tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549302420716694692024-03-13T12:51:38.793-05:00Ordinary Girl Extraordinary FatherMikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.comBlogger611125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-19679911947095033542019-06-07T17:34:00.000-05:002020-01-03T22:47:09.254-06:00Goodbye<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today marks six years since I began blogging. Six years of writing posts, replying to comments and connecting with too many amazing people to count. I cannot believe how much God has chosen to bless me through this blog. </div>
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Six years, </div>
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About 80 followers</div>
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611 posts. </div>
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With 3668 comments<br />
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Today is my official move over to my new blog. Everything new will be on MikaylaHolman.blogspot.com.<br />
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I'm not sure I'm really ready for goodbye on this blog, but it's time. It's been an amazing six years. Thank you for all your support and time.<br />
God Bless.<br />
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-38995010688149199912019-05-27T12:34:00.001-05:002019-05-27T12:34:13.682-05:00Five Books I'm Re-reading this Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-77631231930631307792019-05-13T13:41:00.002-05:002019-05-13T13:41:52.597-05:00Go With the Flow<div style="text-align: center;">
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Go with the flow </div>
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Don’t fight it </div>
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Don’t listen to people </div>
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Telling you to fight </div>
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Let your emotions </div>
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Pull you out </div>
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Be adrift on this water </div>
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Of man built ideas </div>
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On your whims and thoughts </div>
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Go adrift </div>
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Don’t use your ore </div>
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Be carried out where </div>
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The waves crash </div>
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Don’t go don’t go </div>
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Fight your way out </div>
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Fight against your own ideas </div>
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Of your own selfish ideas </div>
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Fight your way to shore </div>
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Paddle till you ache </div>
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Make your way there </div>
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Where you’ll be safe </div>
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On a shore built by God </div>
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With arms to hold you </div>
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And to help you </div>
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And find yourself </div>
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On an unmovable shore<br />
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Participated in Camp NaNo, and wrote 10,000 words. I didn't get nearly as much done as I wanted in my story, but I did meet my goal.</div>
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So. Much. Weeding. But really, I loved it. </div>
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I listened to Defy while water marbling. I recently discovered water marbling and I love it. </div>
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I went to the dentist again, this one ended up being not so great, so we kind of just ignored all his advice. ;P </div>
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I tried my hand at lemon pound cake. It turned out surprisingly well!</div>
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It was my Grandpa Leroy's birthday. He's in a nursing home, so we drove up to see him and spent the day with him. </div>
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We went to an amazing passion play, and then we had our Passover celebration. On Easter we spent the whole day together at church, and then just chilling. Passover and Easter are my favorite holidays, so it was a really good weekend. </div>
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I went to bible study with my sister Grace, and we had a late night fries run afterward. </div>
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I registered for two events happening in six months. One a bubble run (I've never done one before, but they had free registration and it looked fun), and I registered to go back to the Gospel concert I attended last year.</div>
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My whole family went bowling. We found a great deal which included the food and went. I made two strikes, ate a ton of pizza, and had a blast. We had never been as a whole family before, so it was really fun to do. </div>
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My sister Rose and I went to the beach for a couple of days, which was the best. I rode my first Ferris wheel, swam a ton in the ocean, rode the ferries, went to the Moody Gardens, and we ate ice cream on the beach. </div>
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Hello everyone! I'm here with exciting news! I am finally ready to share the link to my new blog!!</div>
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So here it is, you can follow the link, or click on the image.</div>
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Starting Tuesday I will be duel posting on both Ordinary Girl, Extraordinary Father, and Mikaya Holman. I will do this to give everyone a chance to move over to the new blog. </div>
