{"id":19587,"date":"2018-08-10T06:55:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T10:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=19587"},"modified":"2018-08-10T14:21:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T18:21:52","slug":"5-friday-faves-mission-impossible-digital-dementia-habits-that-can-change-your-life-piles-of-books-and-food-for-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=19587","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves &#8211; Mission Impossible, Digital Dementia, Habits that Can Change Your Life, Piles of Books, and Food for Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14251\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3996\" height=\"2540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg 3996w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-1024x651.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3996px) 100vw, 3996px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday! Whew! With family visiting and some travel also, writing took a back seat the last couple of weeks. It&#8217;s always good for me to sit down at my desk and put words on the screen. Something really soothing to my mind in the sound of clicking away on computer keys. Hope the reading soothes you as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Mission Impossible &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/beyondtheguitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nathan Mills<\/a>, with all the lovely summer interruptions, still managed to get out an arrangement of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mission:_Impossible_%E2%80%93_Fallout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mission: Impossible Fallout<\/em><\/a> theme. Watch it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m18_MvOogUI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mission:_Impossible_%E2%80%93_Fallout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0 <\/a>This makes the sixth of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mission:_Impossible_(film_series)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mission Impossible films<\/a>\u00a0 He covered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wb49-oV0F78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">film trailer<\/a> which blends the Mission Impossible theme and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o0aoh363PI4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Imagine Dragons&#8217; Friction<\/a>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nathan-Mission-Impossible-July-2018.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19705\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nathan-Mission-Impossible-July-2018.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nathan-Mission-Impossible-July-2018.png 1280w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nathan-Mission-Impossible-July-2018-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nathan-Mission-Impossible-July-2018-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nathan-Mission-Impossible-July-2018-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/beyondtheguitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond the Guitar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m18_MvOogUI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Video &#8211;<em> Mission: Impossible &#8211; Fallout &#8211; Classical Guitar Cover by Beyond the Guitar<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Digital Dementia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zC21TcRQzKs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brain researcher <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manfred_Spitzer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manfred Spitzer<\/a> coined the term &#8220;digital dementia&#8221;. It relates to the deterioration of brain function with the overuse of technology. This could include memory loss, attention issues, concentration, and emotional distress such as depression. He would have all digital technology taken out of classrooms. We know that is not going to happen, therefore we must intentionally &#8220;exercise our brains&#8221; in ways that counteract the brain drain caused by digital technology.\u00a0 The following are found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzheimers.net\/overuse-of-technology-can-lead-to-digital-dementia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jessica Gwinn<\/a>&#8216;s piece:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use Your Head<\/strong>. Retrieve information from your brain organically. Sit there and concentrate\u00a0until you can recall it. [<em>&#8220;Use it or lose it, the experts contend. The brain, just like a muscle in our body, can atrophy if we don\u2019t use it.\u00a0 Perhaps consider a digital sabbatical&#8230;If we focus instead on having real conversations, reading books, getting out into nature, and disconnecting from technology, we will be taking care of our brain health and our emotional health as well.&#8221;<\/em>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Crack Open a Book<\/strong>.\u00a0That\u2019s right. Reading an\u00a0actual book\u00a0rather than\u00a0a tablet has been shown to improve memory\u00a0retention.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn a new language.<\/strong> Putting you outside your comfort zone helps your brain work harder, which makes you smarter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Play a new instrument<\/strong>. Instruments\u00a0require the use of both side of the brain \u2013\u00a0like the piano or the guitar, for example,\u00a0which help strengthen and balance it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get physical<\/strong>. Physical exercise increases blood flow and accelerates the transport of vital nutrients to your brain. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzheimers.net\/overuse-of-technology-can-lead-to-digital-dementia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jessica Gwinn, Dr. Carolyn Brockington<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzheimers.net\/overuse-of-technology-can-lead-to-digital-dementia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Overuse of Technology Can Lead to Digital Dementia<\/em> &#8211; Jessica Gwinn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tonybradley\/2017\/06\/19\/dealing-with-the-effects-of-digital-dementia\/#284421a76cea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dealing with the Effects of Digital Dementia<\/em> &#8211; Tony Bradley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2013\/08\/15\/digital-dementia-memory-problem-plaguing-teens-and-young-adults.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Digital Dementia: The Memory Problem Plaguing Teens and Young Adults<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/kwik-brain-memory-improvement-accelerated-learning\/id1208024744?mt=2https:\/\/www.nontoxicliving.tips\/blog\/digital-dementia-what-it-is-7-tips-to-avoid-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Kwik Brain: Memory Improvement | Accelerated Learning | Speed-Reading | Brain Hacks | Productivity Tips | High Performance<\/em> &#8211; Jim Kwik, Brain Coach, Founder of Kwik Learning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/unmistakablecreative.com\/podcast\/adam-gazzaley-neuroscience-attention\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Habits That Can Change Your Life<\/strong>&#8211; We develop habits of all kinds in our lives. They happen almost without thinking. Let&#8217;s consider what we want for our lives and then think of what habits we could deliberately put in place to support that desire. I love <a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=18192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Year&#8217;s Resolutions<\/a>, and one of mine from this January is now a habit that will hopefully stick for the rest of my life. It is the habit of making the first voice of each day that of God. Attorney and thought leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecommonrule.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Whitmel Earley<\/a> talks about that as one of his habits as well.<\/p>\n<p>[I previously wrote about Justin Earley&#8217;s <em>habits of love<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=18761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of life in a high-pressure law practice, he had a revelation that he wanted his life to be structured around <em>habits of love<\/em>. He lays out these habits on his website and book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecommonrule.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Common Rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Common-Rule-of-Life-Facebook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18837\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Common-Rule-of-Life-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Common-Rule-of-Life-Facebook.jpg 750w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Common-Rule-of-Life-Facebook-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Common-Rule-of-Life-Facebook-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecommonrule.