pieday-fudgey-pudding-cake.html">Josie and Zeb and I had set out a bunch of tea lights in mason jars </a>and strung some cafe lights over the fireplace and some pretty flowers on the coffee table was about it. Super easy and not at all stressful, the best kind of evening!</div>
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I am really excited about this monthly tradition and spending time being intentional about my marriage in a really doable and special way. This first date was just the thing to reunite us after a long and exhausting week and doing something thoughtful and special for Chris not only blessed him but it totally blessed me so much!<br />
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So did any of you join me this month in hosting a candlelight dinner at home too? If you did I would LOVE to see or even hear about it in the comments. The linky will be up all month - and for February I am thinking of doing a true valentine's date night theme…hope you will join me next month too! xoxo<br />
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This week for Friday Pieday Josie and Zeb wanted to help with my date night in prep for <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2015/01/dinner-at-eight-2015.html">Dinner at Eight</a> and they were excited about the fudgey chocolate pudding cake I had picked out for dessert. I thought it would be the perfect thing to bake together this week even though it wasn't technically a pie - it was fun for them to get to help with mommy and daddy's special evening together and this healthy version of a pudding cake was so fun to make with them!</div>
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This recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks ever - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oh-She-Glows-Cookbook-Recipes/dp/1583335277/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422651847&sr=8-1&keywords=oh+she+glows">Oh She Glows</a>, Angela Liddon is basically my hero and her vegan recipes are always a hit around here! This pudding cake called for all kinds of healthy stuff like oat four and almond milk and raw cocoa powder. There is a little bit of coconut sugar in the recipe but otherwise nothing guilty going into this dessert including flax eggs and coconut oil.</div>
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Josie was a huge help of course and I even caught her licking the bowl - she loves chocolate just as much as her mama that is for sure!</div>
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The recipe calls for hot coffee and oh that sounds so divine to me but my family isn't as big on the flavor of coffee as I am so we opted to use the hot water instead. I have a feeling the addition of the coffee would've taken this one up a few more notches in the yum factor!</div>
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While the cake cooked the kids helped me set up all of the candles and lights for the evenings date - it was really fun to do together and since I was surprising Chris they couldn't wait to see his face when he came home to the romantic scene.</div>
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I let all four of the kids taste the cake too before dinner and there were certainly no complaints on this one. It did have a distinct oat flavor and you cold tell it wasn't laced with tons of butter or eggs but it was really yummy and so guilt free - will be making it again for sure!<br />
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I will be back tomorrow with pictures from our fun <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2015/01/dinner-at-eight-2015.html">date night in</a> - hope you have a wonderful Friday! xo<br />
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Fudgey Mocha Pudding Cake from the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oh-She-Glows-Cookbook-Recipes/dp/1583335277/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422651847&sr=8-1&keywords=oh+she+glows">Oh She Glows cookbook.</a><br />
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1 T ground flaxseed<br />
1.5 cups oat flour (I ground mine from rolled oats in the vitamix)<br />
3/4 cup plus 1/3 cup of coconut or granulated sugar<br />
1/3 plus 2 T of raw cocoa powder<br />
1/3 cup chocolate chips<br />
3/4 tsp sea salt<br />
1.5 tsp baking powder<br />
3/4 cup almond milk<br />
2 T coconut oil, melted<br />
1.5 tsp vanilla<br />
