Aug
24
Hazel's talk at Church
Category: Hazel-isms, Spirituality | 
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Hazel was asked to give a two to three minute talk in Primary (the children’s group) at Church today. At first she didn’t want to do it, so I suggested that she pray about it first to see if Heavenly Father wanted her to do it. When I asked her about it again, she said, [...]
Aug
19
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints I am sometimes asked about the Mountain Meadows Massacre, where a group of “Saints” murdered emigrants traveling to California and attempted to lay the blame on neighboring Indians. It was a terrible atrocity that never should have happened. If only the local leaders [...]
Aug
13
I came out of the theatre stunned. Simply stunned. Hands down, this is the BEST BATMAN MOVIE EVER. This movie is nine kinds of awesome. Yes, really. Okay, more than nine kinds but here are the nonspoiler versions.
1: Heath Ledger IS the Joker.
2: Aaron Eckhart IS Harvey Dent
3: Maggie Gyllenhaal IS Rachel Dawes (she should [...]
Aug
11
Iron Man: A Fan's Review
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I was surprised at how well this movie turned out. I was not certain whether or not Robert Downey Jr could pull off being Iron Man. I knew he could play a jerk and honestly still had Heart and Soul pictured whenever I thought of him. So other than the being a jerk part, Iron [...]
Aug
7
I felt inspired to give someone having marriage troubles on a forum a child’s point of view. So here is my five year old daughter’s point of view from events past. All things in quotes are Hazel’s words. Things in [] are added for clarity. I must also add that she was wondering why I [...]