We’re Truck People Now

Wayulp, we are now the proud owners of a 1990 F-150! What we prayed for: a ‘90s model heavy duty truck in good running condition that would be reliable and relatively easy for Matt to repair and maintain on his own, at a price for which we could afford to pay cash. What we got: […]

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Prayer Answered in Real Time

I think I forgot how to casually blog. I was sitting here overthinking how to start this nothing-burger of a rambly update and I had to go read some personal author blogs to figure out how to get started. Apparently, the thing is just to start. I used to know this. I’m so out of […]

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State of the Author

Hey guys. I’m very tired. It’s already shaping up to be A YEAR. I keep turning off the news and social media because I’ve got quite enough going on in my own life, but then I think I should check in and see how things are going and I see like five weeks’ worth of […]

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New Year Adventures

Welp, it’s a brand new year. According to the calendar, at any rate. I’ve slowly come to the conclusion that this whole “new year starting in January” business is an arbitrary, man-made convention that’s contrary to nature and divine design. After all, when God gave his calendar to Israel, it started in the spring, with […]

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Let’s try this again.

Hello! So it’s been a little bit since my last post. You know, the one where I said I was feeling ready to dive in and start writing and blogging again? Ha ha, heh, hum. Anyway, I actually did start writing and blogging again — just not here. I started another Substack, where I’ve been […]

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Breaking the Ice

Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash and has nothing to do with the post. I just like it. It’s always hard to start again, or to know what to say, after a long break from the blog, especially an unplanned break. But I guess sometimes the best thing is to just dive in and start […]

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Back and There Again (Happy 2022!)

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Happy first Monday of the New Year, friends! I wrote another version of this post last week. I deleted it because I was in an introspective and melancholy mood that day, and it showed. And also because I went into WAY too much detail recapping 2021, after which it […]

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Coffee Talk: It’s the Most Busy-full Time of the Year

Image by Melk Hagelslag from Pixabay Hello there, Bloglandia. It’s been a little while. I just wanted to pop in and touch base and let everyone know I’m still plugging along. There’s not a lot to report. Freelance writing has been keeping me busy, and when I get breaks between articles I’ve been trying to […]

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