Literature & the Soul

Freedom is a particularly important topic today, as it is Veterans’ Day. First off, if any service members are reading this, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE . You hold the line to keep our freedom secure. I know that freedom is not free, so my deepest gratitude goes out to you for your sacrifice. Recently, I read The Maze Runner  series by James Dashner for the first time. This series has been on my TBR for years, and I am so sad that I waited so long to read it. This series was i

As the Thanksgiving season is fast approaching, I want to take a moment today to touch on the spirit and importance of gratitude. Many experiences in my life have shown me the power of gratitude, like mindfulness journaling (shout out to my Sophomore English Teacher, Mrs. Fred), sitting in the beauty of nature, and, of course, reading . I mentioned The Hunger Games  in one of my earlier blog posts as the beginning of my passion for reading. This series changed my life so comp

This week’s blog post will be slightly different. Once a month, I am going to write about the portrayal of rightly ordered love in different novels. Because of my Christian background, I know that God is love. Therefore, I understand that love is sacrifice, and love is not about the individual but about the other. To quote 1 Corinthians: 4-7, “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irrit