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Review: Grace Unplugged – The Movie
Gracie Trey is 18 and only sure of one thing. She wants to sing. She loves music. It’s a part of her soul. That would probably come from the fact that her father is a musician as well. A long time ago, he had a hit song that made the top of the charts and he was amazing. Then he accepted Christ and took his singing talent in a different direction. He’s now the leader of praise and worship at his church and Gracie sings with him. But that’s not what she wants to do. Gracie wants to break out and find her own path but her dad is pretty…
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Grace Unplugged in Theaters Friday!
Over the past week or so you’ve seen a lot about Grace Unplugged here on my site. It’s because I loved the book and I can’t wait for the movie. (It comes out tomorrow in theaters!) I would encourage you to visit the website and check out the trailer for this amazing story. This is about a young girl who gets pulled into the music industry and struggles with her values, her family, and what the industry is trying to do with her. As someone who works regularly in the entertainment industry, this isn’t far off of the mark. There’s always peer pressure out there. Get into the entertainment industry…
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What? You’re giving away books and music? Why yes, I am!
Since next Monday is my birthday (yes, shameless plug I know!) I thought I’d try to track down some things to give away and share the love with my readers. I’ve got a great one too! Grace Unplugged is a fabulous book that I really enjoyed. My review is here if you want to read it. It’s also a movie that will be coming out in theaters in the next few weeks. Check out the trailer! So for this awesome contest, I have two copies of the book to give away AND a copy of the soundtrack. (Also amazing and very cool!) It’s open to anyone in the U.S. – and…
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Book Review: Anomaly by Krista McGee
Anomaly by Krista McGee Genre: Sci Fi, YA Publisher: Thomas Nelson Date July 9 2013 Thalli knows that she’s got less than 15 minutes less to live. In fact, she can see the bright red numbers on the clock ticking down the rest of her life. And thus starts the story of Thalli, a genetically manipulated young woman who is a brilliant musician living in and controlled by The State. An underground facility is her residence and every moment of her day is choreographed by the Scientists – elders who remember what is was like to live above ground, grow food, laugh, play and make your own life choices. Now…
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Biblical Messages in Iron Man 3
A friend and I were talking recently about trends in entertainment and I brought up the idea of broken heroes. When I was a kid, I remember idolizing characters on the big and small screens. I played Wonder Woman and Princess Leia on a pretty regular basis. These were people I wanted to emulate because they nearly always saved the day. Even the highly tortured and abused Sam Beckett of Quantum Leap (yup, I’m a Leaper!) who was thrust into the heroic spotlight, still managed to push all of that aside and do what needed to be done. In recent years though, a lot of time has been spent covering…
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Behind the Scenes vs. Highlight Reel…How Do You Compare?
“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” Proverbs 16:3 This week I posted an article about the dangers of comparison marketing. When you’re looking at someone else’s company or marketing plan and trying to replicate what they’ve done, it will only create frustration. Their plan isn’t yours and it’s not designed for your business. I experience this more often on a personal level. Women in particular, tend to look at other people and compare their lives to others. I know many women who are extremely candid when they do this. Walking into a room or a situation, often women will ‘size up’ the rest of the…