1 1/4 cup of hot decaf coffee or hot water<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease an 8-inch (2-L) square glass baking dish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />In a small bowl, whisk the <a href="http://www.styleathome.com/food-and-entertaining/recipes/recipe-farmland-flax-cookies/a/2457" style="color: #252525; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">flaxseed</a> and 3 tablespoons (45 mL) water together. Set aside.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />In a large bowl, mix together the oat flour, 3⁄4 cup (175 mL) of the sugar, 1⁄3 cup (75 mL) of the cocoa powder, and the chocolate chips, salt, and baking powder.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />In a small bowl, whisk together the flaxseed mixture, almond milk, oil, and vanilla. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Pour the milk mixture over the flour mixture and stir until thoroughly combined.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and smooth out the top evenly with a spoon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />In a small bowl or mug, combine the remaining 1⁄3 cup (75 mL) sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons (30 mL) cocoa powder. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the batter in the baking dish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Slowly pour the hot coffee over the cocoa powder mixture, ensuring that the coffee completely covers the mixture. The cake will now look like a complete disaster, but this is normal. Promise.</span><br />
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Chris and I are finally having our date night in tomorrow evening right after basketball practice and bedtime for the kids of course!<br />
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This months <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2015/01/dinner-at-eight-2015.html">Dinner at Eight</a> theme is candlelight but I am not going to be super fancy on this one. It'll be nice and simple, appetizers and wine and a chocolately dessert laced with conversation and the fireplace. I am collecting tea lights and flowers today and hope to set it up tomorrow with the kids before Chris gets home from work. It's so wild and crazy over here at all times with our full house but I am genuinely excited about taking some intentional time to focus on my marriage and where it all began!<br />
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Above are a bunch of pictures I gathered from Pinterest to get me inspired - pretty antipasto plates, pudding cake and candles of course!Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-62941230363559116432015-01-27T16:25:00.000-08:002015-01-27T16:25:33.795-08:00a few new goodies in the shop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been sick in bed for the past five days or so with some yucky flu bug that won't quite let me be (yuck!) but today I was feeling a little bit better and thought I would get my jewelry shop opened up again and add some new goodies as well as a few customer favorites too before the end of the month.<br />
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Of course this morning my oldest son said he was starting to feel sick too though and he was laying it on nice and thick. Since I've been sick to be safe we kept him home from school. He didn't really seem all that sick to me by noon though so I did the unthinkable…you guys I forced my eight year old son to model these necklaces, ha! You'll have to head to my <a href="http://rebekahgough.bigcartel.com/">website</a> to see if you can spot the pictures of him, a little secret info that only my faithful blog readers will be privy to. He would KILL me if he knew I told you! :)<br />
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The shop is all stocked up and my new <a href="http://rebekahgough.bigcartel.com/product/sweet-heart-collar">Sweetheart Necklace</a> is a new favorite - it's super tiny and perfect for Valentine's Day!<br />
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Also, for all you faithful blog readers you can use the code FREESHIP15 for free shipping through the end of January…love you guys, I hope you're having a great day! xo<br />
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You can visit my Jewelry Site <a href="http://rebekahgough.bigcartel.com/">HERE</a>
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I had never heard of Derby Pie until just a few weeks ago when I was on the hunt for new exciting ideas for <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/search/label/friday%20pieday">Friday Pieday</a>. As soon as I saw it I was so intrigued, it's basically like a chocolate chip cookie in a pie crust with pecans. My family isn't super big fans of nuts in their baked goods but the recipe was so unique and easy so I figured we could make some substitutions for the nuts.</div>
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This one did not disappoint. It was so fast and simple and we basically had everything on hand to make it too which is the best in my opinion. Josie and Zeb were big helpers and we decided to use white chocolate chips along with the dark instead of the nuts…and we figured since we made some adjustments we could change the name too. How's - The Seahawks Are Going to the Superbowl Again Pie…or Championship Pie? :) pretty excited about our Hawks over here guys!<br />
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We went with a pre-made crust on this one which made it extra easy and the kids had fun doing most of the work, also I should mention this is a one bowl pie - practically unheard of!!<br />
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It turned out pretty perfect, I'd say my little pie maker was quite pleased with herself! The pie literally tastes like a cookie in a pie crust, you can eat it with a fork or with your hands, I am positive a scoop of ice cream would not be bad on it either but we stuck with just the pie this time. <br />
