tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38539998287694463432024-03-12T19:03:57.009-07:00Simple SentimentsHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-17500281103245558772016-11-12T18:27:00.000-08:002016-11-13T15:08:45.455-08:00MY BOOKISH CONFESSIONS <br />
Since the election I've noticed a lot of people on social media have been sharing their opinions of the president and to be completely honest I'm kind of tired of hearing it. I mean what's done is done. No matter how much you complain or worry nothing is going to change. God has everything in control, so that means we don't have to worry. Anyways, instead of reading about some long praise or rant about President Trump I wanted to do something a bit more fun. I wanted to share with y'all my...<br />
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Let us begin. (p.s. I don't mean to offend anyone with this post!!!)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What Is Something You Do To A Book That Everyone Else Hates.</span><br />
I dog ear my pages. DUN DUN DUN!!! I know, I can hear the shrieks from here. But I do have a perfectly good reason for doing it. Why should I go find a bookmark that will fall out, get lost, or get ruined when I can just use the page in the book? I know some of you are thinking, "But you'll wear out the pages!" I always think that a well worn book is a well loved book, but that's just my two cents.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What is a Book or Series That Everyone Else Seems To Hate, But You Love?</span><br />
This was a hard one to answer. I usually like what everyone else likes. But I have two series that people either love or hate. And that would be The Selection by Kiera Cass and Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. With The Selection I feel that the reason some people don't like it is because it's a romance genre. Romance isn't suppose to have a lot of action and adventure it's going to focus more on the characters not the story. I think many were expecting a ton of action because of the rebel movements that were going on within the story. Now, with the Red Queen I don't think people liked this book series is because this has a lot of YA clichés, love triangle, corrupted government, and a girl that was an different than regular people in her society. But guys I can name a million REALLY GOOD books that have all of these clichés. The Hunger Games, Throne of Glass, and much more!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Book Character That Everyone Loves Yet You Don't Really Care For? (Prepare for spoilers of the Titans Curse by Rick Riordan).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">This one was REALLY easy, Nico DiAngelo. I can all ready hear you starting your speeches, but, please, let me finish. Let me start out by saying I really liked Nico in the Titans Curse. He was the cutest little ten year old boy who had a cute little obsession with MythOMagic, but after Percy couldn't save Bianca from dying ten year old Nico decided to get even and trade Percy's soul for his sisters. That's just wrong. No ten year old should even THINK let alone act upon it! Percy couldn't even try to save Nico's sister because it was prophesied! And throughout the rest of the series and in the Hero's of Olympus series and Trials of Apollo he kinda seemed like a jerk. Everyone thinks that he's had such hard life, but to be honest he really didn't have to worst past compared to some of the other characters. Look at Hazel she freaking died, Leo thought he killed his own mom and lived on his own chased by monsters at the age of 7, Thalia grew up taking care of her brother, thought he and her mom were dead, and later her dad turned her into a tree, I could name a few more characters if I wanted. (sorry for that rant). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do You Have A Character Who You Think Ended Up With The Wrong Guy?</span><br />
The only couple I can think of at the moment is Nico and Will. I was disappointed with that one, but other than that I'm usually on board with most couples that ended up together.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What Is A Book Or Series That You Think Was Overhyped?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">The Maze Runner series hands down. I had pretty high expectations for that series. I thought it started out pretty good and ended pretty good, but the rest of it kinda let me down. I got bored, had too many questions, I didn't feel a lot of connection with the characters, and the protagonist, Thomas, felt too super hero. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What Is A Book or Series You Will Never Read?</span><br />
Now a lot of people are going to get really mad at me for saying this, but the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. I dunno why I don't really want to read this, I just really don't want to. Plus, my best friend, Anna, said that she didn't the series was that good. I already have a TBR pile that is piling high. I don't have much time to read a series like that.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What Is A Series You Won't Finish?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">That would be A School For Unusual Girls. I absolutely LOVED the first book, but the second book was really bad. It was boring, the protagonist was super whiny, and she treated her crush like a piece of trash. I hated how she treated him. OH it made me so mad! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks for reading! I hope I didn't make y'all too mad. Are there any bookish confessions that you agree with me on or you have? Comment below! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-73059391882130878692016-11-06T16:28:00.000-08:002016-11-06T16:32:17.809-08:00Bible Journaling <br />
