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Divergent Movie

March 19, 2014 By Wendy Willard · 1 Comment ·

I’m pulling the following post out of my archives, in anticipation of Friday’s opening of Divergent, the movie based on the best-selling book by Veronica Roth. I wrote this post almost exactly two years ago, after reading the book. Check it out and then watch the movie trailer at the bottom of the page. ————————————- […]

Filed Under: + On My Nightstand · Tagged With: Allegiant, book made into a movie, Divergent, Insurgent, trilogy, Veronica Roth

Redeeming Love

March 13, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

“You said go to her, and I let pride stand in my way. You said she needed me, and I didn't believe. You said love her, and I thought it would be easy.”

As a former foster parent in the U.S., and a current adoption advocate in Nicaragua, caring for children in transition is extremely near and dear to my heart. In the past two years, I’ve encountered three particular stories that helped me understand the life of the child in need — and what they need in […]

Filed Under: + Foster Care, + On My Nightstand · Tagged With: foster child, redeeming love, true story

Unbroken

February 19, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

A few years ago I read the most amazing book. It was February, so it must have been about four years ago? (I only remember the month because it was a book club book that my friend Stella picked. I always can remember our book club books by the month we in which we read […]

Filed Under: + On My Nightstand, Creative Inspiration · Tagged With: louis zamperini, must read, non-fiction, true story, WWII

Grace-Filled Reads

January 15, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Stories of grace and mercy

Well, since I’ve been using social media less, one of the benefits has been an increase in reading and studying. Here are four of my favorites (which all happen to be stories of grace and mercy) from the past few weeks and months… it all started with a guy named James, who just happened to […]

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Blog Move

February 10, 2013 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

In February of 2014, I switched from writing on my personal site to this blog. Throughout the first part of 2014, I am moving much of my content over to this blog. But in the meantime, you may find some of the categories to be a bit lacking. Thank you for your patience! Use the […]

Filed Under: + Endless Grace, + Foster Care, + In My Kitchen, + Making Me Laugh, + On My Nightstand, + Parenting, + Service Opps, + Through My Earbuds, + Via Technology, Creative Inspiration ·

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