Waching daily Nov 29 2018

Have you been searching for the right photographer for your wedding day? In

this last video in our four-part series, we are going to share with you how to

actually book your wedding photographer.

My name is Meredith Ryncarz and I'm a wedding and a portrait photographer and

on this YouTube channel we help Brides have a stress-free wedding day and teach

photographers how to give the best client experience to their brides. So you have

finally found the right photographer for you for your wedding day, and you're

ready to book. But, here are some key steps that you need to go through

starting with looking over your contract. Once you have received that contract

from your photographer, read it. Don't just blindly sign it and send it back.

(shall not be liable for injuries inflicted by or sustained as company thereof including but not

limited to lacerations, evisceration, incineration)

There are some really important things that need to be in there and while I'm not at a photog. Well

excuse me, I'm not a lawyer. Well I am NOT a lawyer, I am a photographer, you need to

go ahead and check the box on the following things. The first thing that

you need to have in your contract is a description of your service. You need to

know what it is that your photographer is going to provide to you. This should

include things like hours of coverage, whether you're gonna get digital's or

not, are there prints involved. These are the types of things that should be in

your description of services. The next thing that you need to have is your

final price. There needs to be no confusion about what it is that you're

paying. (How much for a soda? $0.75. Seventy five cent.

Good Lord. For a soda, I don't know if I can handle that. Why don't you get a student loan?).

As well as your payment plan. Is there a retainer fee, when is it due, when

is your final payment due, is it due before your wedding day, or is it due

after your wedding. Those things should all be clearly written in the contract.

The next thing that's very, very important and causes a lot of strife

among brides that we've talked to is the turnaround time. When should you expect

to see your pictures. This should be written in your contract.

Now most photographers will not give you a specific date but they will say

something like four to six weeks turnaround time and if they get it to

you before that ,fantastic. But, that ensures that you're not waiting a year or

two years before ever seeing your images

(i've been waiting a lifetime for this moment to come

I'm destined).

The last thing that you should see your contract is overall

expectations of not only your photographer, and what you should expect

them to do, but also a good photographer will have expectations that they want

you to fulfill. Giving them time for portraits, being on time, simple things

like that. But that lays out the expectations for both of you and the

photographer leaving everybody happy at the end of

your wedding day. After you have read your contract,

if you have questions about any section in there make sure that you take time to

reach back out to your photographer and ask

(Oh pick me, oh I know, I know, me ,me).

This can lead to so much confusion if you don't understand a certain section

in that contract. So they should be able to clearly explain to you anything

you're not quite sure about. The next thing, pay you retainer. After you've paid

your retainer, signed your contract, you should be good to go and on to the next

step which is having your photographer start the on-boarding process. Which may

be in an email format, a video, a newsletter, or a wonderful surprise gift

from them. If you're still wanting more tips or you haven't seen the other

videos in this series, hit the playlist above so you don't miss out

and of course hit the subscribe button below because we have new videos coming

out every single week. If you love the content in this video please leave a

comment below. Let us know or if you have a question leave that there as well.

Thank you so much for watching

For more infomation >> Finding the Best Wedding Photographer| Part 4 | Book your Photographer - Duration: 5:15.

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Tap Tap | Short Horror Film | Crypt TV - Duration: 3:30.

(water sloshing)

(eerie music)

(door thudding)

(water sloshing)

(eerie music)

(dripping)

(dripping)

(water sloshing)

(sighing)

(door creaking)

(suspenseful music)

(door creaking)

(water sloshing)

(ominous music)

(dripping)

(terrified gasping)

(tapping)

(muffled screaming and splashing)

(eerie music)

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'This Situation Needs A Hero And It Needs To Be You,' Dr. Phil Tells Guest - Duration: 3:40.

For more infomation >> 'This Situation Needs A Hero And It Needs To Be You,' Dr. Phil Tells Guest - Duration: 3:40.

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S Hudbou Vesmírnou - All is made for you - Duration: 3:41.

