This is so unnerving 😬

I am now very curious what else was left in this box

My kid looks like me at his age. And somehow also my husband at that same age.

(Also, "theodicy" is the philosophy of the reason for suffering, and for obvious reasons, it's been a top concern for religious scholars across millennia)

All of this is wrapped up in asking ourselves, "O God, where art thou?" and waiting so desperately for an answer back in a form that we can understand as truly a response from God.

I just finished Saints, Volume 1, and came away from it with the impression that D&C is much less directly the word of God than we often imply in Church. Not to say that God isn't there, but that God is way more filtered through Joseph Smith than I initially believed

The 'God' that I hear the most is the human kindnesses around me. Most of my moments where I feel divinity are often in the form of music, which is almost always a group effort. But the moments where I know I have heard God distinctly are much fewer and farther between.

...but if I'm not supposed to learn a lesson, and if I'm supposed to believe that God answers prayers, why am I getting radio silence back?

Anyways. I haven't really come around to anything. Except, that maybe, God is a lot more silent in all of our lives than we think.

I'm here in the middle with you. We've had our house on the market for three months now with no movement while we're paying rent as well—and this is despite the fervent prayers from us and our family. I'm honestly so lost, because it doesn't feel like I'm supposed to learn something from this...

Bring back the Payless shoe stores where you got your feet measured!!

Okay but like. It's an urban legend!

bsky.app/profile/elca...

I mean in my case it's because I'm sleeping on the basement couch (husband has covid) and I keep hearing sounds in the ceiling that I'm pretty sure are rodents

I actually did! But in a speculation about who they would call if there were three counselors instead of two (I'd guessed Eyring, Bednar, Christofferson)

I had to use APA for my MA and I hated every second of it

My friend once brought back an entire suitcase full of candy and chocolate from Finland so... sky's the limit

Ohhhhhhhh this sounds like a beautiful compromise solution (*makes note for future dream house*)

Also very excited in general to have a woman singing about confident love and relationships because I really need more of that in my life

Is it exactly what I hoped it would be? Of course not! But her career isn't over and I'm so excited to have such a vast discography from her that will just keep growing.