Things that Happened in August
- I arrived home after World Youth Day! It was an amazing experience but it is always good to come home.
- After arriving home, I read five books in four days. I hadn’t read any novels in the three weeks I was gone and I must have been making up for lost time.
- The weather here is kind of crazy. It is really smoky with all the forest fires around. Some days I won’t even open the windows because the smoke is hanging so thick in the air.
- School started for my students last week. It is good to be back, even if it is completely crazy (as the beginning of every school year is).
- My grad classes started a week ago. I am a bit overwhelmed right not and it is strange to think of myself as a student again. It has been quite a few years.
My Favorite Book of August
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
My Favorite Tweets of August
I won’t make it home for another week but at least I am in the good old U S of A! I am loving the existence of ice. 🙂 #traveling
— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) August 2, 2016
Waking up back in Montana feels so amazing! Three weeks is a long time to be gone. ❤️ #traveling #AlmostHome #OnlyaLongDriveAway
— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) August 6, 2016
I just discovered that my parish will begin offering Extraordinary Form Latin Mass once a week starting in September! #soexcited #Catholic
— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) August 22, 2016
Tweets I Favorited in August
The secret to joy: never suppress positive curiosity; get involved, because life is meant to be lived.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 2, 2016
I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind. – St. Bernard #feastday #beinspired
— My Saint My Hero (@mysaintmyhero) August 20, 2016
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it 1000 times, as a woman I have never felt more loved/respected than inside the walls of the Catholic Church.
— Lauren Scharmer (@laurenscharmer) August 21, 2016
Books I Read in August
Books I Reviewed in August
Other August Posts
Things I’m Looking Forward to in September
- My cousin is getting married in Wisconsin! (But I, sadly, will not be able to attend.)
- Religious education starts at the end of September and I am looking forward to my fourth grade class. It is going to be an absolute blast!
Challenge Progress Update
- Riley Unlikely by Riley Banks-Snyder
- Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
- A Drop of Night by Stephan Bachmann
- Starflight by Melissa Landers
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
- The Shadow Queen by C J Redwine
- Beauty Begins by Chris Shook & Megan Shook Alpha
- Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan
**Completed in April**
- none this month
- A Profession: Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan
**Completed in March**
- Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
- The Shadow Queen by C J Redwine
- Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan
- The Shadow Queen by C J Redwine (Snow White)
**Completed in April**
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (2013)
- Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan (2013)
So glad that you had a wonderful experience with World Youth Day! And glad that you’re getting back into the swing of things with classes – both teaching and as a student! Good luck!
Thank you. I have a feeling I’m going to need all the luck I can get this year.
I hope you have a wonderful end of your week!
Every one of those books I want to read. LOVED Stars Above!
Happy September!
I had gone three weeks without picking up a novel and so when I did, I picked the top of my TBR. They were all rather great.
Thanks for stopping by and Happy September to you as well!