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#BookLoves Curses, Ghosts, and Family Drama
The Curse of Misty Wayfair by Jaime Jo Wright Genre: Mystery | Thriller | Historical Fiction Star Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ When it comes to Jaime Jo Wright’s books, I usually find myself asking: What’s not to love? And The Curse of Misty Wayfair is no exception. I didn’t intentionally choose to use […]
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Book Loves: What about ’em?
If you’ve read my post, For the Love of Books, then you know my books are practically friends. I’ll stay up late to discover their secrets (SO thankful for Hooga, my reading light!), to hear their hearts, to learn from them—or to be entertained by a drama that is not my own. I never set […]
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For the Love of Books
There’s something about falling in love that’s beautiful and intricately mysterious—no matter whether you’re falling in love with a person, a book, an idea, a song, a home, or something else entirely. Though the first of these is what usually comes to mind. And though I’d say I got my first real taste of falling […]
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For the Days
For the dishonest days where sun felt like night oblivious to my plight I am here. For the wind whipped days when nothing stayed right settled just out of sight I am here. For the rain drenched days when I said all was fine struggled with the Divine I am here. For the unopened days […]
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Mind-Body Healing
Part of healing from trauma means remembering rightly. Or re-membering, as Ann Voskamp says—”being made whole.”1 In my healing, I had to learn to look at myself, my memories, my experiences—my entire life and being—differently. I had to learn to embrace the beauty and the brokeness both as a part of my story. And I […]
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(Be)loved
I’ve heard a lot about the word “beloved” lately. And, honestly, I thought it was a nice word, a sweet word, but I just kind of skimmed over it. “Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today…” “Beloved, you are treasured.” “Embrace your belovedness as a daughter of God.” And then there’s a disciple who is […]
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A Heart Stripped Raw
About a month ago, I finally admitted to myself, my husband, and to God that I just don’t know how to trust. Not myself, nor other people, and sometimes, not God. This epiphany came from a headfirst dive into the work of Aundi Kolber in Try Softer, a book about doing the opposite of what […]
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My Must-Have Resources
Back in 2018, I dabbled in freelance editing and writing—and I continued to dabble well into 2021. But I always had a steady, part-time job to provide some baseline measure of security. If I’m honest, fear held me back from diving fully into the freelance world. Truthfully, it’s not always an easy world to be […]
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A Month without Migraines
Today marks one whole month without a migraine. For those of you who suffer from migraines, especially migraines with aura, I feel you. I get the dizziness, the blindness, the disorientation and distorted speech. I understand feeling like a vampire, as if the light would actually burn my insides to a crisp. I know the […]
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