Author: smilebecause
Sesquipedality
The Pursuit of Joy
The new year rushes in with excitement as resolutions are made, goals are set, and enthusiasm is renewed. However, because we are human, we sometimes bite off more than we can chew. Expectations are not met, life happens, and we get discouraged. But all is not lost. It’s just time to regroup. The following suggestions […]
Read More →Christmas 2013 Recap for the Watsons
I was going through pictures on my computer and came across the two here from Christmas when we played a board game. I thought I'd go ahead and post the letter I wrote to Cam… Nobody else will care about Kevin' s bloody nose, but oh well. *** Hey Cam – Had a few moments […]
Read More →Gratitude
Someone send me an email today that had all these pictures. Thought it was a nice collection.
Read More →Paleo-Friendly Protein Bars
I adapted this: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/protein-bars-recipe/index.html to be more paleo-friendly. (Original uses silken tofu, oat brain, wheat flour, wheat germ, etc.) Paleo-friendly Protein Bars NOTE: BOTH volume (cups) AND grams are shown. Depending on which measure you use, the calories will vary DRAMATICALLY. (e.g. using cups for the dry ingredients will display much higher calories). SO, for […]
Read More →Get behind me, Feelings!
“If what you believe does not reflect the truth, then what you feel does not reflect reality.” – Neil Anderson Feelings are amazing and beautiful and absolutely necessary, but never at the expense of truth. When our behavior is dictated by our feelings, we may act irrationally, believing we are absolutely RIGHT about something, but […]
Read More →Busted.
Idaho Fruit Leather
Lion Head Natural Water Slides near Priest Lake
I'm not quite sure what that noise was that came out of me.
Read More →The Oatmeal – Idaho – Cat
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Read More →Grumpy Cat & Dementor
Mind my own business
Nerd.
"After chess club tomorrow I'm going to go play Dungeons & Dragons with a couple of friends." … pause… "That may be the nerdiest sentence I've ever uttered." Jaeger Zollman – 3/21/2013
Read More →The need for attention makes us vulnerable
Hmmmm.
Read More →Bulverism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulverism Bulverism is a logical fallacy in which, rather than proving that an argument in favour of an opinion is wrong, a person instead assumes that the opinion is wrong, and then goes on to explain why the other person held it. It is essentially a circumstantial ad hominem argument. The term "Bulverism" was coined […]
Read More →Honor your Neighbor as Yourself
Love is fascinating. It evokes immediate understanding, but is at the same time extremely ambiguous and complex. Love is mentioned a few times in the Bible (understatement much?). Almost everybody has heard the epic and often quoted 1 Corinthians 13, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it […]
Read More →Fleshy – Spitball Series
Raise a Standard or be Amused?
As a Christian in my “toddler” stage, I am at a point where I know what I need to do, but I have a hard time keeping on task. REALLY "walking the walk" takes focus and commitment, and there are a LOT of distractions. Now more than ever, I KNOW that I need to put […]
Read More →Reflect it Forward
About a month ago I quit drinking alcohol. This pronouncement came after months of trying to brute-force-will-power-justify my way there with no success. (Here is the story if you’re interested… Spoiler Alert: It was the HOLY SPIRIT!) With the new found freedom of the alcohol monkey off my back, I have felt empowered and inspired […]
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