Nate's Notes

Nate’s note: My son, Jacob, graduates from high school in June 2026.

from The Creative Supplies on Threads There’s something about Christmas lights that people are drawn to.

I’ve been using Obsidian for a while now, and it’s been a great tool for me, helping me organize my thoughts and my notes using plain text.

Scenario: In Obsidian, I’m linking from my current note to another note with my vault.

I decided to give LMNT’s electrolyte drinks a try, so here are my notes.

From Scott Sauls in his book, From Weakness to Strength: “As Jesus said, our chief purpose and mission in life is not to defend and protect our own rights, privileges, and comforts.

I am a bundle of raw nerves.

About once a month, I run a simple query that helps me keep my Gmail account clean.

Photo by Karan Thakkar on Unsplash I loathe the word “never.”

On Friday afternoon, while driving to pick up my son from school, I started noticing a somewhat familiar sound from my truck — that is, if you’ve been driving a car or truck for more than a couple of decades, as I have, then you pretty much immediately kn…

It may be difficult for some to believe, but yes, I have been asked this question more than once in response to some of my writing about my late wife, Melissa.

November 6, 2020 to May 6, 2023. 30 months.

Last night, I finally got around to watching “Bubbikins,” Season 3’s Episode 4 of The Crown, Netflix’s popular show about the British Monarchy.

I turned 47 today.

“It is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.”

November 6, 2020 to May 6, 2022 — 18 months.

Could I manage an entire weekend without using my iPhone?

Photo by Ilya Pavlov on Unsplash For the last 15 months, I have spent a lot of time working on organizing my life.

Grief is in two parts: The first is loss, the second is the remaking of life.

Cranberry Sprite It occurred to me today that this would be the time of year that I’d start making my annual scavenger hunt through all of the local grocery stores on behalf of Melissa, looking for any cranberry-flavored soda/pop. 🥤 It’s true, we often di…

Give Thanks Today is a day set aside to prioritize thankfulness and relationships — hopefully you have loved ones to spend today with, as I do, even though we still miss the presence of someone important.

I think blogging and social media often require a strange form of bravery… Post some content.

Melissa Dunn How long can one year be?

This morning while driving alone in the car, I started another conversation with God.

I had a conversation with God today… It all began when I took Jake to school this morning.

Photo from Melissa’s birthday in 2013 in Frankenmuth October 20, 1974 to October 20, 2021 — Melissa would be 47 years old today.

Photo by Clément Falize on Unsplash November 6, 2020 to October 6, 2021 — eleven months without Melissa.

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” — 2 Timothy 1:7 We live in a fear-filled, fear-based, fear-mongering world.

Photo by Florian van Duyn on Unsplash For some time now, you’ve been struggling with a seeming dichotomy: Death is final, but heaven is real.

Dear Jake, When we found out on January 1st, 2007, that your mom was pregnant with you, we were overjoyed.

Photo by Jamie O’Sullivan on Unsplash #Adulting.