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Coping With Living Overseas as a Child Part 1
Telling The Children It was a warm and sunny day when my parents sat me and my sisters down. Ok, I’ll be honest, I don’t remember the weather. That first line sounds good but it could have been 30 degrees for all I know. I was around 10 at the time and I had been…
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My Journey Into Metal Music
No one really starts out loving heavy music. At least no one my age (34) did. In the late 90s my parents were pushing strictly worship music. What can you expect though? This is the nature of religious life in Mississippi. Up until around 1998 worship music was all I had heard. Sure there was…
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The Disney Goth Phenomenan
A Stupid Amount of Time at Disney I spend more time at Disney World in Orlando than I’d like to admit. My daughters are 4 and 2 and they love it. So we go. A lot. It is currently February 19th and we’ve been three times this year. I know the songs. I’ve seen the…
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Norma Jean in 2004-Tonight The South is on Fire
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Somehow I just found out that Norma Jean released a new album last year. I’m not sure how I missed that, but here we are. I’m legitimately listening to it as I type this, so reactions are in real time. No matter what, they will forever hold a special spot in my heart. They represent…
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Why I Turned Away From Religion After Growing Up Christian-Part 3
Coming Out of the Religious Closet It was important to me early on to be clear and open about the fact that I had lost faith. This started with telling my parents. I was incredibly nervous about this and put it off for several days. I feared that the reaction would be incredibly negative. Even…
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Why I Turned Away From Religion After Growing Up Christian-Part 2
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The College Years One of my closest friends went through a similar crisis of faith during our freshman year of college. Looking back it’d funny because I viewed his awakening as the wanderings of someone who was lost. Instead, it was I who was lost. I viewed his struggle as one of weakness, and my…
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Why I Turned Away From Religion After Growing up Christian-Part 1
Growing Up Southern Baptist Much have my worldview has been dictated by my upbringing in the church. For better or worse, we are a product of our experiences and I am no different. First things first though. I fully believe that everyone has the right to think and believe what they want. I am not…
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1/26/2023- Introductions are in Order and Show Week
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Maybe you’ve heard Chasing Airplanes on Spotify or Apple Music. Maybe you saw me on TikTok or instagram, or maybe you stumbled across this blog. No matter the reason I thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read this. As I write this I find myself avoiding work and taking an introspective…
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