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: Episode 309: I’m Talkin. . .Omnipresent No deity is worthy of worship if omnipresent is not a defining feature. Transcript

: Episode 308: I’m Talkin. . .Omnipotent Hard to grasp but so necessary. God is omnipotent, all powerful. Transcript

: Episode 307: I’m Talkin. . .Omniscient Even if it boggles our minds we only want to worship a God who is omniscient (all knowing). …

: Episode 306: I’m Talkin. . .Propitiation I’m so glad He is. Transcript

: Episode 305: I’m Talkin. . .Salvation A great starting point. Transcript

: Episode 304: I’m Talkin. . .Gospel Share the good news. Transcript

: Episode 303: I’m Talkin. . .Trinity I might as well go early on one of the big church words. Trinity, Tri-meaning three and …

: Episode 302: I’m Talkin. . .Holy Spirit You’ve got the power. Transcript

: Episode 301: I’m Talkin. . .Forgiveness One episode break from “church” words to deal with a difficult situation and topic, forgiveness. …

: Episode 300: I’m Talkin. . .Born-Again Born-Again? What? Transcript

: Episode 299: I’m Talkin. . .Words Words are important. Even “church” words. Transcript

: Episode 298: I’m Talkin. . .Recap A little recap of the 2023 theme and words. Theme: Challenge Christian listeners to live sold out …

: Episode 297: I’m Talkin. . .You Only you can control you. Transcript

: Episode 296: I’m Talkin. . .Ready Ready: Are you? Transcript

: Episode 295: I’m Talkin. . .Original Some may be one of a kind but maybe one is original. Transcript

: Episode 294: I’m Talkin. . .Label Do we label? Do we like to be labeled? Should we wear a label with joy?

: Episode 293: I’m Talkin. . .Goal Must we always have a goal? Transcript

: Episode 292: I’m Talkin. . .Sudden You aren’t guaranteed time. Transcript

: Episode 291: I’m Talkin. . .Delight Delight. Do you have that experience often? Transcript

: Episode 290: I’m Talkin. . .Obvious Is it really. Transcript

: Episode 289: I’m Talkin. . .Good How does one define good. Transcript

: Episode 288: I’m Talkin. . .React How we react says much about who we are and what we believe. Transcript

: Episode 287: I’m Talkin. . .Oblivious Are we oblivious? Transcript

: Episode 286: I’m Talkin. . .Fight We have an advocate who will fight for us. Transcript

: Episode 285: I’m Talkin. . .Triumphant Live triumphant because you know Jesus. Transcript

: Episode 284: I’m Takin. . .United In essentials unity. In non-essentials liberty. In all things charity. Transcript

: Episode 283: I’m Talkin. . .Objective Be objective about your objective. Transcript

: Episode 282: I’m Takin. . .Defense Defense: Be ready with a gentle answer. Transcript

: Episode 281: I’m Talkin. . .Language The complexity of language. Transcript

: Episode 280: I’m Talkin. . .Obey Trust and obey. Transcript

: Episode 279: I’m Talkin. . .Salvation God’s greatest gift is salvation. Transcript

: Episode 278: I’m Talkin. . .Enjoy God created everything for us to enjoy regardless of circumstances. Transcript

: Episode 277: I’m Talkin. . .Victory Oh victory in Jesus. Transcript

: Episode 276: I’m Talkin. . .Impossible We serve a God who can do the impossible. If He couldn’t, why would we? Transcript

: Episode 275: I’m Talkin. . .Law Not to abolish but to fulfill the law. Transcript

: Episode 274: I’m Talkin. . .Order From chaos order. Transcript

: Episode 273: I’m Talkin. . .Temporary Hold on loosely. Transcript

: Episode 272: I’m Talkin. . .Seek Life is determined by what you seek. Transcript

: Episode 271: I’m Talkin. . .Real I am convinced that Jesus is real. Transcript

: Episode 270: I’m Talkin. . .Excited You are a Christian. Be excited! Transcript

: Episode 269: I’m Talkin. . .Neutral Being neutral might just be moving backwards. Transcript

: Episode 268: I’m Talkin. . .Echo Whom do you echo? Transcript

: Episode 267: I’m Talkin. . .Trials Trials with joy? Transcript

: Episode 266: I’m Talkin. . .Structure How much, or little, structure do you need to be an effective witness? Transcript

: Episode 265: I’m Talkin. . .Involved You must be involved to make a difference. Transcript

: Episode 264: I’m Talkin. . .Loyal Are you loyal? To a fault? Sometimes that’s just what you are supposed to be. Transcript

: Episode 263: I’m Talkin. . .Noble Don’t forget, you are a child of The King. Transcript

: Episode 262: I’m Talkin. . .All Give God your ALL. Transcript

: Episode 261: I’m Talkin. . .Investigate Don’t be lazy. Do the work and investigate. Transcript

: Episode 260: I’m Talkin. . .Thankful Thankful should be our constant mode as Christians. Transcript

: Episode 259: I’m Talkin. . .Supply HE will SUPPLY ALL Transcript

: Episode 258: I’m Talkin. . .Increase He must increase I must decrease. Transcript

: Episode 257: I’m Talkin. . .Retroactive It’s all been taken care of and completed.

: Episode 256: I’m Talkin. . .Hero We have an infallible, perfect hero.

: Episode 255: I’m Talkin…Christian Christian equals little Christ.

: Episode 254: I’m Talkin. . .Easy Can something be too easy?

: Episode 253: I’m Talkin. . .Gift It’s not a gift if you have to pay for it and until you accept it and take possession.

: Episode 252: I’m Talkin. . .Negotiate This is not a democracy. You can’t negotiate.