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Common Rule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What habits would you like to eliminate to make room for others? What habits would move your life in the direction you hope to go?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecommonrule.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Common Rule<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecommonrule.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Whitmel Earley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/trevin-wax\/scripture-phone-habits-change-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Scripture Before Phone, and Other Habits That Could Change Your Life<\/em><\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/trevin-wax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trevin Wax<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eGWrGFlYtAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Video &#8211; <em>Waking up at 5AM Is Changing My Life<\/em> &#8211; Jordan Taylor [Dealing with his phone addiction]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Piles of Books <\/strong>&#8211; If you love to read&#8230;and love books, in general, you may have something called <em>tsundoku<\/em>. BBC journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/twgerken?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Gerken<\/a> introduced me to this term which essentially means <em>having piles of unread books<\/em>. I struggle with this. Now, I will eventually read the books, but sometimes the stack gets larger as I fall behind on my reading. Keeping them close, as on my bedside table or desk, gives me the comfort of the possibility of reading them. To dangerous to put them on a bookcase unread. Such is the dilemma.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-44981013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Tsundoku: The Art of Buying Books and Never Reading Them &#8211; <\/em>Tom Gerken<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Blog-Pile-of-books.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19720\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Blog-Pile-of-books.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3881\" height=\"2911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Blog-Pile-of-books.jpg 3881w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Blog-Pile-of-books-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Blog-Pile-of-books-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Blog-Pile-of-books-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3881px) 100vw, 3881px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my current pile. Some have been almost completed but not quite. How about you? Is tsundoku a word that defines the state you find yourself, regarding books yet to be read?<\/p>\n<p><strong>5) Food for Thought &#8211; <\/strong>Dave and I celebrated our wedding anniversary last weekend. We were passing through Williamsburg, Virginia, on that Saturday afternoon, with the plan in mind to stop at a favorite restaurant. It is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodforthoughtrestaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food for Thought<\/a> and we love everything about it. The food is excellent and the whole restaurant experience prompts sweet conversation. You are literally surrounded by words at Food for Thought. Quotes of note. Conversation starter cards stacked on each table. Political and literary opinions framed on the walls. Whether Democrat or Republican, it is a friendly and welcoming place. The whole idea is bringing people together for food and talk &#8211; both of which are meant to be enjoyed and reveled in. During our meal, <a href=\"https:\/\/reninassancemusings.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/02\/food-for-thought-a-restaurant-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restaurant owner Howard Hopkins<\/a> joined us for a bit of conversation. It felt as natural as an old friend sitting awhile on her way to her own table. Lovely time all the way around. I&#8217;m thinking this will be where we&#8217;ll be for our next anniversary.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19714\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-2.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19715\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-4.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19716\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-6.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-11-e1533838326383.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19717\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-11-e1533838326383.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-11-e1533838326383.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-11-e1533838326383-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-11-e1533838326383-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19718\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-16.jpg 2170w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-16-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-16-768x1018.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Food-for-Thought-Anniversary-Blog-Aug-4-2018-16-772x1024.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pilotonline.com\/life\/flavor\/restaurants\/article_d336e78f-d158-5cfb-b95b-a57c98e0fa4f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Food for Thought, More Than a Clever Name<\/em> &#8211; Tammy Jaxtheimer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonuses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/betterhumans.coach.me\/a-guide-to-the-science-of-giving-ba007d9304ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Guide to the Science of Giving<\/em> &#8211; Rafael Sarandeses<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/06\/technology\/china-generation-blocked-internet.html?ref=oembed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Generation Grows Up in China Without Google, Facebook or Twitter<\/em> &#8211; Li Yuan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/justthinking.me\/2016\/02\/20\/the-most-dangerous-prayer-a-christian-can-pray\/?blogsub=confirming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Most Dangerous Prayer a Christian Can Pray<\/em> &#8211; Darrell B. Harrison<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blog-Parenting-Frank-Sonnenberg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19637\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blog-Parenting-Frank-Sonnenberg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blog-Parenting-Frank-Sonnenberg.jpg 612w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blog-Parenting-Frank-Sonnenberg-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FSonnenberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Sonnenberg, Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/jesus-understands-your-loneliness?utm_campaign=Daily%20Email&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=64751447&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84B25dfGUmhRqUhqEPL2mnCHSAIN4zqVsQqKw5bEbrbAjQF9irO3MY1AUZQML8vUPZBmBRarI5SgmBICIA7AmVaL6vqA&amp;_hsmi=64751447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Jesus Understand Your Loneliness<\/em> &#8211; Jon Bloom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>My Lord God,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I have no idea where I am going.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I do not see the road ahead of me.<\/em><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\n<em> I cannot know for certain where it will end,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> nor do I really know myself,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and the fact that I think I am following your will<\/em><br \/>\n<em> does not mean that I am actually doing so.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> But I believe that the desire to please you<\/em><br \/>\n<em> does in fact please you.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> though I may know nothing about it.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Therefore will I trust you always though<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I will not fear, for you are ever with me,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.<\/em> &#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/faithandfabricdesign.com\/2014\/02\/my-lord-god-i-have-no-idea-where-i-am.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Merton<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday! Whew! With family visiting and some travel also, writing took a back seat the last couple of weeks. It&#8217;s always good for me to sit down at my desk and put words on the screen. Something really soothing to my mind in the sound of clicking away on computer keys. 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