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Two Quotes, One Book
1. It has seemed to me sometimes as though the Lord breathes on the poor gray ember of Creation and it turns to radiance – for a moment or a year or the span of life. And then it sinks back into itself...
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Status as of 26/07/2010
I broke down and sent one text this morning, about 30 minutes ago. It was more or less to confirm plans for Thursday night. An old French classmate and I are going to see her voice teacher / my friend...
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More Rock Canyon
I don’t like a lot of things about a lot of things in Utah, but I cannot deny how gorgeous this state is. Some friends and I took another jaunt through Rock Canyon Saturday evening. Moments like these...
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Really. Or Maybe it’s an old episode.
I just saw an episode of celebrity Jeopardy! where Anderson Cooper said that he’s never been to Australia. I don’t see how this doesn’t make me better than him. That is all. A LOT is going on right...
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A Long Enough Quote
Sometimes God moves loudly, as if spinning to another place like ball lightning. God is, oddly, personal; this God knows. Sometimes en route, dazzlingly or dimly, he shows an edge of himself to souls...
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Starting Off
Late Wednesday night/Early Thursday morning I was standing in a checkout line at a major supercenter chain. In Orem, Utah. Just off Exit 269 on I-15. Across from UVU. I was on my way back to my...
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Senegal Sundays
Whenever I hear the song of a bird or look at the blue, blue sky Whenever I feel the rain on my face or the wind as it rushes by Whenever I touch a velvet rose or walk by a lilac tree I’m glad that I...
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Future Names
Sometimes Reilly and I like to think of names for our future children. Sometimes they’re not serious names. Sometimes we do this during church, and it’s not very reverent. We’ve already decided to name...
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Neighborhood Sad
This past Sunday at church, the bishop announced from the pulpit that the son of a family in the ward was playing soccer last week and suddenly collapsed. The boy’s family took him to the hospital. The...
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The Culture of Heart Muscle Memory
I recently read a Facebook discussion thread about a sensitive topic. It seemed that someone disagreed with the majority opinion in that conversation. Then many people in the majority zeroed in on the...
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Heartfelt Concern
This past month has found so many of you in the hospital. I have a friend who gave birth at the beginning of the month to a baby boy with HLHS. He recently underwent surgery and seems to be doing well....
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On July 30 2017, Reilly and I spoke in Church. I’ve decided to post my talk here for posterity. And kicks. You’ll see that I spent the first third of the talk introducing us, since we are relatively...
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