Well, it’s been quite a year! Personally I’ve gotten another new job (hoping this one sticks), became President of our local Toastmasters club, joined a program advisory board for…
Review: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt – A example of modern-day idolatry
Not long ago I was having a philosophical conversation with a friend about the existence of idolatry for today’s Christians. (I know, pretty deep.) She stated that most Christians in…
Movie Review: The Giver – Some things always change
Imagine a world where books don’t exist. Love has been eliminated. Everything that differentiates you from others is squashed. There is no first love because there is no love. And…
The Giver by Lois Lowry – What would you be willing to give up?
What do you think the world would be like if there was no love? Instead you would be bound to your family and spouse by a sense of obligation and…
Review: Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman
Have you ever done something and gotten away with it and hoped it wouldn’t come back around one day and bite you in the butt? Maybe you cheated on a…
Video Review: The Fault in our Stars Movie
There are an infinite set of numbers between 0 and 1 – .1, .11, .12… Hazel and Augustus spent an eternity together within a small infinity. They fell in love…
2014 Awards Season – disappointing for book adaptations
Just this past Sunday the 86th Academy Awards aired. Antics from Ellen include ordering pizza for the actors in the front row and taking a group selfie while live. But…
What do authors recommend to their readers?
Every year I try to find some new recommendations for my readers and followers. This year, instead of me giving the recommendations, I decided to reach out to Indie authors…
2013 Countdown – A Year of Reading in Review
Yesterday was New Year’s Eve – the last day of 2013 and my dating anniversary with my long-time boyfriend. With so much going on over the last year from the…
RIP Michael Palmer – More than an author, he was a friend to many
There are some people out there who have the ability to surprise you by how they turn out. I look at some of the kids I went to high school…