Christmas, a Laptop, and a Blog Party // December Recap
Y'all...2017 is coming to an end. And I'm kinda excited for next year and I kinda don't want this year to end. But I'll save all that for my next post and just get on with this one. xD
\\ Life. \\
>> The bro and I took pictures of each other with the creepy lil' Santa to celebrate December.
>> I slept in. A lot.
Me: *wakes up* Oh great, it's probably something insane like 9 o'clock.Me: *sits up* *sees clock* 9:04?! Darn it!
But, ya know, maybe I needed the sleep because I sent this to a certain person the night before...
>> There was sparks flying out our chimney one night. No big deal, right? Yeah, that's what I thought...until Dad sent Tucker for the water hose. (Spoiler: We all survived.)
>> I fell down the stairs to the basement and was sore for a week. I'm not even kidding.
>> I was crowned the Queen of Christmas.
>> I decorated my bookshelves with Christmas lights. Allllll the heart eyes. <33
>> I discussed Christmas contemporary music with Dad.
*Drummer Boy by fK&C comes on*D: I'm not sure about this group just yetMe...I like that song.
>> We got like 13-14 inches of snow. And had apparently been indoors too long by Sunday afternoon.
Dad: How much tree has our water drunk?Mom: *replies without even catching it*Dad:....I think I said that wrong.Me: *chokes on coffee*
>> I acted like an immature little human over a cup of bad coke.
In the car on the way home from Wednesday night church....
Tucker: I'd kill for something to drink right now.
Me: *looks down at cup holder* oooh, I have coke from Chick-Fil-A! *grabs it*
Tucker: *glares at me*
Me: *smirks* would you share with me?
Tucker: *doesnt even bother answering*
Me: *drinks coke and eyes him* see, I have this sudden, really bad cold. *coughs harshly*
Tucker: I'll drink without the straw.
Me: *pulls up lid and coughs into cup*
Tucker: I'll drink from the other side.
Me: *pulls lid all the way off and continues fake-coughing* I'll even lick it. *licks the rim*
Mom: *rolling her eyes at her supposedly-almost-adult-daughter*
Tucker: I'll drink from the other end of the straw.
Me: *pulls straw out and licks the other end*
Tucker: ....I'd still drink it.
Me: *takes another sip* it's actually watered down from the ice and not very good.
End of matter? No one drank the rest of it.
>> Christmas happened! Which meant lots of epicness including a Christmas play at church, a blog party (more on that in a sec), and a laptop from my parents. O.O Yeah, they're kind of awesome.
>> Another moment of craziness...
Mom: Where's *youth leader* tonight? Tucker: He has an absent tooth.Me: Abscessed. Tucker: That too.
\\ Books. \\
So...I kinda read a ton of books this month except they were mostly more like short-stories, but I'm still counting them because I can. #logic
When I Fall in Love by Melissa Storm -- 2 stars The Art of Thankfulness by R.A. Rooney -- 4 stars Christmas by the Sea by Beth Wiseman -- 5 stars -- Review HERE. The Christmas Star by Ace Collins -- 5 stars -- Review HERE. The Christmas Candle by Richard Paul Evans -- 3 stars As in Olden Days by Jesseca Wheaton -- 5 stars -- Review HERE. The Proposal by Becky Wade -- 5 stars -- Review HERE. Ephesians -- 5 stars Christmas Smiles by Rebekah Morris -- 4 stars -- Review HERE.
The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren -- 5 stars -- Review HERE.
Red Boots by Kate Willis -- 5 stars -- Review HERE.
Titus -- 5 stars
Esther Ashton's New Dress by Kelly Roth -- 5 stars -- Review HERE.
Haywire Christmas by Jenni Hunt -- 4 stars
Mistletoe Mistake by Lynette Sowell -- 3.5 stars
The 12 Cats of Christmas by Perry Elizabeth Kirkpatrick -- 3.5 stars
Christmas Eve at the Backdoor by Rebekah A. Morris -- 5 stars -- Review HERE.
Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber -- 3.5 stars
Shooting at the Stars by John Hendrix -- 4 stars
Sooo...I got some books for Christmas, and I bought some books myself. (And only one was from a Black Friday sale. Mwahaha, look at me being all smart and responsible.)