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I am so excited about this change, and I pray it is for the better. Will you go on over and tell me what you think?</div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-3819867027699995442019-04-23T22:33:00.000-05:002019-04-23T22:33:53.732-05:00I Used to be the Best (Or at least I thought so)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>I used to be the best. </i>Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I was on my blog. I had it down pat. Procrastinate until the last minute, then scurry around and slap something up on the blog just in time. But, I did it. I never missed a post, not really.</div>
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<i>I used to be the best.</i> Every Tuesday and Thursday, I would very faithfully do the kitchen. In our house, that means all dishes, cleaning, and meal prep. I was good at it. I rarely ever needed help, and I really prided myself on that.</div>
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<i>I used to be the best.</i> I would always reply to emails the day I received them. I replied to letters the next day, and I always sent people prompt birthday gifts.</div>
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<i>I used to be the best. </i>I mean, what could be so hard about slapping stories onto paper? I would just sit down, and write stories. I could pound out 20k in a month and have a decently well-rounded story.</div>
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There is one problem with being the best. At least there was for me. One day, I wasn't. I don't know what happened along the way, but I think it was something called reality. That reality didn't hit for a long time, but one day I looked up and realized what had been coming on slowly for a very long time.</div>
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I was no longer posting three times a week. Or two. I was struggling to post once.</div>
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My kitchen days were looking a little dirtier, and a bit more sloppily done.</div>
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Emails sat in my inbox for weeks, letters even longer. I even missed a couple birthdays.</div>
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I struggled to get words on paper.</div>
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At eighteen I came to the conclusion that probably should have come much earlier in my life:<b> I was not the best and I never had been. </b></div>
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I failed in a lot of the areas I prided myself most at. Some of them a lot more serious then I've mentioned here. And once I hit that bottom where I saw all the places I had failed, I realized something: <i>I'm okay with not being the best.</i></div>
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I did hit a point once where I just wondered why I should even try if I couldn't be the best. But God's been showing me a lot lately that He doesn't call me to be the best or to never fail, He wants me to follow Him.</div>
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I know that I am not done with this struggle, but at least for now, I'm okay with not being the best. I'm okay with not being the most amazing friend or writer, or blogger. I am content to just try my very best, and rely on God's strength to keep me on track. He wants me to follow Him, and I'm learning more about that now than I ever did when I thought I had everything together. </div>
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I am not the best. And I am okay with that.</div>
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The Israelites were set free from their captivity </div>
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Their foes were defeated </div>
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Solomon was given the wisdom he asked for </div>
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Ester helped secure the lives of a whole race </div>
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Jesus healed <i>everyone </i>who asked</div>
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Jesus raised to life </div>
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And He's coming back</div>
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God likes happy endings. Don't worry. Sunday's on the way.</div>
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Just dance </div>
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The walls are falling down </div>
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Dance between the pieces </div>
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As they crack apart </div>
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Jump to avoid falling. </div>
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Tiptoe over the delicate parts </div>
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Vault over the missing places </div>
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Don’t make this a trail of tears </div>
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But make this a dance of victory </div>
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A bending to His will </div>
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A place to find new joy </div>
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And discover where He wants you next </div>
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Hello everyone! It's nice to be back! March was a hectic month, full of ups and downs. I also flew halfway across the country to spend a week with friends in Georgia. </div>
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My babysitting job at the church is over for the season. It was a good semester, and I can't wait till my job comes back in the fall. <3</div>
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I finished designing the new blog. I'm almost ready to switch over!</div>
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I went to Whataburger with Rebekkah for breakfast one day. We listened to Bible and colored together. It was awesome. </div>
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It also got warm enough that we were able to take a lot of walks! </div>
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I got a haircut. So now it's back up the length it was last July. </div>
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My sister was in a wreck. The car was totaled, but praise be to God, neither of my sisters in the car were hurt. </div>