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Whew! I'm finally doing it! I'm posting a Bible journaling entry on my blog! It took a lot of courage for me to do that. You see Bible journaling is such a new idea (this idea started 2 years ago) that many people don't understand or think it's wrong for me to "color in my Bible." As an artist I needed to use the creative juices God gave me to grow closer to Him. Over the years I started to realize that studying my Bible was getting harder. It wasn't as fun and I started seeing myself slowly drift away from Him. I felt that I must be a TERRIBLE Christian for not understanding why I wasn't getting this whole "quiet time with God" thing that everyone else seemed to do well with. Slowly, I started to realize that God created me to create and that's ok to do in my Bible! A friend of mine from my small group, told me about this Bible journaling community on Instagram (@illustratedfaith) that I should check out. I quickly searched the group and I was delighted to see all of these creative women and teens using their gifts that God gave them for His glory! Reading their stories gave me hope because I realized I'm not the only one out there feeling this way. Of course, instead of testing the Bible journaling waters I just jumped right in! And let me tell you, it was the greatest thing God ever put on my heart! It has strengthened my relationship with Him and I no longer feel that God is an acquaintance. He is now my best friend! I hope sharing my testimony has given you hope like reading other's has done for me! If you ever have questions about Bible journaling I would love to help you! Now let me show you just a few of my entries I have done in my Bible. ;)<br />
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This was my FIRST Bible journaling entry! As you can see I didn't worry one bit about using colored pencils in my Bible. XD</div>
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I decided to test out water colors with this entry. Water colors are great to use in the Bible because they don't bleed through! The only down side is it does make your page a bit wrinkled.</div>
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You don't always have to have some sort of scenery with your entries. For example, I just did some little flowers on the edges and wrote the verse down.</div>
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This was the first time I used alphabet stickers in my Bible! I absolutely love them! </div>
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I like to show this page a lot in my Bible to people who think "Oh I can't paint or draw how could I don this????" I've started to get interested in scrapbooking, so I incorporated some of that into this entry! Anyone can do this!</div>
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If you've noticed in this entry and the previous one I added an extra piece of paper. (The I quit paper). For those of you who don't know those are called tippins. A tippin allows me extra room to journal. I wrote down all of my thoughts on the passage on the back of the I Quit tippin. This just gives me a bit more privacy in my conversation with the Lord. </div>
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I hope you enjoyed looking at just a few of my Bible journaling entries! If you would like to look at more, go the Art page in my blog. Talk to you soon! </div>
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Today, was the first day of school..... bleh. And as we all know the first day of school is the hardest. But, I am very excited about the changing of the season! Fall has to be my favorite time of year, the sweaters, boots, campfires, leaves falling, candy corn, Thanksgiving, and of course we can't forget that the basketball season is just around the corner. To celebrate the "last day of summer" my family and I went fishing in the park, refreshed ourselves with snow cones from Pelican Snowballs, and took an evening stroll through the historical district. It was so relaxing! Here are a few photos I took of our wonderful evening. ;)<br />
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<br />Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-10026919082972439692016-09-05T08:24:00.000-07:002016-09-05T08:46:41.815-07:001st Birthday <br />
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This past Saturday, my littlest sister, Leah, had her first birthday! It was so much fun!!! The theme of her party was hot air balloons. It kinda represents the "Leah" verse which is James 1:17. It says "For every good and perfect gift is from above." It was so much fun making all of the decorations! Sadly, her outdoor party got rained out and we had to bring all of the decoration inside. Even though we didn't get to have that outdoor party here are some pictures before it rained. ;)<br />
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Soooooo I started reading Exile for Dreamers two days ago and I'm only halfway through. That's not good. This book should only have taken me two days to finish not to get halfway into it! Exile for Dreamers is the sequel to A School for Unusual Girls which I absolutely LOVED (I give it 4 out of 5 stars), so when I finally started reading this sequel I was very disappointed.<br />
