Spiritually Healthy

Thank you, Heidi , for this fun tag! I thoroughly enjoyed writing these down and reliving some of the sweet memories that each movie brought! 1. A movie that kept you up all night.  Kept all night in a good way or in a bad way?  *thinks for a good long bit*  This may sound silly, but I don't think I've ever stayed up all night just to watch a movie.  I'm pretty strict about my sleep (it's vital for those with seizure disorders!) and what I watch beforehand.  If there has been a movie that happens to go late into the evening, I'll just nod off and watch it another day. I guess I'm off to a boring start! :p 2. A movie that made you scared to sleep. Even though I know that there is nothing real about this (e.g. aliens DO NOT exist!), the movie Signs scared me terribly!  Even now I don't like it.  I think it's really the music that creeps me out (it's really good actually).  The movie itself isn't bad (some langue), it's just scary. ...

Thank you  Heidi  for tagging me in this super fun award! The rules: 1). Thank the person who nominated you, as well as link to their blog. 2). Answer the 10 questions provided. 3). Come up with 10 more questions that relate to food. 4). Nominate at least 5 people.   I failed here. Sorry. 5). Let those people know they've been nominated. Heidi's questions with my answers :) 1. Your thoughts on cheese? No meal is complete without some form of cheese. But seeing as how I cannot enjoy the dairy, I will pass it on...though I'll still give the occasional sniff of it as it passes by my nostrils. ;) 2. Favorite pizza? Sweet or savory?  My favorite sweet pizza is a homemade gluten free, vegan fruit pizza that's tastes amazingly delicious!  If you want the recipe, click  here. My favorite savory pizza is onion. :)  3. Have you always had a “traditional” dinner (i.e. turkey and all the fixings) on Thanksgiving?   To the best of...

Literary Listography: My Reading Life in Lists.   I found this book on Amazon about a year ago and thought I'd try it out.  First off, I LOVE getting packages in the mail!  Please tell me I'm not the only one who loves receiving letters/packages?  There's something very old-fashioned (can you believe that sending mail has become OLD FASHIONED?) about it that causes me to think back to Elizabeth Gaskell and Jane Austen days. So, what is this book and how does it work?  Please, let me explain (couldn't help but say that in Inigo Montoya's voice from the Princess Bride).  The book contains many, many lists and each list has a title, such as Books That Made Me Cry, Fictional Characters I Would Not Get Along With (not gonna lie, I'm enjoying this one) , and Favorite Literary Lovebirds.   You're given a certain number of lines to record these books on and that's pretty much it.  While it may sound boring, it's actually quite entertaining. It...

Wait.  Hold on just a second.  What do you mean, "marry a martyr?" I was thinking about this the other day as I read about a very upsetting event that took place in a public school.  Not only am I heartbroken for the tragedy, but my heart also rejoices knowing that there are saints resting in peace at the presence of their King. With that, I was thinking on how courageous these souls were; standing up and proclaiming their faith, even in the midst of death. It made me think:  I hope to marry someone that courageous. Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up is cross, and follow me, Matthew 16:24 (YLT) I pray that my future mate is not only someone who is godly, but who is also a Truth sayer; someone who, no matter the cost, will stand up and proclaim God's truth and Word.  Someone who will be willing. Wait. So you're asking for him to 100% free of fear?  That's not even possible...

So I stated in  this  post that two of my brothers and my sister and I were running a 5k dressed as characters from different books/movies.  Well, things changed. We still ran the 5k just not with our "main character".  My brother had to unexpectedly go out of town and he asked if we could wait for him to be all in character while we ran.  Wanting to honor his request, we decided to wait. So whom did we run as?  Well, my younger brother still went as his character - Thomas from James Dashner's The Maze Runner.   And while Anna and I were going to be running as Short Round and Marion Ravenwood from the  Indiana Jones films,  we thought of something different (actually my sister did!).  Anna dressed as Annabeth Chase from the  Percy Jackson books while I was Piper Mclean. Here's what Thomas' character looks like in the movie - And here's my brother's version -  He did such a good job on both his outfit and h...