I got off to a good start this year, reaching a tenth of my goal for the year. So far I've read one non-fiction book and three fiction. Unfortunately, my TBR list keeps growing and growing. I guess that's one of the downfalls of working in a library - the list of books to read reaches an … Continue reading Recent Reads [January 2017]
This past week has been, well... quite a week. For me, it's been both stressful and eye-opening. My entire life I've felt like I was the only conservative Christian girl, now young woman, among my peers. As I've gotten older, this feeling has become more of a reality... and even more so over the past few … Continue reading Finding Encouragement in Trying Times
I typically try to steer clear of talking about politics on my blog, because I really get no enjoyment from it, but I do have to say this... I'm about ready to delete Facebook and Twitter because of all the fighting/political posts I see on my news feed. The best answer would be to just … Continue reading Social Media Time-Out
It's been a while since I've done one of these, like, a year? So I've decided that this year I'll do a "Currently/What's Happening Wednesday" post on the second Wednesday of each month to let you all know what I've been up to. You can join too by linking up with me each month through … Continue reading What’s Happening Wednesday {Currently}
My first book of the year was Wake Up Happy by Michael Strahan. I got this for Christmas and I thought it'd be a good book to start the new year off with. Wake Up Happy is part memoir and part self-help. As Strahan talks about certain events in his life he mentions what he … Continue reading Wake Up Happy [book review]
I saw this prompt on two different blogs I follow, and while I was originally going to wait and do this post for my birthday to add one extra item... I've decided that I'm too impatient to wait another five months for this post. So you're getting it now. What is the prompt? Write a … Continue reading 25 Things I’ve Learned About Myself
I'm going to be honest, I've heard of The Chainsmokers, but I'm not a fan. Still, I'm going to do this tag because for one, it's a book tag, and two, I was tagged by Maddie @ Polaroid Books. Even if I hadn't been tagged I would've done it. Again, it's a book tag. Before … Continue reading The Chainsmokers Book Tag
Happy New Year everyone! I know a lot of people have been looking forward to the start of a new year for many different reasons. I'm excited for a new set of goals, new challenges, and whatever else comes my way this year. Even though I'm sure there will be storms I'll go through this … Continue reading Happy New Year!
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