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My Name Is Betsy Jane
What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? My name is Betsy Jane. Betsy is “daughter,” or “worshipper of God.” Jane is “God is gracious,” “Yahweh is merciful.” The first; Hebrew. Bethia. The second; English, French, Hebrew. Jane, Jehanne, Yochanan. The rhythm flows on my lips. The day I was born, A……
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hands to help, heart to God
Recently, my dad, sister anna, and I had an opportunity to go on a week-long mission trip to Arcadia, Florida with some other people from our church. We went as a part of the Mennonite Disaster Service, which helps to rebuild communities after they have been ravaged by natural disasters. The community of Arcadia was……
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film: the grainy, the blurry, and the straight-up beauty
A new-ish hobby of mine is film photography, specifically, black and white film photography. I got film for Christmas (thanks, Daniel!) and jumped headlong into it with just a basic knowledge of photography – aka I know just enough to be dangerous – and an enthusiastic desire to capture people and things in my life……
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My Month In Review || January
Hello friends, and welcome to a review of January. I was thinking that this was going to be a boring post because not a lot happened, but as I was looking at the calendar, a bunch of things did happen. In essence, January was very slow, but also flew by. What I Did… What I……
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On Getting Back Up Again
This year, I’ve started running. I do a triathlon with my sisters every year, and this year it requires that I run 3.54 miles in a timely manner. But here’s the thing. I don’t like running, specifically, the difficulty in building up muscle and gaining strength. And the pain. And the feeling of wheezing in……
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PoppySeeds 2.0!
It’s official, poppyseeds is updated, with a new color scheme, menu, format and font. I even have a new blog button! Check out the rest of the site at poppyseeds1720.wordpress.com. What do you think?
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I Got A Perm!
Hey all, I’m back with yet another post about the new year. Sort of. As you may know, getting a perm was high on my list of new years goals/things I want to do this year. And I did it! I really love it! I’ll tell you all about it. However, there were a bunch……
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Childhood Attachments…
Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? If you’ve been a blogger (or reader) on WordPress for a while, you probably know about the prompts that are on the home screen. This is the first one that caught my attention (although the one asking my opinions on……
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My Favorite: YouTube Channels!
Good morning, my lovely readers. I know that nobody really likes Mondays, so here are my top 6 YouTube channels to watch when the day starts to get really, really long. All of these channels are clean and family friendly. If you still want to read about any potential content concerns, check out PluggedIn’s reviews.……
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New Year, New Times: 23 Things to Try This Year
First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I hope you and your family have a fabulous and fun-filled year. Today, I’ll kick off the new year with a list of 23 new things (in no particular order) that I want to try, experience, and do in the coming months. 1. Try a new hairstyle This is……
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Merry Christmas!
Luke 2, the Message. About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in……
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Sticky Buns!
My absolute favorite meal is breakfast, there are just so many options! I’m not the only one, because over 50% of Americans say that breakfast is their favorite meal of the day. There is even a song about breakfast! Waffles, sausage, bacon, eggs, pancakes, toast, oatmeal, the list goes on and on! But the best……
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Blogmas Photo Dump!
Merry almost-Christmas! The title explains it all, so let’s jump right in! There are less photos than originally planned, because there were technical difficulties involving wifi, wordpress and uploading pictures. Oh well, we’ve still got a bunch! My mom collects ntivities, and this is one from her friend (and our science teacher!) H. She got……
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Christmas Song Book Tag!
I’ll Be Home For Christmas: Name A Book Where The Character Is Far Away From Home The Little Prince. It’s a sad but sweet book, and I really enjoy it. Have Youself A Merry Little Christmas: Name Your Favourite Little Book When We Were Young by A.A. Milne. It’s a really sweet story about Winnie……
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Exciting Announcement which the blogger forgot to announce!
