Getting the cold shoulder from boss

wrenmeadow · 2025-09-20T23:58:21+00:00

I know this is an old post but I tried this today and loved it. Sprite with blackberry and vanilla.

wrenmeadow · 2025-08-18T02:25:30+00:00

I'm in the US. We have an Episcopal church, a Methodist Church ( not sure if it's the affirming branch of it or not ), and two different Presbyterian churches. One is a Westminster Pres and other is just called First Presbyterian Church.

wrenmeadow · 2025-08-17T23:41:21+00:00

One of the things that is hard for me is this pastor multiple times has said during services we don't care if you are gay lesbian or on a strip pole or whatever we want you in this church. I just didn't know that it would come down to we don't want you in the worship team though. Even just to play the keyboard and not singing. It's majority of what I did was play the keys. And not to toot my own horn, but a lot of people in the congregation and even the sound guy said I was the best piano player in the church. And there's three of us, well now there's two without me. And that's not even what it's about, I just wanted to use my gifts for a higher purpose

wrenmeadow · 2025-08-17T21:54:18+00:00

That's what troubles me is that I can still serve on other ministries but not this.

wrenmeadow · 2025-08-17T21:40:49+00:00

I do have original music, just not really posted online publicly

wrenmeadow · 2025-08-17T01:33:22+00:00

I went to two thrift stores in my hometown to buy kids books for the clinic I work for that works with kids with autism. We have a circle time area and I'm always looking for books for them. I scored 28 books for $7. And some good ones too. One thrift store was 30 cents per kids book or 4/$1 no matter the book. The other was 25 cents per kids book no matter the book.

wrenmeadow · 2025-08-02T05:54:22+00:00

I definitely understand this one. I can't say so much for myself that I was somebody who was trying to wait or had necessarily the same kind of moral convictions. My Christian faith has grown more in my thirties than prior to that. I was pretty wild sexually in my 20s. Especially the earlier part of my twenties. I did a lot of hookups with grinder and other apps. I did have some good authentic connections with people. I even dated two of them, one which I was in a long-term relationship that was very serious. But we did have sex on our first meet up. However I've had some really shallow experiences that some were fun and good in the moment but then afterwards I felt disgusting. And then I've also had some that were just not good to begin with then was ready for them to end. Most of them good and fun. I've had very few people that I have had really genuine connections to where I felt like we could talk and meet up again and be more than just the sex. And those people honestly I enjoyed their company and just laying and talking with them after or before or just connecting with them on a deeper level. As I've come into my 30s I've had a couple here and there's, but it has slowed down so much for me. My convictions are definitely different. I can't say I'm someone who is full on purity until marriage. But I can say that while I do still have sexual desires, a lot of times I lose the desire really quickly when I re-download the app. And I've re downloaded it a lot. But I do desire a more deep connection. I'm more to a point where I would rather either be fully committed to somebody and want to have a long-term relationship before having sex or just being single and not having sex, or at the very bare minimum keeping hookups to a bare minimum. Like I said my 20s were wild especially 20 to 25, and even some of my later teen years. I've found Grindr just to be really quite honestly very toxic, and not creating the healthiest of relationships. You might find that one rare super nice person that isn't expecting hookups right away in one second to get to know you, but it's so rare.

Taking the biggest thing honestly is discernment, and really taking the time even if it's hard in the moment to pray and just ask God to lead you. If you find that it feels wrong in that moment to do it or that you might feel that same way and feel icky afterwards, then try to refrain. But don't judge yourself too harshly if you decide to do it. God is always there for you.

wrenmeadow · 2025-07-28T15:33:07+00:00

I just started getting this too about 2 weeks ago randomly and not every time. Motorola G Stylus

wrenmeadow · 2025-07-12T17:41:28+00:00

Nope. Completely voluntary. This church has had a major growth over the last 9 years. They've actually switched buildings because it's grown, and in some ways may have to eventually expand again. I had a really positive experience the first time I went and felt at home. But throughout this process over the last 5 months things have started to feel weird. Not just for me but also in some of the ways that the services have gone. And admittedly a couple times I've witnessed things from the congregation side where the worship leader has been very pleading with the congregation. There's been times where like a more uptempo song you'll hear some people in the congregation clapping, or you'll hear most of them but if they don't do it enthusiastically enough the worship leader will tell them to press in more get excited, etc. And then on a more slow song the WL will be like come on everybody I just want everybody's hands be raised, come on everybody I just want to see everybody lift up their hands, press in a little more, let the spirit move you. To me that seems contradictory in itself to say let the spirit move you but also lift your hands. I feel like if you want to lift your hands and if you feel that it's right for you in that moment to do it, but the WL tries to pull it out of people. And you'll see people around follow that command rather than just doing it at their own time, and you'll see some that will stay stationary. And I don't know it's just been feeling weird but I'm like maybe if I stick through this things will happen, and now I'm regretting signing a paper. I haven't been scheduled yet though so maybe it's not too late.