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<i><span id="freeText510301616784151336" style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">t’s 1814. Napoleon is exiled on Elba. Europe is in shambles. Britain is at war on four fronts. And Stranje House, a School for Unusual Girls, has become one of Regency England’s dark little secrets. The daughters of the beau monde who don’t fit high society’s constrictive mold are banished to Stranje House to be reformed into marriageable young ladies. Or so their parents think. In truth, Headmistress Emma Stranje, the original unusual girl, has plans for the young ladies—plans that entangle them in the dangerous world of spies, diplomacy, and war.<br /><br />After accidentally setting her father’s stables on fire while performing a scientific experiment, Miss Georgiana Fitzwilliam is sent to Stranje House. But Georgie has no intention of being turned into a simpering, pudding-headed, marriageable miss. She plans to escape as soon as possible—until she meets Lord Sebastian Wyatt. Thrust together in a desperate mission to invent a new invisible ink for the English war effort, Georgie and Sebastian must find a way to work together without losing their heads—or their hearts…</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"> </span></span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Tess Aubreyson can't run far enough or fast enough to escape the prophetic dreams that haunt her. Her dreams bring nothing but death and grief. Tess refuses to accept that she may be destined for the same madness that destroyed her mother, until her disturbing dreams become the only means of saving Lord Ravencross, the man she loves, and her fellow students at Stranje House. Tess’s old friend, the traitorous Lady Daneska and the Ghost, ruthless leader of the Iron Crown, have returned to England, intent on paving the way for Napoleon’s invasion of England. Can the young ladies of Stranje House prevail once more? Or is England destined to fall into the hands of the power-mad dictator?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818;">Let's start out on a good note! I loved how action packed the beginning of this book was! It starts out with our protagonist, Tess, and her friend, Georgie, who decide to go on a run. (Yes, not the most normal thing for young women of the 1814's). Turns out our "dear friend" Lady Daneska sent some assassins out to kidnap Georgie for her secret formula of invisible ink and to kill Lord Ravencross. We see our heroine stand her ground a try to fight off three </span></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">assassins to save her friend. After giving it her all, even killing one of the assassins, she gets captured. THEN we see the valiant Lord Ravencross come and save Tess while getting shot. So already it's starts out very nice! </span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also really enjoyed the new character Alexander from the United States. He has such a great sense of humor that really lightens up the book. I have a good hunch that one of the students, Lady Jane, will end up falling in love with him which would be fun to see especially since she thinks he has such horrible manners! Haha!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now for the not so good news. I DID NOT like Tess which made this book even more difficult to read because this was based on her point of view. Tess seems really mean to me. She's so blunt and rude to all of her friends. She speaks her mind even when she knows she shouldn't, she complains constantly, and she's very selfish. I could totally overlook all of this thinking she may change, but what kills me is she SO CRUEL to Lord Ravencross! I mean she's IN LOVE WITH THIS DUDE AND HE ENDS UP PAYING FOR HER TO STAY IN THIS SCHOOL! Could ya be a LITTLE bit nicer?!?!! (I'm sorry I just had to rant there). She also seems really depressing to me. I understand that she has a curse that claims she will die at a young age, but that is literally all she thinks about, (that and how good looking Lord Ravencross is) but she could still try and live life to the fullest!! </span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">What makes everything worse is after that action packed beginning we see that it won't be continued during this book. I kept trying to finish reading this, but I just couldn't stand the narrator and the boring plot. Maybe if I kept reading it might have gotten better, but I've already moved on. </span><br />
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How many of you enjoy shopping? I DO!!!! My good friends Anna and Layne went out with our families to go see a movie and do a bit of shopping in the local bookstore, Page 158 Books. Here are a few pictures of our little adventure. :)<br />
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I absolutely love this little shop. It's so quaint! It almost looks like a little coffee shop with all the cute and comfy chairs. Not only is this shop very cute, but it's also very nice to shop in. Everything has a little sign indicating what genre is in that section. It's quite convenient. </div>
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The Selection Series by Kiera Cass. This series in on my TBR for this month. :) </div>
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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. Anna and I purchased these lovely books today. We were so excited that they had them! I'm hoping to one day own the entire series. </div>
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After shopping for books we topped this amazing day with a run to the candy shop Sweeties Candy Shop! </div>