Y’all, I’ve reached another WordPress blogging milestone… *this was actually Monday, but as the title says, I forgot lol. 1000 views! Thank you all for reading my ramblings, I’ve loved getting to know you all over the last few months. It’s a milestone that I’m happy to achieve- and I wasn’t expecting it to happen……
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Ooh look, another blogmas post!
Merry 10 days to Christmas! The big day is only a little over a week away, and I’m super excited! (I bet you couldn’t tell…) So! Today, I have a special surprise- free phone wallpapers for y’all, so you can get in a festive spirit! These were made for phones, but you might be able……
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Poppyseeds Christmas Blog Tour: Day 6!
I just realized that I forgot to post this yesterday- my apologies! WordPress doesn’t always end up posting scheduled posts… But as they say, better late than never… Happy Friday, everyone! Todays post comes to you from Diamond, at I Have 10% Of A Plan. You can read her post about a fun Christmas project……
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Christmas Blog Tour: Day Three!
Todays post comes to you from one of my favorite bloggers, AnnaKate, who is also my sister! She’ll be posting on her blog AnnaKatewrites.wordpress.com. I’ll update this post with the link when her post goes live! And here it is!! Don’t forget to check out the previous stops on the tour, as well.
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for KING & COUNTRY made another movie!!
It’s official- the big announcement finally arrived!! for KINNG & COUNTRY made their second feature length film, called Unsung Hero. They have a song by the same name that you should check out, it’s really sweet! How exciting is that?! I surprised even myself, since I did predict that their big announcement would be a……
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I’m back: + a Christmas blog tour!
Hello all, I hope you are all having a lovely November. I haven’t had time to post much, but hopefully that will change soon! It snowed yesterday, like LEGIT snow, not just a dusting. There was enough to make a snowman, and have a snowball fight! And that reminded me of, you guessed it, CHRISTMAS!……
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Muscles, Bread and CO2 || Biology Report
In biology recently, we studied cellular energy. We studied the processes of cellular respiration and photosynthesis, which both produce energy for the cell to use. I thought it was fascinating, and I decided to write about fermentation, which is another way that cells produce energy! In cellular respiration, a cell uses glucose (sugar)……
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A Triathlon, Skydiving and Pumpkins: My Month in Review!
It was a great month- the only thing I didn’t like was how fast it went! AnnaKate, my other sister M and I did a corn maze, and we had a blast. The weather was really nice (it did get kinda cold after the sun went down though…) and we managed not to get lost.……
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Album Review || What are We Waiting For?
Welcome back, my lovely readers! I’m really excited for this post- my first album review. Conveniently, it is an album by my favorite band, for KING & COUNTRY. This week, I’ll be reviewing What Are We Waiting For?, released on March 11, 2022. What Are We Waiting For?is their 4th studio album, following 3 years……
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Quote of the Week #4 + Inspirational Phone Wallpapers!
You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair. -General Douglas MacArthur
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Elegant Pumpkin Dessert || Family Recipes
Good morning all! This recipe is from my great Aunt Velma. My Aunt Joyce made it recently, and it was really good. It is an easy dessert to prepare, and you probably have all of the ingredients! I don’t have a picture, but the dessert is sort of like a cobbler, and is a nice……
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The mega-fan is excited AGAIN!!
My favorite band is for KING & COUNTRY, and recently (like, today!) they announced that they’re starting a huge project. I wonder what it is? Now I’m super excited- I can’t wait to see what they have planned. I don’t think it’s an album, because yes thats a huge deal but not that huge, considering……
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Ready…Set….Almost there!!
Tomorrow (Saturday) is the day. The one I’ve been preparing for all summer- the Great Triathlon. *blows regal trumpets* my sisters and I do triathlons together, and our team is called Corn, Beans and Squash. Like the three sisters- clever, huh? So, I’ve been training a LOT this summer, biking all over the place to……
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Of Stroopwafels and power tools…this is me!
Good morning, and happy Wednesday to you all! Recently, I got a book called “This is Me: 1001 Questions To Learn More About Yourself.” (I got it from Target.) I have really liked it so far, and I try to answer at least 5 or 6 questions a week. Sometimes they are easy, like “Favorite……
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My Month In Review!
