Stranger in a Strange Land

Wonderings and Wanderings

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whew…

June 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments

So this is what I have been breathing for the last week… My throat is irritated and my sinuses are full. I praise God, however, that where we live is in a VERY low danger area. We are surrounded by mostly other houses and not very near to any wild land. [...]

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Tags: Bug · General · God

Blogswarm - March 19th - Five Years of War

March 19th, 2008 · 11 Comments

ed note: i originally wrote this blog on 2/25/2008 and then updated it on 2/26/08 at 9:30am PST. Scroll down and look for the paragraph marked UPDATE ~MM
I committed to writing a blog post for the March 19th Blogswarm marking the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the “war” in Iraq (see right-hand [...]

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Tags: General · God · Philippians 1:6 · Politics

Philippians 1:6 - the next chapter

February 13th, 2008 · 9 Comments

I want to take a few minutes to update you all on my journey…
God is truly doing a good work in me and in my life! A few things have happened so, here’s a list:

My divorce is final.
I am a full student working towards a Master’s Degree in Education from Simpson University
I am [...]

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Tags: General · God · Philippians 1:6 · Teaching

Happy Thursday! ?

January 17th, 2008 · 9 Comments

I was anticipating much discussion on my economics post… it’s gotten fewer page views than my “Social Networking” page!!! Oh well, not everyone is into macroeconomics, I guess. Are all of you thriving in this economy so it just doesn’t matter to you? Am I the only one who’s broke and battered [...]

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Tags: Bug · General · Politics

Check out my first YouTube vid!

January 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khoQ7EXDtZc]
LOLWTFBBQ!!!!1!

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10…9…8…7…

December 31st, 2007 · 3 Comments

Greetings all and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! My prayer is that 2008 will be the best year yet!
As a word of note, I will no longer be referring to my son as “Fish”… he is now, “Bug”… my mom always called me “bug” when I was small and after spending a week [...]

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Tags: General

To Bug

November 6th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I miss you, Bug. I miss being able to hold you and hug you and tickle you everyday. I look forward to our Tuesday night dinners as if they were water in this desert we have to call home for now. I know you need Her now, but someday, maybe, you will [...]

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Tags: Bug · General · God · Teaching