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Definitely a score all around on this one - I am sure we will be making it again and again! Happy Friday you guys, I hope you have the sweetest weekend!<br />
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Derby Pie or Championship Pie :)<br />
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1/2 cup melted butter<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
1/2 cup flour<br />
1 cup chocolate chips<br />
1 cup white chocolate chips (or pecans)<br />
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Mix the melted butter and sugar in a bowl until the sugar melts a bit and then add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.<br />
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Add the flour and salt and combine well and then stir in the chocolate and white chocolate chips. Pour the mixture into the pie crust and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.<br />
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Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-38299218044403082502015-01-16T15:05:00.000-08:002015-01-22T20:38:58.368-08:00Friday Pieday // Cinnamon Roll Pie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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OK so first of all in my defense the recipe called this a pie. Cinnamon roll pie?! I mean what could be better than that? So we decided to go for it, it was super easy and sounded amazing. </div>
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The pie ended up being all of those things but it was also basically a recipe for cinnamon rolls in a pie plate so we saved it for breakfast the next morning and it paired perfectly with orange juice and coffee. Pretty much perfect for a Saturday morning brunch…but maybe only once or twice a year because, holy calories Batman! :)</div>
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Josie and Zeb were able to really get their hands dirty and help with every step of this one which made it super fun. And the clean up wasn't bad at all. Definitely a great recipe to do with the kids in my opinion. And everyone looooved these!</div>
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In fact there was not a drop left after breakfast…which is actually great in my opinion too because I do not need a pie sitting around on my counter starring at me to eat it…because I would've :).</div>
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Bottom line we had so much fun making this one and we will make it again maybe the morning after Thanksgiving for Christmas kick off brunch or even Christmas morning - although I usually make homemade cinnamon rolls for that but these are pretty amazing and could definitely stand in!<br />
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What about you, have you ever made a cinnamon roll pie? Hope you have a great weekend, friends - Happy Friday Pieday!<br />
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Cinnamon Roll Pie from <a href="http://www.averiecooks.com/2012/03/milk-bar-mondays-cinnamon-bun-pie.html">Averie Cooks</a><br />
makes 8 to 12 servings<br />
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8-count package of refrigerated <a href="http://www.pillsbury.com/products/breakfast/cinnamon-rolls/" style="border: 0px; color: #f4a5a1; outline-style: none;">cinnamon rolls</a>8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened<br />
1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
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For the Cinnamon Strudel Topping<br />
1/3 cup all-purpose flour<br />
1/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats<br />
2 tablespoons brown sugar<br />
1 teaspoon cinnamon<br />
pinch salt, optional<br />
2 tablespoons butter, melted<br />
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, spray a deep pie dish (the rolls will rise so make sure to accommodate for that) generously with some cooking spray or melted butter and set aside.<br />
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Place the cinnamon rolls in the dish, it's ok if there are gaps and then cream together the butter and cream cheese in a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Add the sugar and the vanilla and blend until smooth and then spread the mixture over the cinnamon rolls evenly covering the entire dish.<br />
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Make the strudel topping by combing the flour, oats, cinnamon, salt and sugar in a bowl and stirring with a spoon. Add the melted butter and the vanilla and toss together until pea size clusters form. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the top of the cream cheese layer. Bake for 28-32 minutes until the edges just begin to brown very slightly, do not over bake. You might want to place a cookie sheet underneath the rolls as well in case it runs over the edges.<br />
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Allow it to cool before serving. You can gently reheat in the morning like we did by putting the pie back in the 350 degree oven for a few minutes.<br />
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Enjoy!