: Episode 251: I’m Talkin. . .Enlightened Enlightened by what source?

: Episode 250: I’m Talkin. . .Lesson Learn your lesson or stop growing.

: Episode 249: I’m Talkin. . .Leverage Maximum influence?

: Episode 248: I’m Talkin. . .Address We need to address the issues in our lives before moving to our final address.

: Episode 247: I’m Talkin. . .Helper To live well we all need a helper.

: Episode 246: I’m Talkin. . .Course Mission Statement: Challenge Christian listeners to live sold out for God’s glory. Happy New Year: …

: Episode 245: I’m Talkin. . .Jesus/Satan Merry Christmas

: Episode 244: I’m Talkin. . .Calm Stay calm and draw others to Christ.

: Episode 243: I’m Talkin. . .Nervous What makes you nervous?

: My granddaughter’s gingerbread house.

: Episode 242: I’m Talkin. . .Full Empty ourselves to be available for God to make us full.

: Episode 241: I’m Talkin. . .Empty Empty? Really?

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: Episode 240: I’m Talkin. . .Simple Keep it simple!!

: Episode 239: I’m Talkin. . .Complex It is hard.

: Episode 238: I’m Talkin. . .Innocent Oh the joy of watching the innocent.

: Episode 237: I’m Talkin. . .Guilty I’m guilty but forgiven.

: Episode 236: I’m Talkin. . .Accountable You will never lack if you are accountable.

: Episode 235: I’m Talkin. . .Unreliable Far reaching affects.

: Episode 234: I’m Talkin. . .Available Are you available?

: Episode 233: I’m Talkin. . .Unavailable Unavailable? Why?

: Episode 232: I’m Talkin. . .Found Rejoice that you are found.

: Episode 231: I’m Talkin. . .Lost Do you know where you are going?

: Episode 230: I’m Talkin. . .Expose Don’t misdirect. Deal with your own sin.

: Episode 229: I’m Talkin. . .Cover What are you trying to hide?

: Episode 228: I’m Talkin. . .Watch Be alert and watch.

: Episode 227: I’m Talkin. . .Disregard Disregard? I don’t think so!

: Episode 226: I’m Talkin. . .Train To grow or just to maintain one must train.

: Episode 225: I’m Talkin. . .Neglect That we neglect falls apart.

: Episode 224: I’m Talkin. . .Stand You have to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.

: Episode 223: I’m Talkin. . .Fall Everyone experiences in one way or another.

: Episode 222: I’m Talkin. . .Glory Give God the glory.

: Episode 221: I’m Talkin. . .Shame Let your shame draw you to the forgiveness of Jesus.

: Episode 220: I’m Talkin. . .Answers I have made an attempt to answer last week’s questions. You can read the answers in this blog post.

: Answers Answers This week I am going to attemp to answers last week’s questions. You can review the …

: Episode 219: I’m Talkin. . .Questions I have questions. I wrote a blog post where you can read and/or meditate on these questions.

: Questions Questions This week I have questions. If I believe that God is the creator of the universe and all …

: Episode 218A: I’m Talkin. . .Patience A special episode from my daughter.

: Episode 218: I’m Talkin. . .Start Go ahead and start.

: Episode 217: I’m Talkin. . .Stop Don’t stop believing.

: Hard to tell, by the keynote, how all the changes to the OS’s will work. However, come July I will …

: Episode 216: I’m Talkin. . .Vibrant Such a great word and a characteristic to try and achieve.

: Endurance

: Fish

: Stripes: of course

: Episode 215: I’m Talkin. . .Stagnant Such a negative word, but don’t be discouraged.

: Fair

: Written: Nice to get a written note now and again.

: Schedule

: Mountain: Old picture but I love the mountains of my youth.

: Intricate:

: Plain: You should see my wife’s side of the room.

: Textile

: Episode 214: I’m Talkin. . .Master Let the political incorrectness continue.

: Symmetry: The design of a plate well prepared has a certain symmetry.

: Beverage: Often my beverage choice.

: Indulgence: All my Apple gear in my latest purchase, the Osprey backpack.

: Random: How do flowers land after falling from a tree? Randomly.

: Hold: As often as she will let me.

: Time: Does anyone really know what time it is?

: Clouds

: Episode 213: I’m Talkin. . .Slave Slave? Have I lost my mind?

: Fence: Going, going, gone. Such a bad photo.

: Learning through osmosis?

: Community

: Tranquility - for the moment

: Maroon

: Palindromic photo: POT with TOP

: Bloom

: Union

: Episode 212: I’m Talkin. . .Wisdom It all starts and ends with God.

: Park(ed)

: Not very silhouette.

: Earth origins:

: Thorny: Need I show more?

: Experimental dinner success.

: Failed business.

: I don’t know what they control.

: Episode 211: I’m Talkin. . .Folly Who defines “good” sense?

: Episode 210: I’m Talkin. . .Enemy We only have one enemy.

: First night away from parents at 6 months. So precious.

: Episode 209: I’m Talkin. . .Friend Who can be a friend like Jesus?

: Watched King Richard tonight. I really enjoyed the story.

: Episode 208: I’m Talkin. . .Genuine Oh, to always be!

: I’m not a programmer and won’t ever do so for a living. However, my work system is home grown and …

: Episode 207: I’m Talkin. . .Imposter How can you tell when the thing or person isn’t real?

: My wife made an imposter meal for April Fools. Meatloaf that looked like a pie with frosting (mashed …

: Episode 206: I’m Talkin. . .Sight Don’t take great gifts for granted.

: Episode 205: I’m Talkin. . .Blind Are you willing to assist the blind?

