The first seeds of awareness that seminary school might be in my future were planted every time we went to Elmbrook Church, where I would be on the edge of my seat, fully engaged with the academic nature of each sermon that brought the Bible to life, and then fertilized one Sunday in 2013 whenContinue reading “Chapter 7: The Rivers of Faith and Life Come Together”
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Bricks for Pharaoh
I will never forget what one of my Jehovah’s Witness friends said to me on Saturday February 18, 2017, the first euphoric weekend after I made the decision to go part-time. My friends were really happy for me when I shared the decision I had made, and they confided that they too worked part-time soContinue reading “Bricks for Pharaoh”
Learning to Choose Peace Over Panic
Well readers, I have been working on two writing projects recently. I have been working on a memoir I planned to self-publish about my experiences in choir, with a broader theme, ironically, that if our society at large came together to sing more, we would be healthier physically and mentally. But as the COVID-19 epidemicContinue reading “Learning to Choose Peace Over Panic”
Failed to Find Sunshine Square (Part 1)
Well readers, I didn’t want to reveal exactly when I was going to New York with my family, just as a precaution in case someone was merely reading my blog to figure out when they could come to our house and rob us. But the day after I published my previous post began the threeContinue reading “Failed to Find Sunshine Square (Part 1)”
I Don’t Want to Play the Game
On Monday January 28, our community woke up to a snowstorm. It seemed every school and business decided to close except the office where I work. I felt bad that my mom had to get outside early and shovel the snow off of our driveway because the neighbor we contract with to plow our drivewayContinue reading “I Don’t Want to Play the Game”
My Dog Has a Spirit, Has a Name
SPOILER ALERT: This post is about the book, A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron. If you would like to read this book and don’t want the ending spoiled, do not read any further. About a year ago, I noticed that iTunes had a list of movies that were audio described for the blind. IContinue reading “My Dog Has a Spirit, Has a Name”
A Wonderful, Busy and Strange Holiday Season
Although my new lifestyle has been a significant life event for me, there were other moments that made this holiday season special that I wanted to update you on. Since stores start running Christmas commercials on Halloween, I might as well start with Halloween too. In 2014, my first attempt to live a healthy lifestyle,Continue reading “A Wonderful, Busy and Strange Holiday Season”
When it Comes to my Health, I Cannot Serve Two Masters
Given how I mentioned in my last post that I have felt a spiritual calling to live a healthier lifestyle, I think it is only appropriate to quote a bible verse I have been thinking about a lot lately from Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one andContinue reading “When it Comes to my Health, I Cannot Serve Two Masters”
Food is for Sustenance, Not for Pleasure
One Sunday in Catholic Christian Formation class—I think it was in eighth grade—we were discussing something, and the teacher cited 1 Corinthians 6 19-20: Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you wereContinue reading “Food is for Sustenance, Not for Pleasure”
A Re-kindled Appreciation for Part-time Work
A few weeks ago, the law firm where I work hired another person to exclusively file appeals for case managers, the same position as me. “Don’t worry,” my boss said cheerfully, “you will still be busy.” She was right. Social Security goes through busy periods where it seems like we are inundated with denial lettersContinue reading “A Re-kindled Appreciation for Part-time Work”
Gilbert and Me 