My Life (In as many posts as it takes) #88

The Spectacular Book Tag

I was tagged for the The Spectacular Book Tag by a private blogger. So here goes!

The Rules:

1. Answer the questions

2. Tag 3-5 other bloggers

1: What are your favorite book covers?

These are not listed in order of how much I like them. ;)

Wren by Rachel Rossano. 

Interrupted by Rachel Coker 

Sufficient Grace by Jessica Greyson. (I haven't read this one yet but the cover is SO pretty) 

Mystery of the Tolling Bell by Carolyn Keene

The Secret in the Old Attic by Carolyn Keene

2: What are your favorite book titles? 

Okay, I found it really hard to look past what I thought of a book and actually pick them purely by title, so some of these are swayed a bit by my opinion on the book.

1. The Prodigal Girl by Grace Livingston Hill
2. Twice Freed by Patricia St. John
3. Kingdom's Dawn by Chuck Black
4. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
5. The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

3: Have you read a book and didn't know why they named it that and what was the title?

The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

I loved the titles to the other two books in this series, but I didn't quite get this one.

4: Have you read a book with a character that made you mad? 

Heidel by Anita Valle

I got so mad at the main two characters in this book. They were really annoying.

5: Is there someone or something from a book that you would never want to come across?

Probably the main character from A Time to Die. Our character types would not get along at all.

6: If you could meet a character (from a book) in person, who would it be? 

Logan from Kate's Innocence by Sarah Holman

7: What book are you currently reading? 

The Fate of Arcrea by Nicole Sager

8: Have you read a book that made you cry?

Only one. Rainbow Garden by Patrica St. John.

9: What is the weirdest book you have read?

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

10: What is the worst book/series you have read?

Enna Burning. I really didn't like this book.

11: If you could read only one more book the entire year, what would it be? 

The Bible. 

If I was reading fictional though, I would read Treasures of the Snow or Annabeth's War.

I hope you enjoyed that! If you could like this tag, please feel free to do it! 

Food For Thought #58

Here are some verses I put to photos, I hope y'all enjoy them!
Comment below with your favorite verse and I'll see about putting it in my next post of photos!

Which was your favorite photo?
What's your favorite verse?

My Life (In as many posts as it takes) #87

Well, spring is in full force in Texas. Bluebonnets are making an appearance sooner then I have ever seen them before. Hopefully I'll have some photos of some to show y'all soon. 

Now that spring has come I've been spending tons of time outside taking photos, so I hope y'all enjoy these!

(Oh and I updated my pages, so if you want to cheack those out, go for it!)

Is it spring where you live yet? 

Whats your favorite thing about spring?

Food For Thought #57

Romans 

Just thought I'd share one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. Romans 12.

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.

Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!

Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.

Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,

“I will take revenge;

    I will pay them back,”

    says the Lord.

Instead,

“If your enemies are hungry, feed them.

    If they are thirsty, give them something to drink.

In doing this, you will heap

    burning coals of shame on their heads.”

Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.

Romans 12. 

Writing Wednesday #25

Odd leader

This is a clip of a story I wrote a long time ago, but I thought I would share it with y'all. Enjoy!
(And to any Texans reading this blog post, happy Texan independence day!)

A single tear slid down her face. In the moments in which it slid, the world seemed to hold still. Everyone began to stare at her. No other tears followed, but that one had been enough. She never cried, most believed she didn’t know how. Now she had been moved to tears by the most unexpected thing.

“What’s the matter ma’am?” A man said, running up to her.

“I’m fine.” She said, her voice quivering. Then she motioned to the coffin being carted by; “What an incredible waste of a life.”

“Ma’am that coffin is for your enemy, you did us all a service by getting rid of him.”

“But he had such a broken life, so cold, I wish he hadn’t died so that someone might have been able to speak to him about Christ.”

“Nothing could ever change our view on him after all the lives he took.”

“But he could have had peace and forgiveness from the One that matters most.”

Everyone thought she was a fool, shedding her first public tears for her enemy. Everyone else thought she would be smiling, glad to be finally rid of the menace. But she was different, different from everyone else. No one quite understood her, but they all respected her, for she did a lot of good and led the community towards working together. Her sentiment seemed to come out when she was expect to be strong, her grace when she was expected to be harsh, her sadness when happiness was expected, her humility when she was expected to be proud. She was the oddest, but best ruler the town had every known, and no one knew why.