happy new
hi friends :)) I’m writing this the night after Christmas… who knows when/if I’ll post it lol. But hey!! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
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hello :)
Happy halfway through 2020! It’s been a wild ride, hasn’t it? Thought I’d say hi, give a fun life update, and check in with y’all.
<3
we were on the playground when sirens went by and the three yr old little-man gasped, “Oh no somebody got hurt! I need to pray to Jesus for them!” so we did. still got so much to learn, ppl. ❤ Mark 10:13-16 Continue reading ❤
Ttfn
Hey guys, : ) i decided to quit this blog for the new year. Thank you all so much for your amazing comments and support on each post! I might still pop in to say hi, but until then… wishing y’all the very best 2020! ❤ A Continue reading Ttfn
Library People Watching Stories (Fall Semester)
I sit there, surrounded by so many stories. Books, music, art, and people. I am drowning in a sea of words.
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“Bookdragon Cousin” {Camp NaNo flash fiction}
“There is nothing left on the planet earth for me to read!” the voice wailed through the phone, “Oh cousin, I am in the depths of despair! And unfortunately there aren’t any books down there. I double checked.”
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Tiny Reviews of 4 Novels I Read In 4 Days
I love to read. I love to read so much that I run out of books. Just me? Thankfully I have a Kate to find good books at our public library and let me take them to work with me!
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Vulnerable. Might delete later.
Today is a Saturday. I love peaceful Saturdays. I am sitting on my bed with my laptop, snuggled in a hoody and pjs. No deadlines today, and I get to slow down to catch up on some stuff and think through the week.
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Recently
Hello! I am currently sitting in my college library with nothing to do but my phone. It’s been a bit since I’ve posted, so here I am! 😀
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adventure ~ 3 Days, 3 Quotes
It’s found in the little things, like singing off-key while doing dishes together or discovering tiny yellow flowers between the grey of the sidewalk. Adventure is out there! ❤
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stars ~ 3 Days, 3 Quotes
It’s probably the hardest thing to remember and hold onto during hardship– trusting that God’s got this no matter what happens. But just look up and see.
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~ 3 Days, 3 Quotes
It’s said that you can tell a lot about someone by their bookshelves. To me, a person’s favorite quotes are a bit like that… a small peek into what makes them, them.
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“Raindrops” {flash fiction}
“I twisted the hard plastic bracelet on my wrist. Kara J. Teal, intensive care. It matched my sister’s bracelet, except Dee was the one strapped to a hospital bed. And it should have been me.”
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I Need A Gold Tooth (cuz i’m old now)
So I turned 18.
It sounds crazy old but believe me I’m still the awkward wild haired dreamer who is 12 at heart! xD I don’t know exactly how I thought it would be when I finally turned this old age… probably more pretty and tall (lol gave up on that one awhile ago!), definitely mountains more mature and wise, and the feeling of being, ya know, eighteen.
It’s not like any of that, y’all. But I’m happy to announce that it is great anyway! 😀
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happy birthday to U <3
Yo, people!!
(btw, this is actually not Anna. ‘Cause it’s her birthday and I’m permission-hacking her. 😉)
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNA! You just got old(er)! You’re a senior now; 81 is a momentous age!
woah hang on! strike that–reverse it. thank you.
GenRising @ AFHE Convention 2019
Hi there. 🙂 It’s been a while.
Lemme catch you up on some pictures of our booth at the state homeschool convention!
Okay, more like, a LOT of pictures. 😛
Hello Summer!
I am officially a baked potato, and this heat still got two months to go. 0_0 Hello, summer!
Okay but as much as I loathe the outdoors during 118° sizzling days, I really am enjoying some things about summer.
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Idaho Adventures
Hello from an adorable, tiny coffee shop in Idaho! Random, right?! lol I’m traveling as nanny with my oldest sister, brother-in-law, and 4 nephews as they visit for a wedding. Yes, it’s been crazy and yes a lot of fun!! 😉
I’ve been LOVING all the cold weather, fluffy kittens, green fields, farm trucks, sweatshirts, and toddler smiles. ❤ Continue reading “Idaho Adventures”
My Funny 1 yr of Blogging Stories
“Throwing together a blog anniversary post because it’s coming up sometime, then realizing it’s TODAY!!”
May 30th, 2018 I began posting rambles. And today it has been one whole year! 😀
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Thank You
Dear sir, thank you for giving your life so that I might live mine.
I dearly hope I live my life in such a way to make you glad.
The knowledge that I can sleep soundly tonight because others stayed wide awake in those miserable trenches, fills me with more gratitude than I could ever express.
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Climactic Cleaning
Good news! I found my climax. 😀
Like, literally.
Its sticky note had been missing from the row of notes for Eagledare’s last quarter, and it was starting to worry me! Continue reading “Climactic Cleaning”
PART 2 of us talking books vs their movies {vlog with Kate}
Here’s part two of the vlog where Kate and I discuss 12 books vs their movie adaptations and if we like one better than the other!
To make it even more exciting(?) … a spider visits us only to vanish creepily, my phone diiiess multiple times, and we still can’t keep track of whose turn it was to draw a piece of paper. XD Continue reading “PART 2 of us talking books vs their movies {vlog with Kate}”
12 Books vs Their Movies {vlog with Kate}
Hey! Loooky! On Saturday, Kate and I made a vlog and just finished putting it together for you…
Watch us feeling a little “Saturday” and talking about books vs their movie adaptations!! We talk about The Book Thief, Little Women, The City of Ember, A Man Called Peter, and more! Also includes bookish opinions, fangirling, and lots of laughter. XD Continue reading “12 Books vs Their Movies {vlog with Kate}”
3 Contemporary Middle-Grade Books I Love
Okay, you guys, Saturdays are perfect for book binge-reading!! And today I’m sharing about three middle-grade, contemporary novels I have enjoyed recently!
Quick disclaimer: I’m really bad at writing real reviews so this is more of a fangirl’s ramble. XD
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“Bird Lady’s Spring” {Camp NaNo flash fiction}
“The sun peeked out from behind its puffy cloud cover just long enough to warm the breeze. The Writer’s door brushed open, the hinges yawning pleasantly, and she stepped out.”
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