Author Archives: SJ

Mujadara -w- Spiced Yogurt

Posted on September 17, 2022 by SJ

My latest #vegetarian meal from scratch, #mujadara with spiced yogurt. I’ve never cooked with lentils before and this absolutely delicious dish opened up entirely new culinary doors for me. I combined two recipes to get here, one of the most … Continue reading →

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Count your blessings, not your complaints.

Posted on September 16, 2022 by SJ

Being a saved sinner, and having spent my formative years in New York, I’d have to say at points in my life my grumble-per-minute rate was excessively high. How many opportunities do we have each day to see or experience … Continue reading →

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Picture it, Warwick, 2019.

Posted on September 1, 2022 by SJ

As I’ve gone over in this blog a couple times, I was saved by giving my life to Christ back in 2019. Through a string of events only He could have tied together, I walked into a new church where … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day.

Posted on June 19, 2022 by SJ

I am not certain if it was just my own perception this year, but it felt like every where I turned I saw a father’s day advertisement. TV. Radio. Internet. SPAM. It was inescapable. I don’t think I saw nearly … Continue reading →

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Pray Without Ceasing.

Posted on June 7, 2022 by SJ

A few weeks after I moved to Georgia, I came home late one night to find an exceptionally friendly female bulldog waiting for me in my driveway. Now I don’t own a dog, but this dog ran up to me … Continue reading →

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Don’t fall, jump.

Posted on May 6, 2022 by SJ

Heard a quote similar to that in a book I’d just read for the second time – Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. It genuinely struck me when I read it, one of those “aha!” moments which seems to explain something that … Continue reading →

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Three years ago tomorrow…

Posted on April 27, 2022 by SJ

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with … Continue reading →

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Breathe.

Posted on April 18, 2022 by SJ

Last week I picked up a new bike, same model I had previously. Got back on the horse so to speak. My shoulder is much better than it was, a little stiff if anything. All in all I’d say I’m … Continue reading →

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Close Call – Part III

Posted on April 6, 2022 by SJ

As I went thorough in my previous posts – I had a motorcycle accident this week that I managed to walk away from. The insurance adjuster checked out my bike today and sadly had to total it out. I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Close Call – Part II

Posted on April 5, 2022 by SJ

I believe what happened yesterday was meant to happen. On the way there, and later headed out in the wrecker, I passed curves with drop-offs of hundreds of feet down. The driver explained how many of those curves have cars down … Continue reading →

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