\\ Writing. \\
I wrote a little over 3,000 words this month...which sounds super lame, but then I remember that I wrote like 28+ blog posts....I don't feel so bad. xD
I also started a new story/book, a sort of sequel to "A Soldier's Freedom", which is fun and sweet and adorable and YAS. ^-^
\\ Music & Movies. \\
I watched lots of Christmas-y ness! And some not. xD
Love's Christmas Journey Silent Night Waltons Christmas (S5)Sweet Nothing in My EarSigned, Sealed, Delivered (Lost Without You, Higher Ground, and Home Again)Dashing Though the SnowWCTH Christmas: The Wishing TreeChristmas in Canaan & Christmas Comes Home to CanaanIt's a Wonderful Life
\\ Blogging. \\
>> The 12 Days of Christmas blog party happened! It was sooo much fun. :D Find all the goodness here.
~ Favorite Posts of the Month ~ *Not including 12DoC posts*
Living for the Other Side // You Can't Be Everyone's Favorite Sauce
Novels, Dragons, and Wardrobe Doors // Her Son, Her Savior & The Faith of the Carpenter
More Precious Than Gold // Seasons of Life: Winter
Ivie Writes // For When You Feel Run Down
Apples of Gold // I came. I saw. I judged.
\\ Goals. \\
~ December Goals
>> Read 12 books. Nailed it xD
>> Edit through chapter 25 of War Tears. *dramatic coughing* Erm, no. I didn't even touch that messy ol' book this month.
>> Finish writing the second Christmas story, edit the first. I edited the one (and let y'all read it!), but I still haven't finished the other.
>> Stay caught up with emails. Pretty much. ;D
>> Host the 12DoC blog party. Yup!!
>> Participate in Liv's Little Women Read-Along. ...no. I'm still only 1/4 through the book, but I still plan to finish.
>> Have a very, Merry Christmas! Yup! :)
~ January Goals
>> Read 8 books.
>> Finish editing part one of War Tears, start part two, and send part one to my alphas.
>> Stay caught up with emails.
>> Survive school.
>> Rewrite/edit a short story from last year to, hopefully, publish soon. (By the way, anyone interested in beta-reading that in a few weeks? :P)
>> Write 1-2 short stories for a contest.
>> Finish a beta-reading project.
>> Take a break from blogging. (Yup, that's right. Other than a few posts next week, I'm taking January off from blogging. I'll be back with a recap around the end of the month. ;))
>> Host a bookstagram challenge! (This is gonna be a lot of fun, y'all. :D Also, for anyone who doesn't have Instagram, I'm going to be adding my pictures to a page on this blog sporadically. ;))
How was y'all's Christmas season/December? :D Any thoughts on what I should add to/take away from these monthly wrap-ups in the new year? ~Faith
\\ Life. \\
>> The bro and I took pictures of each other with the creepy lil' Santa to celebrate December.
>> I slept in. A lot.
Me: *wakes up* Oh great, it's probably something insane like 9 o'clock.Me: *sits up* *sees clock* 9:04?! Darn it!
But, ya know, maybe I needed the sleep because I sent this to a certain person the night before...
>> There was sparks flying out our chimney one night. No big deal, right? Yeah, that's what I thought...until Dad sent Tucker for the water hose. (Spoiler: We all survived.)
>> I fell down the stairs to the basement and was sore for a week. I'm not even kidding.
>> I was crowned the Queen of Christmas.
>> I decorated my bookshelves with Christmas lights. Allllll the heart eyes. <33
>> I discussed Christmas contemporary music with Dad.
*Drummer Boy by fK&C comes on*D: I'm not sure about this group just yetMe...I like that song.
>> We got like 13-14 inches of snow. And had apparently been indoors too long by Sunday afternoon.
Dad: How much tree has our water drunk?Mom: *replies without even catching it*Dad:....I think I said that wrong.Me: *chokes on coffee*
>> I acted like an immature little human over a cup of bad coke.
In the car on the way home from Wednesday night church....
Tucker: I'd kill for something to drink right now.
Me: *looks down at cup holder* oooh, I have coke from Chick-Fil-A! *grabs it*
Tucker: *glares at me*
Me: *smirks* would you share with me?
Tucker: *doesnt even bother answering*
Me: *drinks coke and eyes him* see, I have this sudden, really bad cold. *coughs harshly*
Tucker: I'll drink without the straw.
Me: *pulls up lid and coughs into cup*
Tucker: I'll drink from the other side.
Me: *pulls lid all the way off and continues fake-coughing* I'll even lick it. *licks the rim*
Mom: *rolling her eyes at her supposedly-almost-adult-daughter*
Tucker: I'll drink from the other end of the straw.
Me: *pulls straw out and licks the other end*
Tucker: ....I'd still drink it.
Me: *takes another sip* it's actually watered down from the ice and not very good.
End of matter? No one drank the rest of it.
