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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Days like these....

I am loving this time of's not too hot yet, and we can spend all day outside if we want.  We've been grilling and eating outside some nights, and it has been so nice!  The mosquitos are there (reminder to self: purchase bug zapper) but they aren't that bad yet.  We just pull the tiny one's chair outside and she sits right with us.  The older two are a little harder to feed outside....they just can't keep their mind on their food.   On these nights outside, they "graze" more than anything...they are too busy playing on their playground, hitting the baseball off the tee, picking "flowers" (weeds, but we won't tell them that!)  I am loving this time outside before it gets too unbearable to be out there!

Pool day....

Last week (before I got sick) we took the babies to the pool for the first swim of the year.  They both LOVE the baby pool, and the husband was a good sport and got in with them even though it was COLD.  I thought they would be happy splashing around in 18 inches of water for our first time....but Sis asked to get in the big pool.  On went our new lifejacket things, and in the water they went.  She is SO brave....jumping in off the side, and swimming out on her own.  Bub is a little more cautious.  He spent the whole time in the big pool guarding the steps.  I am sure he will venture out into the pool later in the season....he just needs to get used to the idea first!

She sits in a chair! She stands!

Baby has been busy this month!!  All of a sudden, she has learned a bunch of new tricks!  One day, I walked in to find her standing in her crib, and from that day on she pulled up on everything.  A few days ago, she started cruising....trying SO hard to move her little self along the couch.  This morning, she let go of the couch and actually stood by herself for a minute before she realized she wasn't holding on.  As soon as she figured that out, she plopped down and cried her eyes out.  Apparently, learning new tricks is very stressful.  What's stressful for her mommy is making sure there aren't any tiny items laying around waiting to get stuffed into a baby mouth.  Sometimes I let her roam around (while I follow) but for the most part we are keeping the baby cage up.  It's just easier on everyone (twins included) if she is in a contained area.  This month marked another first: sitting in the high chair to eat!  I was putting her in the bumbo on the floor to feed her, but she is WAY too strong for that now!  As soon as you get her situated in that thing, she twists and turns to the side and pops herself right out of it.  The twins NEVER could do this, so I am thinking I have an acrobat or contortionist on my hands.  Now, it's safer (and cleaner) for her to eat in the high chair.  She's loving her baby box in the morning, one box in the afternoon, and two boxes at night.  She is sort of trying to pick up little pieces of food we give her, but for the most part, she just wants to be fed with a spoon.  Last week I gave her a cracker for the first time, which scared the life out of me....I kept thinking she was going to get a huge piece broken off and I would have to Heimlich my baby in EZ's....but no such drama ensued.  She just gummed all over it happily...getting it all over herself and the floor.
She seems SO big this month....her two little tiny bottom teeth have come in.  She says "Mama" and "Dada' and actually looks at us when she says it.  She fake coughs every time she hears one of us cough.  She dances and dances when you sing to her.   The doctor said she was in the 50%th percentile in weight at her last visit, but her chunky little legs make her look bigger than that!  She can still wear all her 9 month clothes, but I am buying 12 month stuff (and even some 18) from now on.  I remember this age with the I felt like they weren't really doing anything for a long time, and then all of a sudden (around ten months) they became totally different people!  Livi is the same way.....up until this month, she was pretty happy sitting in one spot for awhile, but those days are GONE.  I have a feeling this gate is going to be up in our house for a long time!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Things I love....

I am inspired to write this because of a post I just read on a friend's blog.  Before babies, I used to keep a journal of things I was grateful for, and I wrote in it a lot.  Let's be honest, writing in journals is a lot easier when you have no kiddos to take care I'm too busy trying to BE grateful....I don't have time to write about it!  Making this list isn't that easy....I made one a few years ago and it wasn't all that easy then....for some reason it's even harder now.  At this point in my life, I guess I am more concerned with my babies....I could write you a list in half a second about what my KIDS love.  I guess I spend so much time on them that I don't think much about what I love.  (Besides them!)  Of course, my love for them goes without saying, so I won't put it on the list.....Here are some other things I love:

-Being the only person in the house awake.
-Cleaning products
-anything that smells like lemons (see above)
-early evening (when Shawn gets home) when we are outside with our smells like grass, and it isn't too hot, and they are dirty and happy.
-taking a bath
-taking a bath alone.  (Although it IS fun to have all the kids in the bath, too sometimes!)
-having friends over
-getting something done at the spa....pedicure, massage, facial- anything...I'll take it!
-clean sheets
-sonic drinks
-Whataburger ketchup
-redecorating/buying stuff for my house
-taking pictures (especially of my kids....I love thinking of how important those pictures will be to me later)
-mindless television (The Hills, American Idol, Grey's Anatomy)  I could feel bad for watching these shows but I don't.  I spend all day taking care of three people; I deserve to shut my brain off sometimes.  Plus, I figure that I counteract the stupidity of the shows I watch by being well read.
-Laughing hard
-eating out (no cooking/cleaning for me)
-hearing my kids laugh, especially when they think something is really, really funny.
-good, uninterrupted conversations with close friends (these are few and far between these days!)
-crafting/creating something
-the beach (Okay, more the "idea" of the beach....I'm not really in love with getting in the water!)
-bath products
-office supplies
-being married to someone funny

How often do YOU (my readers) think about what you love or makes you grateful?  Do any of us (moms especially) spend enough time remembering these things?  If you're anything like me, I'm guessing the answer is no.....
With little bitty kids, I think we spend half our time wanting things to hurry along.  Get shoes on, get in the car, get out of the car, get in the bath, etc, etc.  The other half of the time, we spend looking at their chubby little selves and willing time to stop entirely so that they will always be this tiny.  Thinking about things I love is just one way to slow down and remember to enjoy these days...that no matter how hectic things get, how much time I spend on needs other than my own, I am still somebody too.  I am their mommy, yes (my favorite job) but there's another person in there.....I need to remember to pay attention to her sometimes, too!!

Friday, May 14, 2010

We have been lucky enough to have two fun playdates this week.....yesterday Livi was the center of attention!  Leni and Allison's little boys LOVE babies, and they were all over her.  She wasn't sure if she loved or hated all the attention.  They were SO sweet to her.....holding her, giving her her bottle, burping her, picking her up.  I think she was just glad someone was paying attention to her.

Bathtime for the Niblet

While Shawn bathes the twins in the hall bath, Livi gets her bath in the kitchen sink.  The days we can enjoy this are numbered....she's already growing so much!  For now, she loves the sink....especially when you run the faucet on her....she just splashes and splashes like it is the best thing ever!
We tried bathing her with the twins, but they are not exactly careful.  There is too much wiggling and moving going on in that tub for this one.  She was in danger of slipping the whole time, but you wouldn't have known it by looking at her...she thought she was the same size as them!  As long as I can, I think this is how we'll do it.....especially since bathing her in the sink makes me feel like she is still tiny.

Playtime with Daddy

Everyone loves when Daddy comes home.  He loves that everyone runs to the door hollering for him.  Even the little one gets in on the action.  She bops up and down and smiles when she sees is so fun watching them figure out who their "people" are.  He always makes time for them when he comes home...
We laugh because Livi is a daredevil...the wilder you play with her, the more she loves it!

I was going to run some things over to my Grandma's today.....but from the looks of things outside, maybe I should just stay put.  It is DARK in this house....really dark.  The picture doesn't do it justice because my camera is adjusting the light (which is normally a great thing!)  The lamps are shutting on and off, and the TV is flickering, which is never a good sign.  There is a tornado warning on TV, and that makes me nervous because I can never remember which one is worse:  a tornado warning or a tornado watch.  Plus, I just realized there are no rooms in this house without a window, so where are we supposed to go put a mattress on our head?
It's so dark in here we lost the baby once this morning.  (oops)
For now, we are staying inside and not going anywhere.
It's time for play-doh!
I'm not even going to worry about the fact that they have mixed the red and blue tubs together.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Antics of baby....

