Science of Faith

Today I sat thinking about the invented dichotomy of Faith and science. I say invented because I think that problem solving is so decided to lead to a dicotomy.
Science and religion are two sides of the same coin that some refuse are similar. Science journals stem from Faith in principles or laws. The Faith is excersized upon by experimentation to find more principles and laws. People read and apply things that are read in published journals to find their own Faith in those principles. With all knowledge it takes exercising faith.
On the other hand many people take scientific journals or scriptures as fact without exercising faith. Just like repeating a experiment to verify a result, gospel principles can be practiced to gain a personal knowledge of that principle.

Positive Experience

I remember listening to my sister relate many of her fun and funny experiences. She was the first in our family to start a family. It gave me a sense that families can be a source of great happiness.
Today is a great day. Not necessarily because of the weather (It is nice weather though). Last night our children asked if we could set up the family tent in the basement to prepare for church conference.

All In Your Head

It's amazing how much is just in your head. Like a skin irritation that feels good when it gets itched. After treating it with a steroidal cream you still go to itch even when it doesn't itch anymore.
Just like a weird skin irritation there are things in our lives that we just need to let go of. If we make bad habits part of us it takes more than just a cream to make is feel better.

Hiding in plain sight

One of the nice things about the internet is ... hiding in plain sight. Today I noticed that this blog hasn't gotten a single view. That might not be a bad thing.
In a way I've been using this blog to communicate my thoughts like a journal. This internet based life style has taken its toll on people's attention span.  I can't seem to hold anyone's attention for any kind of conversation. It hasn't always been that way. Maybe insipid take my Dad's advice whenever I complain to him about people's conduct. Nobody is being held to my standards but me. Give them a break.

It might be a better advice to practice "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all". Or, in other words don't feel comfortable with insulting others.

First Signs

I saw some Crocus blooming today! Tali calls them Night Howlers😁

First Thought

I'm editing my first thought. That would make it a second thought... Just imagine that this post as being my first post because I think the program will stick it back up at the top. I thought it might be nice to have some space of my own on this blog to organize my thoughts. This might not be made public because I think that by design public declarations tend to be gloat worthy. I'm not about to gloat and tear down others. On the other hand, if I have something good or virtuous that could help someone else maybe it may not be so bad.

To sum up, I don't want to make anyone feel bad. Just take everything I have to post in a positive way. I think that would make this a disclaimer. Just if I could make that legally binding. 😉

This should be interesting.

Waiting on Spring

Thoughts
I think that the most exciting thing about any event is the anticipation. Watching sprouts pop up and imagining what their going to grow into just gives every day purpose.

It's important to enjoy every season of your life. Yes, even winter, where there's snow on top, your cold more often than you like and falling down is always a concern. 😄 I think that we're in the late spring of our lives. Where the sprouts are all popped up and we are doing everything we can to give them a strong start in life.

Week Update
I'm making progress on finishing one more room of our basement. We just need one more wall panel and then we can work on the ceiling. I know we still have a long way to go to finish but I'm looking forward with hope. It is my new year resolution after all.

I made and tasted my first Hollandaise sauce today. Amy asked me what eggs Benedict was and I didn't know. After looking into it I decided to try it out. There was a few alterations that I made that if I had all of the ingredients I would have done it different. I didn't have butter so I used plain Crisco water and butter flavoring. I also didn't have lemon juice and used pink lemonade instead. Well I gave it a try and I'd have to say it was good for a first try. A little sweeter than expected but I did use lemonade. Next time I think I can pull off looking like I know what I'm doing.

Legacy

I've often thought about lasting legacies. Most things that I've seen are temporary. Much like drawing in the sand. There is one requirement that seems to be more important than any to keep a legacy. That one thing is having each generation value what is passed down. I would hope that each generation values good things. I know that isn't always true. I would also hope that the bad things are forgotten through the generations.