Author: Christina
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Mystery
I was talking with a dear friend a couple of weeks ago, and in response to a question I asked her, she said, “I’ve become much more comfortable with mystery and the not knowing in the last few years.” Her tone of voice didn’t hold any of the angst that…
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Living with the Paradox of “and”
Y’all, I tried so hard to make a bookish post for this week. I started writing about how much I love public libraries, because according to BookRiot, this is “friends of libraries” week. I even took a couple of pictures for that post. Here, I’ll share them with you anyway:…
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October 2021: Recent Reads
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. Fall is slowly making its way to Georgia. The mornings are distinctly cool and brisk, even if it does still get…
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Playing the Long Game
My Thursday this week was a great snapshot of the highs and lows of being a teacher. On the one hand, half of my classes went great: the kids were participating with positive attitudes, we had minimal moments of needing to redirect behavior, and I saw some magical moments where…
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7 Inspiring Missionary Stories
When I was in upper elementary school and middle school, I inhaled books like there was no tomorrow. I would scour my parents’ bookshelves looking for things to read that I hadn’t read before and that weren’t boring/too-adult-for-me books, like my dad’s John Grisham and Tom Clancy collection. Often, I…
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September 2021: Recent Reads
It’s already mid-September? Geez Louise. I feel like this past month zipped by. Now that I “have a life” again (aka I’m not stuck in my apartment seeing zero people besides my roommate), I haven’t had as much time to read. Nor have I quite had the energy to research…
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Book Talk: Why We Sleep
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. The book that has been sticking with me the most lately and coming up in conversations with people is called Why…
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Things Good Readers Do: Series Wrap-up
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. The Things Good Readers Do series is coming to an end today. Woohoo! My goal through this series has been to…
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Things Good Readers Do: Summarize
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. We’re coming down to the last couple of blog posts in this (admittedly long) series! So far, in part 1, we’ve…
a Look at a Book 