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The Lives We Live

New Printer Woes

[A Facebook convo with Sharon Gamble & J Credence that spanned 16 hours] Sharon: Facing the monumental task of setting up a brand-new printer today. I know. Most of you could probably do that with one hand tied behind your backs and half asleep. But I am totally intimidated. Machines and I do not speak […]

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Memoriams Profiles

Rob Skiba (1969-2021)

[Memoir by J. Credence] Not eight weeks ago, CJ and I were talking about emailing our brother in Jesus, Rob Skiba, about publishing his content with us in the adventure that is Life Thoughts Today, and now there is a hole where our brother once was. I only had the honor of meeting this Man […]

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Gaming

Profane Reality in Gaming

Skyrim An open-world, action, role-play video game, Skyrim’s story revolves around the Dragonborn who are on a quest to defeat Alduin, the World-Eater dragon who is prophesied to destroy the world. Set 200 years after Oblivion strikes Skyrim, players complete quests and develop character by improving skills, while having the ability to travel anywhere in […]

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Arcane

Exploring the Overlords

Georgia Guidestones There exists a stone structure in the Northeastern corner of Georgia, USA, a stone monolith, astronomically aligned, consisting of four upright stones, one upright slab in the center and a capstone on top of all five. An additional nearby tablet details the history and purpose of the granite Guidestones. Ten guidelines are inscribed […]

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The Lives We Live

Stinging Nettles

Tea For Allergies When my family has a head cold or allergies, I make 3 gallons of this stinging nettles tea: 2 cups stinging nettles 1/2 cup mint 5 cloves Heat to near boiling, reduce heat, simmer for a few minutes and let steep. I strain it into 1/2 gallon Mason jars and refrigerate when […]

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Humor

Haunting DOTS

Halloween was… different this year. We had excellent weather, and everything was finally open. Also, since when does Halloween fall on a Sunday. We did all kinds of fun stuff over the weekend. So, Sunday night we decided to go to Hauntstreet. These wonderful Jesus followers host the best home Haunted walk through in Mesa, […]

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History

The Real Beowulf

Beowulf, required reading for many of us in high school, is an Anglo Saxon epic tale touted as purely pagan work, hailing from England. The primary reference for this article is, Beowulf: a Prose Translation Introduction (Penguin Classic, David Wright). I find it not only the easiest to understand, but also the most thorough and […]

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The Lives We Live

Both Shoes Dropped

Backstory: I have learned that sometimes you just have to buy a nice pair of shoes for your kiddo because they simply last longer… I bought my eight year old a very nice, very expensive pair of Nike, all leather basketball shoes about a year ago. Since then, I’ve replaced the shoelaces 5x, hand washed […]

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Humor

Pirates in the House

[From Falcon Tales]    My three year old is very sick; he’s got a nasty sinus infection and is on a Z Pack for it. He is definitely getting better and frankly would be better if he WOULD.JUST.SLEEP. This morning I found him singing loudly with his 6 year old brother in his bed. He […]