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'Why Do You Keep Getting In Deeper?' Dr. Phil Asks Woman Who Says Her Marriage Is A Mess - Duration: 3:21.

For more infomation >> 'Why Do You Keep Getting In Deeper?' Dr. Phil Asks Woman Who Says Her Marriage Is A Mess - Duration: 3:21.

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[P] 1768. Autumn is endinnng - Duration: 0:07.

- Aaaaaaaaaaah

Autumn is endinnng.

Aaaaaaaaaaah

[Smack Smack] Ain'cha gonna do something about it?

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Briggs Book Tag - Duration: 8:08.

hello booktube I'm Vanessa and today I'm here to do the brigg's book tag!

The questions in this tag are based off of the myers-briggs personality test, which

is the one where you get to be like an estp or an infj or whatever like that.

I'm an infj, and that personality type is the Advocate or the counselor, and

basically it's somebody who has very like strong and idealistic views that

they're willing to stand up for, and they're willing to help people. I would

say that I agree with that, like I get very riled up about injustice and like

I'm a Hufflepuff. Here I am. so yeah, I think it's definitely really accurate

for me, and if you want to take this test which I highly recommend because it's

really informative and I think it's pretty accurate, go to 16 personalities.com.

that's one of the free ones. um other than that I'm gonna go ahead and

get into the tag, and basically...where's my...here it is. basically how the tag

works is um each letter has a question so "I" has a question, "n" has a question

etc etc, and then at the end, each type has a question, so there's one

specifically for infj. okay I had to change my battery so sorry if the screen

moved. but anyways the first question for this is either introverted or

extroverted, and I got introverted. so the I is: you can be outgoing but need

to recharge with some calming solitude. where is your favorite place to read and

unwind, and why is this little oasis where you choose to go? my favorite place

to read is actually in my bed. my bed, it's so cute and I love it and it's so

cozy, I have all my pillows and my blankets and like my lamp so I

have a good reading light, and I keep like everything, like my tissues and my

glasses, and like whatever I might need while I'm reading. the bed is the reading

zone. and then the next question is either sensing which is like details and

practical things and logic, or intuitive which is like thinking about the future

and thinking of like creative ideas and like imagination and like how things

could be. I got intuitive, so the in question is: some books are meant to be

understood and others are meant to be explored. what book or character stands

for an idea that is deeply meaningful to you? and for that I think I want to say

the Hunger games because the Hunger Games to

me, I don't know, I just love that message about like standing up and fighting

against injustices, and things that are hurting other people, and how

important it is to stand up againstit and to have hope that you can make a

difference. and I just really like the Hunger Games, and I'm so grateful that

that's a series that I feel like has shaped our generation so much, like our

ideals and our values, because I think it's really beneficial that we have so

many people in the upcoming generation who are willing to fight for things. and

the next question is either thinking or feeling, and I got feeling. and the

question for F is: not everything needs to be realistic, where is the fun in a

world with limits? which fantasy world do you find so atmospheric that you slip

inside and never want to leave, or alternatively just a book that has a

really good vibes. and I can't remember what I said for this, oh man I had a good

fantasy answer too! I don't remember my fantasy answer, but I this isn't a

fantasy but I really really find pride and prejudice to be so immersive and the

world to be so atmospheric, in the sense that it's just like, I feel like I'm

there. I feel like I'm in 1700's England, I don't know, I feel like when I read Pride

and Prejudice I go there, and I don't want to leave. Which is funny because

I know that like I wouldn't actually want to be there because women had

no rights. and we had to marry old ugly dudes just to survive and not be

homeless but uh, you know, we can pretend. If we could pretend I'm Elizabeth Bennett

who actually falls in love with someone who is rich enough to take care of me,

then it would all be good. and finally the last letter is between perceivers

and judgers. and I got judger. which you know, i feel, I guess it's accurate I do.