Now that this little one is on the move, there's NOTHING she hasn't tried!  And I mean NOTHING.  She gets herself into all sorts of predicaments and contortions.  She's at that stage of development where she can ALMOST pull up on things, which means she often gets herself into the plank position (illustrated below) and then cries because she can't get out of said position.
She LOVES the dog water, crawling outside when no one is looking, digging all the DVD's out of the TV cabinet, and sneaking off to the playroom to find her brother and sister.  (Who scramble around picking up small objects when she crawls in...they are trained well!)  She thinks lots of other stuff is fun, too....
Chewing on sandpaper (good idea, mom), crawling all over boxes, chewing on DVDs....and those are just this morning!  She is a busy girl, and not happy to be "corralled" in the play yard like the twins were.  (They didn't know there was a world outside of the corral. :)  She went from barely crawling to getting into EVERYTHING in a matter of days!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

I have caved.

I know, I know, I am officially the LAST person on the planet to jump on this bandwagon....but now that I'm on it, I can't stop! It all started with some hand-me-downs from some of our best friends the Maziurs, who have a little boy older than the twins....
I'll just come right out with it:  I love, love, LOVE Crocs for my kids.  (Still not for me, NEVER going to happen)  Once I got over the fact that they are ugly, I realized how practical they are with kiddos.  Step in dog poo outside?  Hose them off!  Stomp in mud puddles?  Wash the in the sink!  Pee your pants outside, soaking your shoes?  Yep, just rinse the pee off!  After realizing their perfect practicality for little ones, imagine my glee when I realized they don't have to be so ugly....(just the boy ones)  They make them in all sorts of cute styles....Hayden now has both purple AND navy blue MARY JANE styles.  They are almost attractive, which is wonderful since my kids love how easy they are to put on and insist on wearing them on outings.  I have gotten over the fact that they look like shoes that belong to someone who loves water so much they refuse to shower....but only because they are SO easy.  I just don't look at my kids feet much.  Hayden's two pairs (bought on Ebay) came with little sets of Jibbitz.  I told Cale, "Look buddy, we need to get you some Jibbitz, too!"  to which he replied, "No, Mommy....I don't need no Shibbitz." which is clearly a Yiddish word meaning "cute plastic decorations for hideous new age plastic shoes".   Okay, so maybe he feels the way I do about the shoes.....a good idea, but there's no need to go LOOKING at them.

Monday, May 10, 2010

I always, ALWAYS knew I wanted to be a mother....of course, back when I knew I wanted that, I wasn't really sure what that entailed.  I didn't realize the love I would have for them.....or how much they would change my world.  I never knew that you could think about someone other than yourself for an entire day, and not remember the last time you washed your hair.  I didn't envision a time when I would still be in my pajamas at dinnertime, or put someone else's needs so, SO far ahead of my own.  There are so many things I love about this job of mine:
-the "before bed" smell....part lavender body wash, part fabric softener from clean jammies.
-making them laugh (and I'll do some RIDICULOUS things to coax a laugh out of a baby!)
-soft baby skin.
-seeing their little tiny faces in the rearview mirror, especially when they are studying something outside the car and don't see me looking.
-how they are excited to see me, even if I've left the house for just an hour.  (Even the tiny one bounces with glee when she sees me fun!)
-how tiny their little bodies are.
-watching their eyes light up when they learn something new, or see something they've never seen before.
-seeing that they love books as much as I do.
-the ways they communicate love to me: running to find ME when they are hurt, telling me "I need a snuggle", reaching for me to hold them, patting me and smiling (this one is Livi's specialty)
-folding their tiny socks and underwear.
-seeing their sensitive little souls in action....being proud that they are potty training, empathetic to others, worried about someone else's feelings....

Oh, the worries...there are a lot of them.  I worry about people hurting their feelings, and whether or not they will love school...I think about how badly I want them to find things they are good at and feel confidence in those things.....I think about the friends they will make someday, and how I desperately want God to put believers in their life that will influence them during the times where they choose one road or the other.  I worry when I discipline I doing it right?  Am I always saying things that build them up? Am I showing them in my words and actions that being a good person, a kind person,  is something wonderful to be, and making the "right" choice is a blessing, not a burden?
Of course, all these feelings are magnified right before bed....why is it that as I lay there trying to sleep, everything I have said and done that day feels like it is larger than life? In those moments, I am sometimes squished with guilt...did I say "I love you" enough that day?  Did I do and say the right things?  Did I make them feel not tolerated but adored?  Did I listen enough to the important things they were telling me....whether it was about dinosaurs or something they saw outside?  Those moments late at night aren't ALWAYS about guilt and worry....they are often spent thinking about how much love I have for them....and how that feeling is also magnified at night in the dark, when their little bodies are in their own beds.  (okay, when two out of three of their little bodies are in their own beds)  Now I finally understand why my mother couldn't go to bed until we were home, tucked in our own beds....the thought of MY own babies out in the world without me is too scary to think about now....but luckily I have lots of years before I have to worry about that.
As I look at these pictures, they make me remember how I felt when they were taken is funny.....pregnant with twins (no IDEA what I was getting into!)....the first pictures ever taken of my three babies....(can any of my readers tell who is who??)  With Livi, I knew so much more.....I KNEW how much I was going to love her, how much she was going to make me laugh, how important she would be, because the twins showed me all these things.   Their delivery room scenario was much different.  Three times the amount of people in the room, and I felt one basic emotion (for two reasons):  Gratitude.  They were healthy, and they were FINALLY out of my body! With Livi, I felt gratitude for her health....but it was much less about THAT moment (of her birth) and more about what I knew was to much we were going to love her....who she was going to become.

I read this online and loved it....
It is a message from a mommy to her daughters, and it says so much about what I want for my babies....

"Don't worry about perfection in life, in looks or in love. It isn't attainable, and honestly, those perfect people never have any fun anyway. Always be you. After all, no one else can do it better. Read everything you can get your hands on. Never be afraid of making a mistake. Sometimes those mistakes lead you to the most magical places. Speaking of magic, believe in it. It's real and it's out there just waiting to be uncovered. When someone shows you who they really are, listen. Love with reckless abandon. Please don't hate me when you're 15. But if you do, I promise I'll still be waiting with open arms when you need me again. If you have the change, spare it. There is nothing cute about a bad boy. The only score you should keep track of is your credit. Take care of your skin. Be silly for as long as you possibly can. When you are old enough to have children of your own, watch them when they sleep. You will never feel more peace and love than in those moments. Amazing girlfriends are a necessity in life. Smile at strangers. Trust your gut. Find the kind of music that speaks to you and hold onto it for dear life. It will get you through the toughest of times. Wear your seatbelt. Playing dress up never gets old. Sing as loud as you can in the car whenever you feel the urge. I promise to always sing with you. Don't cheat. Create and capture your moments. Know that it's ok if you can't decide what you want to be when you grow up. Be everything. And most importantly, I gave you as a gift to each other. Cherish one another and be the best friends you were destined to be."

I have loved every minute of this journey to becoming a mother....okay, maybe not EVERY minute, because a C-section isn't exactly a day at the spa.  Okay, and the first three months of pregnancy vomiting aren't too much fun, either.  Other than that, it really HAS been the best three years of my life.....finding out I was expecting them, feeling them kick inside me (hard!), meeting them on their birthdays.....staring at them when they were eight weeks hold and feeling like I was kicked in the stomach when I realized how much I loved them....all of it.  And just like the days of their birth, I feel gratitude today as well....for my own mother, who has practically parented my children as much as I have, and for these babies that made everything different for me.


