Month: October 2024
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Halloween 24
Tonight I handed out candy and snacks for about an hour and a half. It was cold but it was worth it. I live in a good neighborhood, very diverse. Dressing up and giving out trick or treats lets me be hospitable. As my hands got colder and the wind tried to blow the chairs…
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Living the Dream
If you’ve been here a while you know that I am truly grateful for the level of prosperity that I enjoy. My needs are met. I want more but being honest I don’t need more. I live a good life. I’m happy. And that’s when the paranoia slips in. Do I deserve this? Is it…
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Burden of Proof
I saw it again today. An atheist saying that the burden of proof is on someone else. That doesn’t work for me. It is not someone else’s job to prove me wrong. If I have even a sliver of a fraction of a doubt that I might be wrong about God, it is my job…
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Mental Health Advocacy
Some days my mental health is good. Other days like the current one it is not. But I attest to the value of mental health care. Talk to a counselor. Take your meds. Know that feelings of depression, anxiety, and anger are valid. They are valid but you don’t want to lay down and live…
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Do You Love Jesus?
It’s a straightforward question, but I’m coming to the conclusion that I don’t. I respect him, there are still things that I can learn from him, and I sometimes even fear his ultimate judgement. And yet I don’t love him the way most people say they do. He has I am told payed the debts…
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It’s Late and I’m Happy
The past few days have been really awesome. I have been in a remarkably good mood for a week. I’m not used to being happy. It’s all very suspicious. I expect the universe to come up behind me and knock me over the head. I have a good life I just don’t trust it to…
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Does the Furnace Need to Be ON?
It’s that time of year in Wisconsin that the windows can still be open during the day to have cool fresh air circulate through the house. But the nights are getting too cold to leave them open. So I play a little game at night after I close the windows where I try to guess…
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Non Player Characters
Stephanie has left us to go on an adventure. I am home with our two sons. I can’t help feeling like a non player character when I am left to guard the children and the house. I won’t be as productive with other stuff today because the kids come first. But things are good so…
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The Consequences
“We are free to choose but we are not free from the consequences of our choices.” Russell M Nelson, Prophet and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Some people think this is a religious message. Some people believe that this does not apply to them because they don’t believe in…
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Humoring Trolls
I shouldn’t feed trolls on the internet. I shouldn’t give them the time of day. I shouldn’t humor them. But I’m also not afraid of anonymous accounts on the internet. People who hide behind fake names to bully and badger others are contemptible and sad. It’s my pity for the internet troll that makes it…
Latter Day Sinner 