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My little sister, <a href="http://myterminalcuriosity.blogspot.co.nz/2015/01/ten-on-ten-january-2015.html">Abbey</a> just had her first baby a few days ago (she posted cute pictures on the <a href="http://myterminalcuriosity.blogspot.co.nz/2015/01/ten-on-ten-january-2015.html">Ten on Ten</a> linky if you want to see :)). She and her husband have been living in New Zealand for the past few years and it's just killing me that we are so far away, I am dying to kiss my adorable niece!<br />
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It reminded that I had never shared any of the maternity photos I took of her this past fall when we were all together as a family in Palm Springs. We visited Joshua Tree and she was looking so adorable in her little sun dress so she let me take a bunch of pictures of her first baby belly against the desert backdrop. I am definitely looking forward to getting my camera out to capture her new family in a few months when they finally move home to the states (hooray!)…Congratulations Abbey, little Caitlyn is just as adorable as you!<br />
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see more from the collection on my flickr account <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rebekahgough/sets/72157649902408558/">HERE</a>.<br />
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All right you guys, I know I've hinted at bringing it back before and even attempted a few times to bring it back too but this time I mean business. <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html">Dinner at Eight</a> is coming back this year - one date a month, at home, a special, intentional time investing in my marriage.<br />
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Are you going to join me? The plan is really simple and straight forward and in NO way should feel intimidating and overwhelming. The idea is to be intentional and that can look a million different ways.<br />
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Over New Years I found myself talking about this project several times with friends and what I kept coming back to (and what surprised me a ton) was the heart behind Dinner at Eight not just the cute decorations and yummy food and photos. When <a href="http://beautifulordinaryday.blogspot.com/">Andi</a> and I started this project we were so intentional together, we prayed for each others marriages and we held each other accountable to invest in the gift of being married. I am passionate about marriage - I've first hand experienced the pain of what broken marriage can do to a family and so I want to treat my marriage as sacred and blessed by God and I want my children to see that too.<br />
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Over this next year I will be hosting a date night each month here at home and will even have a theme to spark inspiration. I will post a linky here on the last day of the month for you to join in and share how your date night went if you want.<br />
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For January I've picked Candlelight as the theme - it doesn't have to be fancy, eating a peanut butter sandwich by candle light can be romantic, but there is something about even taking the time to set out the candles that can take any meal up and notch and make it special.<br />
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So these are my initial thoughts - I will post more as I progress but I want you to know that I am praying for your marriages too and I am not just saying that I mean it. I am holding you up in prayer believing for joy and grace to abound in the midst of all that the union of marriage can mean. So do you think you might join me this month? I hope so! xo<br />
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you can see past dinner at eight dates <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/search/label/dinner%20at%20eight">HERE</a>!Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-6543952599438422692015-01-13T13:13:00.000-08:002015-01-13T13:13:06.545-08:00Review with Firmoo Glasses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over the holidays <a href="http://www.firmoo.com/">Firmoo</a> sent me a pair of glasses and asked me if I would share my thoughts about them with you guys. I don't do reviews all that often and am always super hesitant ordering things like glasses because I like to try them on before I make a commitment, but I agreed because they had some cute choices on their site.<br />
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I have to say they came and I was very pleased with them - the prescription is great and they are really nice quality! I also made an error when placing my order and their customer service was so kind and fixed it without any issues. I definitely could see myself ordering from <a href="http://www.firmoo.com/">Firmoo </a>again because the prices are great for the quality, I could upload a photo to see what they would look like and the website was super easy to use - thank you so much Firmoo, I am so grateful for my new specs! Check out Firmoo <a href="http://www.firmoo.com/">HERE</a> - looks like they have a 20% off code right now too!Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-28068105168510851932015-01-10T00:00:00.000-08:002015-01-10T22:38:56.396-08:00Ten on Ten :: January 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I started doing Friday Pieday with the kids last year I really had no clue what I was doing (still don't) or where it would lead, but for about six or seven weeks every Friday I just made a point to bake a pie with whoever was around and wanted to join in. The tradition stuck like glue with them and in fact even though we took a break from making a pie every week they still ask, without fail all the time if it's Friday yet and if we get to make a pie.<br />