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Strong Earthquake Hits Near the Philippines

A strong earthquake hit tonight right off of the coast of Mindanao measuring to be 7.2. People have been advised to stay away form the coast as much as possible incase of more seismic activity and also incase of large waves that could inflict damage. So far there have been no immediate reports of severe damage or casualties, so hopefully it stays that way. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported that there was a huge risk for large waves that could extend out to 190 miles. The Philippines weren’t too concerned about this earthquake because due to their location around the ring of fire. The Philippines are used to getting large earthquakes every year so a 7.2 earthquake that hit off the coast, which didn’t inflict a lot of damage didn’t concern the authorities too much. They even decided against sending out a tsunami warning, believing it wasn’t necessary. The earthquake;s epicenter also was incredibly deep in the ocean, making it more difficult to feel the earthquake on land.

Double-TSUNAMI horror as Brits now at risk in Malaga and Marbella

This week Daily Star Online revealed shock figures that show Ibiza, Majorca, Minorca and Alicante are “most at risk” of a monster tsunami along the east coast.  But now we have learned that another earthquake could place the likes of Malaga – which includes Torremolinos and Fuengirola – and Marbella in danger in the south.  With 12 million Brits descending on sun-soaked Spain each year, holidaymakers across the popular region would have just 15 minutes to flee huge waves in the popular Costa hotspots.  But thousands may be able “to do nothing” with no tsunami detectors along the coast.  Despite being smaller than the threat in Costa Blanca, the potential Costa del Sol tsunami could still see relentless waves flooding popular resorts.  This latest discovery comes in a report by Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, which details what would happen in the event of a sea earthquake.  A tsunami along the southern coast of Spain would be caused by a quake striking in the Alboran Sea, north-east of Morocco, which is being squeezed between the Iberian and African plates.  The pressure caused would lead to a fault – the surface cracking – and trigger an earthquake, placing the entire Costa Del Sol in the firing line.  The report states most the region would face a danger level of two out of five.  This means there is a “severe land threat with maximum wave elevations”, according to the documents.  “In this area, especially on the coast of Granada, maximum wave elevations can locally exceed 1m,” the report states.  It details that the areas of Malaga and Granada would face a “land threat” with around one metre waves, while Algeria would face a “marine threat” with 0.5 metre waves.  But the report concludes an earthquake in northern Algeria, which threatens the eastern coast of Spain and Balearic Islands, holds a much higher risk.  “In general the Northern Algerian sources pose a greater risk to the Spanish coast than the Albertan Sea sources,” it states.  “Strike-slip faults of the Albertan basin, the Carboneras and Yusuf faults, do not have a high potential to generate destructive tsunamis, although they could generate tsunamis affecting the coast infrastructure with a short travel time, less than 4 min.”  Because of this, the documents state: “The province of Almeria (south east of Spain) is at a high risk of being affected by a tsunami because it can be reached by vitally all sources of the Albertan Sea and the North West of Algeria, although with a low threat level.”

Geospatial data and analysis for disaster relief

This post is an excerpt from Geospatial Data and Analysis, by Aurelia Moser, Jon Bruner, and Bill Day. If you click on the link below, it will take you to the post, but it also has a link to read more from this book and contains some really cool and useful information!

This post talks more about the recovery process of disasters and how technology has advanced to allow disaster relief agencies to use geospatial data that goes down to the level of individuals, as well as maps showing key infrastructure and up-to-date damage assessments created on the fly, in order to manage response efforts. Ten years ago, geospatial data was not rich enough to map these real-time movements of people and resources, but now that smart phones are ubiquitous around the world, this is something that is available and is being used very heavily in recent disasters.

A few examples are mentioned in the post about how drones are being used more and more and that their videos can be transformed into 3D models. Skycatch is the main industry behind this development. It originally sold this transforming software to construction companies working on very large projects, but it ended up joining the relief effort following the Nepal earthquake in 2015. “Data from the drones was used to identify damaged buildings, map paths for heavy equipment, and plan for the restoration of heritage sites.”

These are just a few of many advancements in technology we have made (and an idea of what else we can do with this technology) with regards to enhancing the relief and recovery processes following disasters and catastrophes.

Japanese Government Found Liable for Fukushima

The Maebashi District Court said the nuclear incident was “preventable,” arguing the government should have been more forceful in making TEPCO take precautionary measures. The court also blasted TEPCO as too financially motivated, at the expense of human safety.

“It was extremely significant that [a court] has acknowledged the responsibility of the state,” counsel for the plaintiffs, who were awarded 38.55 million yen between 137 people, said in a statement.

The 2011 meltdown was part of the broader disaster of the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, which claimed more than 15,000 lives. The quake measured a massive 9.0 on the Richter scale, the largest recorded earthquake ever to hit Japan.

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Quake hits off Japan’s Fukushima, no tsunami risk

AFP | Updated: Feb 28, 2017, 02.42 PM IST

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TOKYO: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday struck northeastern Japan near the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant but there was no fear of a tsunami, Japanese and US authorities said.

The quake struck at a depth of 42.3 kilometres (26 miles) in the Pacific Ocean 34 kilometres east-northeast of the town of Namie, the US Geological Survey said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no risk of a tsunami from the quake, which caused some swaying in high-rise buildings in Tokyo.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries though some local service train services stopped, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Tokyo Electric Power, operator of the Fukushima plant, said no abnormalities were detected.A massive undersea quake on March 11, 2011 sent a tsunami barrelling into the northeast coast, leaving more than 18,500 people dead or missing and sending three reactors into meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

In November a powerful 6.9-magnitude quake sparked panic and triggered a one-metre (three-foot) tsunami that washed ashore at the Fukushima plant but caused no damage.

Japan sits at the junction of four tectonic plates and experiences a number of relatively violent quakes every year.

With Japan being a very seismically active place, It would seem Japan is accustomed to earthquakes that occur frequently, as those in California and other west coast United States places. Little damage may occur as building codes are designed to harden  structures from earthquake damage. I can also imagine that the catastrophe that occurred in 2011 is probably also in people’s minds. I can’t imagine a total recovery occurred from 2011 when thousands were killed and the significant catastrophic infrastructure  and property damage and probably wouldn’t be finished for sometime.  Between the Japanese being accustomed to earthquakes, some of which are violent, and the fact that they are a More Developed Country, they are more readily able to recover from the 2011 catastrophe. Granted, these was probably a significant influx of aid and assistance from the rest of the world.

On March 11, 2011, the magnitude 9.0 Great Tōhoku Earthquake struck Honshu, the main island of Japan at 2:46 pm local time. The epicenter was 30 km deep, located off of the coast. It was the largest earthquake ever to hit Japan and the fourth largest earthquake on record. a rupture occurred at the convergent fault boundary in the Japan Trench and a 300 km long by 150 km wide section of the subduction zone slipped as much as 50 meters, the largest fault slip ever recorded. The Tōhoku region in northeast Honshu experienced violent shaking for six minutes and was shifted east by 2.4 meters. Scientists believe that clay helped lubricate the fault to create such extreme movement because it holds water and becomes slick, removing friction from the plate collision. There is a deep layer of clay on the Pacific plate and as it subducts beneath the North American plate a thin layer is scraped off, leaving an accretionary wedge of clay coating the boundary. Low-frequency infrasound waves generated by the earthquake were even detected 255 km above the earth in space by a satellite.

A colossal tsunami followed the quake caused by a combination of upward thrusting of the seafloor from the earthquake and a submarine mass movement event. Remnants of a 40 km by 20 km rotational slump were observed on the slope of the Japan Trench. Waves as high as 38 meters moved as fast as a jet plane, 700 km/hr and flooded the island up to 10 km inland. The tsunami had record run-up recordings at 38.8 meters above sea level. Abnormally large waved were documented all across the Pacific from the west coast of North America and South America to Russia. Also satellite imagery showed that the waves contributed to Antarctic glacier calving.

