It just occurred to me after this past Halloween, that somethings been missing from my past. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it at first. I mean, historically in my life, Halloween has gone from a holiday that I participated in when I was a kid, roaming my neighborhood saying “trick or treat” to […]
Read more "Halloween rethought"Gone are the days, it seems, when you could walk into a place of business and extend your hand to shake with the person who is hiring. “Good to meet you today. Here’s my resume.” Nope. Rare if that happens at all. Now you have to go online, fill out an application, send in a […]
Read more "The New System"I know that there are a lot of people today that are frustrated with the whole unemployment thing… and there are many factors that contribute to what’s going on. The facts are not as accurate as you might think, but I will identify one area that contributes to the problem. Today, with most companies, when […]
Read more "It’s the process"I’m unemployed. Again. And when I saw this picture, it reminded me of all the feelings that come with unemployment. Failure. Depression. Self worth. Back in the day when I worked retail, you would find yourself going from one store to another quickly. If you were in retail, finding another retail job was easy. […]
Read more "Unemployment Travails"Well, you wait around long enough and sooner or later someone will make the technology you’ve been waiting for… Or not. After trying numerous apps on my iPhone I said to myself, “I just wish the companies that I use would make an app” and voila! Ok, so maybe it’s been out for awhile, but […]
Read more "Welcome mobile WordPress"I’ve been thinking recently about weeds. I don’t like them. And as I found myself out in our yard pulling them, I started to make some parallels between weeds and sin. These are just some thoughts I had as I pulled each weed. IT’S NOT THAT BAD I began to watch the weeds grow and […]
Read more "Weeds and Sin"I was getting off the plane in Seattle and was walking towards a set of staircases that were split. Both were going up, but one side said “Do not enter”. The lady in front of me started to go up that side when her daughter said “Mom, you can’t go that way!” And the replied, […]
Read more "“Does it really matter?”"I’ve decided to put all my effort into one site right now… the address is http://www.troyhooper.me So if you’ve followed me at this site, that’s where the new stuff will be that I’m posting for now. Hoop
Read more "New Address…"To the church in Thyatira, John records the words of our Lord: (Revelation 2:23) And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works. We try to hide from man today our thoughts and the thoughts of our […]
Read more "What’s in your heart?"It’s kinda lonely at 2:57 am. The house is quiet, everyone is asleep. And here I sit staring at my computer screen. It’s times like these when one of two things is running through my mind. Either my mind is just racing and I can’t seem to slow down…or there’s something bothering me. Tonight, I […]
Read more "Think myself clear…"
Thoughts about God, life and the answer 42 