five friday favorites #4: week of oct. 31, 2014

IT'S FRIDAY!!! Can you tell I'm excited? This week has felt particularly long for some reason, and I'm super ready for the weekend. I'm also excited to see all the trick-or-treaters who will come to my door this evening, and I'm super excited about something that's happening tomorrow, which I'm sure will make next week's Friday Favorites (so...

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agonizing over reviews

You probably know that a large portion of my blogging is reviewing books. (I do that over at Christian Chick's Thoughts.) Most of the time, it's pretty easy. Time consuming, but easy. Even when I come across a book I don't love, I can usually find something redemptive about it and can focus on that while still being honest about what I didn't like. But tonight, I'm struggling. I just finished a book that, in all honesty, I hated. I only read...

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five friday favorites #3: week of oct. 24, 2014

Welcome to another Friday Favorites ... on Saturday! My book review schedule was a bit crazy this week, so I didn't have time to work on this until today. Once again, I'm linking up with Heather at Housewife Glamour. 1. Spotify's "Ultimate Covers" playlist I've recently been listening to a lot of Spotify at work--mostly movie scores with some...

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movie mondays: movies to avoid (amazon prime)

If you have any streaming services, you know your options often seem limitless. You also know that the majority of films available to stream are not the blockbusters everyone's heard of. No, most of the films are independent films, and their covers often announce all of these wonderful film festival awards. But how do you know if they're worth your...

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five friday favorites #2: week of october 17, 2014

Welcome to another Five Friday Favorites post! I had so much fun last week that I decided to do it again. (And I'm linking up at Housewife Glamour again, too.) After I got into this week's post, I realized that almost everything was food related, so I decided to just go for it and make this Five Friday Food Favorites. (How's that for alliteration?) 1....

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throwback thursday: and here's the proof ...

When I wrote about my love for Faded Glory, my sister commented that she was hoping to see pictures of me from high school wearing Faded Glory clothes--specifically, this plaid shirt that I wore all the time. While I'm always reluctant to look back at "High School Becky," I tried to accommodate her. But I couldn't find any pictures of myself wearing...

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movie mondays: a great sci-fi film you've never seen

I'm introducing a new series today: Movie Mondays. I may miss some weeks because, you know, life, but I'm hoping to have a movie-related post most Mondays. About 10 years ago, my brother told me about this science fiction movie he'd seen. He told me I'd love it, and he gave me a copy to back up his claim. It took me a while, but I did watch it....

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five friday favorites #1: week of oct. 10, 2014

My sister (who has become my blogging champion of late and should really begin blogging herself) recently came up with a list of things I should blog about. On that list? Friday Favorites. I've noticed other bloggers doing them, but I'd never really thought about it. Until now. So today begins my Five Friday Favorites--five things I'm enjoying this...

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dear faded glory ...

I love you, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I work at a Christian school, so I don't get paid a lot. Honestly, I don't need a lot—I live in Nebraska, where the cost of living is well below the national average, and I don't have any kids to support (although my cats are surprisingly expensive). But since I bought my house, most of my spare money is...

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welcome to coffee & conversation!

Hello! I'm so glad you're joining me here at Coffee & Conversation. If you're a regular reader of Christian Chick's Thoughts, I'm glad you've made the move with me to my new blog home. I hope you'll continue to check out Christian Chick's Thoughts for my book reviews, but I also hope you make yourself at home here! If you're brand new, a special welcome to you! Please look around, join in the conversation, and have fun! I now have four blogs,...

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october goals

My six questions post (and the conversation with my mom that preceded it) has had me thinking about goals. I still have no idea what my long-term goals are. But short-term ones? Those I can come up with. Here they are: I chose six because, well, you know how I feel about that number! My goal (ha, ha) is to have a new set each month. And when I...

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