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About jamiezirkle

I am an imperfect man of God trying to live an obedient life pleasing to the Lord.

Death Valley

Death Valley is located near the border of California and Nevada. It is situated within the Mojave Desert and it is the lowest, hottest, and driest place in North America. Death Valley has long, extremely hot summers with little to … Continue reading

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Who Is Your Coach?

In the midst of this season that my family and I are in I am in this daily battle of being thankful for my job but yet wondering why I have landed where I have. The continual question of “when … Continue reading

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Praise In The Maze

I love a good corn maze. In fact if I could I would go to a different corn maze every weekend during the fall. They are just that much fun to me. Corn mazes come in all different shapes and … Continue reading

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Drop The Dumbbells

I grew up being a very skinny kid. Nowadays they have these things called “skinny jeans” but all of my jeans were skinny jeans and they cost far less than these ugly things that guys wear today. I mean I … Continue reading

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19 Miles to the next Miracle

My family and I like to take trips to Pottstown, PA to visit my wife’s side of the family. It’s not a long journey, perhaps around four hours including one stop, but it’s long enough. One of the signs that … Continue reading

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I’m Ready When You Are (Lent Day 1 and 2)

I don’t have a wife that takes a long time to get ready but on the other hand she is a woman and well she still takes SOME time to powder her nose. Guys tend to be ready to leave … Continue reading

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Clear As Mud

I haven’t been able to find where the phrase, “clear as mud”, originated but the popular definition of this phrase is, “something that is confusing or not clear in your mind.” In today’s world of technology and information overload it … Continue reading

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Beans, A Ring, and A Mustard Seed

Have you ever heard of the expression, “it’s the small things in life?” We are encouraged to enjoy each moment that we live and to not dismiss the small, everyday moments that come our way. Moments like coming home and … Continue reading

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Are We There Yet?

Every kid who has ever had to endure a long, boring journey in the backseat of their station wagon or mini-van has asked this question at least once every few minutes, “Are we there yet?” And every parent who has … Continue reading

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2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,800 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading

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