: My 5 year old granddaughter was watching the last Apple event with my son. When they announced the …

: Episode 204: I’m Talkin. . .Peace What brings you peace?

: Episode 203: I’m Talkin. . .War War? What is it good for?

: Episode 202: I’m Talkin. . .Young Don’t let them look down on you because you are young.

: Episode 201: I’m Talkin. . .Old Today I turn 58. What is old?

: Season ending loss is sad. However, only having 5 players, 2 of whom are 8th graders, and losing by …

: A great Super Bowl. I’m happy for Matt Stafford and Aaron Donald. Deserving players in my opinion.

: Episode 200: I’m Talkin. . .False Again. Who decides what is true and what is false.

: Episode 199: I’m Talkin. . .True Who defines TRUE for you and for the world?

: Episode 198: I’m Talkin. . .Slow Can we slow down?

: Universal Control has finally arrived to the Betas. I am using it to write this post using my …

: Episode 197: I’m Talkin. . .Fast We are a society of fast.

: Episode 196: I’m Talkin. . .Big How big are your problems?

: Episode 195: I’m Talkin. . .Small How do we decide and compared to what?

: Arizona transition continues. First car registered.

: Episode 194: I’m Talkin. . .Open Are we open to learning and leading?

: I am going to attempt to be more intentional in 2022. Intentionally productive or intentionally …

: Trying to decide if I copy my daily journal to micro.blog or keep them separated? Fun New Year’s Eve …

: Episode 193: I’m Talkin. . .Closed Closed doesn’t mean what you think.

: Episode 192: I’m Talkin. . .Clear Make it clear.

: Episode 191: I’m Talkin. . .Repetitive Early learning process for all.

: Episode 190: I’m Talkin. . .Work Work is… Hard Rewarding Challenging Fun . . .

: Episode 189: I’m Talkin. . .Gather Gather together.

: Two of my favorites. My grandson, from my son and daughter-in-law, and my daughter. Post …

: A great family gathering for Thanksgiving.

: Might have been the perfect smoked turkey by my nephew.

: Episode 188: I’m Talkin. . .Fix Who, what, where, when, how to fix.

: Episode 187: I’m Talkin. . .Alert Be alert, watchful, observant!

: Episode 186: I’m Talkin. . .Progress How do you define progress?

: Episode 185: I’m Talkin. . .Focus What commands your focus?

: Butterfly Wonderland

: Episode 184: I’m Talkin. . .Run Run to God. That is all.

: My new grandson. Just 3 weeks old.

: Episode 183: I’m Talkin. . .Survive Are you just trying to survive? Be different through Jesus.

: Anyone else having issues with Wavelength crashing while trying to publish their podcast?

: Episode 182: I’m Talkin. . .Commandments From whom are you taking direction?

: Episode 181: I’m Talkin. . .Birth Birth produces both complete beauty and helplessness.

: Episode 180: I’m Talkin. . .Witness Can I be an effective witness?

: Episode 179: I’m Talkin. . .Praise Don’t forget to properly practice giving praise.

: After 6 long and difficult years of unemployment I finally found a job. God is so good.

: Episode 178: I’m Talkin. . .New When the new gets old.

: Episode 177: I’m Talkin. . .Final Are we helping others prepare for final days?

: Episode 176: I’m Talkin. . .Crushed Crushed for you.

: Episode 175: I’m Talkin. . .Humor Laughter is the best medicine.

: Episode 174: I’m Talkin. . .Illness How do you manage illness?

: Episode 173: I’m Talkin. . .Downsizing Is it time to simplify by downsizing?

: Episode 172: I’m Talkin. . .Abundant Are you living an abundant life?

: Episode 171: I’m Talkin. . .Anger Is there such a thing as righteous anger?

: Light show in the high desert last evening.

: Episode 170: I’m Talkin. . .Required What is required of us?

: Episode 169: I’m Talkin. . .Sufficient How do you define sufficient.

: Irony: doing an Apple Fitness+ strength training and when the instructor says “this is a good …

: We have a nest in the wreath on our front door. Not sure of the bird type.

: Happy 4th of July.

: Episode 168: I’m Talkin. . .Freedom A privilege not a right.

: Episode 167: I’m Talkin. . .Pretentious It’s not about you or me.

: Episode 166: I’m Talkin. . .Apprehensive Apprehensive versus faith.

: Episode 165: I’m Talkin. . .Probability Living by probability is not the best method.

: Episode 164: I’m Talkin. . .Covenant Congratulations to my niece Andrea and her husband Milton on their marriage on Saturday.

: My wife planted red sunflowers this year. Kind of cool.

: Episode 163: I’m Talkin. . .Anamnesis Remember

: Why so much Anger that Apple is a Successful Company? Core Int was on fire in their latest episode. Apple is crap and Microsoft is all that. Strange turn. …

: Episode 162: I’m Talkin. . .Serendipity Wow! That was unexpected and good.

: Episode 161: I’m Talkin. . .Matriculate Move the important things forward.

: If you are interested in how a 25 year old Bible teacher reaches her students take a look at this …

: Episode 160: I’m Talkin. . .Matriarch Today we honor the matriarchal women in our lives that we simply call, mom!

: Episode 159: I’m Talkin. . .Opulence Do you live like you have great wealth?

: Episode 158: I’m Talkin. . .Vitriol Let God judge. You be a follower and learn to love.

: Episode 157: I’m Talkin. . .Ask If you don’t ask you can’t learn.

: Episode 156: I’m Talkin. . .Minutiae Minutiae has no meaning to God. Bring Him everything.

: He is risen!!