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2. Going to dinner with the lovely <a href="https://haileyhudson.wordpress.com/">Hailey Hudson</a>. (<i>She is awesome</i>) </div>
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3. Getting adopted by my friend's cat (<i>She took a lot of naps with me</i>) </div>
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4. Finally getting to see Toccoa Falls college.</div>
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5. Kayaking for the very first time (<i>I <u>loved </u>it!!</i>)</div>
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6. Hiking Tallulah Gorge. 1000+ stairs and worth every one of them. </div>
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7. Little Ceasers pizza and Hallmark movies. </div>
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8. Metting up with my friend Aubri (<i>And staying at her house for the last two days of my trip</i>) </div>
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9. Getting to see Red Pandas again (<i>Three of them!!</i>) </div>
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10. Flying out in the early morning. Which was nothing short of magical. </div>
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11. Being met by my family, figuring out my sister had taken off work so she could come greet me, and being taken to Whataburger to celebrate being home. </div>
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The trip wasn't perfect, it had some hard points, but it was good. It was a very mixed month for a lot of reasons, but I was insanely blessed to be able to do the things I did</div>
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I had a lot of time to read this month because of my trip. So my favorite (aside from Dear Mr. Knightly which was my sixth re-read) was Kiera. This was my first time reading the corrected version and it was beautiful! I pretty much liked everything I read this month!</div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-76517362624098624642019-03-18T17:27:00.000-05:002019-03-18T17:27:10.961-05:00Small Break<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, I'm working on creating some back content for my new blog, and I'm also working on finalizing the changes to it. Tomorrow I'll be getting on a plane to spend some time with some very dear friends of mine. </div>
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I'm super excited because this is my second plane trip ever. I'll be spending some time just relaxing, and catching up on my reading. So, while I'm gone, I won't be posting here. Hopefully, I'll be back at the end of the month with the link to the new blog and we'll be making the switch over. </div>
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While I'm gone, go on over and check out<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxjrpkqu-NI"> this song </a>by Ernie Haase and Signature Sound. It's fantastic. </div>
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I'll see y'all in just a bit!</div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-41377779773831542642019-03-15T21:32:00.000-05:002019-03-15T21:32:22.640-05:00Big changes coming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I started this blog almost six years ago. Back when I started, I wanted to have a place to share my pictures and tell people about my life. Fast forward a couple years, and I decided the name I had chosen was too childish. So I changed it from The Bubblegum Ballerina to Ordinary Girl, Extraordinary Father and I started sharing a lot more of my writing. Fast forward to last January where I became very dissatisfied with my blog. I began to pray about why I felt so unsettled about it. I really feel that God told me I had the wrong mindset about my blog. It was all "me" focused, and not outward focused. So I worked on it and finally came to a decision.</div>
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To really have a blog outward focused, <b>I want to start over. </b></div>
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I have loved this corner of the internet for six years, and it was a hard decision to decide to move. It's scary for me to think of completely starting over with followers and a new type of content. But I know it's the right thing for me to do. </div>
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So what will this new blog be like? </div>
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Well, for one, it's named after me. Yup, I went all boring and just slapped my name on it. Not only is that good for simplicity's sake (No getting tired of the name), but also it will give me a base if I decided to be a professional and want a website.</div>
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My goal for the blog was to be a comfortable space where people would feel like they didn't have to 'clean up' to leave a comment. So yeah, it's got the ".blogspot.com" part at the end of my URL. It's not a professional design. The photos on my "About me" pages were taken by me. Because I'm a messy person, I don't want to feel like I have to be all formal with y'all on that blog. It makes me so happy because it's purple, grey and white. It's got flowers and swirly fonts. All things that just make me happy.</div>
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The content of that blog is going to be different, but not completely. I'm going to be focusing more on diving into discussions on my faith, and my actual writing process. I will be slowing way down on how many blog tours I am part of, and "filler" posts like tags and the like. Also, I have made the decision to slow down how much I post my poetry.</div>
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So yeah, that was a huge info dump. I'm still setting up the blog, so I'm not quite ready to give y'all the link, but it will be coming soon! </div>
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This was my six hundred'th blog post, and it feels fitting that it would be the beginning of saying goodbye to this blogspot.</div>
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So what are y'all's thoughts on this?</div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-34913574229358071372019-03-08T22:09:00.001-06:002019-03-08T22:09:08.157-06:00When Waiting Begins to Hurt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is not one of my most put together poems, but a lot has been piling up recently and prompted me to write this. I was recently reminded in several ways how much I need to be storing up treasure in my eternal home, not in my temporary one.</div>