Japan is no stranger to earthquakes and tsunamis because it is located near multiple late boundaries on the Pacific Ring of Fire. The nation experiences one fifth of the world’s powerful quakes and the word tsunami itself is Japanese. Japan is extremely prepared for these hazards and has heavily invested in preparedness and mitigation plans. Over 1000 seismographs and hundreds of tide sensors are scattered around the islands comprising the world’s most advanced early-warning system. Alerts are sent out automatically over every medium of communication including personal cell phones and loudspeaker systems. Japan has built many hard structures along the coasts such as tsunami walls, flood gates and breakwaters. Building codes are strict and constantly updated with continuous research and assessment on building safety and design. Tall buildings are designed to sway and are set on deep foundations, many supported with shock absorbers. Concrete structures are built with a steel frame to give them ductility to be more resilient to a lateral load. Disaster shelters are prepared in case of emergency and some public spaces in cities are constructed with a secondary purpose as refuge zones. These spaces are cleverly designed as permanent installations ready to house and sustain people at a moment’s notice with underground food and water reserves and innovations such as solar-powered charging stations and benches that turn into stoves for cooking. Disaster preparedness is deeply ingrained into society and has become part of Japanese culture. People constantly practice intensive drills and receive briefings on potential hazards from the time they begin school.

Japan is one of, if not the most prepared nation in the world for these types of hazards. The population is also not considered vulnerable in a country with the third largest GDP in the world that is known for its technological innovation and advancements. Japan can handle earthquakes that would cause considerable damage elsewhere and regularly experiences quakes with a magnitude between 4.0 – 5.0. However, the 2011 “trifecta of tragedy”, earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear accident was the perfect storm. Like the swiss cheese activity in class, everything lined up perfectly to make this one of the worst disasters in history. The death toll as of April 2015 is 15,890, another 2,590 people were reported as missing and presumed dead and 6,152 injuries were recorded. An overwhelming majority of the deaths and injuries were due to the tsunami. Hundreds of thousands of buildings were damaged or destroyed, over 25 million tons of debris was generated in the 3 worst affected prefectures and hundreds of fires were started from broken electric and gas lines. The damage has cost Japan $300 billion, making it the most expensive natural disaster in history. Considerable economic losses were suffered by other countries around the pacific as well. Response efforts were divided among all departments of the Japanese government who were immediately mobilized and dispatched. Despite their organization, no amount of preparation and prior planning could have anticipated the 2011 catastrophe. Transporting supplies was impeded by the damage to roads and infrastructure and contributed to the physical and psychological distress of refugees. Flooded areas did not drain naturally due to subsidence of the land from the quake. Floodwall failure and standing water further hindered supply distribution and posed an obstacle for search and rescue. Certain areas were only accessible by helicopter for 2 weeks. The combined loss of power from the Fukushima coast, one of Japan’s largest single electric source regions and the shut off of the island’s other reactors caused additional setbacks to emergency response efforts.

A “state of nuclear emergency” was declared because the tsunami also caused the world’s first triple nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency gave the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster a 7 rating on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, the highest rating and the same as the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. 140,000 people who lived within 20 km of the Fukushima reactors were evacuated and many are still displaced. Radiation continues to leak from the reactors and irradiated water is still being released into the ocean. TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Co.) has been unable to remove hundreds of dangerous fuel rods as the clean up process moves into its fourth year. Japan had relied on nuclear power for 30% of its electricity supply prior to the Fukushima accident but most of the 54 reactors in the country have not been reopened. The loss of this power source has contributed to a national energy crisis as Japan has little fossil fuel reserves and now depends on imports for 80-90% of its energy. The psychological effects of the disaster have had a large burden on Japanese society, with a spike in PTSD, depression and suicide rates among people living in the most impacted regions.

I chose this disaster because I find it incredibly fascinating and it has had such monumental consequences that are still being felt and dealt with today. The earthquake and tsunami struck when I was finishing up my senior year of high school so I remember how much it was covered by the news. I am also very interested in the Fukushima nuclear disaster and I have done a lot of research on it but not so much into the actual natural disaster that caused it.

Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Strikes off the Coast of Papua New Guinea; Tsunami Alert Issued

On Monday morning local time (Sunday night in the U.S.) , a 7.5 magnitude earthquake stuck 34 miles southeast of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake’s magnitude as a 7.7 with a depth of 25 miles. Shortly after the earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was a potential tsunami threat of dangerous waves possible within a span of 621 miles along the coasts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. However, this threat has since past since the earthquake hit on Monday. A Papua New Guinea’s National Disaster Center official said there have been no damage or injuries reported in result of the earthquake. However, after the initial tremor 13 aftershocks have been reported in the nearby areas, ranging from 4.6 to 5.7 in magnitude.

(Kokopo is located south east of Rabaul, New Britian on map)th

Japan building a 40 foot sea wall

In response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011, Japan is building a 40 foot tall sea wall to protect against tsunamis. However, the wave height of the 2011 tsunami was 50 feet. So, if a repeat event were to happen, the new sea wall wouldn’t do any good. The wall will be 250 miles long and will be constructed as a chain of seawalls, at a price of $6.8 billion. The wall is disrupt wildlife in the region and will block views of the ocean, lowering property values along the coast. Although not addressed in the article, the seawall will probably also have an impact on beach erosion. Do you think the costs of this project outweigh the potential good?

6.7 Earthquake Off the Coast of Japan

On February 20th, at 8:06am local time, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Iwate prefecture, about 50 miles NE of Miyako, Japan. The quake promoted a tsunami alert. The alert was cancelled soon after it was initiated, because waves that reached the shore were only about 8 inches in height. Even thought the threatened tsunami did not materialize, residents were about to seek higher ground because of advanced notification of the hazard.

Quake Map of Japan

Malawi Flood

Over the past month there has been such heavy rain in Malawi, that flooding has displaced upwards of 150,00 people and killing roughly 170. The flood waters (reaching in some areas up to 6ft), have cut off the southern tip of the nation leaving thousands destitute and caused massive damage to roads, infrastructure, agriculture, homes and power facilities alike, causing a prolonged recovery.  The current flooding is due to tropical cyclone, Bansi and is only to be worsened by the impending arrival of Tropical Cyclone, Chedza. Humanitarian-aid group, Doctors without borders, have commented on the floodwaters noting they are acting as a “slow tsunami” where rivers continue to swell downstream towards other African nations. Other non-governmental humanitarian aid groups have  commented on the potential threat of a cholera outbreak, which is always present with a lack of access to clean drinking water and sewage – contaminated drinking water. In a developing country this story really brings up the questions we briefly discussed in class, that is should international aid be brought in or should the nation be allowed to rehabilitate with domestic means? Is that even plausible in this situation?

Floodwater rushes through township near Malawi capital Blantyre

Floodwater rushes through township near Malawi capital Blantyre

Smith-Spark, Laura. “Malawi: Deadly Floods Menace Tens of Thousands –” CNN. Cable News Network, 18 Jan. 2015. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.

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I must say I was a bit disappointed that I only lost 1.5 pounds on the scale this morning. When I told Vince he reminded me that is a half a can of Crisco and that made me laugh. I have said all along that I want to weigh 200 pounds on Christmas morning. I can do it. That is exactly twelve weeks away. I need to remember what they said was realistic and stick to the program. I went with Allison to buy some clothes tonight as I purchased a pair of size 18 slacks. Whoopee! Those will have to get me by for the fall as I refuse to buy clothes that will be too big next season. I just have to shop right. It was a great day. We went out on Lake Waconia in the Alstrin's new boat and I actually was able to climb in and out of the boat without any trouble.

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Finding the Heart of My Story: From Vignettes to Memoir

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In classes I teach and my current work-in-progress, the second edition of The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing (or whatever name it finally bears), I emphasize the value of writing piles of short, free-standing stories, even if students or readers plan a longer project. Today it is my pleasure to feature a guest post by Kathleen Pooler, author of Ever Faithful to His Lead. In this post, Kathleen explains her writing process, including a long list of resource links.

