Music Monday–Gethsemane, Into the Unknown, and Poor Unfortunate Souls/I Put a Spell on You

Welcome to the first Music Monday of the year (and in a year, too)! I'm so excited to be back, and I hope you'll enjoy these songs as much as I do! I recently learned about the band Nightwish, and have absolutely fallen in love with them. Nightwish a symphonic metal band from Finland. I …

A New Year

Hello, everyone! It's been a good bit since you last heard from me (December of 2018, to be precise). I apologize for my lengthy absence, but! I will be getting back into the blog this year. There are going to be some changes, though. I plan on only having one post per week, as it …

Porch Swing Girl Book Review

I don't typically read contemporary fiction, and it's not something I write, either. I like it well enough, but the pull of fantasy is stronger on me and usually wins out. I'm so glad I made an exception. Porch Swing Girl by Taylor Bennett is one of the best books I've read in the last several months, …

A Conspiracy of Stars Book Review

I recently had the immense pleasure of reading A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia Cole, the first book in the Faloiv series. I can't remember the last time I read a book for the first time and loved it so much. This book almost made me cry (not quite), and that's something that most books do …

4 Simple Ways to be Encouraging

Over the last couple of years, as I've started working and taking college classes, I see a lot more of people than I used to. And as I see more of the interactions between different people, the more I realize that it is extremely easy to be discouraged and/or be discouraging. And I don't see …

Music Monday–Georgiana, Pirates of the Caribbean, & White Winter Hymnal

Happy first Monday of November, everyone! I hope you've all had a fantastic year so far and that it just gets better from here. 🙂 This week, we're looking at three very different pieces. The first is a piece of soundtrack music from a film adaptation of one of my favorite books, Pride & Prejudice. This …

Homeschooling: An Inside Look

You guys may or may not know by now that I am homeschooled and have been all my life. College classes were the first ones I took in a physical school other than my home. As a homeschooler, whenever I meet new people, I often get asked a lot of questions. What's it like? Do …

Music Monday–Game of Thrones, Merry Go Round of Life, and Shatter Me

I may as well say now that you guys will be seeing a bit more of me in the near future, as I'm required to make at least one blog post a week for one of my classes. So hold tight and look ahead to future posts! 🙂 This week, we're looking at three songs …

Where’s the beauty?

If you've been following this blog for a while or know me from the assorted Facebook groups I'm in, you'll know that I absolutely love Beauty & the Beast. Whether it's reading retellings, writing retellings, or watching film adaptations, it doesn't make a difference. I love it all. Something I've been considering lately is why. Why …

Little Women Movie Review

Last week, my best friend and I went to see the newest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. This version is much different from the rest because it has a modern setting, rather than the Civil War-era setting prescribed by the book. For those of you who have never read the book or seen a …