August Highlights

So, August is over and summer is ending, and we have another monthly highlights post!  I apologize for this being posted so late- I was teetering between posting it today or on Friday, but decided to do it today since I have something already planned for Friday. ;)   So let's dive in!

~ADVENTURES AND HIGHLIGHTS~

//Enjoying the last days of summer! Even though I haven't done a whole lot this summer, I have gotten some chances to relax and just slow down, and that's been nice.

//Starting school and other activities again. Lots of busyness and fun!

//Beta-reading for some lovely people. Hopefully I'm getting better at it!

//Writing poetry. I've been writing a lot of poems lately, and am excited to share some with you through some more Tuesday Thoughts posts soon!

~BOOKISH THINGS~

I read 6 books this month, which for me is a rather low count. Anyway, I enjoyed the ones I did read and have some new books I'm looking forward to reading this month.

Books read in August: 6

Please excuse the weird format of these pictures! Hopefully you can tell which ones they are. :)

I liked all of these books pretty well. My favorite was The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, though. Narnia is pretty awesome. ♥  I didn't really have a least favorite, although Women in Science wasn't quite what I was expecting. It was still a nice read, however, and you can read my review of it here. I also will have a review of Where Hope Prevails coming soon.

I'm currently reading The Horse and His Boy and Jesus Freaks  

~BLOGGING~

Ahhh... I read so many good posts this month! Here's a few that I especially enjoyed-

// Extending Grace- Especially in Our Conversations by Bonnie 

// Vanquishing Fears by Hannah P. 

// freedom by Julia Ryan 

// Monday Musings- Your Truth by Tane Hannah

// Stress, School, Schedules by Hosanna Emily

And in case you missed any, here are my blog posts from August:

//The Wisteria Writer Tag + the By the Book Tag

// Presenting Poetry, August Edition

// "Women in Science" Book Review

// Summer Photography 

// Tuesday Thoughts [1]- Free

// 7 Words That Aren't Real Words

~THINGS COMING UP~

//Fall! Fall is my favorite time of year- I can't wait for the pumpkins, the candles, the beautiful leaves on the ground, the spices.....

//Diving headfirst into school and activities again

//Seeing what adventures God has planned for us in September!

How has your August gone? What are you looking forward to in September? Comment below!

Thanks for reading!

//Emily 

7 Words That Aren't Real Words

Hello, readers!
I've mentioned before that I'm pretty random, right? And I also like posting an occasional fun post on my blog. So, this Friday's post is basically  a combination of my randomness, my inward writer, and want for a fun post.

Irregardless

So yes, irregardless is technically a "word", as in  it doesn't have a red line under it in the Blogger post. But really, what on earth does it mean? The opposite of regardless? With regards? Why not just say with regards.....?

Supposably

Oh, were you thinking of the word supposedly? I bet you were! 

Undoubtably

Another commonly miss-spelled yet accepted word, just like supposably. In this case, the word should be undoubtedly.  

Conversate 

This is definitely not a word- even Google says so! Converse works and sounds a lot better. 

Unthaw

This one makes me laugh. If you're unthawing something, you're freezing it. So why not just say freeze and save yourself a syllable?

Flustrated 

You can be frustrated or flustered, but not flustrated! Please pick one or the other.

Heighth  

Yes, this is a Bible word, and it was used in ancient times. But now, it's considered an out-of-date word, so just use height, okay?

I hope you enjoyed this rather unusual post! I had fun writing it. :D  What was your favorite "un-word"? Do you use any words like these?

//Emily 

Tuesday Thoughts [1] - Free

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They may have seen the answer

But they are still so blind

Refuse to believe

The truth in front of them

That they can really be free

They struggle and suffer

Hiding their unbelief

They're chained by doubt

Burdened by fear

When trials come

Where do they turn?

There's no peace inside

No hope outside

We were once in their place

Chained and imprisoned

Burdened and afraid

Until we were made to understand

And believe the truth

That we can be free

Remember the captives

The burdened and afraid

Go tell them the truth

That will set them free

>>>>

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free..// John 8:32

 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation...//Psalm 25:5