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It was kind of shocking to me actually how much the little act of intentionality worked on them and boosted their confidence so much in fact just this week Grandma told Josie that Grandpa loves apple pies and apparently she beamed and said "well I know how to make pies!" and that just made my heart swell with joy!<br />
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So I've decided to make it a yearlong goal to make a pie as many weeks as possible with the kids in 2015. We shall see where it leads and I know I will learn a ton, I am not a great pastry chef by any stretch of the imagination just a Mom on a mission to bless her kids with a special tradition!<br />
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I mentioned to a few friends that I was picking back up with the project and got a few comments like "that is crazy, do you even sleep?" :) ha! Made me crack up because I TOTALLY get the intimidation factor and stress of baking with toddlers - I thought I'd share just a couple things I've learned so far in case you were thinking of starting a similar tradition or are groaning at the thought of what a mess it would be.<br />
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The first thing I do is choose the pie with the kids in advance and make sure we have all of the ingredients on hand for Friday before Friday rolls around. Nothing worse than not being prepared.<br />
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If the pie has a really involved crust or many many steps I usually make the dough the night before or try to do any of the steps in advance so that Pieday is not complicated or stressful for me!<br />
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Make sure your work space is clean and set out all of the ingredients and the tools needed before calling the kids into the kitchen and if you want to photograph the experience have the camera there too so that you aren't looking for it with flour all over your hands with the kids grabbing and flinging things while you scramble.<br />
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And after we are done making the pie and get it into the oven or fridge I like to have a little snack and a special movie or activity all set to transition the kids onto the next thing and give me a chance to clean up alone - I know it's good to have the kids help with clean up but on Pieday for the most part I like to get the crazy mess under control quickly making my stress level a lot lower.<br />
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And then make a HUGE deal when the pie is served. We usually do pie right after dinner on Friday and we ooh and ahh and set special plates out - seriously you will be shocked at how they beam with pride, it's my favorite part!<br />
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Just my two cents of course if you have any other tips or ideas I would love you to leave them in the comments and if you've done a similar project tell me about it I am all ears!<br />
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These are a few pictures of pies we made that I never posted about - Orange Dreamsicle and Blueberry Fried Pies. We are making a pie today and I will be sharing it next Friday of course. Thanks so much for letting me share a little about my process and plan here it helps me with accountability! Hope you have a wonderful Friday - and I will be back tomorrow with <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/p/ten-on-ten-photo-project.html">Ten on Ten</a>! xoxoRebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-20520578412910045032015-01-06T11:30:00.000-08:002015-01-06T11:30:39.973-08:00wrapping up my holiday heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2014 has come and gone and in so many ways it was so so blessed. Lots of good and some hard things sprinkled along the way and it seemed that this past holiday season was a climax of sorts for our family. We are still recovering right alongside Chris after his total hip replacement. You'd think that his young age in terms of the average for this kind of surgery would be super advantageous but it hasn't proven to be the case for him - he is making great strides each day and is now only walking with a cane but he's been limping for two years and his muscles are slow to get the message that he can walk again and driving is still out of the question to so we are still in many ways cozied up as a family recovering and overwhelmed with gratitude and the goodness once again poured out for our our family through so many amazing hands over the season through prayers, meals, notes and visits!<br />
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I also wrapped up the first six months with <i><a href="http://rebekahgough.bigcartel.com/">Rebekah Gough Jewelry</a> </i>this season. It was so so fun to get my hands creating again and I actually sold out of the entire line!! I have been praying hard about the next phase for my little business and am beyond excited about the ideas God has laid on my heart. I am equally praying about this space and feeling a deep draw back into sharing more frequently here on my blog all the comings and goings of our family, my heart wants to jump in again.<br />
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The kids and I are making big plans to continue on with <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/search/label/friday%20pieday">Friday Pieday</a> this year - I know it's a huge commitment but seriously can't even believe how much it means to them (and me) to spend that time building tradition together. We might not always make an actual pie we might occasionally do a cake or something equally delicious but I am publicly committing to making time to bake with my kids once a week - wondering if any of you would like to join us?<br />
