Author Archives: Jen

About Jen

Jen isn't quite sure when she lost her mind, but it is probably documented here on Meditatio. She blogs because the world needs her snark at all hours of the night... and she probably can't sleep anyway.

State of the Union Drinking Game

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Here is the game for this year.Â? Since I’m under doctor’s orders to drink enough water to drown myself, I could theoretically play.Â? However, I’m already dealing with nausea and vomiting so I think I’ll skip the speech.

Enjoy and if you choose to imbibe, please imbibe responsibly.Â? The management of this blog is not responsible for any cirrhosis, alcohol poisoning, lapses of judgement, making a fool of yourself, praying to the porcelain god, or any other consequences of being drunk off your @$$.

Fox Blogging

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As some of you know, my husband Jon is into foxes.Â? We were driving between two of the churches today and saw one playing in the fields.Â? This was just really cool for Jon.

On the way back, the following conversation took place:

Jen: *scans the fields* I wonder where Herr Fuchs went.
Jon: He’s probably back in the hills now in his fox den, sitting on his fox davenport, drinking a beer, and watching football.
Jen: Jon, there’s no football until next week.
Jon: It’s probably a college game.Â? And he’s probably eating chicken or pheasant or whatever he’s been able to catch.Â? Then his vixen will come in and tell him to take out the garbage.Â? His response: “Honey, we’re foxes.Â? We eat garbage.”

I’m not sure what is scarier: the fact that we had this conversation or the fact that I can quote it verbatim.Â? I’m thinking the fox went to get himself a lattÃ?.

In Memory

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A friend of my sister-in-law’s was killed by a drunk driver a couple days ago and my s-i-l asked if all Lutherans could sing “Children of the Heavenly Father” in her memory.Â? So…

Children of the heavâ????nly Father
Safely in His bosom gather;
Nestling bird nor star in Heaven
Such a refuge eâ????er was given.

God His own doth tend and nourish;
In His holy courts they flourish;
From all evil things He spares them;
In His mighty arms He bears them.

Neither life nor death shall ever
From the Lord His children sever;
Unto them His grace He showeth,
And their sorrows all He knoweth.

Though He giveth or He taketh,
God His children neâ????er forsaketh;
His the loving purpose solely
To preserve them pure and holy.
-LBW #474

Blogged in memory of Kara Rose Ardella Maes.

Second Interview

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I have a second interview with the bank tomorrow.Â? My life will go fine on if I don’t get this job; but we could use the income and I’d really like to be working again so… please pray for confidence for me as I go in tomorrow morning.