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The book opens when Starr Carter witnesses the murder of her life-long friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. The ripple effect of this tragedy, transforms Starr and those close to her. Grappling with this horrific event, Starr is hesitant to use her voice and defend Khalil’s innocence, until her friend confronts her …
Hello friends; welcome to the weekend! This has been an exciting week/weekend for me so far. Just Wednesday, I embarked on a nine hour road trip to the upper peninsula of Michigan. This drive can be pretty awful, but I have found ways to make it bearable and even enjoyable. I made a list of …
Happy February and happy weekend! Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching; either you love this day or you hate this day. If you are spending this day without a loved one, it can get sad very quickly. Instead of sitting in your depression on February 14th, treat yourself to a you day and enjoy it. Take the …
Good morning and happy (almost) Monday! If you are anything like me, Mondays are hard. Instead of putting my focus on accomplishments, I emphasize areas I’m not proud of. I have a hard time seeing current opportunities as valuable, and more as a waste of time. It is time to shift this focus. Today, put …
In this highly controversial, yet challenging book, Rob Bell questions the narrative Christians are fed since the first time they walk into a church. This story says, “God loves you. God cares for you. But if you don’t accept God according to our standards, you will spend your eternity suffering in hell!” Bell questions whether …
This new year, I think we should all seek to create lots of adventures, lots of smiles, lots of memories, and lots of experiences. At the surface, this seems expensive and overwhelming, but I want to assure you that it does not have to be. You can create small and exciting adventures a part of …
Welcome to 2019, folks! For a lot of people, the new year brings lots of excitement, fear, change, growth, and anxiety. With that, comes moments where our mind begins to fester and stress about things we, usually, cannot control. In these moments, we need to be reminded to take deep breaths between sips of wine …
The end of 2018 is exciting and bittersweet. It is such a great time to reflect on the year I am putting behind, and set goals for the year ahead. New Years resolutions are something everyone sets, but hardly anyone keeps. I want to set a short, realistic, yet challenging list of resolutions that I …
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” “Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty …
When I got the exciting call from my best friend that her boyfriend of six years had proposed, I was over the moon for her. I knew this was going to be a hectic, yet remarkable, phase of her life and I have the pleasure of being a part of it. To properly celebrate this …