My 10 Favorite Fiction Reads from 2022

and now, as the year wraps up, i’m sharing my favorites of both fiction and nonfiction. i’m not the best at picking favorites, so i’m wrapping up 10 for each!

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A RAD Reading Challenge for 2023

This is one of my favorite things to create year after year — A RAD Reading Challenge is back for 2023 with nine new prompts!

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What's on My Christmas Wishlist This Year

this year, i thought it would be fun to round up things that have caught my eye in recent weeks, especially as i’ve been curating gift guides!

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A Creative + Crafty Gift Guide for Journalers, DIYers, and Artsy Fartsy Friends

for the friends who are always up to some new artistic endeavor, taking trips to the craft store for supplies for their newest pinterest-inspired hobby, here are fun ideas to keep their creative juices flowing!

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A Cozy Gift Guide for Homebodies and Hygge Lovers

for the ones who would rather stay snuggled up at home with blankets and books and big mugs of hot drinks!

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26 Advent Book + Devotional Recommendations

if you’re looking for a book or a guide for the season of advent (it starts december 3, 2022) as we look toward christmas and the coming of our savior, i’ve rounded up some suggestions (both that i’ve read and ones that i haven’t but that look great) in hopes that they’re helpful.

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A Bookish Gift Guide for Readers (or Wanna Be Bookworms)

from totes to pencils to swag and more, here are 25 great ideas for the book lovers in your life!

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A Guide to Good Stocking Stuffers for Grown-Ups (Under $15)

i’ve rounded up 50 ideas for stocking stuffers that the adults in your life are sure to love, and they’re all less than $15. mix in some fun treats and sweets, and you’ll be set.

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on explorations of who i am + the work i have been given.

it was july 15 when i last posted here… and now, october 26 — finding myself itching to write again, to wrap words around what these last few months have been.

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My Halfway Top 12 Reads from 2022

Now that we’re past the halfway point of 2022, I’ve rounded up my 12 favorite reads of the year so far (in no particular order).

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The 73 Books I Read in the First Half of 2022

From January 1, 2022 to June 15, 2022 (aka the halfway point of the year, kinda sorta, just go with it!!!), I read 73 books. I’ve linked my ratings + reviews to them all here for easy searching if you’re curious!

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the story of my Scott Erickson tattoo

a tattoo of resurrection.

a tattoo of new life breaking free and bursting forth from the place that once held death.

a tattoo of beauty coming from brokenness.

a tattoo of hope, of healing, of heaven.

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A 2022 RAD Summer Reading Guide

I hope this guide is a fun accompaniment to your summer, whether you’re staying at home in the AC (same) or traveling (stay safe!) or some mix of both. If our goal is to read one book this summer or 100, you’re in good company here.

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10 Books with Covers I Love

I think it’s pretty obvious by now that we all DEFINITELY do judge books by their covers, as well we should, when they are truly works of art!

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10 Books about Food for A RAD Reading Challenge

Even though I’m allergic to so many fun foods (what I wouldn’t GIVE to be able to eat gluten!!!), I still love a good book where food feels like a character. There’s just something about authors who can write about food in a way that brings it to life and makes you hungry…

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February Favorites (Mine + Yours)

Despite it being the shortest month, February can feel like a long haul, especially when it comes with wintry weather and chronic pain and other kinds of craziness! It took me far too long to get this together, but here are the most clicked and shopped links I shared in February, along with some of my favorite things bought way back then!

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10 Books with One Word Titles for A RAD Reading Challenge

There’s just something about a one word title that I love — no need to get complicated, just short and sweet and straight to the point. They seem pretty rare, too, or maybe I just don’t read that many?! But I rounded up 10 solid recommendations for books with one word titles that I’ve read and liked!

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10 #booktok Recs for A RAD Reading Challenge

Truly the best part of TikTok, though, is #booktok — a beautiful place where readers of all kinds talk about books, share recs, and nerd out about reading. I’ve discovered so many amazing new books because of recommendations on #booktok, and have rounded up some of my favorites here today!

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