: Episode 155: I’m Talkin. . .Suspense Edge of the seat living.

: My alma mater made the school proud. Great NCAA run boys.

: Episode 154: I’m Talkin. . .Creation Just go outside for a minute.

: Day trip to Sedona with the kids. One rock formation stood out as looking just as described. Snoopy …

: Tried black rice as part of our HelloFresh meal tonight. First time eating black rice. Not bad. Hard …

: I know I may be a little late to the game but Volumes in APFS are very welcome in my world now.

: Episode 153: I’m Talkin. . .Sportsmanship Yep. That time of year.

: Episode 152: I’m Talkin. . .Perspective Perspectives are good but you also have to be willing to listen to other’s.

: New M1 MacBook Air Setup I haven’t had a Mac for over a year as my mid-2012 15” MacBook Pro screen stopped working and my …

: Too much cuteness. My granddaughter and new Labrador puppies.

: Episode 151: I’m Talkin. . .Reflect Reflect (think deeply) about what you reflect (throw back) to the world.

: My wife got an airbrush kit for her birthday. She makes really good sugar cookies and decorates them …

: I stopped posting all the foods we make but I really enjoyed this prosciutto wrapped chicken with …

: Episode 150: I’m Talkin. . .Circumlocution Our message must be direct. Circumlocution only leads to confusion.

: As we say goodbye to friends and relatives we say hello to a second grandchild. There go my …

: COVID has taken another dear friend. The wife of the man who officiated at my son’s wedding. She is …

: Episode 149: I’m Talkin. . .Scruples We must be Christians with scruples.

: I’ve been married over 30 years and Valentines remains the worst day of the year for me. If only I …

: Episode 148: I’m Talkin. . .Brilliance Let the brilliance of Christ’s light dispel your darkest hours.

: My brother-in-law passed into the presence of his Lord today. Our first taste of Covid-19 death. He …

: Episode 147: I’m Talkin. . .Kingdom Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. And when you pray: Thy will be done. Thy …

: Episode 146: I’m Talkin. . .Manifestations Your manifestations demonstrate to the world who you are.

: Episode 145: I’m Talkin. . .Death Don’t find yourself unprepared.

: Episode 144: I’m Talkin. . .Perpendicular Don’t live in opposition to God.

: Episode 143: I’m Talkin. . .Evanescent Take solace in the fact that only God is eternal.

: Episode 142: I’m Talkin. . .Irreconcilable As much as it depends on you live at peace with all men.

: Day one. Don’t know about the rest but the first day produced a beautiful sunset with my beautiful …

: Episode 141: I’m Talkin. . .Commit All together now, but individually: Commit

: Episode 140: I’m Talkin. . .Hang Hang out with family amidst decorations but don’t forget about Jesus.

: Episode 139: I’m Talkin. . .Perform Do we have to perform well or do we desire to.

: Episode 138: I’m Talkin. . .Cold Cold is not a winning personality.

: Episode 137: I’m Talkin. . .Only Only the lonely.

: Episode 136: I’m Talkin. . .Wrong How does one decide what is wrong?

: My wife and I made chicken with porcini cream sauce and a spinach-apple salad with a …

: Finally received my iPhone 12 Pro Max. Blue. Setup this morning and I like it so far. It is quite …

: Episode 135: I’m Talkin. . .Quarantine Isolation is necessary.

: So bummed. Woke early last Friday to order a new iPhone so it would be delivered today. Tracking had …

: Episode 134: I’m Talkin. . .Election You have been elected. Live to show God to others.

: Episode 133: I’m Talkin. . .Clips Small clips of information can be useful but not for everything.

: Charcuterie for the win.

: Episode 132: I’m Talkin. . .Preference When you make your preferences law to others.

: Episode 131: I’m Talkin. . .Query To get the correct information you have to use the correct query.

: In SoCal where the growing season is sooo looong. 16:00 local time. #adayinthelife

: Episode 130: I’m Talkin. . .Name What’s in a name? Quite a lot it turns out!

: At times I struggle with the life God has me currently living. Tonight I heard a quote from John …

: Episode 129: I’m Talkin. . .Substitute Put me in coach I’m ready…not really.

: Episode 128: I’m Talkin. . .Grow You are always growing but is it in the right direction?

: Episode 127: I’m Talkin. . .Confused How does one get out of the state of being confused?

: Episode 126: I’m Talkin. . .Plant Plant what you want to grow.

: Episode 125: I’m Talkin. . .Rejection Hard to take and hard to give but only one rejection has eternal consequences.

: Episode 124: I’m Talkin. . .Move Move when you’re supposed to but not when you shouldn’t.

: Episode 123: I’m Talkin. . .Early Most often we like early because we lack the ability to wait.

: Episode 122: I’m Talkin. . .Precious They are precious in His sight.

: Portrait mode for puppies. Good friends.

: Episode 121: I’m Talkin. . .Rules Rules give freedom.

: Episode 120: I’m Talkin. . .Touch Don’t lose touch.

: Longest meal title yet for a Home Chef meal: Thai Spring Roll in a bowl with Satay Sauce and Crispy …

: Unstable Betas Many say that Apple’s betas are super stable. Not my experience. Widgets won’t update their …

: Episode 119: I’m Talkin. . .Strange Strange or normal? We must decide.

: Episode 118: I’m Talkin. . .Three I may have overreached on this episode.

: Episode 117: I’m Talkin. . .Risk What are we willing to risk to share our faith.

: All available public betas installed. Now to rewatch the keynote so I can get a refresher on major …

: Episode 116: I’m Talkin. . .Rest We are often so busy we forget to rest.

: Episode 115: I’m Talkin. . .Foundation Choose wisely. Build well.

