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• An unlikely critic
  on Jan 13, 2013 in Uncategorized
  The other day I was dropping my son off at preschool.  One of the other boys ran up to me and asked, “Why is your belly so big?” I tried to ignore him, but he kept bothering me as I … Continue reading →...
• Blog Reboot
  on Jan 9, 2013 in Uncategorized exercise fitness Weight Loss
  It’s been over a year, and I have decided to pick up blogging once more. More than anything, this has to do with keeping myself accountable for my own well being.  I am still dealing with my depression, but I … Continue reading →...
• Goals for 2012
  on Jan 2, 2012 in life perspective anxiety Bike MS depression New year resolution writing
    I shouldn’t say that everyone makes a New Year’s resolution.  In fact, I think that the majority of people that make resolutions either want to a) lose weight or b) stop smoking.  Well, as it is, I have already quit … Continue...
• Good-Bye 2011
  on Dec 31, 2011 in adoption blogging depression family life personal siblings surgery writing Baby Girl birth mother counseling Health Little Guy Lovely Wife New Year
  2011 is almost over, so time for me to assess the good and the bad of the year. Bad: 1: continued depression 2: back and hernia surgery 3: worrying about things that I cannot control Good: 1: surgeries have and … Continue reading →...
• Photo Favorites: South Dakota
  on Dec 28, 2011 in photography Black Hills Crazy Horse Lakota Mount Rushmore South Dakota
  Although I have lived in South Dakota nearly all my life, before this summer I had only been out west to see our most famous attraction, and at that time I was so little that I didn’t even remember the … Continue reading →...
• Confessions of a Book Lover, Part 2
  on Dec 27, 2011 in books literature reading Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Blockade Billy Christmas Ernest Hemingway Garrison Keillor George Orwell Harper Lee J.D. Salinger John Steinbeck Kahlil Gibran Leo Tolstoy liberty Lovely Wife Mark Twain Mitch Albom Nineteen Eighty-Four Of Mice and Men Robert Louis Stevenson Stephen King The Catcher in the Rye The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Old Man and the Sea The Prophet To Kill a Mockingbird Treasure Island Tuesdays with Morrie Victor Hugo War and Peace
  This year for my birthday, I received two books: Liberty by Garrison Keillor and Blockade Billy by Stephen King.  They were both enjoyable reads that I read that same weekend.  I decided that I would make a goal for my … Continue reading U...
• The Heart Attack Cyclones
  on Dec 23, 2011 in depression football Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa State Cyclones Oklahoma State Cowboys Paul Rhoads Texas Longhorns Texas Tech Red Raiders
  I grew up in a football household.  To be clear, however, it was never a Sunday ritual.  Real football in my family has always been watched on Saturday.  Cheerleaders, traditions, marching bands, mascots, student *snicker* athletes.  College foot...
• Christmas Traditions I Don’t Understand
  on Dec 22, 2011 in Christianity Christmas traditions Candy cane eggnog Hanukkah Happy Holidays Holidays Merry Christmas mistletoe Mr. Burns scotch
  Around this time of year, we start doing strange things that just don’t happen any other time of year.  Some of them are great.  Making lots of cookies.  Giving gifts to those we love.  But there are a few that … Continue reading U...
• The South Dakota Pronunciation Guide
  on Dec 22, 2011 in Uncategorized Aberdeen Beatrice Belle Fourche Beresford Hayti Iowa Jefferson Lake Andes Madrid Nebraska Nevada Norfolk Pierre Sinai South Dakota
  So I noticed that recently I have been mentioning my great home state in a lot of my posts.  I decided that I should start occasionally posting about interesting things about the Rushmore State (interestingly enough, when I was a … Continue re...
• Faith and Prayer: Part 4
  on Dec 21, 2011 in Christianity faith life music prayer Bible study Catholic chant Choir Emmaus God Jesus Lovely Wife Lutheran Methodist RCIA Reformed Schola
  Image via Wikipedia After I had completely finished with school, I moved back to my hometown and got my career underway.  Soon afterward, I got a letter from my high school choir director, who was also the choir director at the … Continue rea...

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