“Your sacred place is where you find yourself again and again.”
Joseph Campbell

Writing a memoir goes beyond recording a series of life events. It’s about creating a larger story and in so doing developing meaning and connection; striking a universal chord through your unique story.

In order to get to that meaning and connection, a writer needs to find the heart of the story.

When I started writing my first memoir in 2009, I only knew that I was living a joyful life after spending twenty-five years finding freedom from two abusive marriages. I knew I had a story to tell, but I wasn’t sure of the real story—that glimpse of life truth that would have meaning and connection.

After three years of studying the art and craft of memoir writing and writing piles of vignettes, I was ready in 2012 to pull it together into a memoir. Ever Faithful to His Lead: My Journey Away From Emotional Abuse was published in July,2014. I recently completed the first draft of my second memoir, The Edge of Hope: A Mother’s Journey Through her Son’s Addiction (working title) and am applying the same methods to shaping my story.

Basic Plan to Get Started

Here’s my basic plan on how I found the heart of my story over a two-year period in the pile of paper and words:

1. First and foremost, answer this question: What is my purpose in writing this story? For me, it was to share hope, that no matter how far down into the abyss you go, there’s always hope for a better life.

2. From this purpose, define your target audience and main message. A memoir can have several themes that I found revealed themselves through the writing.

3. Be able to state your main message in a 90-second elevator pitch.

4. Write a two-three page synopsis of your story, keeping the narrative arc in mind.

5. Plot your story on a storyboard or in a detailed outline. I used a story board.

Events leading up to using a storyboard:

Before I could even think of storyboarding, I had to write vignettes. After three years of collecting stories, I was ready to shape them into a narrative arc. A memoir needs to read like a novel and requires the tools of fiction to bring the story and the characters alive.

Opening Hook
Scenic details
Character Development
Point of View
Conflict, Suspense and Action

I also used creative exercises such as “The Tree of Me

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and drawing a mandala:

The following resources have provided a framework for my stories:

Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey
Linda Joy Myers’ Narrative Arc/Turning Points
The 22 Rules of Storytelling by Pixar- Once Upon a Time

If you google “story board”, you’ll find many resources. Here are a few that helped me decide what process to use:

W-Method by Mary Carroll-Moore (You Tube)
Storyboarding by Teresa Reasor
6 Writing Outline Templates by Duolit
Three-scene Storyboarding pdf by The Career-leaning CAFÉ

I used a mixture of storyboarding, outlining turning points and The Hero’s Journey to define my story structure.

What is a Story Board?

A story board is a way of brainstorming your story line (plot) so you can visualize a narrative arc with a beginning, middle and end. Within this arc will be scenes, turning points, forward movement of the story, plot points, climax, movement toward change and resolution.

How Did I Develop My Own Story Board?

Each person needs to find their own way through the process.

Since I’m a visual, hands-on person, I needed to see graphic images of what my story looked like. I started with a tri-folded cardboard poster, colored post-it notes and felt markers. I read through all my vignettes and wrote each chapter and the year on the yellow post-it stars. On the orange post-it stars, I wrote the purpose for each Act

and I rearranged it many times.

My story is divided into three acts (Pixar):

Act I: Opening Scene: The way things were…Once upon a time…
Act II Big Scene or Messy Middle…When things might change…then this happened…
Act III Following Scene…How things became different—until this happened and finally…

Of course, this is just the beginning. The real work begins with professional editing and rewriting until your story is polished and ready to launch.

Anything as important as your story is worth the effort it will take to write it right.

And the beauty of the writing process is that the heart of your story will begin to reveal itself in ever-deepening ways as you keep writing.

Starting with vignettes and fitting them into a story structure in a way that works for you will help you shape a story larger than you that will create meaning and connection.

And remember, your story matters. Keep writing and you’ll find the heart of your story.

How about you? What methods do you use to find the heart of your story? I’d love to hear what has worked for you and will be happy to answer any questions.

Kathleen Pooler is an author and a retired Family Nurse Practitioner whose memoir, Ever Faithful to His Lead: My Journey Away From Emotional Abuse, published on July 28, 2014 and work-in-progress sequel, The Edge of Hope (working title) are about how the power of hope through her faith in God helped her to transform, heal and transcend life’s obstacles and disappointments:  domestic abuse, divorce, single parenting, loving and letting go of an alcoholic son, cancer and heart failure to live a life of joy and contentment. She believes that hope matters and that we are all strengthened and enlightened when we share our stories.

She lives with her husband Wayne in eastern New York and blogs weekly at Memoir Writer’s Journey blog:

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kathleen pooler said...

Thank you, Sharon, for the opportunity to be your guest. I'm looking forward to the conversation and hearing how others find their way through the memoir writing process.

Sharon Lippincott said...

It's my pleasure and privilege to share this info with readers, Kathy, and I also look forward to conversation beyond Facebook.

Unknown said...

Inspiring post, Sharon and Kathy! Such good resources listed! Thank you.

kathleen pooler said...

Thanks for stopping by, Linda Joy. Now all we need is Jerry to complete the memoir mentor reunion!

Sharon Lippincott said...

You are welcome, Unknown Linda Joy. Kathy, a Memoir Mentor reunion is a great idea for a post. Maybe more than that. Anyone who writes memoir/lifestory for ten years learns a lot. And I've proven to myself that "if you want to really learn a subject, teach it" really is true.

kathleen pooler said...

Great idea, Sharon! We are lifelong learners--doing, making mistakes and doing it over and over. And I agree, teaching a subject is one of the best ways to learn and keep learning.

Linda said...

Thanks for this excellent post, Kathy and Sharon. It's a rich resource for me and other memoirists.

kathleen pooler said...

Thank you, Linda. I appreciate all you do for memoirists, too.


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(Last Updated On: May 20, 2014)

Washing the dishes this morning, I accidentally sliced my finger on a rough edge of a pitcher lid. I groaned. Speaking from experience, a deep, bleeding gash on my fingers or hands is about the worst for a mom. For the next few days, I am going to have to think about every time I go to wash something or wash my hands. As a mom, this means pretty much every chore is going to require planning so I don’t use my weight in band-aids.

‘I am going to have to be intentional about how I use my hands,’ I thought. Then I felt that God-nudge, the way He usually puts a thought in my head. What if you had to be that intentional with your tongue? What if there were a cut on your tongue and every word had to be planned carefully? How would that change the way you talk all day long? Would it change the way you speak?

Does God ever convict you so hard you cringe?

If you’re like me, I can usually get a hold of myself before I DO something I’ll regret, but too often my mouth just keeps on trucking. Because we can’t see words, we sometimes mistakenly believe they do not have the power that they really do. I don’t know how I ever convinced myself to be less than perfectly careful with my words. I have lived most of my life with the scars of cruel and careless words.

I thought I was a smart, funny,  and basically valuable person until I started kindergarten. I distinctly remember not fitting in, kids teasing me, and calling me names. It was the first time I felt like there was something fundamentally wrong with me, but not the last. A devastating level of teasing continued until I was in high school, which was better because I could choose with whom to associate, but I still heard plenty of judgmental words defining me. I searched the truth of those definitions. I questioned who I thought I was. I rebelled against who they said I was. But I rarely just flat out ignored those words.

I should be the first person to know how powerful words can be, how especially the cruel ones can cut a heart to pieces, but I’ve lived in some sort of denial bubble about the way my words can affect my child, even though I’ve grown much more conscious of how my words and tone can affect my husband and friends.

I don’t think I’m overly cavalier about my words. I don’t run around swearing or insulting people, but if one negative comment can haunt me nearly 40 years later, am I being as cautious about my mouth as the rest of my home? I’ve got plastic covers on my plugs, safety door knobs, medicines put up, but certainly haven’t given as much thought to filtering my mouth as I should, as God calls us to do.

Proverbs 13:3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.”