: Episode 114A: I’m Talkin. . .WWDC 2020 Interesting keynote packed with information. Strange not having an audience which eliminated …

: Episode 114: I’m Talkin. . .Anticipation Wait for it…

: My morning walk was briefly interrupted. The driver was fine and we were able to help him a little.

: Episode 113: I’m Talkin. . .Walk You can tell by my walk…

: I’m a sucker for egg on my burger. Delicious.

: Episode 112: I’m Talkin. . .Justice A very tough, timely subject. I’m a little nervous about this release. I pray my heart message is …

: Episode 111: I’m Talkin. . .And And… What’s next.

: Crying Over Ring Closing A few months back, when I got a new iPhone, I did the watch backup and phone backup in the incorrect …

: Episode 110: I’m Talkin. . .Grand How does one measure Grand? By the Grand Canyon?

: Granddaughter Time: After weeks of FaceTime only, due to social distancing, we finally had the …

: Al Pastor Pork Tacos. As tasty as they look.

: Episode 109: I’m Talkin. . .Light Let there be light!

: Episode 108: I’m Talkin. . .Carry We honor mom by remembering her lessons on how to carry.

: Try not to chuckle at my 3.5yo granddaughter’s fashion sense. She dressed herself

: I have one podcast, out of a dozen, that suddenly stopped downloading properly in the Apple Podcast …

: Episode 107: I’m Talkin. . .Trust In whom can you trust.

: Episode 106: I’m Talkin. . .Social Created to be social.

: Episode 105: I’m Talkin. . .Crazy Examine claims and actions before labeling.

: Wild flowers in the desert of Southern California.

: Realization: Some are labeled crazy because they don’t have enough money to be labeled eccentric.

: Looking for the beauty in the midst of the weeds of disaster.

: Episode 104: I’m Talkin. . .Opportunity Opportunity, such a great life perspective.

: It rained for three straight days and this happened. I took a closer shot so the greater multitude …

: Episode 103: I’m Talkin. . .Humble How does one practice being humble?

: Episode 102: I’m Talkin. . .Isolation Your never all alone.

: Episode 101: I’m Talkin. . .Grace A personal challenge: Be a person of grace.

: But all’s well that ends well.

: Sometimes things don’t go as planned.

: I forgot to make this post yesterday. Yesterday was March 14th and for the geekier amongst us that …

: Episode 100: I’m Talkin. . .Cautious Is it prudent to be cautious?

: Episode 99: I’m Talkin. . .Serve To serve is a difficult proposition for me.

: Episode 98: I’m Talkin. . .Still Can one learn to be still?

: Episode 97: I’m Talkin. . .Opinion Just my opinion but I stand firm.

: Episode 96: I’m Talkin. . .Faith Complete trust and confidence. 100%, nothing less.

: My in-laws have trees with grapefruit the size of my head. Well, almost.

: Episode 95: I’m Talkin. . .Effort A courageous and determined attempt.

: Episode 94: I’m Talkin. . .Eternity Eternity is a question every person must answer for themselves. The reason: He (God) has placed …

: Episode 93: I’m Talkin. . .Grip Do you, at times, feel like you are losing your grip? Thing slipping through your fingers? Me too.

: Episode 92: I’m Talkin. . .Control When you take control do so with care.

: Episode 91: I’m Talkin. . .Attention We, or at least I, need to practice improving our ability to pay attention.

: Episode 90: I’m Talkin. . .Closer Word of the year for me. Maybe you could choose one as well.

: First Home Chef meal of the year: Baja Fish Tacos.

: Episode 89: I’m Talkin. . .Year Welcome to the new. Well, almost.

: May not be a big deal to some but when you live in Southern California, in the desert, snow is a …

: Episode 88: I’m Talkin. . .Jesus Jesus is the reason for the season.

: Episode 87: I’m Talkin. . .Baby Care well for the little ones who are completely dependent on you.

: Episode 86: I’m Talkin. . .God The most important thing about me (and you?) is what I (you) believe about God.

: Episode 85: I’m Talkin. . .Abundant Thankfulness is required to live the abundant life.

: My wife doesn’t like pumpkin pie so she made her own version. Very creative.

: Episode 84: I’m Talkin. . .Consistent When we are consistent people don’t have to guess who we are.

: We made tacos last night. We pickled cucumber and radishes as a topping. Not something we would have …

: Episode 83: I’m Talkin. . .Attitude Pay attention. Your attitude makes all the difference.

: Who knew pecorino cheese was a thing. Thanks to Home Chef we enjoyed our introduction in the form of …

: Episode 82: I’m Talkin. . .Normal Do you need a new normal?

: Episode 81: I’m Talkin. . .Shortcut Somethings take time but that doesn’t mean we can’t find a better way. A shortcut.

: Too soon?

: Episode 80: I’m Talkin. . .Pain Pain is a part of living. Managing pain is a part of successful living.

: Episode 79: I’m Talkin. . .Favorite This might be your favorite episode.

: Episode 78: I’m Talkin. . .Always We probably should place limits on our use of always and never.

: Look what stopped by our little town today.

: Cheeseburger flatbread for dinner. Delicious.

: I made some very good tacos from HelloFresh this evening. We even pickled some onion for the first …

: Episode 77: I’m Talkin. . .Inconvenient Inconvenient, how inconvenient.

: Episode 76: I’m Talkin. . .Unknown Embrace the unknown and live.

: My granddaughter is not a fan of bugs.

: Episode 75: I’m Talkin. . .Assistance Are you wise and humble enough to request assistance?

