Chosen Vessels

~ Description  Church camp is one week. Five days. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing. She's just being silly...  But Hannah can't rid the feeling, and as the week unfolds, she wonders if perhaps it's not such a silly feeling after all. ~ My Rating  4 stars  ~ My Review  Woah... With the title of 'Silly Feeling', this detail-rich story was anything but silly. When I read words like 'church camp' and 'crush', I was expecting a light-hearted story about a couple teenagers.  But I was wrong.  This story was deep and heartfelt, moving and fast-paced. Although it's great as a short-story, I think this could've also been a fabulous novel. :) All the characters were fun and felt realistic. Nick and Morgan were my favorites – Nick's story *almost* made me cry. :') Hannah was a great character too, and I'm dying to know if she was right in her thoughts on her 'rescuer...

"Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”  ~  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 KJV // I'm thankful for the snow of winter and the ability to enjoy it with my family.  // I'm thankful for the warmth and sunshine of spring.  // I'm thankful for tiny flowers growing by the woodshed and dirty hands from planting potatoes.  // I'm thankful for a new room and beautiful bookshelves.  // I'm thankful for time spent at this place – camping and enjoying good times with friends and family.  // I'm thankful for dogs who's ridiculous positions make my day.  // I'm thankful for summer days spent swimming and soaking up the sunshine.  // I'm thankful for the beauty of a thunderstorm.   // I'm thankful for my family and the place we call home.  // I'm thankful for the...

Faith didn't have a specific post planned for today. And here it is Saturday night and Faith doesn't have time to write a 'good' post now (in other words, she wants to read/write instead... ;)) So I have a book review for y'all of a Christmas short story I read last week. :) Hope it's enjoyed!  ~ Description  Parker McIntyre is late evacuating Galveston Island prior to a hurricane, despite advisement from local Texas authorities. When Parker becomes trapped in rising floodwaters, he is going to drown if help doesn’t arrive soon. Fearing death and questioning his faith, he thinks about the young son he’ll be leaving behind. Alexandria Hanson is on her way off the island to escape the immediate storm threat, but she spots a person trapped in the water. Alex—as she’s called by friends and family— isn’t adventuresome by nature. Helping the man is going to require great personal risk, but she can’t leave him to die. As Alex joins Parker in...

Monday, the last day of the tag. I hope you've enjoyed this as much as I've enjoyed sharing the quotes with y'all! :)  Again, for details and whatnot see  Saturday's post . :D  **from Pinterest**  I just...love this one. Can't we all agree that this is the greatest love there could ever be?!? :'D ~Faith

Day two! Again, I'm not going to tag anyone. But if you want to do this post, please feel free. (And leave me a link so I can check it out! :D)  For details and the rules for this tag, check out  yesterday's post . ;)  **from Pinterest** I really love this quote. I got the results from the poll I had up awhile back (it was a three way tie, by the way... :P), so I'll be doing a post on 'broken vessels' sometime soon...and probably using this again. :)  Have a blessed Lord's day!  ~Faith

Hey everyone! Hope you're all having an awesome Saturday. :D  A tag, yes. A rare occurrence on this blog. But this morning I realized that I didn't have a post planned for today. So instead of my abandoning the blog again, I shall do this. Onward!!  Kaitlyn K. from  Twin Thoughts  tagged me for this tag aaaggggeeeesss ago. (Thank you, girl!!) And I kind of...forgot? Anyway, here goes. ^_^ The Rules:  -- Thank the person who nominated you. (Done.)  -- Nominate 3 new bloggers every day. (Um...I'm going to skip that part. #cheating)  -- Post a new quote every day for 3 consecutive days. (Okiedoke!)  **from Pinterest**  Also, happy belated Veterans Day! Yesterday kind of slipped by without a blog post of my own, but it was still on my mind. :)  See y'all later!  ~Faith

Welcome everyone! This is the eighth edition of Sisters in Christ . Yaysies! :) Today's guest is Rebekah Eddy from  Rebekah's Remarks   and  Simply Stories .  She–  I decided to steal Faith's blog for today. Because, you know, if she gets too much attention on here all by herself it might make her too stuck up or something. ;) so today I'm taking the spotlight! *cue glitter, confetti, and fanfare* Also, because she invited me to do her Sisters in Christ question and answer thing. Which I was thrilled to do, of course!! :D So here are her questions and my answers. :) Sit back and enjoy a dose of Rebekah's Random Remedy (Warning: to be taken without water or you might snort some out your nose. Directions: Intake in small quantities. Do not overdose for fear of too much awesomeness. Helps with excessive feelings of melancholy and incessant crying or lack of merriment.) *snickers* Yup. This will be fun, y'all. Rebekah, go ahead and give an introduction. ...