Author Archives: SJ

Screams and Sobs

Sitting in church today, the pastor in discussing Romans 8 brought up the groanings and utterances of the Holy Spirit on our behalf when we simply don’t know what to pray. It reminded me of those times in my life … Continue reading

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Covid, Depression, Exercise, and Faith.

Now I’m not sure if depression is a known side effect of Covid, and I’ve fought it all my life, but DANG. Lets do a recap. I come home early from a men’s retreat with my church, Covid kicks my … Continue reading

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RTO Diaries

Sir Talksalot is obviously coming down with something. Sniffles, clearing throat, muffled coughs, popping cough drops like they’re breath mints. I’m about a month out from having covid at this point. He gave me tons of crap once I was … Continue reading

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the ick diaries

I haven’t been sick in about 2 years now. The last time I got sick? Covid. I caught really bad colds in December of ’21 and January of ’22 then got to win the ultimate prize in Feb of ’22 … Continue reading

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Social Media Detox – Day 2

Last night I uninstalled Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok from my phone. The one thing I noticed right away is that in lieu of the endless scrolling on my phone I’m focusing on other tasks that need to be completed. I … Continue reading

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Social Media = Less Social

I came to a realization the other day, and shortly after that decided to deactivate both my Facebook and Instagram. The problem sad to say it is my apparent addiction to social media. The realization hit as I spent about … Continue reading

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Like, share, and say AMEN!

Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. So He … Continue reading

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Who knew?

The hummingbirds that visit my feeder have figured out how to tell me it’s empty… they only buzz my cameras when the feeder is empty or close to it! I also discovered today that they chirp, when I came out … Continue reading

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Snub and snub alike!

I like to think I’m an observant person. When I started working in NYC several years ago, I recognized a specific behavior from the opposite sex. At first I felt a little offended. Then I realized it was a normal … Continue reading

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Prayer Hacks

Not necessarily a hack, I just thought the title sounded cool. So several weeks back I was in my hometown visiting. Long story short, despite my best efforts to keep my cool, someone set me off something good. It was … Continue reading

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