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If you haven't been following my blog's Instagram account (@simple_sentiments) you haven't seen what all I have been reading/rereading this summer! Sadly, it's not as many books as I would have liked. It's been so busy that it has been hard to find time to read. *sigh* The crazy part of summer for me has always been June, so now that it's over I'm hoping to get more reading done. ;) Here are the books that I have read this summer!<br />
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The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan.</div>
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My high expectation for this book were met! Haha! My favorite character in this book had to be Apollo. Uncle Rick did a fabulous job creating him! (I won't give anything away). </div>
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I was so glad I reread this book. Anytime I reread a book it's like looking through a photo album. You're looking back on such good memories or bad ones..... I guess it depends on the book! Haha! </div>
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The Healers Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson </div>
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It was so much fun taking this picture! Rose and Lord Hamlin loved music and whenever the got together he was usually playing his lute for her because she didn't get to listen to music very often. So sweet! <3 </div>
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The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest by Melanie Dickerson.</div>
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The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson </div>
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This is one of my favorite covers! The colors are so vibrant and it fits the book perfectly! </div>
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Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen </div>
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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan </div>
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Ah, the book that started all of my madness! Haha! xD </div>
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The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson </div>
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This was Dickerson's newest book and I just finished it yesterday. Thoughts on it? IT WAS AMAZING!!!! I loved it!!! It was just a bit slow in the beginning, but it kept my on the edge of my seat! SO GOOD!!!! </div>
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So sorry for the lack of posts. Our computer charger died.... again and the new one just came in the mail. Yay!<br />
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Today, I wanted to do a book review on one of my favorite Robin Hood retelling, Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen. I've read a lot of reviews on this book to see what other people thought about it. The feed back I got was quite surprising. Half the people gave it 1 star the other half gave it a 4 or 5 stars. I give it a 4 out of 5.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Will Scarlet is good at two things: stealing from the rich and keeping secrets - skills that are in high demand in Robin Hood's band of thieves, who protect the people of Nottingham from the evil sheriff. Scarlet's biggest secret of all is one only Robin and his men know...that </span><em style="color: #181818;">she</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"> is posing as a thief; that the slip of a boy who is fast with sharp knives is really a girl.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The terrible events in her past that led Scarlet to hide her real identity are in danger of being exposed when the thief taker Lord Gisbourne arrives in town to rid Nottingham of the Hood and his men once and for all. As Gisbourne closes in a put innocent lives at risk, Scarlet must decide how much the people of Nottingham mean to her, especially John Little, a flirtatious fellow outlaw, and Robin, whose quick smiles have the rare power to unsettle her. There is real honor among these thieves and so much more - making this a fight worth dying for.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">First thing I want to talk about it is the backstory. You must know that I have read a lot of books in my life time, but not many authors can seem to write a good backstory. What makes a good backstory you may ask? To me you need to give snippets of your protagonist's past throughout the story and later on explain the big picture without it being lengthy. Gaughen, did just that. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I also about the protagonist, Scarlet. She wasn't just some thief, she was a girl who, like anyone else, craved love. Many people thought that the love triangle in this book was unnecessary, but I believe it showed how Scarlet is a real girl with real feelings. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gaughen, did a great job with this story</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">. It was a bit slow, but she still kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time! I was so pleased with the story I ended up getting the second book, The Lady Thief. I hope it is just as good as the first book! </span></div>
Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-49580509427552393992016-06-11T08:18:00.002-07:002016-06-11T08:18:29.938-07:00The Trials Of Apollo by Rick Riordan <br />