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Sometimes the waiting hurts </div>
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When people we love die </div>
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And there’s financial strain </div>
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When people get injured </div>
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And decisions are hard </div>
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The waiting begins to hurt </div>
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It’s a subtle realization </div>
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A small stabbing in the heart </div>
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I’m trying to store up treasure </div>
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In that home, not this </div>
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Knowing I’ll see them again </div>
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But as friends go before me </div>
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It's waiting at home </div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-22072583572923777052019-03-04T16:45:00.000-06:002019-03-04T16:46:16.810-06:00February Highlights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, February was not an amazing month. It had some super awesome times in it, but also some really hard ones. </div>
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I went to see the Lego Movie 2 in theaters with my siblings. I don't go to the theater very often, so that was a treat, and the movie was super fun. Not as good as the first, but good. Then later in the month, my sister Sarah took me again. =)<br />
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One of the most exciting things I did this month was buying plane tickets!! One of my dearest friends and I split the cost of a ticket, and I'm heading to Georgia near the end of this month!<br />
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I got sick for a solid week and had a fever for most of that, so I spent my time catching up on my reading and some Mission Impossible (old series). It was actually a good break, despite not feeling well. I am very grateful to be better now and diving back into work.</div>
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Our dog Ascari died. It's been sad not to have him around anymore.<br />
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I was struck with inspiration the other day and pulled a lot of books off my bookshelf that I just like, but didn't love. So I had about 25 books I got rid of. I never thought I would toss that many books at once, but it felt really good. Then I rearranged my bookcases and got them to fit better then they have in a long time. </div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-14542583839537260482019-02-26T22:12:00.000-06:002019-02-26T22:12:18.619-06:00One Long Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, guys, it's been a long week. I've had a cold with a fever for almost a week now, and I failed at every single goal I made for February. Earlier last week I went through a couple days where God asked me to trust Him with something that I really didn't want to trust Him with. That's been an interesting lesson in trust, and not questioning decisions that have been made.</div>
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On Saturday my family went to a wedding, and on Saturday night we buried our dog Ascari who had been run over by a car. It was hard to let go of the little guy, and I miss his presence around the land. </div>
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On Sunday I learned that a family friend is not doing very well. Even though they've been in a nursing home for months, it's hard to hear that. It's been a tough week. I miss my dog, and I miss my comfort a lot. It would also be nice to be able to breathe through both sides of my nose, but the cold is keeping that from happening anytime soon. </div>
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But as I got to thinking about all of that, I realized just how attached to comfort I was. I hadn't trained with Ascari for two months because it was so cold. I didn't want him to die because it hurt. I didn't want to trust God because that meant discomfort for me. I am so ready to be over my cold, cause I want to be comfortable again. </div>
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Living comfortably was never something I was supposed to aim for. I knew that in my heart, but I still aimed for it in my life. This week I've noticed just how much I aim for it in all the things I do. And I don't have any great answers here. I'm just taking this a day at a time, asking God to show me how to focus on serving Him, not myself. I've just acted on instinct more then I care to admit. The call for comfort is strong and it's fighting an upward battle with myself to not give into the selfish wish to always do what I want. But God keeps giving me bits of rest in listening to Bible, in arranging flowers and making plans with friends. </div>
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This is a good life, y'all. It's been a long week. A really long week, but Good is good, and He's teaching me through the long days. </div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-21942626003547761842019-02-22T22:15:00.003-06:002019-02-22T22:15:38.059-06:00When Letting Go Hurts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When letting go hurts </div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-83415951614172877882019-02-15T22:24:00.001-06:002019-02-15T22:24:23.152-06:00Spring, Weeding, and No Good Ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For the last two weeks or so I've been trying to write a meaningful post. Something more than just slapping up poetry or highlight's posts. I've got tons of drafts in folders, and lots I just scrapped. The honest truth is, I don't feel very good at blogging right now. </div>
