Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

What-ho, all!  So, as those of you who follow me on Goodreads may be aware, I recently re-read In My Father's House (my Goodreads review is here ), a historical novel by Ann Rinaldi which I discovered about a year ago. Well, fam, that novel is within an inch of perfection, and I am just a little bit passionate about it.  (LIKE FOR REALS IT'S SO GOOD.)  Aaaaand, as I mentioned back in  this post , I can envision bits and pieces of an amaaaaaaazing movie adaptation and it makes me sad that it will probably never be. :( (Side note:  Do y'all ever feel like there are so many different things you could/should possibly do with your life?  Like, there's the whole pursuing an English degree thing but then there's also music and then of course film-making because there are so many worthy books that will probably never see the light of the silver screen if you/I don't make it happen?) *clears throat*  Anyway . . . So yes, I have a bit of a dream ...

Family mine!  Hamlette's fifth annual Tolkien Blog Party is starting today!  I realize I haven't put a button on my sidebar yet, but I have been thinking about this and wondering what I could contribute other than my tag answers.  I still don't know, but I'll keep thinking. :-P  In the meantime, here are my answers to Hamlette's tag!  [And also, guys, her giveaway this year is PHENOMENAL.  My inner fangirl is, like, almost drooling.  (But not really.  'Cause that's gross.  My inner fangirl is Quite Excited, let's say.)  Click here to check it out!] On to zee questions! 1. How long have you been a Tolkien fan?   I don't remember how many years it's been since my family first showed me the movies, but I know it wasn't that long ago.  Also *sheepish grin* I didn't become a fan right away.  (You can read more about that in this post , if you wish.)  But yes, I am now thoroughly, completely, and firmly Ens...

[Originally posted on my other blog,  Towards Indecisive and Palpitating Stars .] Preface:  There's an important difference between man-made and God-given dreams.  I recognize that.  And yes, I do think that sometimes God may call us to give up a dream or to lay it aside for a time.   But this post deals with a different situation.  This post is for you, Christ-follower who wants desperately to just get it right , to do what God wants you to do: you who have become convinced, after prayerful seeking and wise counsel, that God is leading you in a specific direction -- that he has implanted a certain dream in your heart; you who've been wooed in the secret place, when it's just you and God; you who have received whispered confirmations; you who have been excited to move forward in faith, trusting him to make things clear in his time and his way.  But now it's been a little while, and you're starting to have that uneasy feeling that maybe you just ...

GUYS GUYS GUYS. Y'all know  Hamlette ?  WELL. For several months now (how long has it been?), she has been working on a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, except in a Western setting.  Pretty cool, huh? Well, fam, she's finished it. AND SHE'S PUBLISHING IT.   And, if you couldn't tell, I'm "monstrous glad" about the whole thing. :D   BUT IT GETS BETTER.  Because today, I have the privilege of participating in the cover reveal!!!  *squeals*  Care to see it?  (It's really cool, guys.) Okay, okay, here it is: *cue fanfare* GUUUUUUUUUUUUYYYYYYSSSSSS. My reaction: Is it not scarily awesome?!?!  I just, wow.  Like, can we talk about how they fused the mountain range and the hills and his hat?!  [I'm not sure if I can do those eyes, though.  Those are legit sort of scary if you look at them for too long. (I guess that's kind of the point.)] Here's a short-n-sweet...