Saturday Snickers - 4/23/16

I can't tell you how many times people ask me, "Are you okay? Is something wrong," when I am just sitting there contentedly, staring off into space.

Saturday Snickers - 4/16/16

Seriously, though. I'm really glad I don't have to vote in this election.

5 Brush Fonts You Won't Want To Miss!

     Oooooops. There goes the nerdy, font-obsessed side of me again. But for those of you who suffer from the same incurable illness, this will be the  of your day!

     Because.

     All.

     Of.

     These.

     Fonts.

     Are.

     Free.

     Totally free. No strings attached, no fine print, no snare trap hiding under terms and conditions. These amazing fonts are your new best friends. #bestfriendsforever

     Let's get down to business.

     P.S. - Forget how to download fonts? It okay. Here: How To Download Fonts.

     1.     Roomfer

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.

     Of all the fonts in this post, this one is my favorite. Classy, yet chic. Brushed, yet readable. Scripty, yet elegant. It's perfect for quotes, titles, and pretty much anything else.

Download here.

     2. Pennellino

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.

     This font has a lot of charm and uniqueness. It has a somewhat "creepy" effect to it (or is it just me?), but it's still super-duper pretty. 

Download here.

     3. Bakery>

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.

     I love love love this font! It has a cool feature you might have noticed under the word. The > key creates a little swash under any word. You can emphasize your name, a title, or anything you want.

Download here.

    4 . Sophia

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.

     This font is soooo sweet! It's a little bit different than the others, because you'll notice the lowercase letters don't go up as high. It starts by making a statement with the big uppercase letter, then finishes with smaller, elegant letters. 

Download here.

     This font is a little hard to read, but oh so pretty! I love the open loop in the h's, k's, b's, f's, etc.

Download here.

     So there ya have it. 5 of my favorite brush fonts. Hope you have fun experimenting with all of them!

This or That?

Here's another chance for you to get to know me better, with a little game of...

1. Coffee or tea? 

Coffee, but sometimes tea.

2. Blue or Pink?

Blue.

3. Creamy or crunchy? Peanut butter, that is...

Crunchy.

4. Summer or winter?

Summer. 

5. Pepsi or Coke?

Pepsi.

6. Pepsi or Dr. Pepper?

Dr. Pepper.

7. Chocolate  or vanilla ? 

Chocolate-is-that-even-a-question. Vanilla's just too . . . vanilla-y.

8. Cats or dogs?

Anything but cats.  = evil

9. Target or Walmart?

Target.

10. Basketball or volleyball?

Volleyball all the way. 

11. Sneakers or heels?

. . . hmmmmm, SNEAKERS. 

12. Right or left-handed? 

Right handed.

13. Modern or vintage?

Vintage.

14. Country or city?

Little bit of both ;)

15. Bacon or--

BACON!!! I don't care what the other option was, I'll take the bacon.

16. Books or movies?

Mostly books.

17. Pride and Prejudice or Persuasion?

Persuasion, definitely!! 

18. Coffee: black or cream and sugar?

Sometimes black, sometimes cream and sugar. And flavor shots. And whipped cream. It just depends on my mood. And my wallet. ;P

19. Galaxy or floral pattern?

Galaxy, as you can see in the banner at the top of the page...

20. Introvert or Extrovert?

INTROVERT. Now go away and let me be alone with my books and coffee. :)

Nerdy Quiz

     Hi there! 

     Today, I'm embracing my inner nerd and sharing a little bit about my smarty-pants side with you! Hope you enjoy and don't get too scared of my awesomeness.  <- new fav emoji!!

1. Favorite font(s)?

     Oh my. This is hard. I mean, REALLY hard. I feel like if I choose one font, the other fonts will feel left out... :(

     But I'm gonna do this.

Chasing embers

Chasing Embers, download here.

Hello Script

Hello Script, download here.

Nexa Rust, download here. All the way down at the bottom of the screen, green button. 

KG Beneath your beautiful

KG Beneath Your Beautiful, download here.

Tartlers End

Tartlers End, download here.

How to download fonts: here.

2. Favorite Author(s)

     Again, super duper hard! But here are my top five favorite authors:

     1) Christmas Carol Kauffman - For One Moment

     2) Andrew Klavan - The Homelanders series

     

     3) Chuck Black - Knights of Arrethrae 

     4) Laura Ingalls Wilder - Little House series

     5) Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

3. Favorite Poem?

     "The Children's Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

     "Between the dark and the daylight,

      When the night is beginning to lower,

Comes a pause in the day's occupations,

      That is known as the Children's Hour.

I hear in the chamber above me

      The patter of little feet,

The sound of a door that is opened,

      And voices soft and sweet.

From my study I see in the lamplight,

      Descending the broad hall stair,

Grave Alice, and laughing Allegra,

      And Edith with golden hair.

A whisper, and then a silence:

      Yet I know by their merry eyes

They are plotting and planning together

      To take me by surprise.

A sudden rush from the stairway,

      A sudden raid from the hall!

By three doors left unguarded

      They enter my castle wall!

They climb up into my turret

      O'er the arms and back of my chair;

If I try to escape, they surround me;

      They seem to be everywhere.

They almost devour me with kisses,

      Their arms about me entwine,

Till I think of the Bishop of Bingen

      In his Mouse-Tower on the Rhine!

Do you think, O blue-eyed banditti,

      Because you have scaled the wall,

Such an old mustache as I am

      Is not a match for you all!

