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Page Turner here. It feels like forever since my last post! Well, six days anyway and a couple things have happened. I got to go see Inside Out! It was great, by the way, and I would heartily recommend it. (As long as you have tissues ready). Also, I noticed I've let the graphics and polls slide into disrepair, so get ready for some new polls, list, and stories. Okay, so I never really think its summer until its July. So on July first, I am going to have a new backdrop and graphics and colors and stuff celebrating Page Turner's Official Start of Summer Feeling. Lastly, I saw Venus and Jupiter last night. Did you know that Venus was named after the Roman god of love, because those who saw it thought it would be a beautiful sister planet to earth, due to its similar shape and size. In reality, Venus is a volcanic planet covered in carbon dioxide that traps in all its heat. It is like one big broiler, spewing lava and poisonous gases. Not exactly the lush green counterpart those...

Page Turner here. I really want to see a movie about emotions. That's right, a movie about little people resembling emotions that take a great trip through a girl's brain. I think it looks so cool! It's about five emotions: Joy, Disgust, Anger, Fear, and Sadness. Nobody knows Sadness's purpose, but Joy works with everyone to make sure that Riley is happy and positive. But one day, Sadness touches one of Riley's memories, and through a serious of events, Joy and Sadness get lost and Disgust, Anger, and Fear are left to cope on their own. Possible Spoiler Alert. The movie is meant to teach us that happiness isn't what we're after. This world says, "You've got to be happy or you'll be miserable!" or "Just make Yourself Happy!" That means getting stuff, getting friends,traveling, spending, etc, etc. Not that this is wrong, but the world says that happiness is what you need for joy. The movie Inside Out shows that happiness is diffe...

Page Turner here.   I'm so busy! We've all said it. I've got to work out! I need to post that on Instagram....I need to finish that book for school. I don't know about you, but procrastination is easy. Really easy! It's pretty addictive too. It's just waiting; waiting to do something because you don't want to do it. And it waste a lot of time. Time you could be spending time with God. Spending time with God is one of the most important things you'll do. Yeah, putting on makeup is important, school's up there too, and everybody needs to sleep. But time with God is the most important thing there is. It's the time where you can be quiet, learn from Him, about Him, and talk with Him without distractions. It's a time to read His word and trust. Lot's of things seem more fun. Yes, even video games. And watching TV. And reading blogs. And reading books. And doing school. And playing sports. But God is more important--in fact He is the most impo...

Page Turner here.  Follow Your Heart. Iconic phrase. I've seen it on necklaces, bags, heard it in movies, and seen companies and books based around this one phrase. I never thought about it until my youth group had a ten week long game every Sunday called, "Faulty Phrase." We had to find quotes, phrases, or video clips that had a truth and a lie in each one. Welcome to Page Turner's Faulty Phrases!        1. Follow Your Heart . The Bible makes it clear that without God, the heart is wicked. If we follow our heart without Him living in it, we will always make horrible decisions. On the flip side, if God is living in your heart, listen to Him always. ( you know I've never seen a necklace that says, 'follow your heart...to death and destruction. It just doesn't sell.)         2. If it makes you feel good, do it. I want to know who wrote this. It's catchy, and very appealing. But a lot of the time, sin can feel good, o...

Page Turner here. Tomorrow is Thursday Tuna Day! Okay, not for America, but for me. Why, you might wonder? Well, you see, I'm on this diet that allows you to have all the fats and proteins you want (i.e, meat, cheese, vegetables, fruits, eggs,) but no carbs. (i.e., bread, oatmeal, pasta, chocolate, toast, milk, pizza, muffins, sugar, happiness...) Combined with thirty minutes of exercise a day, it works. Anyway, I can have homemade egg, chicken, or tuna salad, but tuna has a ton of mercury in it, so I can only eat it once a week. (I could eat it more, but I'm not a big fan of food poisoning.) Anyway, sometimes I just have to imagine exactly what I'd eat if I went off. So here is the "Official Page Turner Food Blog of June." Here goes! Okay, so for breakfast I'd have those warm rolls with sausage links in them, and baked French toast. Yes, its baked. And yes its good. Okay, for lunch, I'd have a frozen pizza off the grill (the best) with chocolate milk...

Page Turner here.   I like to write--that's probably obvious. But writing's pretty hard, although really fun. I've heard quite a few tips about how to write. First, write what you know. That can be misunderstood. No, you do NOT have to travel to  South America to write about Brazil, or jump into a pool with your clothes on to see what it would be like to fall out of a boat--those aren't practical. Fun, but not practical and very time consuming. What "write what you know" means is simple. Just switch around the words. "Know what you write." One word: research. Yup. If you're writing about Brazil learn about the culture, the food, the animals, the smells, the industry, etc, until you can act like you've been there.           Another helpful thing to remember in writing is to act like a reader. What would the reader say to what you've written? Stories can be too short or too long. Or they can be long and not interesting or too short ...

I love the show "Gilligan's Island." In this old TV comedy, seven castaways are stranded on an island and are constantly looking for a way off--but poor, awkward Gilligan always messes it up. Once on the show, Gilligan finds a bush with beans that enable him to read others minds. How cool would that be! I mean, forget conversation barriers, awkwardness, finding the right words to say, etc, etc. Or is it? By the end of the show, the entire group was pitted against each other, for everyone could read each others thoughts. Thoughts are supposed to be hidden from others. Even though we are supposed to take every thought captive to Christ, I know I struggle. Ugly things pop into our minds--who would want to see that?  In science fiction, mind reading has always been seen as fascinating, bizarre, and a gift. In Gilligan's Island, the Professor admits that he thought it would create world peace. Hah. But the truth is, Someone knows every thought you've ever thunk, and w...

Hi, my name is Page Turner and this is my new, first, and only blog. I love God, am an avid book reader, a writer, and I love to draw. I'm so excited! Here are few things you should know about me and my blog... 1. I am a Christian. I'll be writing a lot about God and His Word.. He is my Savior and will be one of the main focuses on my blog 2. This blog will have a list of good books to read, great movies to watch, and polls and comments about the two. 3. Okay, I am obsessed with Disney. Trivia, songs, scenes; even movie techniques and art animation. I'll be writing about these topics with my own comments, ideas, and advice. 4. I love to write. (hence this blog.) I'll post about how to write...although, of course, everyone has a different style. Feel free to find yours! 5. I'll be writing about observations on life, fun facts, and trivia about random things. So...basically anything that is interesting and pops into my head. I hope you enjoy it. This is it! My f...