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I HAVE JUST FINISHED THE TRIALS OF APOLLO BY RICK RIORDAN!!! *throws confetti in the air* The book was AMAZING!!! I'm not going to be posting any spoilers or reviews for it just yet. I know many people who still haven't read it yet and I don't want to be that person that posts like a million spoilers RIGHT after it's been published. However, I still wanted to post a picture of the beautiful cover.<br />
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<br />Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-17038632904730209622016-06-11T08:07:00.001-07:002016-06-11T08:09:11.829-07:00The Hagenheim Series by Melanie Dickerson <br />
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Good afternoon! I'm so sorry for my lack of posts. Our computer charger has been acting up, so of course our computer has been dead. Thankfully I am back in the blogging business and will be posting more frequently.<br />
This coming week I'm going to head out to the lake for a few days and a week after that I'll be at the lake with my cousins and we'll spend a week with them! I can't wait! I absolutely love the lake! I've never gone for more than a day, so this will be so much fun! Of course I have to bring a few books down while I'm gone and I think I'm going to bring the Hagenheim Series by Melanie Dickerson. The books are all loosely based off of fairy tales. Dickerson, gave them an interesting twist and make them more realistic to the medieval time period. I HIGHLY recommend this series! I have read them 3 times now and I am constantly on the edge of my seat! Click <a href="http://www.melaniedickerson.com/my-books.html">here</a> to check out all of her books.<br />
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(A Sleeping Beauty retelling)</div>
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(A Beauty and the Beast retelling)</div>
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(A Frog Prince retelling)</div>
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Many of you may not know that I do miniature gardens (aka fairy gardens)! Miniature gardens are such a great way to get your creative juices flowing, plus, it'll get your hands dirty. ;)<br />
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I started doing these about 3 years ago just when miniature gardens were starting to get introduced. I had taken an interest in gardening, but when your mother has a green thumb as big as yours it's hard to plant anything without taking over her space. </div>
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One evening my mom was looking around on Pinterest and one of her friends had pinned a fairy garden idea. My mom got interested and started looking it up and showed me all the neat little gardens. I knew this could be my way of gardening without taking over her space! </div>
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I found an old broken pot (those are the best to use) and started planting sapling from my mom's gardens. (It's an inexpensive way to have perennials without breaking the bank). I always enjoyed making my houses, tables, chairs etc, but they deteriorated after a time, so I did some research and found a garden center that had a lot of miniature items that I could use instead of making my own. </div>
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It took about 2 years before I started to learn which plants do better in certain areas and pots, where and what to buy and what to make in my gardens. I now have 5 miniature gardens and a 6th that I'm working on now. :) Hopefully soon I can post some tips and tricks on how you can start your own fairy gardens. </div>
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I had such an amazing day with my friends from picking strawberries to catching up on all of our crazy lives. Now, it's time to relax and sip some sweet iced tea. #southernproblems</div>
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A few nights ago I drew this pretty lady while watching The Voice. I can never sit still and just watch something. My hands constantly have to be moving. And instead of playing with my phone *looks down guiltily* I decided to sketch. </div>
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Has anyone read anything interesting lately? The library FINALLY got The Mockingjay! Yay! Now to actually sit down and read it. Haha! Well, I hope everyone has a great rest of their day! </div>
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<br />Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-73309862737230295832016-05-09T11:38:00.001-07:002016-05-09T11:38:06.201-07:00Percy Jackson Fan Art <br />
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Good afternoon. I hope that y'all are having a fabulous Monday. I wasn't feeling well this morning and have gotten worse throughout the day. Not a great way to start off the week. With nothing better to do I shall post some fan art of my favorite series.... PERCY JACKSON!!!!<br />
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<br />Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-8713715954199974392016-05-08T16:39:00.002-07:002016-05-08T16:39:23.915-07:00A Quick Sketch <br />
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I hope everyone wished their mom a happy mother's day! I sure did! My mom means the world to me. She's my best friend that I go to for everything. She's always encouraging, supportive, loving, cheerful, helpful and so much more! I could go on and on!<br />
