Book Review: No More Boring Bible Study

No more Boring Bible Study by Faith Womack

Introduction

I read this book in order to preview what Faith had to say before suggesting it to others who struggle with knowing how to study their Bible. I myself have a blog post about this over at my Bible journal blog (www.mywritelifeblog.com).  I've been watching Faith on her YouTube channel for several years, off and on, so I was already familiar with her and her view of scripture. She's a young wife and mother of 2 young children and a teacher of the Bible at that. She went to a Bible college and later even completed seminary school for her own continued study of the Bible. Her husband is a Pastor. Her YouTube channel has a lot of information and deals a lot with how she does Bible journaling which her book also addresses though not a main focus. 

When Your Elderly Pet Is Sick

Have you been the sole caretaker of a senior pet? Have you struggled in knowing what to do or how? No doubt at a certain point in a pet's life they will contract some kind of illness. As they become elderly these tend to be chronic conditions and sometimes can be managed and sometimes they can't. This of course happens to any pet at any age so not just seniors, but I find people are more willing to go the mile for a younger animal. Well I haven't had a pet reach senior status in years as unfortunately most of mine have died far too young for illnesses that could not be managed. 

Review 90s classic Quantum Leap

March 26, 1989 : I was 12 years old on this, the date, that the pilot for Quantum Leap aired.  My sister was 11 and we were hooked. Each week we tuned in to watch where the show was taking us next through the eyes of the main character Sam Beckett. That was nearly 37 years ago. I can hardly believe that myself. The show, sadly, had only a 5 season run. The last episode aired in May of 1993 and by then I was 16. I haven't seen the show since. Just a few weeks ago I decided to see if this was on any streaming network anywhere. I subscribe to a few after all. The only place I found was Amazon Prime Video and it's extremely over priced as you pay per episode or buy an entire season at a time. I wondered why a beloved 37 year old show was nowhere to be found. Apparently Netflix used to have it, Hulu perhaps and maybe Roku channel...but today..nada. Well the fans are out there and I found out the reason potentially is because of music licensing. Many of the episodes have 50s and 60s and other music integral to the episode. Perhaps the cost of getting licensing is too great for these streaming networks. I don't know. I do know that back in the early 2000s Universal put out dvds, however, they replaced all the music with public domain music which fans have said ruined many of the episodes. If you want more information on media that was released go here. In 2017 a bluray set was released said to contain all the original music plus improved video as it is 1080p. That said, the Mill Creek Entertainment set of DVDs released in 2017 claims to contain MOST of the original music; however it is only in 480p and a small aspect ratio. Still, this is the set I chose to buy as it can be played on my modern laptop with my 16 year old external disc drive using the VLC player. So, I've been rewatching this beloved show after 30+ years and loving every minute even though it can't fill my screen size and it looks like watching a VHS tape. 

Types of Art Pencils

Drawing and sketching for realism is much more involved then picking up a yellow number 2 pencil, the same as those that were required throughout your elementary and high school career. There are several types of pencils, from graphite, to charcoal to colored and watercolor. All have different uses and provide different shades and tones as well as texture.

So you think you’re ready to start drawing, so let’s make sure you have all the tools you need, or at least the essentials. I am going to assume you already know the proper techniques for drawing, but perhaps are just lost when you look at the array of pencils when you visit the arts and crafts store, so here I will help you in choosing the tools you need.