But I think this is one that I was a little bit close to being split on because the

perceivers are more like open and flexible and like go with the flow

whereas the judgers like they like their structure and they like things to be set

and like concluded and like wrapped up nicely, and I feel like I'm a mixture of

both, and that's the Gemini in me. but the question for judgers is: all play and

no work leads to chaotic disorder and anarchy. how do you structure

and balance your reading, booktube, and personal life to better use your time.

this is a big question for me, and again this is where I definitely am a judger

because I have like my planner, I got all my tasks scheduled out, and I'm really

kind of, I think it's unhealthy, but I'm kind of obsessed with the idea of time

management, and like making sure that you're not wasting time. and I feel

really guilty if I waste time. why did I do that? that was 30 minutes I could have

spent working on a project or reading a book or like whatever? but on the same

token I feel like that desire to maximize my time is what kind of helps

me keep everything balanced, like being able to run a YouTube channel, and read,

because a lot of people say booktube like it's one thing, but no, we have to

like take the time to make the video content, AND the time to read the books

that we have to read in order to make the content. its two jobs, it's really two

things in one. so I do both of those, I try to keep up

with like comments and watching other people's YouTube videos, and commenting

on their videos and like maintaining my friendships on here, because they're

really important to me. I'm also like running my own business and going to

school, which, I wish I was that person I could just go to school and be like "I'm

just here for my degree bye", but I'm like, if I don't have a 4.0 I will die. and of

course like, you know, I have my boyfriend and my family that I also sometimes like

to spend time with. and I think the thing that helps me balance it all is just

taking advantage of every second of every day, you know? like when I wake up

my feet hit the floor and I'm going. I'm like up at 6:00 a.m. filming videos

before i go to class, and then when after my class I have like my lunch

break, I'm reading all through my lunch break, and then my next class, after that

I have another lunch break that I'll use to probably do my homework for the day,

so then when I get home from school I can watch other people's YouTube videos

and reply to comments, and I pretty much like, I spend time with my boyfriend by

going to his house and sitting in his bed on my laptop doing homework.

so yeah I don't know stuff like that is pretty much how I balance it and

it's...it's hard sometimes, but when everything is so important to you and

sacrificing one of those things is not an option, you find a way, like you

it work. and then the last question is for infj as a whole, and this says: the

counselor, yes we're a bit odd but we're also filled with intuition and empathy.

what is a book that you would recommend to a friend who is having a hard time?

and for this I'm saying, again, I'm saying the alchemist. um because this is a book

that helped me during a hard time and I think it's kind of a universal feeling,

it doesn't just deal with like one specific issue that someone might be dealing with,

but it just deals with the general idea that whatever you're going through, the

universe is on your side, and the universe wants you to be happy, and it

wants you to achieve the things that you are dreaming of achieving, and if you can

just meet the universe halfway everything is gonna be all right. I don't

know I like that, maybe it's corny, maybe it's like some new-age like hippie

bullshit, but I really like the idea that everything is connected, and that the

soul of the world needs me as much as I need it, and that we're working together

to bring more positive energy into the world, and I just I like that. anyways

that is it for the brigg's book tag! like I said I definitely recommend doing this

because it's super fun. I really want to see Ali from hardback hoarder do this.

you know, I think would be fun to see game of tomes do it, since like both of

them could answer and like compare their personality types and their answers and

stuff, so that would be really fun. and let me know in the comments if you have

taken this test what your personality type is, and I hope that I get to talk to

you soon! bye!

For more infomation >> Briggs Book Tag - Duration: 8:08.

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Gaithersburg Wellness Center - Duration: 0:40.

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[P] 1771. Request - Duration: 0:08.

[Deep bow]

- You're sure holdin' your head high. That how you request teachin'?

[Deep bow] - N'waaaaargh

For more infomation >> [P] 1771. Request - Duration: 0:08.

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kosto bangla new short Film 2018 - Duration: 7:09.

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Announcement + "Spooky" Time-Lapse from Inktober 2018 Waterbrush Art - Duration: 11:16.