Now to my post. We have had a ton of rain down here in North Carolina. After hours of reading I was getting pretty bored. So, I do what I always do when I don't want to read or watch TV. I pull out my sketch book.<br />
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What's your favorite thing to draw? I love to sketch eyes and hair. Eyes tell a lot about a person. You can really see someone's emotions just looking at their eyes. Hair is also fun to draw. It's really freeing. I always tell people that you can never mess up with hair because if you make a mistake you can easily hide it. </div>
Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-79630303192593216262016-05-06T05:33:00.001-07:002016-05-06T05:33:34.863-07:00Random Updates <br />
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I am super excited to announce that my blog now has an Instagram account!! Yay!!! If you are interested in following the account name is @simple_sentiments.<br />
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While I am waiting for the next book in the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay, to come in I'm rereading <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179064.The_Goose_Girl">The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale</a>. Awhile back I had wanted to read the series The Books Of Bayern, but I sort of forgot about them. Oops! OF COURSE I just HAD to go back and read the first book again just to catch up on all the fun.<br />
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I am absolutely devastated! As SOON as The Trials Of Apollo came out I IMMEDIATELY went onto the library website to request the book. That means I ask the library to hold the book for me. Sadly I am number 143 in line. -.- I am REALLY considering just buying it, but I'm not the kind of person to just go out and buy a book. I prefer to request them from the library and when I'm done give them back. Oh well, that's just me. I hope y'all have a great day! </div>
Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-43477221455652420752016-05-05T11:59:00.002-07:002016-05-05T12:00:31.952-07:00Book Review: Boston Jane An Adventure <br />
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Hello fellow bloggers, I am so sorry that I haven't been very active. I really needed a break from blogging, but I am happy to say that I am back!<br />
Down here in North Carolina it's a pretty dreary day. Thunder booming, rain poring, sounds like a perfect kind of day to read a book, watch a movie, and do some blogging. I just finished reading <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235185.Boston_Jane">Boston Jane An Adventure by Jennifer L. Holm.</a><br />
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Now I usually only write reviews for books that I go crazy over, but I decided to change it up a bit. Boston Jane An Adventure wasn't really the best book. I would give it about 3 out of 5 stars. There wasn't really a plot which was kind of disappointing. The protagonist started out like a sweet little girl and turned into a shallow young lady. Jane, the protagonist, wants to fit into Philadelphia's society and become a proper young lady. When William Baldt, the handsome young apprentice, proposes she accepts and prepares to join him wilds of the Pacific Northwest. Of course this is no place for a lady. After months at sea it takes to get there she realizes that this rough life has a few shocking surprises in store. This would be a great book for the ages 10+, but I don't think older teens would enjoy this book as much. But of course I'm going to finish the trilogy because I have to find out what happens at the end. </div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-91730602703556337552016-02-20T16:54:00.000-08:002016-02-20T16:55:45.830-08:00CHALKBOARD ART<br />
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Last night my dear mother and I went shopping and we stopped into an art store, Jerry's Artamrama. This is now my FAVORITE store ever! I've now just started getting into soft pastels. If you've never used them before they sort of feel like chalk. After trying them out a bit mother asked if I would change her chalkboard sign. This is what I came up with and some help from Pinterest. ;)<br />
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Basketball season is sadly coming to a close. I'm already looking forward to the next season! I don't know about you, but one of the hardest things for me when the sports season is over is staying in shape. A lot of my teammates have another sport such as volleyball or soccer that they play during the off season and that helps keep them fit. There aren't any other sports that appeal to me other than basketball, so I have to try and come up with my own way of staying fit.<br />
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My dear friend, <a href="http://celiaboldizar.blogspot.com/">Celia</a>, told me about this amazing workout. It's quick (obviously hint the name) and simple workout that still makes you feel it the next morning. I personally could go on and on about this app, but that would take up to much of this post. ;) To sum it up I totally recommend it.<br />
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Ah, running in the fresh early morning. What a great way to start out your day. You may not even be the "running" type, but just getting out in the early morning to do a power walk is just as good. I really encourage everyone to try doing this.<br />
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Keeping up your arm strength is really important for my sport. I found this great arm workout that I want to tryout.<br />
