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Roth Reality: December 2013
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Friday, December 13, 2013. I love advent. It is arguably my favorite holiday, and I love that it's a multi-day holiday! I love the decorations, the music, the smells, the food, the activities, etc. I love the idea of waiting for something that I know is coming- of looking forward to the coming of our Lord Jesus. Waiting is not easy. It's one thing to wait for 24 days in December in hopes of Christmas on the 25th. That's hard enough for me sometimes. But translated into real life, how do I do? And that, m...
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Roth Reality: Allergy Testing
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Thursday, November 14, 2013. I got my allergy test results yesterday (blood testing for IgG IgE). I don't even want to talk about the results because I don't even want to think that this thing could be right! If it is, I will have to drastically change my lifestyle, and I don't know if/that I can cope. I think I'm at the denial stage of my grief. On a more practical level, how accurate is blood allergy testing? I know there's a lot of wisdom out there- and trust me, I'm searching! Tim, Jeana and Micaiah.
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Roth Reality: Vitamix
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Saturday, November 16, 2013. Where would I be without my new Vitamix? Tim gave me my birthday present early this year so we could enjoy fresh smoothies, dressings, soups. and that's only what I've tried so far! Http:/ www.costco.com/Vitamix-5200-Super-Package.product.11609068.html. But this machine has exceeded all of my expectations. I'd heard that the vitamix brand is amazing and have even seen them in use once or twice, but I didn't realize HOW awesome it would be! Are any of you vitamix users? We are...
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Roth Reality: July 2011
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Friday, July 22, 2011. We've had a lot of opportunities to share about our work in Tanzania, but one of my highlights this summer was sharing at Kings Kids Camp near St Louis, MO. Preparing for this presentation was fun and exciting, and it got me wondering why we don't make all of our presentations so interactive and. well. interesting! How do you make linguistics interesting? You don't talk about it! But somehow, knowing that our audience was 9-13 year-olds forced us to think outside the box! My soul i...
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Roth Reality: September 2011
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011. We have now been in Tanzania for 15 days. So much has happened that to try to catch up now would produce a long and probably boring blog post. But perhaps I should touch on the highlights. We had safe travels (first week of September) including 30 total hours of travel. Eight or so hours of that was spent in the London airport. On September 17 we drove to Iringa, which is where we currently are living as we take a Swahili refresher course. Our Swahili has returned MUCH ...
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Roth Reality: December 2011
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Friday, December 9, 2011. 30 isn't so bad. but turning 30 in rural Tanzania where there are only a handful of westerners and little to no access to shopping? Now that takes a little getting used to! Tim and Micaiah did a good job, though, and I am happy to say that I felt properly celebrated and sufficiently embarrassed, and that's the point of a birthday, right? An overview of my day. Yay for an extra hour of sleep! I got gifts. Micaiah and Tim gave me a metal stand to hang some of my mugs on (yay!
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Roth Reality: The Miss List
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Monday, November 11, 2013. What do I miss being on this diet? The answer to that question has changed each day of the past 12 since we started (this is day 13, I think.). Not enjoying sugar or gluten has been tough, but I'm also enjoying it, believe it or not! Here are a few of the things I've missed along the way. Day 1: not much. I was excited for the challenge and enjoyed all the fruits and veggies. Day 3: Bread. I love bread. Day 6: ice cream. Day 9: I was daydreaming about warm rolls fresh from the ...
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Roth Reality: August 2012
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Friday, August 24, 2012. If you are looking for updates about our school adventures, you can find them at the following links:. On to Second Grade! A picture tour of the school room. Some of my school-related musings. Otherwise, feel free to look around and even glance through our archives. Thanks for stopping by! Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Have you ever wondered what it is like to participate in a presidential election from the other side of the world? But We. Can. Turn. It. Off. Monday, August 13, 2012.
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Roth Reality: Advent 2013
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Friday, December 13, 2013. I love advent. It is arguably my favorite holiday, and I love that it's a multi-day holiday! I love the decorations, the music, the smells, the food, the activities, etc. I love the idea of waiting for something that I know is coming- of looking forward to the coming of our Lord Jesus. Waiting is not easy. It's one thing to wait for 24 days in December in hopes of Christmas on the 25th. That's hard enough for me sometimes. But translated into real life, how do I do? And that, m...
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Roth Reality: June 2011
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Saturday, June 18, 2011. I eat several meals a day and spent time considering, planning, preparing, and cooking meals for my family. Early this year, Tim and I started to change our diet for health reasons related to long-term stress and related hormone imbalances (see this previous post. For more info). In the past couple weeks, we've also been watching a few other new-to-us programs on similar issues: Food, Inc. A documentary on where food comes from in the US) and Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. That ...
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