Recent Reads #4

Here are a few books I've read recently with mini-reviews/my thoughts on each one!

Rush of Heaven by Ema McKinley with Cheryl Ricker

goodreads // amazon

You have to be tough to read this book. The author had an accident which caused RSD, an unbelievable painful condition, to enter and disfigure her body. For more than 15 years, she was confined to a wheelchair, her foot, arm, spine, and neck twisted and covered in rashes. Then, on Christmas Eve 18 years after her accident, her sons entered her home to find her standing before them, her wheelchair empty. She was miraculously healed by Jesus, her body completely straightened and given new skin. The descriptions of what she went through were grueling, and her faith admirable.

deaf child crossing by Marlee Matlin

goodreads // amazon

This book is about a 9 year old Deaf girl named Megan that goes to a hearing summer camp with her neighbor Cindy. This book is great to learn about Deaf culture, even more so than it's sequel Nobody's Perfect, since Megan must teach Cindy how to act appropriately according to Deaf Culture. They go through many ups and downs in their friendship, so it's also a journey of that. Out of the two, Cindy is a more likeable characters, although she does let Megan push her around a lot. 

never ever give up by Erik Rees with Jenna Glatzer

goodreads // amazon

This book tells the story of Jessie Rees as she battled brain cancer at the age of 11. The story is told from her dad's point of view. In the last ten months of her life, Jessie started a non-profit to help kids with cancer know someone cares and to bring them joy. Since I knew practically nothing about childhood cancer, I learned a lot. Jessie allowed God to show His love through her, even when she had every reason to be upset. I look forward to meeting her in heaven.

What have you read recently?

Photography // Mountains, History, Art

Today I have a some photography I did recently!

Pretty self-explanatory.

These mountains are beautiful! I really want to try to paint this.

Itty bitty pine cones!

This is a painting I recently did. It is symbolic of sin, Jesus' blood, and forgiveness, because Jesus' blood washes away our seen and makes us clean.

I've read Little Women at least 3 times, but I've never actually read it in paper book format! I've just read the ebook. I've been wanting a copy of the book for a  long time, but hadn't found the look that I liked. I found this Puffin version online and it is so pretty!

And so, yes, I am reading it again :)

I used the stack of papers that my great-grandfather wrote his life story on to take these pictures.

That was a rather short post, but I hope you still enjoyed it!

🎆 Disneyland! 🏰

I recently got back from Disneyland! I had a wonderful time and took some pictures that I thought would be fun to share!

On the airplane! Which of these do you like better? ↑ or ↓ . Copy and past the arrow into the comments :)

Just stepped in the park!

We rode a horseless carriage down Main Street and the driver told us about the horses as we passed one!

There were tiny baby ducklings on the dock going to Tom Sawyer Island :)

The Mark Twain Riverboat!

I've never done the Davy Crockett Canoes, but I think it would be fun.

I saw lots of construction for Star Wars Land (Galaxy's Edge). The structures were incredibly tall.

Mickey Mouse Ice Cream Bars are a must have!

The train takes a new path around the park. It was scenic around Tom Sawyer's Island. To the left was a lot of construction, although they did their best to block it off. You can see the crane a little in this picture.

I got this picture in Indiana Jones Adventure and I like it XD "TAKE HEED!" haha

We headed to Tomorrowland for Autopia!

So many pins in one of the shops! Do you collect Disney pins? I don't, but I still have a few. Maybe I can show them in the next random post.

I always like going to the Star Trader because it is the biggest shop that is not on Main Street. I wonder what it will sell if all the Star Wars merchandise moves to Galaxy's Edge?

Speaking of... There was already some 2019 Galaxy's Edge merchandise available in the Star Trader. I believe it was just these two shirts (mens and womens styles).

Fun fact: We saw YouTuber Brian Hull (external link) while we were shopping in the park!

The Castle!

Popcorn anyone? There was so many flavors and even different colors O_O

And lastly, I'll finish off with this photo of Alice's Mad Tea Party. I love the lanterns in the dark.

I had a great time at Disneyland! My favorite ride this time was probably Space Mountain! Have you been to Disneyland? What is your favorite ride?

PS I'm not really feeling the sign-off thing anymore. Thoughts? Pros/cons?

Easter Egg Art

Today I'll be showing you a few of the Easter eggs I made! I had fun making them and I love the colors.

This one's color is so beautiful.

This one turned out interesting, the pink is rather speckled and I used a hot pink marker at the bottom. I found that chalk markers showed up on the eggs really well. It is prone to rubbing off though.

This one is my favorite! hehe :)

Well, this post was short but I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the eggs I decorated! Did you color eggs for Easter?