: Apparently Apple Watch Series 1 and 2 are not getting watchOS 6 until “later this year”. No date …

: Episode 74: I’m Talkin. . .Selfish Apple product announcements bring out my selfish nature.

: Episode 73: I’m Talkin. . .Choice Making the right, good and proper choice takes wisdom, experience and input from trusted people.

: I substitute teach at Fort Irwin schools in California. Yesterday they brought a fire truck from …

: Episode 72: I’m Talkin. . .Environment Exist in or create, it is important to properly manage your environment.

: We made a great HelloFresh meal. Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas. They were very tasty.

: Episode 71: I’m Talkin. . .Impact You can be a positive impact today.

: My granddaughter was the flower girl in a recent wedding. I think she is cute.

: Episode 70: I’m Talkin. . .Desire Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

: My last set of walking shoes only lasted for two months. About 250 miles. Even though I only spent …

: Episode 69: I’m Talkin. . .Present Just being there is not enough. You must be present.

: My coffee date was the best. Granddaughters are so fun.

: Episode 68: I’m Talkin. . .Games May be short but also a winner.

: Hadn’t seen my youngest brother in about 4 years. Nice to catch up. From left to right: Son #1; Son …

: Episode 67: I’m Talkin. . .Important What is the most important? You might be surprised at the answer.

: Episode 66: I’m Talkin. . .Broke Tough subject. I pray I did the topic justice.

: My wife planted a few sunflowers and we have a bloom today.

: We made our first Bibimbap. The meal was from Hello Fresh. It was very good.

: We changed meal providers this week. We decided to try Hello Fresh. Tonight we made Sweet ‘N Smoky …

: Episode 65: I’m Talkin. . .Sound Sounds like a good episode to listen to.

: The work and the result. I helped a little with the harvest but the balance was all my wife’s …

: Episode 64: I’m Talkin. . .Independence Independence, too much may not be as good as you think.

: Ok. That earthquake shook open cupboards and wasn’t fun. No physical or property damage. Not very …

: Biggest earthquake in 20 years and this California boy didn’t even feel the roll. Doing yard work …

: 4th of July fun.

: Episode 63: I’m Talkin. . .Input Be intentional about what you let in.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Korean Fried Chicken with edamame rice. So tasty.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Cheesy Mexican Street Corn Pizza. We went vegan this evening.

: Episode 62: I’m Talkin. . .Listen Listen. No, really listen. Thanks.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Cajon Shrimp Tacos with creamy corn slaw. They were awesome.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Prosciutto Loaded Baked Potatoes. Not too shabby. Excuse the mess around …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Provolone-Stuffed Turkey Mini Meatloaf with spicy green beans and peppers. …

: More fun with my son and granddaughter on Father’s Day.

: Episode 61: I’m Talkin. . . Basketball NBA season is over. Congratulations to the Toronto Raptors.

: Fun with granddaughter (“I’m a mermaid”) and great niece in the pool. Great day with family.

: This week’s office and duties. Discing fields in preparation for planting Sudan Grass.

: Today’s Home Chef meal: Sunday Supper Pot Roast Steak. Pretty tasty.

: Episode 60: I’m Talkin. . .Dictate How does one manage the power of Dictatorship?

: With the mounting injuries it appears that Golden State could be in trouble. Down 13 early in the …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Steak Burrito Bowl. Very tasty.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos with green chilli slaw.

: WWDC 2019 was fun to watch as always. I’m not a developer so I don’t watch with as critical eye as …

: Episode 59: I’m Talkin. . .Emotion Use emotion to make everything better.

: Today was a trip to the county fair. She saw lots of animals. Fun to experience through her little …

: Today’s task: Feed the baby cow. Success.

: Sequence for pushing my granddaughter in a swing: over the meadow, over the tree, over the river, …

: Today’s granddaughter adventure was a trip to Farmer Ken’s dairy to see the cows and watch them …

: We get to have our granddaughter visit for a few days. We started with a visit to Bass Pro Shop.

: Turns out that reheating fajitas in a cast iron skillet makes them almost as good as they were at …

: Episode 58: I’m Talkin. . .Bless Be a blessing.

: We enjoyed another anniversary dinner thanks to our son and Apple Pay.

: No work today, the last day of school. Gave me the opportunity to clean up from the wind. Much …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Panko Crusted Pork Chops with Onion Gravy. Mashed potatoes and snap peas …

: I substitute taught for my favorite 3 - 4 combo class today. Probably the last time for me. They …

: I have my WWDC ticket. That is to say I have reserved a spot on my couch, in front of my TV for the …

: We get wind in the desert but today it has blown at over 35 mph for the last 5 or 6 hours. Crazy. It …

: That was then this is now. Happy anniversary to my sweetheart.

: 30 years ago on this day I married the best woman on the planet. I may be a little biased.

: The rare rain in the desert of California happened this morning during my morning walk. I was quite …

: Episode 57: I’m Talkin. . .Care Care fully for those who are important to you.

: My wife and I were able to spend some quality time with our son and his family. My contemplative 2 …

: Attended the memorial service for Lee Garcia this morning at Shoreline. Great lady awesome family. …

: Watching 5th grade girls putting fake nails on using a glue stick was the fun of today’s substitute …

: We had a thunderstorm roll through for about 5 minutes. Crazy.

: I hope the Western Conference series will be more competitive than last night’s display.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Tex-Mex Turkey-Stuffed Peppers. Very good and low calorie.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Mini Cheeseburger Flatbread. They were tasty.

: My mom was a great mom. I should probably post more often of her ability. However, Mother’s Day …

: Episode 56: I’m Talkin. . .Honor Today is a good day to learn how to and start honoring your mom. Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and …

: Spent the day with my wife. Accomplished much together. We enjoy helping each other meet goals.

