Attitudes are Important
But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me actually have turned out for the furtherance of the Gospel, so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all...
View ArticleGoing Home Celebration
I just got back from a most wonderful funeral service for a good friend, Gregg Martin. He’s my sister’s father-in-law. What makes this so nice is that when he was diagnosed with cancer, his faith...
View ArticleWhat It’s All About
I spent the weekend in Prescott, Arizona at a youth retreat put on by the national youth organization for my church. Usually we’ll get about 30-50 kids, and that was no different this time. At this...
View ArticleI Did Not Move, and I’m OK With It
A few of you “knew” I was “moving”. That was the plan. The (shameful?) truth was while I was thankful that Jason made it easy to find a place to live, I was still looking for a better place. It wasn’t...
View Article“Starting” Weight
I’m taking a page out of Ed’s book and posting weekly weigh-ins. Maybe I’ll be more motivated to make it go down week-to-week when people are bugging me about it. Here’s the first one. I fasted...
View ArticleBattle One, Battle Won
victoryWhat you are seeing here is what I am calling “today’s small victory”. It is the uneaten shell of a taco salad. The first one of its kind, when discussing my plate. A new coworker started today,...
View ArticleFirst Signs Of Progress
Time for today’s weigh-in. Drumroll, please…. From last week, that’s a weight loss of 2.6 lbs. The crazy part is that I was still at 307.4 on Sunday morning. In trying to figure out what made the...
View ArticleWe made it to the next round
Whichever “we” you think I’m talking about, that statement stands true. For now I’m talking about both the “wes” that should be important to me. The US won their game and their group in dramatic...
View ArticleAmazing
The 33 miners who have been stuck for 69 days 2300 feet below the surface of the earth in Chile are being rescued today. When I heard a couple days ago that they would begin pulling them up this week,...
View ArticleOld Friends, Good Herb, and Pilgrimages
Jason's the white kid. They're in the middle of a road after a rain. Nothing like spending time with old friends. I got a call tonight as I was leaving work from a number I didn’t recognize. It was my...
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