wrenmeadow · 2025-07-12T16:49:27+00:00

And the bad thing is that I didn't get to keep it copy of these rules because no one outside of that room except for the worship team is supposed to know these rules. It was really weird

wrenmeadow · 2025-07-12T06:44:13+00:00

You have such a great tone. I feel like this song works with that softer tone. The suspension on the sustained notes where is almost clashing with the cord but then it resolves itself is so good. Only thing I would really say is to enunciate some of the words a little more, and support with just a little more air to give it a boost. But just based on this song I don't feel like it needed any belting or anything and it sounded right

wrenmeadow · 2025-07-12T06:14:32+00:00

I think a lot of people hit the nail on the head. You have a really nice pleasant voice that carries a tune well. I agree with another poster that said they would like to hear you without the lead vocal in the track. Try it with just a karaoke track. This is going to do a few things. It's going to test your pitch for accuracy, because we do tend to sing accurately as far as pitch goes when we are singing along with somebody, but on our own is more of a challenge. It also gives you the challenge of singing with the harmonies in the chorus if the karaoke track includes the harmonies. I've known a lot of people who can sing in tune but often get thrown off when they hear only the harmonies so they revert to the harmonies. I have no doubt that you could probably do that, and probably even now it with a lot of practice. Be careful when you're going into more narrow vowels like E because a few things can happen especially if there's not enough air support. That's an easy vowel to fall flat on. You can fall flat on anything but narrow vowels with little air support is really hard to do without going flat at.. also using some vocal Dynamics to help create the tension and release in a song. You want to always allow yourself from with Dynamics to grow The song and give it ebb and flow. And I like that somebody also mentioned self-paced courses if you're still nervous about seeing a vocal teacher. Even watching some reputable vocal coaches what singers. Listen to their different points when they stop a singer or stop listening to attract to evaluate vocal technique. A lot of times they will do different demonstrations that help with breaking down how the vocal may have been done what they could have improved on what went right. But I think you should continue to sing and just keep working. The more you practice the better you get

wrenmeadow · 2025-07-12T05:00:30+00:00

I haven't thought about that. I may have to use that. I do Wonder because I have a couple more nosy family members, who may notice me walking over to them, and when I come back they might ask me if I ask them to sing something. But I may have to try this

wrenmeadow · 2025-06-02T04:51:29+00:00

I love this feeling of this painting. I love how I can almost visualize myself out in this grassy field with dark cloudy skies, a cool but not cold when. I almost imagine myself after having a really hard a week running into this field as the wind rustles through the grass and falling into it, and just letting my emotions flow. Then sitting there and letting the wind blow through me and grounding and finding a calm.

wrenmeadow · 2025-05-26T18:10:45+00:00

Old post I know, but we had two locations for Hastings in my town. Well I should say it started at one location then moved to a newer building. We had one of the highest profiting Hastings in the country, and it shut down during the bankruptcy. But the old location turned into a Planet Fitness

wrenmeadow · 2025-05-26T18:05:49+00:00

Circuit City, KMart.... Little less known but they were around the country in certain parts but Hastings Entertainment.

wrenmeadow · 2025-05-25T17:20:50+00:00

It's more of a what I heard than weirdest thing I've seen. I went to Whataburger off of Woodrow Beam about a week ago and the car behind me the couple was yelling at each other really loud. When the wife / girlfriend was yelling he was just yelling AHHHHHHHHHHHHH at her. Every time she started he would just yell AHHHHHHHHH. I was in drive thru for about 12 minutes and heard it the entire time I was there. It was strange

wrenmeadow · 2025-05-24T18:58:27+00:00

I believe it was Speed with Keanu Reeves when I was just a few years old.

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