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The other project that was stirred up again over the holidays through a couple of sweet conversations with my SIL, <a href="http://raimyfaere.blogspot.com/">Rachel</a> as well as my new friend <a href="http://bridgetbeth.com/">Bridget</a> was <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/search/label/dinner%20at%20eight">Dinner at Eight</a>. My marriage needs it, my heart needs it and truthfully I miss that intentional time each month making much of the relationship God has given me in my husband and spoiling him with a really fun date night at home. Definitely hoping you might consider joining me on that project too!<br />
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The one project though that I can't decide if I should keep or finally let go of is <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/p/ten-on-ten-photo-project.html">Ten on Ten</a>. My beloved monthly ritual I still love with all my heart but with all of the newer photo projects around each month I feel insecure that it's gotten boring..just thinking about it but will be doing it this month for sure no plans to officially retire it just yet.<br />
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Over the holidays I spent some time praying about a new theme for the year too. Last year I picked the word <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-new-year.html">RISE</a> and although I didn't blog about it much it was certainly an incredible resource in my life in so many ways - the Lord used it so many times to grab my attention and speak truth and love into my heart. I even ran my first half marathon this past year in an effort to rise above the ways I see myself - to stretch the limits of what I saw was possible to accomplish. I love picking a theme for the year!<br />
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I was considering <i>Follow Through</i> as a good theme to grab for 2015 and told Chris that I thought it might be perfect. I so struggle with following through on many things in my life (you should see my inbox!) and truly before the Lord I want to work on that. But just the other morning as I was reading in Ruth, God almost audibly gave me my word - He said: PARTAKE - I don't want you striving out of a need to prove your worth and harshly work on being a better person, I want you to instead Partake in the goodness all around you. The things I have laid on your heart, soak those in. Partake in the life I've given you and ask me for more but don't settle for the "try hard" mantra that will only lead you to yourself.<br />
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So I have picked the word PARTAKE this year to be my theme. It's not easy to receive I like to be the one accomplishing things that are measurable and likable and attainable but I feel a pressing on my heart to simple receive from the Father more goodness than I could ever imagine and out of that filling up be motivated by love and joy to build His kingdom!<br />
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So with that and all my crazy ramblings - I am welcoming 2015 with open arms and hope to share a ton of it here with you too! Hope your year is off to a great start - Happy New Year, friends! xoxoRebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-80845372471996511432014-12-10T00:00:00.000-08:002014-12-10T19:34:22.392-08:00Ten on Ten :: December 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't usually add text to my ten on ten sets each month, I like to keep them quiet and let the photos do the talking that way when I look back years later what I really get is the feeling and emotions from the frozen moments in time. But this month feels different, I am feeling a bit weary of heart and body and so I thought, if for even just my own sake in years to come I'd document too the goings on behind the images shared.<br />
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My husband Chris had hip hip replaced on Monday evening and we just got home last night from the hospital - it's been a long few nights with lots of pain and sleeplessness. It is so very hard to see your loved one in such pain and not be able to immediately help. Our kids are staying with Grandma and Grandpa Gough (thank you guys so much!) until tomorrow and I am so very grateful for this small chance to focus on Chris's recovery but am also just exhausted to the bone and know that they will return with a force and I myself have been fighting mono as a mom does by simply praying hard each day that there are enough moments to sit and rest to make it through the hectic chaos of raising four little ones.<br />
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My amazing friend Julie Jane sent me the dearest note this afternoon with a prayer in it that brought me to my knees in tears and gratitude for her strength in bearing burdens with me through this season. And truthfully these images, finding the beauty in the ordinary is such grace as well. It's so humbling to look around and find that God has given to us in each moment exactly what we need right when we need it. He sent my best friend with chicken soup and strong arms to help me arrange the furniture better for Chris. He sent me the hope that is Advent and how his humble life came down to earth to serve us all. He sent me coffee, and snugly socks to keep my toes warm and even presents to wrap. He is good and even when life is really really hard he sees it and carries us through and I am grateful in the midst of it for chances to focus my mind and heart on him.<br />
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Thank you guys for joining in each month in whatever way works best for you - twelve photos or only two, fancy dslr or phone photos this project is simply about observing grace in the everyday thick or thin and I am seriously so honored to be a part of it all with you! Happy <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/p/ten-on-ten-photo-project.html">Ten on Ten</a> friends, you guys are such a blessing! xoxo<br />
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I originally wrote this post for the girls over at <a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/">Eighteen25</a> for the September Spooktacular but thought it would be fun to share these spooky Ghost Candy Jars here too. I can't believe the month of October is almost over - ahhh, now that's spooky! :)</div>
