Heidi's Haven

Megan lived with a heart disease for many years, until another family's tragedy gives her a new heart and a second chance at life. Megan's twin sister, Crystal, lives the perfect, successful life. When the family of Megan's heart donor contacts her, they give her their daughter's journal, containing a bucket list of things she wanted to do before she died. Along with her sister, Megan goes on a journey to complete all of the items on the bucket list. I am completely in love with this plot, but I felt that the writing wasn't at 100%. This gave me such intense wanderlust, which I loved, but I wished the author hadn't skipped so much of the travel. I wanted to hear everything about each place they went! Instead, the author skipped over a few places and items on the list, and went on to a later one. It was kind of cheesy sometimes, but probably because of the travel and the fact that they go to Scotland (Scotland rules!), I couldn't help but love ...

"Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor." -Charles Spurgeon This book by Dustin Willis and Brandon Clements is about using hospitality to change the world. They argue from a Biblical perspective that hospitality-- inviting people into your home, taking people in, taking care of people, talking to people-- is the best way to change the world. By doing this, we are following God's order to every single person on earth: to be a disciple and show others the love of God.  They tell the reader that we must see that our ordinary lives are significant. When we invite someone in and show them love, and allow them to see our crazy and imperfect lived that are lived for Christ, we can show them the love that Christ has for us. They use the point that it is much more likely that someone will come over if you invite them for dinner than if you invite them to a church event. These two authors were so relatable, funny, and vulnerable, it was truly a joy...