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I would love to hear what kind of workouts any of y'all have. Share in the comments bellow!Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-47840075914880751452016-01-17T19:03:00.002-08:002016-01-17T19:09:58.181-08:00I wish I had said that......<br />
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I'm a writer. I love words. One word can mean a thousand things. (Oh, that sounds like a good quote! Write that down.) Anyways back to the point, words are beautiful and are so full of meaning. I thought I would share some of my favorite quotes.</div>
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<br />Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-64340439229942200152016-01-09T07:31:00.000-08:002016-01-09T07:31:11.988-08:00"SHOULD I PLAY A SPORT?"<div>
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There is no yes or no answer to this question. There are many pros and cons to playing a sport, but it all depends on <b><i><u>you</u></i></b>.<br />
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Now you're probably thinking, "What are the cons?" Well, there aren't really any negative things about playing a sport. Yeah you could get injured, but that could happen while you were playing outside. You can't avoid things like that. The negative thing about playing a sport is <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">you.</u> How are <b><i><u>you</u></i> </b>going to respond when you're out there playing on the court, field, etc. This goes for the parent and the player. Let me give you an example of what I mean. Let's go with <b>playing time</b>.</div>
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THIS is probably the <span style="font-size: large;"><b>biggest</b></span> argument every player and parent have with the coach. "I deserve to play! I've played longer than he has!" and "My kid needs just as much playing time as that kid does! It's not fare!" I've heard it all.<br />
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Now lets just say you play basketball. You play about 2 minutes every game and sometimes you don't even get that much. How are you going to respond to this? Are you going to complain about it or will you take it as a learning experience?<br />
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My youngest brother, Clay, has just started playing basketball for a middle school team. He the smallest player out there, gets about 2-5 minutes every game. Does he complain? No. He thinks of it has paying his dues. This is his year to sit the bench, but during the off season he's going to work hard and hopes that it will pay off next season.<br />
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-5085856596801360722016-01-08T08:07:00.000-08:002016-01-08T08:09:03.896-08:00GOALS FOR 2016<br />
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And good afternoon! I've seen a lot of these "Goals For 2016" posts and I would like to try one myself!<br />
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I wasn't very consistent with that last year which was really disappointing. This year I would actually like to have a novel written by the end of the year! Yay! Even if I don't write a whole chapter just a paragraph a day would be better than nothing. :) (Keeping a journal has really helped with getting me into the writing mood.) </div>
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It's basketball season so I already work out everyday, but when the season is over I often times slack off. I really want to keep the habit of running every morning and doing a few other little things everyday. Let's cross our fingers! </div>
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Yeah I do practice during the off season, but not everyday. When I mean practicing I don't mean playing street ball with a bunch of friends. I mean doing ball handling drills, layup drills, shooting drills, etc. Practicing everyday would really improve my game. </div>
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I've never really counted how many books I've read, so I would like to see if I could or do read that many books! Haha! </div>
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Last year I didn't do well with this AT ALL! I really want to get into the habit with blogging at least 3 times a week. I know that's a big goal, but I really do want to try. </div>
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I have really started getting into art these past few months and I want to practice a lot more. So hopefully I can get into the habit of doing this more. </div>
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I need to still take the class for drivers ed, but with basketball season I knew I wouldn't have any time to study or come to the classes everyday. Now I'm going to have to take it during the spring. Oh well. Better than not getting it done at all. ;) </div>
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The past few months I have really gotten into art. It has started to become a real passion of mine, so this Christmas I decided to ask for a journaling Bible. I wanted to be able to use my art passion for Him and His glory. I guess this is my way of doing it. :)</div>
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"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. </div>
