“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible,” ~ George Washington Many people today are declaring that America was never a Christian nation, that it was not founded on Judeo-Christian values. And if people’s eyes are not opened to the truth, then this falsehood could become even more rooted in…… Continue reading Judeo-Christain Foundation
Altar’d State
Recently, I discovered my new favorite store. Altar’d State. Altar’d State was started in 2009 by Brian Mason and Aaron Walters. They created a plan for a modern Christian shopping experience that April in an Arkansas coffee shop. And six months later, the first Altar’d State store came into existence in Knoxville, TN (ironically, this…… Continue reading Altar’d State
The Selection: Book Review
35 GIRLS. 1 CROWN. THE COMPETITION OF A LIFETIME. My best friend has been begging me to read The Selection series by Kiera Cass for quite some time. So, when I received a Barnes & Noble gift card for my birthday, I knew I had to buy them. To condense the lengths of these posts,…… Continue reading The Selection: Book Review
Matched: Book Review
***Warning: Spoilers Ahead*** Matched by Ally Condie, is the first in the three-book trilogy. It takes place in a dystopian society where everything you do is regulated to some extent. Cassia Reyes, the main character, is heading to her Match banquet at the start of the tale. In the Society, you can be called to…… Continue reading Matched: Book Review
Family Lake Trip
Last week, my family and I drove up to North Carolina. We were meeting my dad’s side of the family at a lake house in the Appalachian Mountains for a get-together-vacation. The scenery was stunning! Even though I’ve grown up living in a mountainous area, these mountains were far grander! The size and magnitude of it…… Continue reading Family Lake Trip
So Not Happening: Book Review
So Not Happening by Jenny B. Jones is a humor-filled story that is a melting pot of God, faith, and city-girl meets countryside living. Bella Kirkwood had everything that the world offers: New York City was her home, Broadway only a step away, and an A-list line of friends with her plastic surgeon father’s credit…… Continue reading So Not Happening: Book Review
To Read, To Memorize
People always wonder how to hear the Holy Spirit – to discern what is their own thought and what is God speaking to them. Obviously there is not an exact “take-home” formula for this, but there is at least one area where God has and can surely use to speak to His children: Scripture. God…… Continue reading To Read, To Memorize
Love Letter
As I was looking through Pinterest one day, I saw the above quote. And it suddenly struck me on how true that is. Being both a romantic and an avid reader, it is not uncommon for the thought to cross my mind oh I wish this character were real or I wonder what happens next.…… Continue reading Love Letter
Color Clash
I’m sure we’ve all been in that position where you’re holding up a shirt in one hand and a pair of pants or some type of bottom in the other, and thought I have no idea if this matches or not. Well, never fear! I am hopefully going to provide an enlightening amount of information…… Continue reading Color Clash
Piece by Piece
As I was watching American Idol Thursday night, Kelly Clarkson took the stage to sing a song she wrote – “Piece by Piece”. The song is about her own father and husband. Some of the emotionally weighted lyrics say: But piece by piece, he collected me up Off the ground, where you abandoned things and…… Continue reading Piece by Piece
Southern Dreamer 