"I hope there are days when your coffee tastes like magic, your playlist makes you dance, strangers make you smile, and the night sky touches your soul. I hope there are days when you fall in love with being alive." | Brooke Hampton Summer 2019 completely revolutionized my thinking in two ways as I learned … Continue reading To Complain or Not To Complain? | Excellence Over Mediocrity V
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The Saga of Hope Part II | January 2020
"I wish tonight would last forever and it would never end We were introduced as strangers, now we're leaving here as friends Every word that you speak is a melody as we're writing the songs of our lives Everyone knows we don't want to go home but we can't stay here tonight. Come on up … Continue reading The Saga of Hope Part II | January 2020
A Woman Called Golda | Book Review I
"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am for myself only, what am I? And if not now, when?" ~ Hillel This sums up Golda Meir, the protagonist of A Woman Called Golda. Throughout her life, as portrayed in the novel, she struggled to find the balance between … Continue reading A Woman Called Golda | Book Review I
The Saga of Hope Part I | January 2020
"Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep." | Romans 12:15 As I've grown in my relationship with Adonai and in my walk as a Christian and a pilgrim in this world, I've learned that the life of the Christian is a life of paradox, of things that the Scripture speaks … Continue reading The Saga of Hope Part I | January 2020
Endings & Eternity
"A thing is about to happen here that has not happened since the Elder Days. The Ents are going to wake up and find that they are strong." | Gandalf the White | The Two Towers [movie version] Watching these ~~ 25 lovely young humans (pictured below), so full of life and energy got me thinking … Continue reading Endings & Eternity
Halfway Out of The Dark
"On every world, wherever people are, in the deepest part of the winter, at the exact mid-point, everybody stops and turns and hugs. As if to say, "Well done. Well done, everyone! We're halfway out of the dark." ~ Kazran Sardick | Doctor Who Christmas Special 2010 "So when we meet as strangers, when even … Continue reading Halfway Out of The Dark
Excellence Over Mediocrity IV | Our Caffeine Addiction
"I love the smell of socially acceptable chemical dependence in the morning." | Pinterest | The Goldmine of Quotations | I started drinking coffee somewhere around the beginning of my college career. Even then, I didn't drink it as frequently as I do now. Now, I have one cup a day, or two, if I'm … Continue reading Excellence Over Mediocrity IV | Our Caffeine Addiction
Excellence Over Mediocrity III | Why Are We So Tired?
| "I remember days full of restlessness and fury. I remember nights that were drunk on dreams. I remember someone who hungered for the glory. I remember her, but it seems she's gone. Where's the girl? Where's the girl with that blaze in her eyes? Where's that girl with the gaze of surprise? Now and … Continue reading Excellence Over Mediocrity III | Why Are We So Tired?
Excellence Over Mediocrity II | What It Means To Rise
"I lost sight of something. I came in search of it. Having found it, I am going home." | Ross Poldark Shortly after I launched my blog over a year ago, I wrote a post about the Latin word "resurgam" (meaning "I shall rise again"). I first heard it on the BBC show Poldark which … Continue reading Excellence Over Mediocrity II | What It Means To Rise
Excellence Over Mediocrity I | The Problem With Modern Christian Fiction I
"I've fallen in love with this middle ground at the cost of my soul." | "Mercury" by Sleeping At Last Apathetically receiving from the side-lines of life. I used this phrase in my post about Tony Stark when I described his life prior to the Middle East incident. The whole concept has been running around … Continue reading Excellence Over Mediocrity I | The Problem With Modern Christian Fiction I
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