Proverbs always does such a good job of getting right to the point. We are to guard our mouths. Guard means to watch over to protect or control. Instead when we say the wrong things, we say it ‘slipped’ out, as if by some magical accident. The reality is we got so caught up in our own emotions, usually anger, that we didn’t choose to censor ourselves.

James 1:19“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;”

James makes our responsibilities pretty clear. We are to listen first. What we are feeling and what we have to say are deliberately supposed to follow listening to others. If nothing else, when I stop myself from saying something when frustrated or angry, I often decide that nothing needed to be said. Sometimes, it is my own issue, not the other person’s; sometimes I decide I didn’t have anything uplifting to offer; sometimes I decide the other person isn’t in a place to hear me in love.

Proverbs 15:1 “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

My husband and I were about to have an argument, in the car, in front of our daughter. We were ten minutes from home and ticked off. How we talk to each other in front of her will have long reaching consequences into her life. How I respond to my husband will affect our marriage. He was angry. I was angry. He told me to drop it. I didn’t want to drop it. I wanted to let him know how I felt; I wanted to solve it right that second. The unhappy feelings inside me begged for an instant solution. I prayed for God to give me strength to control myself, to know that it didn’t have to get resolved this second, to wait until I could choose the moment and my words carefully. I quickly felt peaceful about it. Once we were home and had both taken a breath, I was able to choose words that respected him and loved him and explained my feelings without criticizing him. No more argument.

Learning this lesson with our little ones is all the more crucial because they cannot stand up for themselves, won’t call us out on our destructive behavior. They will assume it is their fault. They will ingest our poison as a statement about them, not us.

Old school parenting tells us to count to ten when we get angry. Sounds like pretty good advice to me although I find that praying during that ten seconds is more productive. Even if you feel so upset or angry that you feel out of control, if someone important called or came by at that exact moment, most of us could summon enough self-control to speak kindly to that person. If we could summon the patience and control to speak kindly to our boss, pastor, or neighbor, shouldn’t we even more so find the energy to filter our mouths for our most important audience?

Our children are going to make us angry. We need to search our hearts for the source of that anger, if it is selfishness or righteous, but even in righteous anger, we should be mindful of our choices.

Ephesians 4:26 In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,”

We quote this verse often as marriage advice, but in context is instructions for Christian living in general. If our closest neighbors are our family, our closest examples of Christian community are in our home.

We all fall down from time to time. We all need to seek forgiveness daily. But where we put our focus and heart is a big factor in determining where we let the rest of us go. The Bible even tells us that our mouth is a good gauge of our hearts.

Proverbs 15:28 “The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.”

James 1:26If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.”

As one of the ladies in my Bible study group likes to say, BAM, in your face, convicted! If you’re really struggling with being careful with your tongue, words, tone, are you seeking the Lord with all your might? I find the more time I spend reading the Bible, praying, meditating on what is good and wholesome, the less I lose control of myself. If I spend a few days thinking, I’m good, I’ve got this . . . well, let’s just say, we all know pride goeth before the fall.

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”

God’s word has a lot to say about what we say. I can’t even do this subject justice, but the verse from Ephesians sums up the main ideas nicely. Depending on the translation, the verse instructs us not to use corrupting, foul, unwholesome, hateful, filthy, or hurtful words. We are to use words that build up others, perhaps this includes Godly conviction of sin, but only when as an extension of God’s grace, his loving, unwarranted forgiveness, so that we are ministering to those around us.

Have you tried and tried to control your mouth, to seemingly no avail?

James 3:8-10 “But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From IMG_3328 - Version 2the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.”

When James teaches that no one can tame the tongue, he is saying that we need to give it to God. We need to bring our entire selves to the feet of Christ and ask for the sinful parts of us to be buried with our sins. We need to ask God to give us the conviction and tools to be Godly.

Words like, “I’m sorry” and “Please forgive me” have power too, but they don’t erase what came before. Having the humility to apologize and ask forgiveness is important modeling for our children. It teaches them we’re human, how to be real about being flawed, but it doesn’t necessarily erase the harsh words that came before.

Do you remember the children’s song “be careful little tongue what you say, for the Father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little tongue what you say.” Right now, I’m hearing it in a child’s voice in my mind, conjuring the image of my daughter standing next to Jesus watching me.

Matthew 12:37 “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

God’s condemnation of me is scary enough by itself, but my witness will be a large factor in drawing my daughter to Christ or pushing her away. If we believe that Christ is truly our salvation from hell, our salvation from a Godless world, then I want that salvation for her. It is a pretty frightening image, but with all I know of psychology, sociology, and Christianity, my words may not only condemn me, but also my sweet daughter, if I do not make sure they are full of grace, so be careful little tongue what you say . . .

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  1. Love this. Great post. Thank you for the reminder and encouragement.

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Saturday, January 06, 2007

The last ride in Scabby was met with enthusiasm. We'll get him back up to my parents' sometime soon.

Another needle casualty means that the widowed needle will be sent to Mama-E for her shop project.

After fruitless searching for a bright

and funky bedspread/comforter for

A1 that we could afford we had an idea.

A bag of fabric scraps were spread out and we're contemplating a very freeform quilt.

Any suggestions, etc from quilters out there

(Karen) will be met with sincere appreciation. The pillow

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I frogged back the sweater to begin the decreases again below the bustline. I didn't like the angles created from those I'd done previously. they were too sharp and my chest would have looked pointy. Small, but pointy. Bonny loves frogged yarn!

Blogger trek said...

What's with the orphaned needle thing at Mama-E's?

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Blogger pacalaga said...

Bug picked your name from the basket, second time around. If you'd send me your mailing address, I'll send along three skeins of Knitpicks Swish! pacalagaATyahooDOTcom.

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Blogger Merrie Cuylter said...

Quilt suggestions...Sew the pieces in rows. You can make the length of each piece whatever you want, but the width should be the same for all the pieces in the row. Sew the rows together. Then I think I'll have to come down and help you though the next step.

Is it just me, or does Scabby look less scabby in the photo than he does in person? You must have gotten his good side!

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Anonymous Dipsy D. said...

Yummy! These colours for the comforter are gorgeous - can't wait to see your freeform quilt!

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Blogger Cindy said...

I just read Friday's post. OMG, that's too exciting!!! I'm thrilled for you and will keep every single thing crossed to make sure you get the job. And, starting gifts for next Christmas. I'm going to as well. I just haven't decided what and am getting no help from the giftees.

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Blogger Cindy said...

And, since I forgot to talk about this post (God help me), I want to send something to Mama-E, but she also wants maybe a little note and I'm sorta stuck on that part. Also, on the quilting, no help, but I do love the colors. I have kitty help on my knitting and spinning as well.

