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Wooing Cadie McCaffrey || Book Review

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I saw down with this Wooing Cadie McCaffrey a few weeks back and my sister looked from me to the book, "I never thought I'd see the day Kara was reading a pink romance book."
*Clears throat*

But honestly it is true, readers. As a kid I was a terrible tomboy and refused to wear dresses or wear my hair anything but short, and I detested pink. At nearly twenty one I've gotten better, but this little novel seems a bit out of place with my other books.
However.
The book itself deserves a...

why i'm changing how i pray and how it's changing me

For me praying is how I survive. Prayer has pulled me through panic attacks, anxiety, long nights of fear and questioning when my brain refuses to shut down, through crying fests and pity parties and nuclear meltdowns when I screamed at the world.
Prayer has been my rock.
I need my God to get me through. 
But sometimes I don't have faith to pray.
Faith to pray for specifics.
Faith to pray beyond generalities.
Faith to pray for what my heart longs for but is too afraid to ask.
Faith to pray for...

life is hard but it's good |life of late|

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In less than three weeks, The Broken Prince becomes a reality.
In less than three weeks The Broken Prince comes into the world.
And my life has been literally insane.
I haven't done a life post in a hot minute. I've been doing more reflection posts because literally that's all I have the energy for. Life hasn't been that interesting anyway.
Insane, but not very interesting.
I'm pumped for my book but a little drained -- and it hasn't quite sunk in. I'm going to be a published author -...

i'm in love with watching the sun

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I'm in love with watching the sun set, but just as much, I'm in love with watching the sun rise. I'm in love with standing barefoot in the wet grass watching golden light streak across the sky. I'm in love with feeling warm rays on my skin, with the growing colors of day. I'm in love with watching the darkness lift and with the cool breeze kissing my face.
I'm in love with watching the sun rise and being there and experiencing it.
Every sun rise, every sun set, if I can be, I'll be...

PRE-ORDER THE BROKEN PRINCE [SIGNED] COPIES

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It is less than a month until The Broken Prince hits Amazon. The feeling is a bit surreal and I almost cannot imagine that it's possible. When I chose June third for the date, it was at random. I wanted something earlier but I convinced myself I would need the time.
And I most certainly did.
Choosing June third has given me time to plan and create and in general take a much needed breather from writing.
I've had some people ask if I plan on selling signed copies of The Broken Prince...

a fact about fear i never once considered...until now

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I'm not going to write a long post this evening, but I think you need to hear this post today. Because I really did.  I learned something about fear and it really hit hard and I realized such a mind-blowing concept is often overlook in a fear saturated world.
So just a quick note for you: I don't know what fear is driving you tonight. I don't know what kind of anxiety plagues you. I don't know your life's story. I don't know you.
But I learned this last night.
And I wanted to c...

why i have stopped trying to write controversial posts

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I haven't done a controversial post in awhile. I use to do them quite often. Basically if I'd hear something contradicting what I feel deeply about, I'd have to say my piece. I use to spend a lot of time trying to prove my point. I would research and plot and plan how to prove I was right. I loved a good debate. I loved to bring on the heat.
But in the past year or so I've found that I'm tired of trying of bring up controversy and trying to prove what I believe is right. I'm tired...

sometimes i wonder if you are okay |to the ones who have faded out of my life|

This is a sort of open letter to some people who have faded out of my life in the last couple of years. 

There are people who are in our lives briefly and touch us deeply. They steal a part of our hearts we did not think possible. We look back on our life before and wonder what we ever did without them.
It's scary how quickly we become attached, how quickly our lives are never the same.
And then, just when we think that, something happens. We lose touch, lose their number...they fade out of...

Becoming Us |ANOTHER ROBIN JONES GUNN BOOK YESSS|

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I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE Robin Jones Gunn fan. Her books have impacted my life in so many ways starting when I was only twelve and through my teenage and into my adult years. When I learned that I could get an ARC copy of her new release "Becoming Us" I was probably one of the first people who signed up.
Robin Jones Gunn never fails to disappoint to bring a moving story and moving characters. This one is no different.
Christy Miller IS BACK.
YESSSS!
After The Baby Years ended, I was hun...

this is a cliche easter post but i think you should read it anyway

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It's Easter.
Today marks the day I think about Jesus hanging on the cross. It wasn't an easy death. It is said to be the worst death any human could possibly face. Historians say His heart burst. Strips of skin hung off his back. He was naked. His friends betrayed Him. Soldiers mocked Him. Blood poured off His face. Literally He was unrecognizable.
It wasn't an easy death but He died willingly.
Today marks the day that darkness was conquered. Today is the day of remembrance when Lov...