I have you fast in my fortress,

      And will not let you depart,

But put you down into the dungeon

      In the round-tower of my heart.

And there will I keep you forever,

      Yes, forever and a day,

Till the walls shall crumble to ruin,

      And moulder in dust away!"

     Such a cute poem about his three daughters. 

4. Favorite Nerdy Joke or Pun?

   Hehehe, hope you find it... 

Saturday Snickers - 1/23/16

"This is a charming house."

"Good day, Miss Elizabeth."

Merry Christmas 2015!

     Did you all have an awesome Christmas like I did? 

     Ever since I was a little girl in pigtails, I could never sleep on Christmas Eve. Like ever. Without fail, I wake up every hour, on the hour.

     "Only three more hours . . . just two more hours to go . . . one hour . . . ok, NOW I can get up." :D

     Home Christmases are the best, in my humble opinion. There's nothing better than sitting in the living room, with only the lights of the Christmas tree making the room glow with a warmness that only comes on Christmas.

     And you may quote me.

     Here's a few pictures of our wonderful Christmas. There aren't a lot, because we were busy making memories and laughing our heads off.

Our "homemade" looking tree

Mom's cinnamon rolls

Our little chalkboard that we change everyday to be one day less <3

I got my brothers beard ornaments (yes, ornaments for your beard)!

At my Grammy's house

Christmas dinner

So many desserts!!

And a little humor...

Books You MUST Read

     We're heading into winter, when you're cooped up inside with no place to go and nothing to do. You've read all the books you own. Voila! That's where I come in!

(Books marked with an * are available in the church library. 

Books with ** means they are in the LC library.)

1. The Homelanders Series by Andrew Klavan**

     It usually takes me a long time to read a book, much less an entire series. My friend (I hope you're reading this, Jillian :D) encouraged me to start the first book. I did, quite skeptical that I would finish the book, or even like it.

     I surprised myself. You know how they say in book reviews, "I couldn't put it down"? Well, I literally couldn't. Every chapter has a plot twist that eventually develops the whole picture. A couple of times, my jaw actually dropped, it was so surprising and unexpected. Totally awesome book!

2. The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde

     This is a great {short} book to read in one sitting. It's an humorous play with quirky, unique characters and a surprise ending! It's also sorta funny to read the "thee's" and thou's!" And it's available for free on Kindle!

3. Rachel's Tears by Beth Nimmo and Darrell Scott (Rachel's parents)*

     This book is, by far, one of the most moving books I have ever read. It tells the story of Christian teen Rachel Scott, and how she was brutally martyred for her faith at a shooting at her high school. It has excerpts of her private prayer journals and letters to God. There's no doubt that her spiritual walk was alive and thriving, and that she is in Heaven right now.

4. The Knights of Arrethrae Series by Chuck Black*

     I. Love. This. Series. It's action-packed, set in medieval times, with a Biblical allegory in each book! They include: Sir Kendrick, Sir Bentley, Sir Dalton, Lady Carliss, Sir Quinlan, and Sir Rowan. The books in this series don't build on one another, so you can read them in any order. Chuck Black has also written The Kingdom Series*, which is equally as awesome.

5. The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom*

     This is such a great book! It tells the story of one woman's EXTRAordinary faith in the midst of the Nazi takeover of Holland, her home country. She survives being in a Nazi concentration camp, starvation, extreme cold, and being imprisoned. Through it all, she keeps a smile on her face and tells others of the great God shes serves!

6. Tramp for the Lord by Corrie ten Boom*

     This book is a sequel to The Hiding Place. In this book, Corrie ten Boom tells of the opportunities she had, after the war ended, to share her experience with others, but more importantly, share Jesus Christ with them. It's packed with convicting stories of people who heard her story and got saved as a result!

7. Perfectly Unique by Annie F. Downs

     Aside from the a-ma-zing cover (:D), this book is perfect for teen girls!! The author is a Southern gal, so she's very down-to-earth and real. When you read it, it's like you're reading a letter from a friend!

     Each chapter highlights a different part of your body (feet, arms, hands, even shoulders, etc.) that you can use to praise God with! She talks about how she was really uncomfortable with her body as a teen girl and the crazy things she used to do to try to change the way her body looked. Really awesome book for teen girls of any age!

8. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

     I must end with a classic. I challenged myself last year. I said, "Brittany, you are going to sit down and read Pride and Prejudice. You're going to read all the weird language that they wrote in that era. You're going to read it with a British accent if necessary (which I did...)." 

     I had started reading it many, many times and just never got more than one-third of the way through. The first chapter. Of the first volume. But ya know what? Once I got going, I realized what a beautiful piece of literature it really is! Everyone thinks that it's just an gushy-mushy, lovey-dovey romance. And it sort of is . . . (I would not recommend young men to read this . . . LOL) 

     But there is a definitely lesson in the book for us: don't judge a person by the way he/she looks. Both Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy made quick judgments of one another before they even had a chance to get to know each other. Yes, there are some funny parts, like when Mr. Collins proposes to Lizzy. Overall, it's a pretty awesome book. Go read it. Now.

     Well, that concludes my personal book recommendations. Hope you enjoyed! Now go out there and educate your mind by reading. Kudos.

Disclaimer: the authors of the books I mentioned are not paying me to applaud their book; I'm doing it because I sincerely love all of these books.