Hello, and welcome back to Janna Gets Creative! Yes, today is Thursday and

normally that isn't an art time-lapse video, but I am making a slight change to

my upload schedule. I am still going to upload on Tuesdays and Thursdays

guaranteed with the occasional third bonus video, but I'm no longer going to

restrict myself to only putting out art content on Tuesdays and "not art" content

on Thursdays. I am an art channel that happens to also sometimes do crafts

tutorials and product reviews, and those can go out on any day that I upload.

Guaranteed two videos a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, some weeks I'll have a bonus,

typically bonuses are Friday. So, today was supposed to be an alcohol marker

comparison review video, and I do still plan on putting that out. That will

probably be Tuesday's video. Unfortunately the way I filmed it the

first time around, it's just, it's not working out! I've been working for

two days now to try and edit it and it's still an hour long, and I've got so many

cuts and stuff and sped up pieces in it that my editing software is no

longer actually playing more than two seconds of it in preview before it

starts skipping. Not good! So I'm going to go ahead and re-film that, hopefully in

time for Tuesday's video. Today you are going to enjoy one of my Inktober pieces

that you haven't seen yet. This was from the #DrawnToCurrys prompt list, near the

end if not the last prompt. It was "spooky."

It is waterbrush pens, so these are- some of them are an ink, some of them are a

watercolor but they are water brush pens, used in combination with the Higgins

Black Magic India ink marker, and I'll leave it up to you to decide whether the

pointed creatures in the sky are bats or birds, and what's that in the middle in

between the trees? So, since this is a last minute upload to compensate for the

fact that the marker review is not working, I'm not going to talk through

the whole thing. I am going to let it go into some suitably spooky music, but

before I go, if you're new here, I would love it if you would subscribe. Join us!

Come back and see us again! Remember to ring that notification bell for

notifications, because YouTube doesn't like to notify ordinary subscribers, you

have to tell them you want to hear about me! If you'd like to leave a comment down

below, I do really love reading your comments, and I do my best to reply as

soon as possible. Go ahead and let me know if you

participated in Inktober, and if you did, which prompt list or lists did you use

if you used any? If you didn't, what did you do? And are you excited about that

marker review coming up? What brands do you hope are in it? I can't really change

it now, but I'm interested to know, and I think I know what you guys will be

requesting.

Anyway, I will come back at the end with another little spiel, but here we go,

let's break it into music.

Alright, just about ready to wrap up. If you're still watching, hello! Thank you so

much for sticking around! If you are still sticking around,

comment down below. Just to let me know that you're still here, incorporate the

word "spooky" into your comments just so that I know that you got to this

part. Let's see how many people do! And as I said, I will see you on Tuesday,

probably with that marker review, and I am going to continue to upload every

Tuesday and Thursday, sometimes a third video, I'm just no longer restricting

which type of my videos I put out on each day. I am an art channel that also

occasionally does crafts, tutorials and related product reviews. Thank you so

much, and I will see you later. Bye guys!

For more infomation >> Announcement + "Spooky" Time-Lapse from Inktober 2018 Waterbrush Art - Duration: 11:16.

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U of Iowa University Choir: Zack Stanton - Before You Kissed Me - Duration: 6:12.

Before you kissed me only winds of heaven had kissed me,

and the tenderness of rain -

Before you kissed me only winds of heaven had kissed me,

and the tenderness of rain -

Now you have come, how can I care for kisses

Like theirs again?

I sought the sea, she sent her winds to meet me,

They surged about me

singing of the south—

I turned my head away

to keep still holy

Your kiss upon my mouth.

And swift sweet rains

And swift sweet rains of shining April weather (And swift sweet rains)

Found not my lips where living kisses are; (And swift sweet rains)

I bowed my head

lest they put out my glory

As rain puts out a star.

I am my love's and he is mine forever,

Sealed with a seal and safe forevermore—

I am my love's and he is mine forever,

Sealed with a seal and safe forevermore—

I am my love's and he is mine forever,

Sealed with a seal and safe forevermore—

Think you that I could let a beggar enter

Where a king stood before?

