Kelly Sikstrom

Thank you God for blessing me much more than I deserve.

I mostly retweet funny videos my kids would like and/ or inspiring quotes.

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@DeclanKrueger I'm not overly impressed with Fajardo so far. Too many 4-7 yard passes and very few throws over 15 yards. I'd like to see him mix it up more.

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@coopsie39 @nielsonTSN1260 The CFL lost me for 10-15 years. What brought me back was my pre-teen son getting into the Elks. Tre Ford became his favorite player a few years ago and now he watches every team and knows all the players. We've gone to a couple games each year and they're a lot of fun.

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@OilersNation Miro Satan
Kirk Maltby
Matt Greene
Jeff Petry
Jason Arnott
Vincent Dampousse
Adam Larsson
Philip Broberg
Dylann Holloway
Martin Rucinsky

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@OilersNation I think his cap hit means they can just adjust his role, rather than move him. He seems like the kind of player that can adapt to what the team needs.

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@IamDijami Kerwin Bell

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@GreenZoneScott Tracy Ham
Ricky Ray
Damon Allen

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@akaRCN I think someone posted that Stauffer was starting to drop Gerard Gallant's name. Maybe he's the 1 year place holder for Cassidy.

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@dhockey13 This kind of articles makes me think Spec was 'encouraged' to write this by people in the Oilers organization.

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@rcamcole I always enjoy your quips and clever way with words, often using a minimal amount of words for maximum humor. Keep em coming. I read your sports reporting for many years. You helped many of us grow in our fandom and sports knowledge.

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@RottenTomatoes Remarkably Bright Creatures - 4/5, my wife and I really enjoyed it.

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@Metric False Dichotomy and Feels Like Eternity would be great additions to the set list.

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@OilersNation @bet365ca Laine - no.
Gallagher - yes, for a low salary, 4th line type.

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@tyleryaremchuk I'm nervous that Howard reminds me of Yakupov in his playing style/ look on the ice. O'Reilly is a player type that I always like and appreciate.

[Thom Rainer @ThomRainer]

So much noise in the world. So much noise on social media. But I just got a text from a grandchild telling me how great our God is. The noise faded imperceptibly to the background. The sound of the goodness of God roared like a lion.

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@OilersNation Good article with a unique perspective. Thank you.

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@klimaslid @dstaples Do you think Vegas is trying to get some compensation from Edmonton? A draft pick?

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

Never meet your heroes. As a younger man, I could not understand that saying. Why would you not want to shake hands with and really get to know the men or women who inspired you?

As an older man, now I get it. I get it all too well.

Imagine you see an outdoor statue from a distance. It looks awesome, flawless, perfectly designed--a work of art. But as you step closer, cracks become visible. Disproportion. A weathered hollowness to the eyes.

Close up, imperfections become obvious.

So with our heroes. Including biblical ones. Look closely enough, and you will see the cracks, smell the odor of human flaws. No matter what accomplishments ignited our admiration for such people, even our heroes stand on feet of clay.

In his early days, Solomon seemed heroic. The Queen of Sheba traveled far to see him. He took her breath away, this most interesting man in the world. King, scholar, builder, sage.

But Solomon, like almost all great men in the Bible, fell far short.

He "loved many foreign women,” and “clung to these in love.” “When Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God.” He “did evil in the sight of the LORD,” building worship sites for Chemosh and even Molech, to whom children were sacrificed (1 Kings 11:1-8).

Oh Solomon, you wisest of fools.

As a young king, he prayed for a “hearing heart,” but that heart eventually turned a deaf ear to the LORD God of Israel. The results were catastrophic.

I suppose we all want human heroes. And, to an extent, that is okay.

But realize--and I mean truly come to terms with the fact--that every hero is a sinner, and every sinner will eventually let you down.

That is why the Bible repeatedly tells us not to put our trust in fellow sinners but in Christ, who will never let us down. Not once, not ever.

The closer you get to Christ, the more perfection, the deeper affection, you see.

Look up to the one who came down from heaven to make you his own.

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@TheBreakdownAB You've been claimed.

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@LeavinsKur82978 @edmontonjournal I used to be able to read your column on Sundays, but for the past while the paywall is blocking it. That was part of my Sunday afternoon routine.

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@tyleryaremchuk Everybody gets to visit their mom for mother's day.