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Truth found in unexpected places
Forever, Wondering, and Missing Answers
Earlier this fall I watched a new show on Amazon Prime called, "Forever." Just six episodes long, it starred Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen, and it follows the unusual story of a married couple realizing they might be in a rut. It is a bizarre little show, one I...
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An Angry Outburst, a Concert, and the Healing Power of Music
When my husband got home late on Tuesday night, I knew he hadn't had a chance to watch the news for the latest election results. As he ate a quick dinner I pulled up a local news website and started reading updates to him. Of course, that led to my frustration...
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Fall & Winter Movie Roundup (aka, SO MANY MOVIES)
It's hard to believe I went through a season of feeling disappointed every time I was able to see a movie in the theater. It's true, though. More than date night and girls night ended without us finding a movie to watch. Clearly, in 2018, those days are behind us! We...
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Changing Lives with #1000Mercies
When my friend Kristen announced she was starting a maternity home in Kenya, I was so impressed and proud and inspired but a little confused. If I’m honest, I didn’t really understand what she was doing or why she was doing it. I’d read her stories as she traveled...
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Introducing the 2018 Hooked on Holiday Movies Bundle
Tis the season, friends! Though we haven't even had a chance to put Halloween behind us (or put leftover candy in our special candy hiding spot), the holiday movie season is upon us. Getting a jump on everyone, the Hallmark Channel aired its first new movie of the...
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8 New TV Shows to Stream This Fall
I've been writing about TV for quite a while. Even when the focus of my blog was, ostensibly, giving up on perfect, I wrote about my favorite shows. And Superbowl commercials and movies I rented and, of course, the new shows I was looking forward to every year. Every...
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14 New TV Shows to Watch This Fall
All together now: How is it September already? I know. I know, friends. Time flies, we're all getting old, and how on earth are we just 14 weeks away from Christmas. The good news about summer flying by and September pulling into our driveway on two wheels, dragging...
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Deep Thoughts (and Strange Apologies) in the Drive-Thru Lane
Why are we all so sorry, all the time? Stop it! You have the right to be human, to be imperfect, to be real. Don’t apologize for being here, for being you!
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19 Romantic Comedies You Haven’t Seen Yet
Trying to verify the author of a quote -- and said quote's exact wording -- can feel just about impossible. I don't understand it. With all the information we have, how can we not know for sure, for sure if Mark Twain said, "The reports of my death have been greatly...
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The Time I Had Five Movie Dates in Ten Days
I don’t go to the movies that often. Normally. It’s not uncommon for friends to mention a very popular movie, look at me and realize I haven’t seen said movie, and sigh deeply. But this summer I had a brief season of intense movie-watching. It was a fluke, and I can’t...
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39 Books & Series to Read if You Love Letters (and Other Correspondence)
It seems like every new movie released these days is a sequel, a superhero story, or based on a book. Sometimes that irritates me, because surely there must be creators and artists out there coming up with original stories. Right? Somewhere? But other times -- when...
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Rules for Reading and Other Ways I’m a Hypocrite
Have you seen those shirts that say, "I love Jesus, but I cuss a little"? I don't have one, but I may understand that sentiment, a little. A while back I posted my own version on Facebook: "I'm a feminist, but sometimes I really like country music." And who hasn't...
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