Happy last day of the year! I hope that you and yours enjoyed the holidays and will be able to eek out a few more days of extended pajama wearing and movie watching.
Bernie. People, I just watched this one and it is BRILLIANT. If you like quirky, dark-ish comedies and you hail from anywhere near or below the Mason-Dixon line, you will love this movie.
Wasteland. It’s a documentary about art, poverty, garbage and how they all come together in a way that is redemptive, inspiring, and heart-wrenching. I’ve watched it twice.
Queen of Versailles. Also a documentary but this one chronicles the rags-to-riches-turned-riches-to-rags story of an extremely wealthy family currently building the largest home in America. It’s riveting.
The Hunger Games. Though the cinematography made me a bit queasy, I felt the movie adaptation of the first book was really well-done. The Capital and its inhabitants were a marvel of make-up and costume genius.
{Fiction} To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I’ve already read this book but my daughter and I went through it this summer and I fell in love all over again. It may be my favorite novel of all time.
{Fiction} The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I know everyone has already read this one but I’m late to the game. It took me a long time to get through it but it was worth the perseverance. It’s an epic, sweeping work that reads like a memoir of the various characters of the story. The writing is masterful and the historical backdrop is both tumultuous and tragic.
{Spiritual} The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning. I think I read it twice this year. I echo the thoughts of many when I say that it’s one of the most spiritually influential books of my life, a book I will continue to read and digest for years to come.
Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. Obviously. If you’re sick of me talking about this bread, I’m sorry. It really is that good and that easy.
Pecan Pie Bars. I’m not even a mega fan of pecans but I nearly ate the whole pan of this stuff by myself. Here’s the recipe.
A friend of mine surprised me with a gift-wrapped tube of this fabulous, splurgy lipstick and I cried. Yes I did. I love surprises and I love lipstick and I cry easily so this really shouldn’t surprise anyone who knows me well. She saw that I had pinned it on Pinterest and she bought me a tube! Anyway, about the lipstick…it’s the perfect color for everything. It’s pinky-brown and satiny, lovely alone or under gloss. I guard this lipstick with my life.
Spotify. My brother just introduced me to this. It’s sort of like Pandora but you can just type in songs or artists and listen to any of their songs. You can even make playlists. I don’t keep up with new music like I did in my younger years but I’m beginning to broaden my horizons a bit.
Pinterest. No explanation needed.
I’m often partial to different posts than the ones that get the most views but I thought it would be fun to search through my posts and see which one got the most views. And the winner is…
Bernie? Bernie? seriously? we were advised to watch this movie b/c it is set 1 hr from where we live now. several of our friends used to go to church with the lady that starts and ends the movie. but it does describe East Texas pretty accurately “behind the piney curtain”. they joked about not to showing it to anyone considering working at LETU. haha
love your fun posts (and your serious ones too!)
oh my… the pecan pie bars. My dad made these for Thanksgiving and they’re AMAZING! I don’t really even like pecan pie! soooo good!