For more infomation >> U of Iowa University Choir: Zack Stanton - Before You Kissed Me - Duration: 6:12.

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[P] 1772. Warmly thought of! - Duration: 0:16.

- I see... In that case, give it up.

Okay, listen up. The world's fulla stuff that's beyond your control.

There's places and people you can't ever reach, no matter how much effort you make.

It's a prime example of the way of the world.

Just...wait patiently for gods that come 'round, an' you'll be able to meet 'em again next year.

Love Sign: "Master Spark-like Flashlight"

Love Sign: "Master Spark-like Flashlight'' Okaaay, just shatter, then. - Gyowarrrgh

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316436001 - Replacing Your Frigidaire Oven's Large Surface Element Switch - AP3885460, PS1145040 - Duration: 4:36.

Hi my name is Bill and today I'm going to be showing you how to replace the

large surface element switch on your oven. The reason why you might have to do

this is because the element won't turn on at all, or it turns on but it stays on

high heat and you can't adjust the temperature.

For this repair, we'll be

using a quarter-inch nut driver and a Phillips head screw driver.

WARNING: Before doing any repairs, please disconnect your power source.

So this is

the oven we're going to be using for this demonstration.

It's a Frigidaire, and keep in mind ours might look a little bit different than

what you've got at home but the same technique should still apply.

So what we've

got to do is turn our range around. So now we have to take this back panel off.

In order to do that we've got six screws that are holding it in, one on each

corner, and then in the middle on the top and bottom.

And now that we've got all of

those unscrewed, we're just going to pull the panel up so that the tab comes out

of there, and we can set it off to the side. So right here is our large surface

element switch, so what we're going to do next is we're going to unplug all the wires and

if you also want to, you can take a picture of that to make sure that you see

where all the wires go so we can put them back in the proper place when we

put it back together. So now that we have all of those unplugged, we'll go back to

the front of our oven and just to double-check, you can also make sure this

is the large one because it's controlling the bottom right, which is

also our largest element there.

So what we're going to do now, you're going to pull off that

knob and now we have two screws holding the switch in, so we need to remove those

as well. And I'm going to be using a Phillips

head screwdriver for that.

And as you undo that second screw, just make sure you're on the other side and

holding that switch so it doesn't fall out.

So now that the screws are out,

the switch should simply just pull straight out.

Now you can grab your new

OEM replacement large surface element, which if you don't have one already you

can find it on our online store. So now you'll see on the switch you've got this

D shaped piece of metal where the knob goes on. So what we're going to do when we put

the switch on is we're going to make sure that the flat part is facing upwards so that we get it

in the right way, and then we'll screw it back in.

And now we can put our knob back

on and that'll just go straight on there like so. And now back on this side, we'll

plug everything back in.

So now I'm going to put our back panel back on, and what I'm

going to do is with the middle segment of the panel right here, that's going to

go behind everything and then that rests on top there, and then I'll line up our

screw holes. And once the screw holes are all lined up, you can start screwing back in.

And now we can turn our stove back around, plug everything back in, and our repair is complete.

Finally, don't forget to plug in your appliance.

If you need to replace

any parts for your appliances, you can find an OEM replacement part on our website

pcappliancerepair.com

Thanks for watching and please don't forget to

like, comment, and share our video. Also don't forget to subscribe to our channel.

Your support helps us make more videos just like these for you to watch for

free.

For more infomation >> 316436001 - Replacing Your Frigidaire Oven's Large Surface Element Switch - AP3885460, PS1145040 - Duration: 4:36.

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Bystander Intervention for Sexual Harassment - Duration: 9:06.

Hello, and thank you for joining me. Today, we are going to discuss bystander

intervention strategies, ways all of us can intervene when we witness sexual

misconduct in workplace contexts.

Your decision to spend a few minutes today on this topic

is an important step forward in preventing sexual harassment and assault.