>> Christmas happened! Which meant lots of epicness including a Christmas play at church, a blog party (more on that in a sec), and a laptop from my parents. O.O Yeah, they're kind of awesome.
>> Another moment of craziness...
Mom: Where's *youth leader* tonight? Tucker: He has an absent tooth.Me: Abscessed. Tucker: That too.
\\ Books. \\
So...I kinda read a ton of books this month except they were mostly more like short-stories, but I'm still counting them because I can. #logic
When I Fall in Love by Melissa Storm -- 2 stars The Art of Thankfulness by R.A. Rooney -- 4 stars Christmas by the Sea by Beth Wiseman -- 5 stars -- Review HERE. The Christmas Star by Ace Collins -- 5 stars -- Review HERE. The Christmas Candle by Richard Paul Evans -- 3 stars As in Olden Days by Jesseca Wheaton -- 5 stars -- Review HERE. The Proposal by Becky Wade -- 5 stars -- Review HERE. Ephesians -- 5 stars Christmas Smiles by Rebekah Morris -- 4 stars -- Review HERE.
The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren -- 5 stars -- Review HERE.
Red Boots by Kate Willis -- 5 stars -- Review HERE.
Titus -- 5 stars
Esther Ashton's New Dress by Kelly Roth -- 5 stars -- Review HERE.
Haywire Christmas by Jenni Hunt -- 4 stars
Mistletoe Mistake by Lynette Sowell -- 3.5 stars
The 12 Cats of Christmas by Perry Elizabeth Kirkpatrick -- 3.5 stars
Christmas Eve at the Backdoor by Rebekah A. Morris -- 5 stars -- Review HERE.
Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber -- 3.5 stars
Shooting at the Stars by John Hendrix -- 4 stars
Sooo...I got some books for Christmas, and I bought some books myself. (And only one was from a Black Friday sale. Mwahaha, look at me being all smart and responsible.)
\\ Writing. \\
I wrote a little over 3,000 words this month...which sounds super lame, but then I remember that I wrote like 28+ blog posts....I don't feel so bad. xD
I also started a new story/book, a sort of sequel to "A Soldier's Freedom", which is fun and sweet and adorable and YAS. ^-^
\\ Music & Movies. \\
I watched lots of Christmas-y ness! And some not. xD
Love's Christmas Journey Silent Night Waltons Christmas (S5)Sweet Nothing in My EarSigned, Sealed, Delivered (Lost Without You, Higher Ground, and Home Again)Dashing Though the SnowWCTH Christmas: The Wishing TreeChristmas in Canaan & Christmas Comes Home to CanaanIt's a Wonderful Life
\\ Blogging. \\
>> The 12 Days of Christmas blog party happened! It was sooo much fun. :D Find all the goodness here.
~ Favorite Posts of the Month ~ *Not including 12DoC posts*
Living for the Other Side // You Can't Be Everyone's Favorite Sauce
Novels, Dragons, and Wardrobe Doors // Her Son, Her Savior & The Faith of the Carpenter
More Precious Than Gold // Seasons of Life: Winter
Ivie Writes // For When You Feel Run Down
Apples of Gold // I came. I saw. I judged.
\\ Goals. \\
~ December Goals
>> Read 12 books. Nailed it xD
>> Edit through chapter 25 of War Tears. *dramatic coughing* Erm, no. I didn't even touch that messy ol' book this month.
>> Finish writing the second Christmas story, edit the first. I edited the one (and let y'all read it!), but I still haven't finished the other.
>> Stay caught up with emails. Pretty much. ;D
>> Host the 12DoC blog party. Yup!!
>> Participate in Liv's Little Women Read-Along. ...no. I'm still only 1/4 through the book, but I still plan to finish.
>> Have a very, Merry Christmas! Yup! :)
~ January Goals
>> Read 8 books.
>> Finish editing part one of War Tears, start part two, and send part one to my alphas.
>> Stay caught up with emails.
>> Survive school.
>> Rewrite/edit a short story from last year to, hopefully, publish soon. (By the way, anyone interested in beta-reading that in a few weeks? :P)
>> Write 1-2 short stories for a contest.
>> Finish a beta-reading project.
>> Take a break from blogging. (Yup, that's right. Other than a few posts next week, I'm taking January off from blogging. I'll be back with a recap around the end of the month. ;))
>> Host a bookstagram challenge! (This is gonna be a lot of fun, y'all. :D Also, for anyone who doesn't have Instagram, I'm going to be adding my pictures to a page on this blog sporadically. ;))
How was y'all's Christmas season/December? :D Any thoughts on what I should add to/take away from these monthly wrap-ups in the new year? ~Faith
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