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Spring is coming over Texas right now. I've been spending a lot of time outside, and today it hit 87. Today I spent most of the day raking leaves out of the garden out our living room windows (It's a big place). Tomorrow my sister and I are going to finish it off and start weeding out the beds. I used to hate weeding, but I kinda love it now. I like sticking on audio books and working away a couple hours. The only downside today was that I saw a spider approximately way huger then it should have been(I yelped kind of loud). That dampened my enthusiasm for a bit. ;)</div>
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I've taken the week off Instagram. That's been interesting. I don't miss it as much as I thought, but I've been sad not interacting with my friends on Instagram. </div>
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I have sat so many days with my computer on my lap, wishing for some kind of determination to write. Blog posts, poetry, fiction, it wouldn't matter to me, I just want to write something good and words aren't seeming to come right now. </div>
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So I've been reading a lot, weeding, and soaking up sunshine. This month has been utterly unproductive, but its been showing me some important things about slowing down. About not putting off important things. About learning to trust God with my problems. </div>
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Yeah, so this post was completely random. Hopefully, I'll be struck by some amazing inspiration soon. Until then, the garden is going to look great. ;) </div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-64406564251275957422019-02-12T22:28:00.002-06:002019-02-12T22:31:16.676-06:00January Highlights <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello everyone! January was a good month. I did not accomplish as much as I had hoped, but it was good anyway. =)</div>
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I completely cleaned out my room in the first part of the year. I got rid of a lot of stuff, and it was super nice to start the new year with a clean room. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So we were pulling some boxes out of our storage shed a few months ago, and the floor broke through. So we pulled some resources and built a new shed. Some friends came over and helped build it, but I did pitch in a little bit of help with hauling dirt for under it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I stayed up till one AM with my sister watching the eclipse. I hate staying up past midnight, but it was so worth it to watch the eclipse. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A good part of my month was spent sorting through photos from the past six months and deleting blurry/duplicate/bad ones. It was a lot of work, but so worth it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our power went out at our house, so three of my sisters and I played a game of Pandemic by candlelight. (I knew there was a good reason I kept that candlestick holder around)<o:p></o:p></div>
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My babysitting job started up again. I get to hang out with some of my favorite kids. It doesn’t get much better than getting paid to play hide and seek and hug little kids. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I got to meet Gray Marie for lunch. As always, it was delightful. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And to end the month off, a dear friend of our family died. He had been a supporter of our family since we moved in twenty years ago, and it was hard to say goodbye. (I wrote a post about him <i><a href="http://ordinarygirlextraordinaryfather.blogspot.com/2019/01/you-probably-never-knew.html">here</a></i>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Recently I got to be a Beta for Livy Lynn's new program Firestarter: Launching a blog that blazes and it was an amazing experience. Up ahead is a review and a code so you can get a huge discount on the program. </div>
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I was so excited when Livy asked for Beta’s for a new project. I jumped at the chance and haven’t regretted it at all. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This 20-day course is packed full of some of the best advice I’ve heard about starting a blog. Firestarter cover’s everything from how to choose the best platform for your needs, to growing your social media, to how to make money from your blog. <o:p></o:p></div>
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She gave some really solid advice on why you should start a blog, why you should try to make money from it, and why you should connect with your readers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And the best part? This whole course is done from a Christian perspective. I found that refreshing since most advice I’ve found is from a secular view. Livy is not overly preachy, so I don’t think non-Christian’s would find it annoying. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s all done into bite-sized days, and while I personally would probably take more than 20 day’s to be able to accomplish all of this, it’s doable. I had so much fun working through the printable at each step.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My only disclaimer is that this course is packed full of advice, which you probably won’t all agree with. For instance, there is a whole day on how to grow your Pinterest, something I am not interested in at all. And Blogger isn’t even mentioned, so if you use it, a lot will apply to you, but you’ll have to figure out some things on your own. Still, there is a lot in here. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Overall, this was a lovely course that made me excited about blogging again. I now have step by step instructions on how to go about growing my blog, and I will probably refer back to this for months to come (if not years). <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you’re looking for a solid Christian course on how to get your blog started with a bang, or how to improve your existing blog, Firestarter is for you. <o:p></o:p><br />
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You can get the corse <b><a href="https://www.livylynnblog.com/2018/08/21/fire-starter-launching-a-blog-that-blazes/">here</a> </b>and use the code Mikayla at checkout to get 100 off! That means it will only be 50 dollars!<br />
