The Comet's Flame

There have been a lot of changes in the past year(s).  One of them is that I felt motivated to update my blog and bring it back online.  I’ll talk later about my new vision for the blog, but for now, I’ll give a brief update about what’s new with me. I am engaged to [...]

Family pictures are usually pretty traumatic for the McClurgs, but this year things went smoothly, and the pictures turned out pretty well. My sister Moriah picked out the outfits, and I think she did a great job.

I spent most of the afternoon today in Iowa City.  I had a few things that I needed to check/setup in my lab.  After that, I spent some time walking around downtown.  The weather was absolutely beautiful, and the city was surprisingly peaceful.  A few random people smiled at me. I like being outdoors. I [...]

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. -Albert Camus While I don’t necessarily agree with that quote (there doesn’t seem to be an overabundance of warmth in my heart these days), I do believe that God has the power to control the seasons.  I am tired [...]

A friend recently asked me what I looked like when I was a kid.  Well, thanks to my dad’s photography skills and my mom’s archiving/organizational skills, I was able to obtain some photographs which I believe will answer that question.

There are some things that I want to try to commit to in the new year: Listen to the advice of those older and wiser than I (this, I think, deserves an entire blog entry, so I will try to write one at a later date). Live more healthy (I have wanted to be a [...]

My family and I had a nice Christmas.  I attempted to chronicle some of the day’s events in pictorial form.

Merry Christmas, everyone!  This post is going to be exceedingly short, because I am rather tired, but I just wanted to wish you all a blessed day. Christmas is my favourite holiday… there’s nothing better than a celebration of God’s Gift to humankind.  I pray that it brings you as much joy and excitement as [...]

I’m seriously considering moving back home… not because I can’t handle living on my own, but because I’m starting to wonder why I ever wanted to at this point in my life. It’s lonely.  It’s expensive.  I miss seeing the people I care about on a daily basis. So yeah… I wish I wouldn’t have [...]

Lots of things have happened in my life recently, and I haven’t really had the time or energy to write about them.  Hopefully that will change now that I’m finished with my co-op position and winter break has begun!  So stay tuned, and I will try to post some new content ASAP. For now, I’ll share [...]