Happy fall! Welcome to my review of September- that I wrote in October. It didn’t actually occur to me that September was over (where did all the time go?!) and it was now October, even though I read multiple end-of-month reviews…lol! So, with no further ado, here’s my review! Things I did this month: I……
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Quote of The week #3
No, technically this isn’t a quote. It’s a song- actually a depressing song, but one of my new favorites. It plays during the credits of the third Hobbit movie, which I just watched recently. I think it is a lovely song- enjoy! I saw the light fade from the skyOn the wind I heard a……
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My Fall Bucket List!
Happy fall, y’all! It’s finally fall, my second-favorite season! There are so many awesome things to do in the fall, and I have a whole list of things I’d like to do in this lovely season. Do a fall photoshoot with my sister (aka take a ton of pictures doing random fall things)! We did……
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Blog Collab: How to Start…Knitting
Hey, and welcome to my first ever blog collab, and also my first collab with Rebekah from Books And Hooks! Thanks for doing this, Rebekah- it was lots of fun. Be sure to go and check out her blog, and read her post on How To Start Crocheting. Pick a Project: First, decide what you……
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Quote of the Week #2
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to change you is the greatest accomplishment. Robert Waldo Emerson
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Did You Know? (I definitely didn’t…)
If you know me irl, you probably know that I have a thing for collecting random facts. Here are a few of my favorites! 1.The longest word in the English language is crazy long (click here to read it, kudos if actually scroll all the way through it- especially if you’re on a phone or……
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Getting My Guitar: A Narrative Essay
This is a narrative essay I recently wrote for my online English and Grammar class. I decided to post it on here, since playing guitar is one of my main hobbies. Enjoy reading, and let me know if there are anything that I could do to improve it. A bell chimes throughout the tiny shop……
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Quote Of the Week #1
I have found that it is the small, everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. – Gandalf The Grey(J. R. R. Tolkien – The Hobbit)
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Calling All The Fans…
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you this special announcement… Hey look, I probably broke my own record for the most posts in one day- two. XD But seriously, I have a question for you all- are you, or do you know anyone who is a major for KING &COUNTRY fan? (They’re a……
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The for KING & COUNTRY Meme post…
You have no idea how satisfying it is when someone gets a reference to them…It’s been awesome. All two times when it happened… Literally me. All the time. Hehe. Totally not me. YES!! Once we were at a convenience store of some sort and I had my awesome for KING & COUNTRY crest shirt on……
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Chat away…
There’s a new page on my blog that I’m really excited about- conversation corner. Check it out, and feel free to start/join the conversation!
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The Great Australian Bunny Crisis…
Before we begin…we all need to stop, and admire these baby bunnies. Look at all their adorable cuteness. (You’re gonna say aww…) I. JUST. CAN’T. Ok. You can keep reading now. Seriously though, they are such cute fluffy balls of adorableness!! Anway. Moving on now… We are learning about Ecology this week in science, and……
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Life On a Farm: The Animals!
As you may know, I live on a tiny farm with my parents and one of my sisters, A. We have lived on this farm basically my whole life, and I can’t imagine growing up anywhere else. I have grown up helping to produce the food my family eats, and that other people would enjoy……
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It’s the Little Things…
This week, I’ve been thinking about the little things that make me smile, or even make my day! Here’s 10 little things that made me happy this week: Thats my list, some of the things anyway! What are some of the little things that made you happy this week? If you cannot do great things,……
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The Rambling and Quote-and-Picture Riddled Post About Biking…
Ha! I think for once I don’t need an explanation for my post- I think the title pretty much says it all XD and now I just explained why I wasn’t doing an explanation…Oh well, let’s just jump right in! (I say that a lot too!) “The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is……
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Renovation…Complete!
