I’m a Writer!

Well, I know I’ve been talking about it for a while now.  I even had a post about six months ago about my dreams of being an author.  Thankfully that day has finally come.  It hasn’t been an easy secret to keep over the past while, but Donald Miller finally decided to let the cat [...]

Saskatchewan is Indefensible

I grew up in Saskatchewan, I’ve lived here my whole life and to this day had no intentions of ever leaving.  I’ve seen most of the landscape and lifestyle that North America has to offer and to this day was perfectly content in Saskatchewan.  I stress to this day.  Then I awoke this morning – [...]

Struggling With Faith

I’ve been talking about a lot of fairly light and happy things lately.  I have had a lot of good times lately with family and friends, despite some difficulties along the way.  This morning though I’m really struggling.  I’m not struggling with a belief in God, but instead with what I believe about God really [...]

My Flowing Locks

I’m not a big nature person.  I feel like I wasted a sentence in saying that because it’s painfully obvious.  I usually prefer to live in a sealed air-conditioned environment than to just open the windows and let the breeze in at any point.  I prefer my basement to a summer meadow.  I don’t hate [...]

Roll On!

I had a feeling that it was bound to happen eventually and now the time is finally here.  I’m taking up skateboarding again!  Now I know talked about possibly doing this last year, but now the wheels have already been set rolling towards this end.  I wasn’t really planning on it, but when the opportunity [...]

“L”ucky Man

A couple days ago Jenn and I were out for Chinese at Casey’s Restaurant in downtown Swiftyville.  I’m not usually a big fan of Chinese smorg – I prefer to be able to order individual dishes – but when someone else is paying you certainly can’t complain.  All in all it was a good meal, [...]

My Best/Worst of ‘08

My brother Jon gave his best of list this past week, and I guess it would only make sense for me to again steal someone else’s idea and give my best of list. As is usual for me though, I will also give my worst of list in the hopes of possibly disuading you [...]

Thrill of A Lifetime

Anyone remember that old CBC show “Thrill of a LIfetime“?  No, this isn’t me having a Grandpa Simpson moment.  It was kind of the original reality TV show where people would have their dreams come true as made possible by this TV show.  It was usually reuniting with family members or going scuba diving and [...]

A Treatise on the Discovery of the Biblical Squirrel

There are a lot of animals in the bible.  Bulls, and goats, and pigeons, oh my!  But for the first time ever a couple weeks ago we came across a squirrel during the youth bible study.  One of the kids was reading James 4:1 for us and it read as such, “What causes fights and [...]

Oh Swiftyvillerton . . .

I have mentioned many times before the strange quirks of our tiny town of Swiftyvillerton, but subject of this photo just reinforced to me how no matter what modern wonders try to move into this town, something will screw them up.  There will always be something that they do just a little different than everywhere [...]