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-38337788614001286712019-01-28T12:46:00.001-06:002019-01-28T12:46:12.887-06:00You Probably Never Knew<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had another post planned for today, but a dear old friend of mine died, and so this is about him. He had been a friend of the family's since we moved to this house twenty years ago. </div>
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Every Wednesday </div>
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And that you missed me at your church </div>
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Every Wednesday </div>
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Every Wednesday </div>
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And how you always cared about my life</div>
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I can't wait to see you again </div>
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Just how much you meant to me </div>
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<i>Till we meet again, Mr. Emmons. I'm glad you're home. </i></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I was so blessed to be both a beta reader and an advanced reader for this beautiful little book. I have rarely read a book that I fell in love with so much the first time I read it. </div>
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The first thing that really struck me about this book was how real the characters felt. They had faults and good attributes, things that they didn't like about themselves and it all worked together beautifully for the plot. The thing that made this book as good as it was, was the message. It had a powerful message woven into the pages, so strong that if you took it away, the book wouldn't make sense. That's my favorite kind of message. I was rooting for the characters at every step. </div>
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My only small complaints were that 1. The characters full names were repeated a lot, which got a tad annoying. 2. There was some pretty big run on sentences that got a tiny bit confusing. </div>
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Overall, this book was amazing. I recommend it to anyone looking of an encouraging message that will leave them wanting to give their life over more fully to God. </div>
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A lover of learning, she finds enjoyment in many things and has more hobbies than she knows what to do with. Sarah Grace is a freelance web and graphic designer, and when not working, spending time with her ever-growing family, or reading, she can be found painting, playing the piano, or fangirling with her sisters and friends. She inhabits the State of Great Lakes, and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else—unless it meant she could have a baby penguin, in which case, she’d gladly move to the South Pole.</div>
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<b>Grand Prize</b> ~ $20 Amazon gift card, Signed Paperback of Live Without You, Specialty designed mug. </div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-91706486901551521292019-01-18T22:46:00.004-06:002019-01-18T22:46:50.753-06:00Couldn't Ask For Better<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>This is for a dear friend.</i></div>
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Working all day </div>
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Studying all night </div>
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Coming home to little sis </div>
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Watching her grow so fast </div>
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Being the best sister possible </div>
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Knowing connections are worth it </div>
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Taking the time in a busy day </div>
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Calling friends just to say hi </div>
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I couldn't ask for a better friend than you, girl. Happy 20'th birthday!!</div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-3724805301742181262019-01-14T23:06:00.000-06:002019-01-14T23:06:29.324-06:0020 Questions About Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been trying to do fewer tags, but the lovely <a href="http://onceuponanordinary.wordpress.com/">Kate </a>tagged me for this, and it had some fun questions. =) </div>
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I typically get tired of a series after about five to six books. It depends on how interested I am. After six books, I am definitely ready for some things to be wrapped up.</div>
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While they can be rather frustrating as a reader, I like them. It makes me anticipate the next book (or chapter) more. </div>
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Paperback. Hardbacks are pretty, but they are way to hard to hold. I much prefer light paperbacks! </div>
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1. Timothy and Dear Mr. Knightly by Katherine Reay. <3 </div>
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Not generally, since it's normally not done well, but I won't turn down a book just cause it's got one in it. </div>
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<b>7. The most recent book you couldn’t finish?</b></div>
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Home Fires of the Great War by Rebekah Morris, but that was because my Kindle Unlimited subscription ran out. I was also slightly bored. *shrugs*</div>
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Your Best Year Ever, and The Lion The Witch, and the Wardrobe. *Grins* </div>
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I think it was Kiera by Kate Willis.</div>
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<b>10. Oldest book you’ve read (based on publication date)?</b></div>
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The Plymouth Plantation from 1651. A tad on the boring side but packed full of information!</div>
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Live Without You by Sarah Grace <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Grzy</span></div>
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Jessica Grayson and Sarah Holman.</div>
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I like borrowing books first, making sure I like them and then buying them. </div>