In just 2 weeks, my grandma, Nanny, is moving to come live with our family. The master bedroom, where she will be staying, got completely redone! A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about that, but the room is now completely done! So once again, cue the photo dump. (Scroll all the way down……
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My Favorite…August Edition!
Welcome to the first edition of My Favorite- a *new* blog post series/monthly post thingy (that I may or may not have just thought of on Saturday…). I will review some of my favorite things I’ve read, listened to or watched this month. So, without further ado, let’s get started! (Click on the titles to……
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My Month In Technicolor
(Also known as the monthly photo dump…) Hi y’all! It’s officially the last week of August- where has the summer gone?! But hey- it’s practically fall now (almost) and that is my favorite season! So, let’s jump straight into this month’s review. We went to an amusement park- twice! Once with 4 of my siblings,……
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Ready..Set…Back To School!
The end of summer means back to school! Monday was our official first day. My sister and I wrote this article for our newspaper, and I thought I would share it with you. What is something school has taught you that is not academic? Betsy: Two things I have learned (and am still learning!) are……
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Triathlon #1 is in the books!
Every year, I do a triathlon with my sisters A and M. This is the third year we have participated, and it has become a fun tradition. Our team is called Corn, Beans and Squash- the three sisters. I am super excited to tell you about it, hence this long and many-pictured post! This year,……
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Best. Brownies. EVER.
What do you think of when you think of a good brownie? Cake-y, light, only a few chocolate chips? I don’t think so! How about: Fudgy. Chocolate Chip-y. Rich. Moist. Dense. That’s more like it! Here is a delicious recipe that my sister and I really like to make. They are so good straight from……
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Without Further Ado…
This summer has been one of the busiest summers of my life- so much has happened! One of the biggest things that happened this summer is that my grandma (Nanny) is moving from Florida to live with our family next month. We have been getting ready for her, and one of the things we have……
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Back To School!
It’s almost the end of August, and that means several things! First, it’s almost fall, which is my favorite season. Second, the weather finally cools down to a reasonable and enjoyable temperature. Finally, it’s time to go back to school. My sister, A, and I are homeschooled. I have been homeschooled my whole life, and……
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Summer Bounty
Tis’ the season of summer garden bounty! From cucumbers to zucchini, you may be wondering what to do with all the fresh veggies your garden is producing. Here are some of my family’s favorite ways to use seasonal vegetables. Cauliflower Cauliflower popcorn- break or slice one head of cauliflower into small florets. Toss with 1……
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Youtheatre Workshop!
Every year for the last few years, my sister A and I have done Family Life’s Youtheatre Workshop, a weeklong acting camp. I had a lot of fun this year, even more than in other years. I am excited to tell you all about it! This year’s musical was called “You’re Not Alone,” which was……
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Island Kindness
There it was, finally. Our island. Our very own island. It looked beautiful above the waves of fog, but there was still one question to be answered: why had they sold it to us for only $5? The old man handed Mom a shiny silver key. “There’s a little cottage just through those trees there.……
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Pass It On
Every year, my sisters (M and A) do a triathlon together. This year, I am doing the biking portion, and I have been training a lot. Recently, something really cool happened, and I wanted to share it with you! I had looking online for a used road bike for a few weeks. My old mountain……
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Brace yourselves…
Braces. Over 9 million Americans get them each year, and almost 50% of the population has or had braces.It’s the classic inauguration into teenage life, and it’s almost as bad as they say. (At first, anyway.) I’ve had my braces for almost six months, and I’m just now getting used to them. I was actually……
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Use it up!
Overripe bananas. The very words may strike terror into your heart- they’re yet another thing to throw away. After all, a person can only eat so much bland banana bread and smushed banana smoothies. But wait- don’t throw them out! Since there are 5 items in a bunch, here’s a bunch of easy ideas for……
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Why PoppySeeds?
PoppySeeds might seem like a strange name for a blog that doesn’t have a lot to do with gardening. It is a bit of a strange name, but it does have a meaning, trust me! I thought of it when I was reading my Bible a few months ago, in the book of Matthew. In……
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