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Hello neighbor...not so close to each other any
Do you remember the quilt I made for Nathan? It was just a basic I/Eye Spy quilt. Here is a link to one that I found on the internet. ( I'm still looking for my magazine so I can send you that one. Like was stated in another comment, keep the widths the same. Figure out how wide you want it, and if you need to add more to the sides you can. Same for the length. Make it is as basic as you can, strips or squares. If you can sew together one long line for the length, then offset the seams as you sew the width, no one will ever be the wiser of the relationship that doesn't really exist between you and your sewing machine ;-)
I'll email you what I find in my magazine. Good luck...I'm still working on my 2nd & 3rd quilting projects, but don't feel too bad when I read in others blogs that some have taken years to complete also :)
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“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”    — C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses, 1980, p. 125   “It is to the prodigals…that the memory of their Father’s house comes back.  If the son had lived economically he would never have thought

Reflections—Inspirational Thoughts “To let my loving Saviour work in me His will, my sanctification, is what I would livefor by His grace.  Abiding, not striving nor struggling; looking oft unto Him, trusting Him for present power; …resting in the love of an almighty Savior, in the joy of a complete salvation… this is not new, and yet

“Christmas comes not only to those who choose to seek it, like Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-38), but also to those who are indifferent and preoccupied.  It invites them to share its benefits.”      —Ellsworth Kalas, Christmas From The Backside     So we live, “abounding in hope,” a hope that is given substance by what

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The Incarnation is the place… where hope contends with fear.  –Kathleen Norris, cited in Christianity Today, December 6, 1999, 49.   A Prayer to avoid the Panic:  O most loving Father, you who will us to give thanks for all things, to dread nothing but the loss of yourself and to cast all our care

If the Lord Jehovah makes us wait, let us do so with our whole hearts; for blessed are all they that wait for Him.  He is worth waiting for.  The waiting itself is beneficial to us:  it tries faith, exercises patience, trains submission, and endears the blessing when it comes. The Lord’s people have always been

“The human spirit will not even begin to try to surrender self-will as long as all seems to be well with it….  God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains:  it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.   —C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain “Here’s a good rule

“When we understand that intimacy demands trust at its core, we understand that we have to change our past experience and become someone who can be trusted.  Our behavior needs to communicate to our spouse, “I do not want to hurt you in any way.”    —Gary and Carrie Oliver, Mad About Us “Love endures all things,

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Monday, April 6, 2015

Have you ever wanted to see a painting come together?

Spirit,  22 x 30" Acrylic on paper
©2010, Helen Read

About 5 years ago, I painted this abstract, Spirit.  As I painted, I photographed the progress along the way and then made a short video to show its unfolding from concept to final stroke!  Its been awhile since I posted this - so I thought I'd post it again!
 Hope you enjoy seeing a painting come together in a little less than 3 minutes!

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CrimsonLeaves said...

How beautiful, Helen! I really like the dreamy and whimsical quality of this piece.

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I'm Filipino with Chinese blood on my mom's side and Spanish on my dad's and I'm proud of both sides. But more so of the Spanish side. I mean, the Spaniards gave us our culture. There is a region back home that still speaks Spanish (albeit adulterated) to this day. Vigan and Intramuros have well-preserved Spanish architecture. Our language is a mix of native, Chinese, Spanish, and other dialects/languages. Our food has Spanish influence. But they committed horrible attrocities against the Filipino people (especially the friars) that I feel as though I shouldn't be proud of it. Like I'm betraying my own people or something. It's like a Native American with Caucasian blood who's proud of his Caucasian ancestors (when it was the white man who raped their women, killed their people, and stole their land). Or an English/Irishman who was proud of his English roots when it was the English who oppressed them.

Should I be ashamed of my Spanish ancestry?

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That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I have a rather large mix in me but the majority of it is German. You know some of "the biggest civil rights offenders". And yet I am proud of my ancestry. Germans are a strong people and have a long history of being warrior oriented. While it is true that they have gone astray, the very core traits that make them up in a physical sense are the same and those are the traits that are passed on.

Getting so sick of this PC BS attitude that people are getting. People are who they are stop trying to get the whole world to walk on eggshells, or worse yet believing the hype and becoming ashamed of your heritage.

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Hybrid races between oppressors and oppressed are extremely common because utlimately, people are just people and love transcends culture and race.

I don't think you should be ashamed of being spanish. Race and culture are just buzz words for groups of people.

However, if inequality exists between filipino and spanish groups, and you are inadvertently helping to perpetuate this inequality via inaction, then maybe that is a reason to feel ashamed.

For example, if Jewish people are not discriminated against in Germany, and do not face systemic constraints on their opportunities because of their ancestry, then modern day Germans have nothing to be ashamed of (perhaps something to be proud of?).

In New Zealand, oppressive acts were committed against the local MÄori. Modern day european NZers have no reason to feel ashamed for acts committed in the past, but I think they do have reason if the results of those acts are still seen today (low SES/education stats, and high incaceration/alcoholism stats) and nothing is being done about them.

I don't know what the situation is in the Philippines, but I'm sure Spanish culture brought some good things to the native culture along with the bad.

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Confucius would have said, "Be proud of the good things that your ancestors did, and search yourself today for their faults."

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August 31, 2017

“Advising Breadwinner Women” was published in August NAPFA Advisor

Eileen O’Connor’s article “Advising Breadwinner Women” was published in NAPFA Advisor’s August issue.

Download August NAPFA Advisor Excerpt Here (PDF 524kb)

August 24, 2017

Summer Updates From Hemington

As the summer season comes to an end, we are sending an important estate planning note for those of you with adult children headed off to school. We are also delighted to announce the launch of our third Women of Wealth study – Breadwinner Women Part II, focusing on the unique issues faced by women lawyers. Finally, we are honored by the recognition Hemington has received in recent months as a leader in the RIA industry.

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July 20, 2017

The Path to Ownership featured Eileen O’Connor’s path to ownership of Hemington Wealth Management, and how she chose to focus the future of the firm on women.

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May 31, 2017

Investment News asked top advisers for their recommended summer reads – both professional and fun.

Check out Eileen’s picks at the link below.

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May 18, 2017

A ‘Grave’ Threat to the Advisory Industry – Financial Planning

Eileen O’Connor was recently quoted in an article at Financial Planning.

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April 26, 2017

What’s New at Hemington

There is a lot going on at Hemington Wealth Management, including an office move in Tysons and a new office in Chicago. Please read on for important company updates and information.

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November 14, 2014

Hemington Wealth Management adds Denis O’Sullivan, CFP® as Managing Director

Tysons, VIRGINIA — Hemington Wealth Management (“HWM”) announced today that Denis O’Sullivan, CFP® has joined the firm as Managing Director.

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October 26, 2014

Eileen O’Connor Named Top Wealth Manager by Washingtonian

Tysons, VIRGINIA — Washingtonian magazine names Eileen O’Connor of Hemington Wealth Management top wealth manager for the fourth time.

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How Advisors Can Reach Wealthy Women, February 2 2015 As women make strides towards equality in the workforce, many are taking over as their household’s primary income earner. Eileen O’Connor, the managing principal and co-founder of Hemington Wealth Management, says this shift presents a huge challenge and even bigger opportunity for financial advisors.

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Why do advisors have such a hard time reaching women?

CNBC, February 2 2015 Depending on how you look at it, the financial advisory industry has either a huge opportunity—or a huge problem.

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Should Women Invest in the New “Women’s” Fund?

Next Avenue, August 13, 2014 I’m always looking for the best ways to invest my retirement savings, especially if there are new ideas worth considering.

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Viking, April 2014 Take the lead. Smart money management is good for everyone, but women have additional reasons to stay on top of their finances.

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Investment News, February 1, 2014 “Women are not a niche market,” said Eileen O’Connor, founder of Hemington Wealth Management, at the conference.

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Live! From TD Ameritrade Institutional: How to get and keep female clients: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Investment News, January 30, 2014 Financial advisors who want to attract female client must carefully craft a messaged designed for that particular woman’s knowledge and interest level.

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Women and Financial Advisers: A Rocky Relationship

Wall Street Journal, November 29, 2013 Not long after my husband, Cliff, and I got married, he asked me to join him for a meeting with his financial advisor.

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When Men Should Handle Money Like Women

Next Avenue, August 6, 2013 If I suddenly lost my job or was walloped by medical bills, probably the last place I’d go for money to keep me afloat would be my retirement savings. To me, this cash is untouchable.

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Four Stay-Cool Strategies for Today’s Hot Stock Market

Forbes, March 21, 2013 It’s been a pretty gleeful gallop for U.S. stock market investors lately. That’s why I’ve been asking my girlfriends in their 50s and 60s whether the wow Dow had led them to buy more stocks and mutual funds or if it was making them uneasy.

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Washingtonian Magazine, November 2012 Since the powerful Wall Street Player Lehman Brothers imploded four years ago, it’s been a choppy ride for investors. That collapse, which many view as the peak -or depths – of the financial crisis, rocked financial markets and radically changed the investing landscape.