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<b>14. A book you dislike that everyone else loves?</b></div>
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A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes.</div>
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Bookmarks. I've got a bucketload of bookmarks and I love them all. Dogeared pages really bug me...</div>
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<b>16. A book you can reread over and over?</b></div>
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Dear Mr. Knightly and Annabeths War. *Happy sigh*</div>
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<b>17. Can you read while listening to music?</b></div>
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I can but I prefer not to. </div>
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I much prefer to read only one and first person is my favorite. I don't mind two perspectives, but any more then that and it starts getting a little much for me. </div>
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<b>19. Do you read a book in one sitting or over multiple days on average?</b></div>
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Depends on the book. I used to read a ton of books in one sitting, but now I do it over a few days, and its fine with me that way. I have more time to relish the book. =) </div>
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Anyone who wants to. (Seriously though, I don't know many people who still do tags)</div>
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What was broken </div>
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Is mending </div>
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Where there was darkness</div>
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There is light </div>
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Pouring in </div>
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Over everything </div>
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We used to think </div>
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we were broken </div>
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We thought we were too far </div>
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Way too far gone </div>
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But maybe after all </div>
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Those cracks </div>
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Were to let the light in </div>
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And all the broken places </div>
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Were to show me </div>
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God’s perfection </div>
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Mikayla Holmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860338066364366978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454930242071669469.post-11389015239671986512019-01-04T22:36:00.002-06:002019-01-04T22:36:46.637-06:00Top 10 Books of 2018 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy new year, everyone!! These are my top 10 books of the year. I'm not great at mini-reviews, but hopefully, this will still be good. =) </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30851451-the-elusive-miss-ellison">The Elusive Miss Ellison</a> by Carolyn Miller </b></div>
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An extremely well-done Regency book. My favorite part is that it's aimed for Christians, so the theme is about problems we face being Christians, not about becoming one. Also, the romance was the sweetest!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42417561-live-without-you">Live Without You</a> by Sarah Grace Grzybowski </b></div>
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This book was the most refreshing books I've read in a long time. The strong themes, great characters, and amazing romance were amazing. (This will be releasing later this month!)</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28250850-beautiful-blue-world">Beautiful Blue World</a> by Suzanne LaFleur</b></div>
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This book made me want to laugh, cry, and learn how to be a better friend. It was intense and super deep. I related to the main character so much, it's hard to properly put into words this book. </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21550590-before-amen">Before Amen </a>by Max Lucado </b></div>
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While this book didn't tell me a lot I didn't know, it refreshed a lot and made it clearer. This made me see the reason behind prayers better then I had before.</div>
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This book was incredible. I have rarely ever read a book with such vivid character, or ones I loved so much. The themes were great, and I didn't want it to end! </div>
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These characters were the best and seriously, this book tackled some pretty big issues. This series is one of my favorites. <3 </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25796274-bitter-winter">Bitter Winter </a>by Jaye L. Knight</b></div>
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This series is so incredible, and this book was no exception. The characters in here and the powerful themes just blew me away. </div>
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This book was one of the most powerful ones I read this year. It digs to the core of why we believe, and just how far we are willing to go for our faith. I was challenged in my walk with God by this book. </div>
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I don't even know what to say about this book. It seems impossible to sum up. It was powerful and heartwarming, and heartbreaking all at the same time. I wish I could have given it more stars. </div>
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This was the most incredible book I have read all year. It was perspective changing and convicting. It made me laugh, and want to cry. I wouldn't recommend this to readers under fifteen. </div>
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So there you have it, my top 10 of the 132 books that I read last year! Have you read any of these books? What were some of your favorite books from 2018?</div>
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