Making the most out of each day
As most bibliophiles (such as myself) will tell you, if you can’t find the answer to someting, then look in a book. (Forget that whole Google thing!) But what happens when what you’re looking for can’t be found in a book? If it can’t be found on the Google? How do we find the answers... Continue Reading →
It's so easy to put up walls after going through something difficult - whatever that might be. It's so easy to close off everyone else and keep things "safe" for yourself. It's easy to learn how to only look out for yourself and keep yourself from being vulerable again - because when you're vulnerable, you... Continue Reading →
I was afraid to close the book as the last chapter drew to an end. I was afraid to let the story go. I was afraid of the emptiness— the helplessness, that fills you when your favorite story ends in disaster and not "happily ever after." I was afraid of what it would mean to... Continue Reading →
Every day when I walk into the classroom, I want to set the best example that I can for my students. I want them to be as enraptured in the books that we read as I am; I want them to find the positive in their situations no matter how difficult they seem at the... Continue Reading →
I am currently in the middle of reading the newest of Rachel Hollis's books, Girl, Stop Apologizing. As with every book that I've been reading, there are nuggets of wisdom that I want to hold on to and be able to look back at them. But in the current chapter I am reading, "Stop Asking... Continue Reading →
If you've been paying attention to the Internet lately, you have heard the name Marie Kondo...or you've at least seen the memes about her KonMari method and keeping the things that "spark joy" for you in your home. While there are some aspects of her tidying that people are able to poke fun at, her... Continue Reading →
Cover image and synopsis from Goodreads At one point or another, we’ve all been asked to name five people, living or dead, with whom we’d like to have dinner. Why do we choose the people we do? And what if that dinner was to actually happen? These are the questions Rebecca Serle contends within her... Continue Reading →
There's something about a snowy day that makes me really reflective. I don't mean the kind of snow that just dusts the ground, but the kind that coners the landscape. Everywhere you look there are mountains of snow. The snowflakes continue falling - big and fat and covering, not only the ground, but the view... Continue Reading →
Cover Image and synopsis from Goodreads The Carls just appeared. Coming home from work at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship -- like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor --April and her friend Andy make a video with it, which Andy uploads... Continue Reading →
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