: Hanging out with young minds is always interesting and brings out different emotions. Frustration, …

: My wife has only been gone a little over 24 hours. Why does it seem like forever? Probably because …

: Subbed in an 8th grade class today. They learned that I’m an Apple fan. The majority told me that …

: Nice to learn your limits with no penalty to speak of. Mine is apparently two days of subbing for a …

: I have decided to watch “The Flash”. Only 4 episodes in but, so far so good.

: Our pastor challenged me to see my marriage and family as holy. I need to stand on high ground to …

: Episode 55: I’m Talkin. . .Worth We may all need a little recalibration when it comes to determining another person’s worth.

: While backing up my Mac today I realized that Apple needs to do a major rework to TimeMachine. I …

: Smart lock installed and working beautifully. Today my daughter left for work and locked the door …

: We made shells for our taco salad this evening. My mom joined us for dinner. We also played some …

: New smart lock installed today. A Schlage Sense. Seems to be working well with HomeKit though it is …

: We had a new door installed today. Not sure how long it is supposed to take but this one took about …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Pears and green beans. The garlic, thyme and …

: Last night’s Home Chef meal: Sirloin Steak with Pesto Butter and cacio e pepe orzo. So tasty.

: Episode 54: I’m Talkin. . .Sharing The only way to be fully committed to a family, church and community is to share resources and …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Santa Fe Creamy Steak Penne. So tasty.

: Episode 53: I’m Talkin. . .Easter He is risen indeed. Open your mind to the fulfilled promises of God.

: My wife purchased a new 2019 Elantra today. Apple Car Play does not disappoint. I like the color.

: A little visit to the dairy farm with daughter (auntie) and granddaughter. She picked a stalk of …

: Episode 52: I’m Talkin. . .Annual Celebrate annual accomplishments. I forgot to mention that I also read through the Bible annually.

: Spent some time with our granddaughter today. She was the exercise instructor. That is a whistle in …

: Episode 51: I’m Talkin. . .Expectations When setting expectations be careful, be generous, be kind.

: When you go to the Dagget Days parade this is the main attraction.

: My bracket is busted but I still won my family’s pool.

: Episode 50: I’m Talkin. . .Show Time My $0.02 on the latest Apple Event.

: My nephew got married today. Nice to be a part of the day.

: We made the Home Chef meal for lunch today. Korean Pork Noodle Bowl. Pretty tasty.

: Framing Day Today we framed and put in the new window and re-purposed slider.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Cowboy Steak Sandwich. Came with a green chili aioli spread. The fries …

: Concrete Work Spent some time helping pour concrete to close in the back porch at my father-in-law’s house.

: Last night’s Home Chef meal: Chicken Adobo Flautas. Very good.

: Found these flowers growing at random on our property.

: Episode 49: I’m Talkin. . .March Madness We interrupt this microcast to talk sports.

: My brother-in-law and I helped our father-in-law prep for a room expansion. Hard work but nice to do …

: Episode 48: I’m Talkin. . .Joy Circumstance should not dictate joy.

: We made our Italian Sausage Wedding pasta for a second time. It turned out great.

: This is the wheat that has started to grow in the field I prepped a month back. Only about 3” tall.

: Last Thursday’s Home Chef meal: Blue Cheese Buffalo Chicken Peppers. The meal was awesome and only …

: Episode 47: I’m Talkin. . .Fear I’m not sure I did the subject justice but maybe it will spark conversation.

: I watched Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey on Netflix this evening. Such a powerful message. …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Ginger Steak and Peppers with peanuts and jasmine rice. I’m not a pepper …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Acapulco Beef Burger with fresh pico de gallo and cilantro-lime fries.

: Episode 46: I’m Talkin. . .Diet Defined by what we eat and can have a positive impact on quality of life.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Garlic-Thyme Roasted Chicken with green beans and apples. The sauce was so …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal was Sweet Chili Pork Lettuce Wraps. Spicy but very good.

: My tractor work is starting to show results.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Italian Pork Wedding Pasta with Swiss card and tomatoes. So tasty.

: Finally got around to making an “on-this-day” page for my micro.blog.

: Episode 45: I’m Talkin. . .Wedding Weddings are just a microcosm of marriage.

: Great family wedding event today for my niece, Meagan, and her, now husband, Chadd. My granddaughter …

: Snow fell in the Southern California desert this morning.

: My mom made me Shoe Fly Pie for my birthday today. The real deal from Pennsylvania-Dutch relatives. …

: The Mojave river was frozen this morning.

: Episode 44: I’m Talkin. . .Memories Recount and create. Both are important.

: Flowing Mojave River The Mojave river was flowing, above ground, this weekend.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Roasted Garlic Butter Steak with crunchy cheddar potatoes and broccoli. I …

: This is one of her cutest poses.

: Living on well water can be a struggle when the pump fails and it takes close to two days for a fix.

: Attended the life celebration of a friend yesterday as he has gone to be with our Lord and Savior. …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Acapulco Chicken Quesadillas. So good. The pico de gallo and sour cream …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps. Tasted quite good and using lettuce instead …

: Episode 43: I’m Talkin. . .Cards Metaphysical??

: My helper today worked too hard, apparently.

: My granddaughter assisted with the tractor work this morning.

: Episode 42: I’m Talkin. . .Lazy Sometimes hard work is necessary but sometimes it isn’t.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Jalapeño Popper Burgers with Chipotle Mayonnaise and seasoned fries. So …

: Getting ice cream with my daughter and granddaughter.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Cheddar and Crispy Potato Crusted Chicken with Parmesan roasted …

: My wife’s talent astounds. Cookies for my niece’s Bridal Shower.