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<li>white wool balls</li>
<li>straws or sticks</li>
<li>cheesecloth</li>
<li>black sewing pins</li>
<li>jars and lids with a hole punched in the center (I spray painted mine black)</li>
<li>glue gun</li>
<li>candy</li>
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These are so super easy and really accessible for kids too, mine had a blast helping me! What you do is use a big blob of hot glue to affix a wool ball to the end of a straw or stick and let that set up. </div>
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Cut a few layers of the cheesecloth into about a seven or eight inch square and then center the wool ball and fold the cloth over the top. The cheesecloth will naturally stick to the wool ball so you don't need to add any additional glue or adhesive. </div>
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Use two small black sewing pins for the eyes and to secure the cloth a bit. If the pins are long you might need to use some wire cutters to trim the sharp points at the back. </div>
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Once the little ghost is done fill your jars with candy and stick the ghost into the hole in the lid so that it hovers over the jar!</div>
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If you have any extra wool balls and cheesecloth make a few ghosts without the straws and using a needle and thread sew up through the back of the ball to the top to create a loop for hanging or a garland.</div>
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I hung a bunch from the chandelier above our table and they are so tiny and perfect as a very subtle Halloween surprise, the kids went crazy for these!<br />
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I really love decorating - here's a few more from our <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2013/10/our-halloween-house.html">Halloween House</a> last year…still need to get our decorations up for this year!</div>
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Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-90862057594199386982014-10-10T00:00:00.000-07:002014-10-10T19:12:45.654-07:00Ten on Ten :: October 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Ten on Ten you guys - and happy Friday too!! Hope you have a wonderful day finding beauty in the ordinary I am always so blessed to see what you find. I'll be back later with my set, enjoy your day and feel free to link up anytime this week! More about the project <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/p/ten-on-ten-photo-project.html">HERE</a>.</div>
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Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578853222094811839.post-1575621518545301332014-10-09T11:31:00.000-07:002014-10-09T11:31:28.134-07:00SEA to Sea // AutumnOh I love the Fall it's such a beautiful (and crazy busy) time of year! I took a little walk with baby Zeb to hunt for pretty leaves and it was such a highlight for me this week in the midst of the chaos. We saw a neighbor and he looked at him, smiled and said "I'm with my mom" it totally melted me! <div>
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We also went to the pumpkin patch with Josie's preschool class and I managed to make Bridget's delicious roasted pumpkin apple soup too, her recipe <a href="http://bridgetbeth.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/pumpkin-soup/">HERE</a>! The leaves are changing and the weather is cooling a bit. I've had my share of a few pumpkin spice lattes and the birthday's are in full swing in our family and I can't wait to get my boots and scarves out in full rotation again too! Thankful for the blessing that the changing seasons can bring. What's your favorite thing about Autumn? xoxo<div>
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This week my set is first and then Stacy's - read about the stark contrast of her Autumn in San Diego <a href="http://bostromblog.com/?p=20007">HERE</a>!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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SEA to <i>Sea</i> is a weekly collaborative project I am doing with my dear friend <a href="http://bostromblog.com/">Stacy Bostrom</a> focusing on a theme of gratitude and grace each week and sharing our captures and thoughts together from the city of Seattle to the Shores of San Diego…other themes found <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/search/label/SEA%20to%20Sea">HERE</a>.</div>
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Oh I have such a love hate relationship with the evening hours, the rushing to get homework done and dinner on the table and bedtime and bath time and all the chaos in between. We are always trying different things to help make the evening hours run smoother around here. There are sweet things about the evening too, a time to take a deep breath and settle in and let the day wind down…I was amazed at how similar some of the photos in the weeks set were. Somehow knowing that we are all in this together is beautiful and comforting and reminds me that seasons come and seasons go just like days turning to night - the rhythm of life. It's all a gift.<br />
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Check out Stacy's thoughts this week on the evening <a href="http://bostromblog.com/?p=19864">HERE</a>.<br />
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SEA to <i>Sea</i> is a weekly collaborative project I am doing with my dear friend <a href="http://bostromblog.com/">Stacy Bostrom</a> focusing on a theme of gratitude and grace each week and sharing our captures and thoughts together from the city of Seattle to the Shores of San Diego…other themes found <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/search/label/SEA%20to%20Sea">HERE</a>.Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137097730835355713noreply@blogger.com1