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November 5, 2012 Eileen Speaks on Gender, Finance & Power at the University of Maryland

Women and Money Why You Need to Take Control Now

Real Simple Magazine, September 2012 The good news: More than a third of American women are now the family breadwinner (look at that!). The bad news: We still tend to pass the buck on important money matters, such as investing and retirement. Ready to take charge of your financial future? Start right here…

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Madame Ex: Advising ‘Grey Divorcees’

Advisor One, September 25, 2012 We all know the cliché of the older divorcing couple: The husband, in the throes of a midlife crisis, dumps his aging wife for a younger cutie who will shore up his self-esteem and rouse the envy of his peers. This may be one more stereotype that baby boomers are shattering.

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What Do Wealthy Women Want?

Market Counsel, July 13, 2012 According to Ms. O’Connor, when it comes to getting and keeping ultra high net worth women as clients, it comes down to one thing: “Women need more education and validation than men to make financial decisions, and they can easily detect whether an advisor is really listening to them.”

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Wealth Management Reader’s Choice

Smart CEO, June 2012 When it comes to a CEO’s entourage of trusted advisers, the wealth manager holds a firm seat at the table. Acting as the “Swiss Army Knife” of money management, the wealth manager keeps a pulse on not only personal finances, but also business finances, estate planning, legal resources and investment management.

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What Do Wealthy Women Want?

Advisor One, June 27, 2012 It’s no great secret that advisors frequently lose women as clients after they divorce or when they become widowed. The bigger secret is figuring out how to make them stay. It comes down to this…

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One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Advisor Solutions, Q2 2012 You’ve heard the statistics: Women control a substantial and growing proportion of privately held financial assets. What’s more, well-established social trends and common life changes suggest that proportion will only increase in the years ahead, spelling opportunity for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs)….

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Most Women’s Initiatives Missing the Mark

Wealth, June 26, 2012 Women’s initiatives” have become the industry’s hot dot, with many financial services firms identifying women as a growing “niche market,” hosting “women’s symposiums,” creating ad campaigns aimed at women, or training their advisors on how to talk to women.

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Women and Financial Advisors: A Rocky Relationship

Next Avenue, May 16, 2012 Not long after my husband, Cliff, and I got married, he asked me to join him for a meeting with his financial adviser. Cliff had invested with this adviser for about a decade and was happy with the results.

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Study on Women and Wealth Finds One Size Does Not Fit All

Worth, January 31,2012 Family Wealth Advisors Council (FWAC), a national network of independent, fee-only wealth management firms, today announced the first round of results of its inaugural study of high net worth women across the country….

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Private Wealth, January 20, 2012 Financial advisors who want to succeed with women clients need to treat them as individuals, not as a group, according to a new study by the Family Wealth Advisors Council. Furthermore, the higher the wealth level, the more the woman client wants her advisor to know her as a complete person, not just as an investment client, according to the study.

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In Praise of Housewife Economics

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What Wealthy Women Really Want

Wall Street Journal, November 23, 2011 Over the next 20 years, some $25 trillion will be passed to women through divorce, death of spouse or inheritance. They already make up just under half of the nation’s millionaires. Combined with their growing earning and wealth-creation power, women may account for up to two thirds of the nation’s wealth by 2030.

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Border patrol agents, cops declare war against marijuana prohibition

A green-and-white Border Patrol vehicle is cruising a primitive road along the international border between Mexico and California. It throws up plumes of dust as the occupants scan the horizon. The sun at high noon is an angry ball in a clear azure sky. Stretches of dirt turn into occasional strips of blacktop melting in the extreme heat. The patrol car disappears in a cloud of dust.

Dialogue inside the car:

1st Agent: “I wonder how long we’ll have to enforce this useless prohibition of pot? We know it’s a farce, and the public knows it, too.”

2nd Agent: “Better watch who is around when you say things like that, Pete.”

1st Agent: “I know … it makes me sick. Last month they called Charlie into Border Patrol Headquarters in Washington and fired him because of his personal views on this losing war against marijuana.”

2nd Agent: “How did they hear about Charlie’s views anyway?”

1st Agent: “He was talking about LEAP during lunch with some guys from the night shift. Someone probably passed his words along to his supervisor.”

2nd Agent: “LEAP?”

1st Agent: “That’s right. It stands for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.”

2nd Agent: “Tell me more about them…”

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People fill the streets from Los Angeles to New York in support of
members of LEAP. New demonstrations pop up daily across the nation as the common man demands justice. The media is filled with promises of support from politicians who see the writing on the wall. Law enforcement agencies countrywide rally to end prohibition against marijuana. Pot is decriminalized!

Agents and officers who lost their jobs while supporting LEAP have their jobs restored with raises for their bravery. News stories and talking heads publicly thank those who stood up for their rights as Americans and protested a bad policy.

Strains of “America” play as the movie comes to a close with a long shot of fields of amber grain swaying in a gentle breeze.

Back to the real world.

There is an organization called LEAP. Too many people don’t know who they are and what they represent. They are current and former law enforcement officials who are against the prohibition of marijuana. People who have seen its ramifications firsthand and know they are waging a losing war.

Border patrol agents like Bryan Gonzalez, who was fired for speaking in support of LEAP, do exist. Real people standing up for what’s right. Law enforcement officials who lose their jobs for questioning the war on drugs and fighting back in the courts.

In Arizona, Joe Miller, a probation officer in Mohave County near the California border, filed suit recently in federal district court. He was dismissed for adding his name to a letter by LEAP, which is based in Medford, Mass., and known for its support of the decriminalization of marijuana.

Miller was one of 32 members of LEAP who signed the letter in support of a California ballot measure that would have permitted recreational marijuana use. The measure failed.

Most of the signers were retired members of law enforcement agencies who could speak their minds without fear of action by their bosses. Miller and a handful of others are still on the job — including Paul Gallegos, district attorney for Humboldt County. He signed, too.

How can this support from the very people who have to enforce the draconian pot laws be ignored? They certainly know more about what’s going on behind the scenes than most Americans. They see the futility and the deaths.

The war against marijuana persists like an old prizefighter unwilling to retire. It continues to take lives and taxpayers’ hard-earned money and to stifle the free speech of those charged with enforcing laws they believe are wrong.

LEAP’s views must be heard. If you would, take a moment and go to their website at and read up on the group. Hopefully, you’ll consider supporting these officers of the law and their freedom of speech.

As It Stands, I want to thank Tom Angell, LEAP media relations director, for always keeping me informed on the organization’s actions. If you’d like to contact him, phone 415-488-6615 or 202-557-4979. You can also email him at

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Pitkäranta, March 30th (from our special correspondent). The text of report on Soviet foreign policy by comrade V.M.Molotov to the 6th session of the Supreme Soviet have been broadcasted on radio. Townsmen of a new Soviet town Pitkäranta, soldiers, commanders and political commissars of the military unit commanded by comrade Zaporozhets listened to it yesterday and today. Soldiers, commanders and political commissars state as one that they are encouraged to grasp new victories for the glory of the great socialist Motherland by contained in the report of comrade Molotov the high estimation of Red Army's combat operations against Finnish White Guards. Military unit personnel promises the Communist Party, the government and father Stalin to strengthen defense of the North-West borders of the Soviet Union.

Today and in all recent days creative work is in full swing in Pitkäranta. Dirt and litter are being cleaned away from workshops of sulfate cellulose plant and streets of the town. Engineers and technicians under the leadership of the member of the Supreme Soviet of Karelian ASSR. comrade Kondratyev are testing plant equipment.

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Cars and trucks are buzzing along the streets of Pitkäranta. Roaring of a tractor, joyful sound of a garmon and a cheerful song are in the air. House number plaques have been installed. Temporary Town administration got down to work.

"Red Karelia" newspaper, 1940.

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