hollysplawn
@hollysplawn.bsky.social
reader thinker
wife mother
Jesus follower
In Texas but not of Texas
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wife mother
Jesus follower
In Texas but not of Texas
Check out my profile on Goodreads!
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/16019034
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
January 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
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The 3rd Monday of January is still for the dreamers. My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...
Opinion | Martin Luther King Is a Model of Hope Just When We Need It (Gift Article)
The troubled times many of us feel we are in make his message especially relevant.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The 3rd Monday of January is still for the dreamers. My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...
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One of our favorite stops when we go look at Christmas lights
December 20, 2024 at 4:41 PM
One of our favorite stops when we go look at Christmas lights
show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie
December 19, 2024 at 11:31 PM
show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie
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ACTUAL Person of the Year
Gisèle Pelicot stood with her head held high in a courtroom in Avignon, France, on Thursday as the verdicts in the four-month rape trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men were read. Her image has become a symbol of female strength around the world, our critic writes.
Read more: nyti.ms/49MwR3U
Read more: nyti.ms/49MwR3U
December 19, 2024 at 4:32 PM
ACTUAL Person of the Year
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Reminder: just because Job calls humans "worms" in his lament, and David calls himself a "worm" in a Psalm describing his suffering, does not mean you are a worm. It does not mean God thinks of you like a worm.
Jesus says you are "worth more than many sparrows."
Bird theology > Worm theology
Jesus says you are "worth more than many sparrows."
Bird theology > Worm theology
December 10, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Reminder: just because Job calls humans "worms" in his lament, and David calls himself a "worm" in a Psalm describing his suffering, does not mean you are a worm. It does not mean God thinks of you like a worm.
Jesus says you are "worth more than many sparrows."
Bird theology > Worm theology
Jesus says you are "worth more than many sparrows."
Bird theology > Worm theology
Anyone playing Strands on NYT games? I try to play without hints
Strands #282
“Something to see”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
Strands #282
“Something to see”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
December 10, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Anyone playing Strands on NYT games? I try to play without hints
Strands #282
“Something to see”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
Strands #282
“Something to see”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
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"Before I do anything I ask myself, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing."
December 2, 2024 at 11:50 PM
"Before I do anything I ask myself, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing."
November reads
Have you read any of these?
My favorites were Practicing the Way and The Bletchley Riddle
Have you read any of these?
My favorites were Practicing the Way and The Bletchley Riddle
December 2, 2024 at 12:32 AM
November reads
Have you read any of these?
My favorites were Practicing the Way and The Bletchley Riddle
Have you read any of these?
My favorites were Practicing the Way and The Bletchley Riddle
This line struck me
“It is almost impossible to love someone if you are consumed with trying to change them.”
“It is almost impossible to love someone if you are consumed with trying to change them.”
“Even now, I feel the visceral heaviness of my parents’ absence,” writes Carrie McKean.
“But I cannot go back to the way things were. And it has taken me a long time to accept that God’s grace covers this too, for he is no stranger to messy families.”
“But I cannot go back to the way things were. And it has taken me a long time to accept that God’s grace covers this too, for he is no stranger to messy families.”
I’m Estranged from My Parents. I Still Love Them. - Christianity Today
Even when family ties are severed, God does not cut off his care.
www.christianitytoday.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:13 PM
This line struck me
“It is almost impossible to love someone if you are consumed with trying to change them.”
“It is almost impossible to love someone if you are consumed with trying to change them.”
I’ve spent three weeks slogging to get halfway through this. Today I decided to not finish it. Did you read this? Did you love it?
November 30, 2024 at 12:41 AM
I’ve spent three weeks slogging to get halfway through this. Today I decided to not finish it. Did you read this? Did you love it?
I love to see the “20 books that have stayed with me” posts but I can’t remember to post one a day. Here are my twenty. Are any a favorite of yours? #booksky
November 29, 2024 at 6:54 PM
I love to see the “20 books that have stayed with me” posts but I can’t remember to post one a day. Here are my twenty. Are any a favorite of yours? #booksky
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matt gaetz has now removed more sexual predators from a conservative institution than the southern baptists have done in the last 50 years
November 21, 2024 at 8:22 PM
matt gaetz has now removed more sexual predators from a conservative institution than the southern baptists have done in the last 50 years
Finally, good news!
November 21, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Finally, good news!
Recently I began memorizing verses from my reading or devotionals that resonate with me. This is what I’m longing for now and in the upcoming months.
November 21, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Recently I began memorizing verses from my reading or devotionals that resonate with me. This is what I’m longing for now and in the upcoming months.
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Feels like we are living in an SNL cold open.
November 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Feels like we are living in an SNL cold open.
Authors I’ve read 5 or more books by:
Jane Austen
Fredrik Backman
Kate Bowler
Beverly Cleary
Stephen King
Madeleine L’Engle
Lois Lowry
Alexander McCall Smith
Katherine Paterson
Rick Riordan
J. K. Rowling
Ruta Sepetys
D. E. Stevenson
Jane Austen
Fredrik Backman
Kate Bowler
Beverly Cleary
Stephen King
Madeleine L’Engle
Lois Lowry
Alexander McCall Smith
Katherine Paterson
Rick Riordan
J. K. Rowling
Ruta Sepetys
D. E. Stevenson
Authors I've read 5 or more books by:
J.R.R. Tolkien
C.S. Lewis
Marilynne Robinson
Brandon Sanderson
Guy Gavriel Kay
George R.R. Martin
Robert Jordan
Stephen King
Robin Hobb
Jane Austen
Timothy Keller
Terry Goodkind
Honorable Mentions (read 4):
Ursula K. Le Guin
Graham Greene
J.R.R. Tolkien
C.S. Lewis
Marilynne Robinson
Brandon Sanderson
Guy Gavriel Kay
George R.R. Martin
Robert Jordan
Stephen King
Robin Hobb
Jane Austen
Timothy Keller
Terry Goodkind
Honorable Mentions (read 4):
Ursula K. Le Guin
Graham Greene
Authors I’ve read 5 or more books by:
Ken Follet
JRR Tolkien
Rachel Bowdler
Jamie Jackson
Stephenie Meyer
GRRM
Jane Austen
Libba Bray
Diana Gabaldon
JLA
John Marsden
Eva Ibbotson
SE Hinton
Joanna Campbell
Sierra Simone
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
JD Salinger
Richelle Mead
Lois Duncan
Lemony Snicket
Ken Follet
JRR Tolkien
Rachel Bowdler
Jamie Jackson
Stephenie Meyer
GRRM
Jane Austen
Libba Bray
Diana Gabaldon
JLA
John Marsden
Eva Ibbotson
SE Hinton
Joanna Campbell
Sierra Simone
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
JD Salinger
Richelle Mead
Lois Duncan
Lemony Snicket
November 20, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Authors I’ve read 5 or more books by:
Jane Austen
Fredrik Backman
Kate Bowler
Beverly Cleary
Stephen King
Madeleine L’Engle
Lois Lowry
Alexander McCall Smith
Katherine Paterson
Rick Riordan
J. K. Rowling
Ruta Sepetys
D. E. Stevenson
Jane Austen
Fredrik Backman
Kate Bowler
Beverly Cleary
Stephen King
Madeleine L’Engle
Lois Lowry
Alexander McCall Smith
Katherine Paterson
Rick Riordan
J. K. Rowling
Ruta Sepetys
D. E. Stevenson