Life of a Reader
A Reader’s Journey through the Chapters of Life
The front screen door creaks with that beautiful summery sound of youthful bodies bounding from cool indoors to the hot adventures of the outside air. I’ve just finished the first of hopefully many literature lessons and reading-buddy hours with a young girl from my church. Two mugs sit contentedly on my counter, the dregs of warm tea and happy companionship […]
I wish I could just stay with the baggage. Singleness comes with many blessings and many hardships. Of late my struggle has been the almost viscerally overwhelming task of remaining behind with the baggage while also riding out to battle. I have to keep and maintain a home, a healthy food routine, and sustainable sleep habits while also charging out […]
The unique beauty of college is that it creates space for quickly deep relationships, especially with fellow students who are Believers. These can be soul-satisfying relationships. They aren’t always that beautiful, but some of my best friends came from my college days. No other aspect of life really compares with college. You may simply have to acknowledge that friendships may […]
Have you ever been told that God is not your side-kick? I actually haven’t. But someone should have told me that a long time ago. The last six months shifted the paradigm of my plans for the future. I simply can’t plan anything anymore. While that statement does not ring true completely literally, long-term plans of any kind have failed […]
Some news from my desk! I am so incredibly excited to announce that I am now an official book reviewer for Reedsy Discovery! Reedsy Discovery is a fun website where authors and reviewers can connect to promote specific genres of literature to the right audiences. Readers are welcome to dig through Reedsy’s archives and find thousands of new and upcoming […]
I originally published this list in January of this year; however, my system of dates, book read, and star rating didn’t line up and was unreadable! My blogging skills are nowhere near legendary, so I now present to you the reformatted version of my reading list with only the month listed for each book I read. 🙂 How many of […]
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Spider-Man: No Way Home Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Venom Venom: Let There be Carnage The Amazing Spider-Man Lord of the Rings: Return of the King One Winter Weekend One Winter Proposal One Perfect Wedding Robots Frequency The Greatest Showman My Big Fat Greek Wedding Batman Begins The Dark Knight […]
Sometimes life doesn’t change very much. I’m finding this out in the grand scheme of keeping my house clean. There’s an ebb and flow to life, no doubt; however, day to day, not much changes. The kitchen still needs to be cleaned. The dishes still have to be washed and put away. And somewhere in the monotony, the floor should […]
Branching Out I’ve thought for awhile about trying my hand at a small commentary on pop culture and music. Commentary often gets the audience riled and can even drive away readers. However, the goal of my blog is to make readers, listeners, and watchers aware of the philosophy behind the books, music, and movies we are imbibing. So I’m trying […]
Every week is different! I had a much busier week, which tends to make keeping on top of things at home difficult. However, I kept up with everything for the most part. This week was a good reminder that not every day is going to go according to plan. My routine was not perfect, not even close. But I don’t need […]