Have you ever felt powerless in the face of a situation that you knew

was harmful to your colleague?

Many of us have been there and it's never easy to

act, but my hope is that when you finish watching this video you'll be equipped

with some strategies that you can deploy to intervene in future situations.

I'm Sharon Potter, professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire and

co-founder and the director of the Prevention Innovations Research Center.

My area of research expertise is sexual violence intervention strategies.

So let's start with developing a common understanding of what we are talking about.

What is sexual misconduct? Sexual misconduct is unwanted behaviors that

range from an inappropriate joke to a violent physical attack.

Sexual misconduct often involves power dynamics with the person who is being targeted at

the risk of losing professional opportunities should he or she challenge

the perpetrator's behaviors.

Sexual harassment and assault in workplace contexts

are not new problems but we are experiencing a broadening public

awareness of these issues as a result of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.

This growing awareness gives us a collective opportunity to work towards reducing the problem.

Before we can intervene in an evolving situation, we need to know how to

identify situations that may warrant intervention.

There are some situations that are unambiguous.

So if you witness someone in physical danger, you should

seek assistance from formal authorities immediately.

Today we are talking about

situations that are not as obvious. If you see a situation that feels

uncomfortable to you as a witness, you should trust your instincts and directly

or subtly assess the situation. And one of the best ways to prepare to intervene

is to spend some time thinking about how you would respond to different types of situations.

At the end of a conference presentation session, you see a prominent

professor approach one of the graduate student presenters.

He rubs her arm and suggests a meeting in his hotel room to discuss her research.

While you understand the graduate student may be flattered

by the attention and you do not want to

thwart a potential opportunity for a legitimate professional development conversation,

the professor's approach makes you uncomfortable.

So what can you do?

As a bystander you could address the target directly

and offer an alternate safer context for the conversation.

You could say something like: "I want to hear more about the research as well. Can the three

of us have a cup of coffee in the lobby?"

If your sense is that the student would

like help removing herself from the situation entirely,

you could also offer her such an out.

For example, you could remind the student

that she is late to meet someone across the street. Both of these approaches

offer a rescue to the student and, hopefully, send a subtle message to the

professor that you do not think his behavior is appropriate.

Should your interpretation of the situation be incorrect, the student has the autonomy

to say no to your suggested alternatives.

You might also choose to address the

professor directly by saying something like: "I'm so glad to hear that you are

interested in the student's excellent work.

I think it would be more appropriate for you

to have a conversation in a more public setting."

You could also disrupt the situation by

doing something like flickering the lights in the room and announcing that

everyone needs to leave as the folks are setting up for the next session.

You could take that opportunity to pull the student aside and ask if she would like assistance.

You can let her know that you found the professor's behavior

inappropriate and that you are really sorry this has happened to her.

You can also let her know ways to report this behavior.

ASA has an anti-harassment policy

for the Annual Meeting and the harassment is a violation of ASA's code

of Ethics. As such, this behavior can be reported.

Finally, if you are concerned about a situation

but do not feel comfortable intervening yourself, you can

seek the help of others.

In this situation, you could see if there

is an association staff member in the room or ask a member of the hotel staff

for assistance.

You could also enlist the help of a colleague in the audience.

If you are unable to find immediate assistance,

you could subsequently report the behavior to the association's executive director.

While that may not address the immediate situation, it could help to

prevent future situations from developing in a similar manner.

Intervening as a bystander in ongoing and single cases of workplace harassment

poses similar and different challenges. In workplace settings, people feel their

careers can be at risk if they intervene.

Particularly, if they call out a senior

colleague or a popular peer.

The choice to intervene is often shaped by a

person's own status. People with less status because of gender, rank, race, and

other characteristics may experience barriers to intervening. That is why it

is especially important for senior colleagues in secure positions to lead

by example and intervene in a visible manner that signals to others that this

type of behavior is not acceptable.

