August 1, 2026 This is Rosie Mac who is replacing Addie in Halocene … https://www.odbm.org/en/devotionals/devotional-category/remembering-who-we-are?ts=1780790400000 Today we read about Miss Ruth. “The story of Ruth in the Bible can also be seen as one of rediscovered belonging. After losing her husband and leaving her homeland, she chose to bind herself to her mother-in-law Naomi and…
July 21, 2026 I’m doing these as monthly compilations going forward. The daily posts were simply becoming a chore to manage. This just simplifies things. Devotion time! Amos 7:1-9 “Look, I am setting a plumb line among my people.” Amos 7:8 Right from the devotional because I can’t really write it better myself: https://www.odbm.org/en/devotionals/devotional-category/walking-like-jesus?ts=1784592000000 “In…
February 1, 2026 It’s a new month and my strategy for January to mostly rest I think was overall successful. I only finished one book the whole month, poked relentlessly at my journal compilation project, and dealt with endless frustration with both physical and mental health. It wasn’t a great month; not a loss, but…
Brandon apparently was born for Americana. Another awesome track from his new upcoming solo record releasing in August. … Oh look who that is? https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXo7lSym0m8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== LIVIE!!! … Oh yea NBA expanding. Sonics are back. But um… Las Vegas Jacks… WTF!? I agree this name SUCKS! This guy is hilarious and correct! … Carter Faith has…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BESTIE, EMILY SLATIN! … One of my favorite substackers of all time, Chris LaTray of An Irritable Metis! https://open.substack.com/pub/chrislatray/p/whose-known-rule-of-warfare?r=1jau56&utm_medium=ios I’m gonna support him, but probably through Buy Me a Coffee … It’s Maggie Rogers! We’re all so blessed to have her with us on Substack! https://open.substack.com/pub/maggierogers/p/the-tying-of-knots-and-untying-again?r=1jau56&utm_medium=ios This is probably one of the…
The entropy of this universe is beginning to fluctuate wildly. It’s a major reason why I can’t sleep. I only got three hours before tummy issues required a long sit on the porcelain throne. And in my head I heard my mom singing this is the day that the Lord has made. While I’ll certainly…
Today’s verse is LITERALLY John 3:16 I think EVERYONE knows that one. But I’m transcribing through verse 21 because it’s not often quoted in context. Which as we all know, Context is For Queens, so let’s get the whole story. 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that…
Dizzy kitten playing pal world is something I can vibe with! I love how she does her hair now. Someone just told her she has amazing features in real life! She does indeed. Also so glad she doesn’t mask her Arkansas accent anymore. Unfortunately the newer version of pal world is obnoxious in base building.…
May 1st 2025 My card for today is fitting: Nine of Sea reversed I’ve gotten this before and it’s definitely on point. The Mystical Cats Tarot guidebook reads: “Do you believe you deserve happiness? Do you truly believe that the universe holds goodness and joy for you? The unwillingness to express your wishes and set…
Anna of Wild Geese has a great video about personal curriculum. This is something I thought about doing but like Anna, if I give myself too strict of a plan, I’ll rebel against it. I love this “research as ceremony” as a way to reframe learning, getting away from “colonialist” and individualistic learning. Also it’s…
Skillet has a new song called “Scream.” It’s pretty good, which is not surprising because they are a great band. And they are CHRISTIANS (obviously, they are a Christian rock band.) … ODB reading today: Genesis 50:22-26 This passage is the very end of Genesis. In particular 50:25. “Then Joseph made the sons of Israel…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUDRA! Today we’re celebrating the 25th birthday of the greatest cover artist of all time, Audra Miller, and also the 10th anniversary of her band First to Eleven. Here’s her “birthday cover” from this week: “FLORIDA!!!” by Taylor Swift and Florence the Machine. It features one of her besties Alexis Federici, who is…
I was doing a lot of thinking about why I find certain women so attractive. It isn’t one thing, and while yes there are certain things I like – heart shaped faces, cute face framing hairstyles, and big expressive eyes – these are not any sort of requirement. I just want to find a girl…
Bible Study with Loisa: When Anxiety & Loneliness Hit… the ASMR is top-notch too. She is only the world’s greatest ASMRtist after all <3 John 14:27 (NAS): “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you, not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor…
“I am alive in a life that would have seemed almost impossible to explain to certain earlier versions of myself, and some part of me had apparently decided that 5 AM was the correct time to contemplate the distance between then and now.” – Emily Slatin, “Measuring the Distance Between Then and Now … I…
I’ve actually ALWAYS felt this way. Now I have no choice because I was literally completely unable to digest meat products anymore and dairy products make me stop breathing. And I live in an area where vegan options are brutally limited. Fun times. This needs to change! GO BILLIE! PREACH GIRL! … I’m having BIZARRE…
I’m thrashing journals for anything worthy of keeping. It’s that or start punching holes in the wall, and good luck getting the drywall fixed ‘round here. “Don’t give into the dopamine rush of creating featherweight content rather than struggling to create something worthy of being printed on real paper.” – APD, 2025-11-04 … Pulled this…
Audra is a Material Girl, apparently. And very passionate about that, too! XD ,,, I have to very much DISAGREE with Anthony Fantano on MUSE. He is NOT a fan! But I respect his opinion. I will say, the idea that The Resistance was a bit of a Rorschach test actually makes some sense. And…
BTW I met this girl at a free show at Big Bar in Erie, PA around St. Patty’s day last year. I have one of those hoodies she’s got there. She handed it to me. Best night of my life. … “We’re numb to our own knowledge.” It’s lines like that which make Anna Corinne…