: Episode 41: I’m Talkin. . .Music Music soothes the soul and much more.

: CBU basketball this evening with friends. They lost to GCU. 😢a

: Yesterday my granddaughter dressed herself to go to the park. So cute.

: Today was ”disc the field” day on the farm.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Mojito Rubbed Bone-In Skin-On Chicken with creamy elotes gratin. So good.

: I think I over-hyped the blood moon in my mind so it could never live up to the expectations. Still …

: Ripping the field yesterday uncovered a treasure. An engine block. 😜

: Episode 40: I’m Talkin. . .Different It’s great to be different. Try it and see.

: My office for the next few days.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Huli Huli Chicken Rice Bowl. Very tasty.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal was Sirloin Steak with Porcini Mushroom Sauce and roasted potatoes and …

: Episode 39: I’m Talkin. . .Maturity I think maturity forms in different areas of our lives and should be a goal we desire.

: Yesterday we made Home Chef’s Weekday Sausage Lasagna. It was so good.

: Spent hours on the road and hours watching basketball and had a great day.

: The desert can be beautiful.

: Kind of fun to substitute two days in a row for the same class and the kids seem to genuinely want …

: Started with new walking shoes today. My last pair went 303 days for almost 1,100 miles.

: My daughter purchased an escape room experience for our family. What fun. We got out with 9 minutes …

: Episode 38: I’m Talkin. . .Frustration I don’t like being frustrated and am trying to learn to manage that emotion in a mature manner.

: Thought I could finish the field in a couple of hours. I started at 9am and this is the tractor when …

: Episode 37: I’m Talkin. . .Resolution It is that time of year but I don’t really like New Year’s Resolutions.

: After 24 hours on the tractor, over the past 4 days, I still only completed about 80% of the field.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Sirloin Steak with Blue Cheese Compound Butter with green beans and …

: Continue working the field for my friend. From inside the tractor cab.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Acapulco Fajita Beef Skillet with pico de gallo. The meal included bell …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Al Pastor Pork Flautas with pineapple and queso fresco. Very tasty.

: Helping my friend prepare a field for future planting.

: Today and tomorrow is all about family and celebrating the birth of Jesus. So grateful.

: Episode 36: I’m Talkin. . .Christmas What does Christmas mean?

: FaceTime with Florida nephews this evening. The best was when they said, “We don’t want to talk with …

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Parisian Bistro Bone-In Chicken with dauphinois potatoes and Vichy …

: Episode 35: I’m Talkin. . .Teachable Do you have a teachable spirit or attitude when it is required?

: When frost melts.

: A little cold and foggy on my morning walk.

: Episode 34: I’m Talkin. . .Offended I think we can all turn our sensitivity meter down a notch or two.

: Days to Christmas countdown construction paper rings my granddaughter uses. So cute.

: Cold and frozen in Southern California this morning.

: Tonight’s Home Chef meal: Mesquite Chicken with loaded potato wedges. Very good.

: Another good Home Chef meal: Umami burgers with mushrooms and Parmesan sweet potato fries. I tried …

: Home Chef delivered once again with Steak Quesadilla with Poblano/Corn salsa and Ranch. Very tasty.

: Episode 33: I’m Talkin. . .Sports Sports and the competition that accompanies can be used to build character.

: Home Chef delivered once again. Steak with a white wine demi-glaze with garlic herb potatoes.

: We will miss you @katiefloyd

: Episode 32: I’m Talkin. . .Thanksgiving We could all be a little more thankful.

: What does a two year old contemplate while sitting in a huge store full of all kinds of snacks, …

: Lazy Friday with daughter and granddaughter. Pretty cute.

: I walk 3.5 miles every morning but today I went 4 miles. I call it my pumpkin pie walk instead of a …

: We were able to celebrate Thanksgiving with a small part of our family. A good time.

: Helping Grandma make homemade noodles.

: Last night’s Home Chef meal: Mongolian Beef Tacos with Bok Choy slaw. Very tasty.

: Episode 31: I’m Talkin. . .Salesmanship Not a strength but maybe a necessity. Enjoy.

: My wife was in charge of the milk and cookie bar at the wedding of the daughter of our friends. They …

: Tonight’s Home Chef: Adobo Chicken Tostadas with refried red lentils. Super delicious.

: Tonight’s Home Chef: Farmhouse Fried Chicken with smashed potatoes and corn. Pretty tasty but not …

: Episode 30: I’m Talkin. . .Crying I give you permission to have a good cry.

: Tonight’s Home Chef: Nacho Burger with seasoned fries. Simple and delicious.

: Tonight’s Home Chef: Nashville Hot Chicken Strips with remoulade slaw. So tasty.

: Just to make it official.

: Nice Mojave desert sunset.

: Episode 29: I’m Talkin. . .More In The Making Apple’s latest hardware announcement introduced some great hardware. This is my short take on the …

: My friend owns a dairy in California. My son took some great photos with his drone.

: Home Chef delivers once again. Steak Strip Chimichangas with pico de gallo.

: My field work brought me into contact with this hawk. He wouldn’t let me get very close.

: My granddaughter spent a few days. We spent time working at the dairy together.

: Tonight’s Home Chef: Teriyaki Chicken with Roasted Almonds and Green Beans. So good!!

: Episode 28: I’m Talkin. . .Learning The young might learn more quickly but that doesn’t mean, that as we grow older, we have an excuse …

: On granddaughter weekend it became apparent that a California King bed is just big enough for two …

: Granddaughter weekend begins. I think she likes me.

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