In many of these situations, the target

blames him or herself. So, when a bystander says to the target this is not

appropriate behavior or this is not your fault,

the statement reinforces to the target that the behavior is not appropriate,

it bolsters their confidence for seeking help, and has other positive implications

for how the target moves forward and is confident in their identity as a professional .

It is always up to you to decide whether

to respond to a situation and that is not always an easy decision.

We made this video so that if a situation arises for which you do feel comfortable

intervening, you will have a sense of what can be done.

As I said earlier, the key to intervening is

thinking through strategies in advance. Sexual harassment and assault in workplace contexts

can ruin people's careers and their lives.

It is important for us to come together collectively to ensure that our

colleagues are safe.

Being a bystander can be uncomfortable and involves some risks

but we need to empower ourselves to act to build a safe community.

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Adoption is You - Duration: 5:00.

I don't think we're asked to live a perfectly protected life.

I think particularly if you're a Christian

you are asked to really put it on the line.

God intended each and every kid to be part of a, you know,

with their biological parents.

I mean that's the intention.

But that's not an option for a lot of these kids.

Children need a family. And we have that. God's given us that.

I think that saying where it's like, what is it...

He doesn't call the equipped he equips the called, or whatever.

I just think that's so true.

Like, I never thought we'd be an adoptive family

or have the finances for it or whatever.

Yeah. There had to be a level of openness and trust that

this was what we were supposed to do. For sure.

When we started this adoption journey we never expected to adopt,

and we didn't have like all this savings sitting there to adopt a baby.

It was just like all of a sudden, OK Lord you're asking us to adopt, this is what we're doing.

And the Lord just provided.

It was a little over fourteen thousand. Fourteen thousand two hundred dollar payment coming up.

And I just thought, Lord where is that going to come from?

A family member of a friend who didn't even know us had heard about our story.

And just a matter of a short time later we held a check in our hands for that exact amount.

And I remember sitting on the front porch of this house

with that check my hand.

And I remember just bawling

because it was exactly what we needed when we needed it.

And I remember just singing out, you know, How Great is our God,

like loudly over the neighborhood because I don't even care who knows.

God answered every request right on time.

The insurmountable nature that you arrive at sometimes during your adoption process

creates those situations once again where you realize who the genuine provider is

and you can see God's hand at work in that.

It's amazing. Even this next adoption, He's provided the funds already.

You know, just through different situations where we didn't even,

couldn't even imagine how he would provide.

I would encourage people not to be threatened by difficult pasts.

I mean, our girls have really really hard stories but we really, we embrace those stories.

It's an ongoing lifelong pursuit of understanding, knowing them.

I think I've been waiting for things like that to happen where it felt like,

we've finally arrived.

You know, like, we're finally feeling like a family of seven.

But instead our experience has felt like tons of really tiny, small connections

over the course of hours and days, weeks and months.

And so it's really not until we look back that we see

Oh, God is actually weaving together something really beautiful.

We had to find a new normal.

And we have.

As normal as we are. There's not a lot of normal here anymore.

You know, the decision to go into adoption is saying,

I'm going to open myself up to all of the things around all of this.

And it's a vulnerable spot.

And there's not not a whole lot you can do to change any of it

except for decide to love these kids.

It's been the hugest blessing to our family. And actually Caitlin said one time, I remember that,

she's our oldest. She's 12, and I remember we were driving somewhere and she goes, Mom you know what I just can't wait for?

And I think she's going to say like, Christmas, or my birthday.

And she goes, I just can't wait to be a mom.

Like, I never knew how much I want to be a mom till Quinton came home.

And it was just so cute to see like, oh she just loves this boy. And it's affected all of us in a beautiful way.

You need to be able to stop and think about looking in the eyes of that child

having them sitting at your table,

having them say back to you I love you,

having them say for the first time they,

you know, accept Christ or read a Bible verse or enjoy a cookie.

Think forward to that moment and then get back into filling that piece of paper work out or making that payment.

Yeah. I learned that he completes every good work.

Even if it takes a few years, He completes it.

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