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One of the many problems I face is having this great idea for a novel and I start writing on a regular basis, but the excitement starts to slowly where off and I end up just chunking that whole novel idea halfway through. Not good. One of the things on my 2016 bucket list is to start making writing habits so that I can start writing on a regular basis. I did some research and here are 5 habits every writer should have.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Before you start writing think about how fun it will be! Think about you typing/scribbling away with a cup of coffee (or hot tea if you're like me;)) listening to your favorite song on a rainy afternoon. Doesn't that sound so nice? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Make a plan on how much, how long, and when to write. Using a calendar is a great way to organize all these things. I will tell you procrastinating is one of the hardest things for me to over come. If I have a plan then it's a lot easier for me to get things done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This sort of goes along with #2, but I thought I'd mention it anyways. If you're like my family every season is a new routine and we have to readjust everything to go along with the schedule and if that's like this for you don't be afraid to change your plan a little bit to fit in writing. ;) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b><i>4: ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, (did I say that enough?) CARRY A NOTE BOOK! </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ideas don't come when you are trying. What I mean by that is when you sit down in front of your computer ideas won't just come popping up out of no where. You have to research. Go places and read things. This is how we gain ideas. Now having a notebook on hand all the time helps with this. For instance let's just say I was writing about a girl that lived at the beach and let's just say I'm going to the beach for vacation and I see this really cool place that inspires me for the concert my character was going to put together. This is where I can quickly pull out my note book and scratch it down. I understand not all of us like to carry a notebook, so you could always do it with the notes on your mobil devise. Though the problem with this is it can get unorganized and it would be hard to go and look back one what you typed. Just my thoughts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Whenever you write don't think just write. Don't think about how that character should have said something different, or how that description should have been a bit different, or how that paragraph should be taken out, no, that's for when you are done drafting. Next step is rewriting or editing. That's when you take out or add anything just do it without mercy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Maybe I can apply all these habits into my daily routine. ;) That would be amazing! Well goodnight and have a happy new year!</span></div>
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Her icy blue eyes pierced me.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I wrote this 6 word story the other day and it kinda inspired me to write this little story. </span></div>
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Her icy blue eyes pierced me. Her ivory skin was almost the color of snow. Her striking red hair whipped round and round almost as if she was apart of the winter storm. "What's your name?" I tried to shout above the wind. I shivered as I watched her come closer and closer to me. All I could think about was running from her, but I just couldn't make myself move. I felt..... entranced. She stopped right next to me I could feel her icy breath touch my skin. </div>
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"My name? 'Tis Nix. Nix Frost." </div>
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"Nix Frost. Are you from around here? I've never seen you before."</div>
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All of a sudden the storm stopped. Her eyes seemed to grow dull almost..... sad.</div>
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"Ah good sir, most of your kind do not know me." she sighed "Most know of my brother Jack." </div>
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"Oh.... I don't think I've heard of him either." </div>
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"Now that is a shock! Everyone knows, Jack, for he the spirit of winter." </div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147425221584483996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853999828769446343.post-82147029457376519572015-12-21T14:31:00.002-08:002016-01-05T06:26:45.531-08:00It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year <br />
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Can you believe Christmas is in 4 days!? I can't! Christmas has always been my favorite time of year family, friends, the smells, but most of all our Savior came down as an infant baby to save us from all of our sin.</div>
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It can be hard to overlook this reason why we even celebrate Christmas. With all of the fun traditions we have it can be easy to overlook and I'm guilty of it, but this year I've really tried to grasp how AMAZING it is that God sent His one and only Son to die for us people who don't deserve it. Just think about it........ What an amazing thing. </div>
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Merry Christmas dear friends and I do hope that you have a great holiday with your friends and family! <3 </div>
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