#heart check

May was such a varied reading month for me. I read Hockey Romance, SciFi new release, Romance new release, Murder Mystery in a Fantasy setting, an action Thriller I guess you could call it, and so many fun ARCs. It felt like the month of May was just the start of something fun because now all of my preorders are starting to come in, all the ARCs I've been anticipating reader were finally up on the docket. I've been trying to keep a running total of how much money the library is saving me per month and at the end of the year we'll find out if having a library card is worth it (Hint: it is) so my monthly total and running yearly total will be at the end of the post.

Graphic Novels/Comics-- 1. Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (Library)--3.5 stars.

2. The Woods, Volume One: The Arrow by Jame Tynion IV (Library)--3.75 stars.

3. The Woods, Volume Two: The Swarm by James Tynion IV (Library)--3.5 stars.

4. The Woods, Volume Three: New London by James Tynion IV (Library)--3.75 stars.

Novellas/Short Stories-- 1. Platform Decay by Martha Wells--4 stars.

Novels-- 1. A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett--4.25 stars (original rating).

2. King of Gluttony by An Huang--3.5 stars.

3. The Gray Man by Mark Greaney--2.5 stars.

4. Heart Check by Emily Charlotte--4 stars.

5. Lies Between Us by Jessica Goodman (NetGalley)--3.25 stars.

6. The Great Outdoors by Kayla Olson (NetGalley)--4 stars.

7. Our Wicked Gifts by Kathryn Foxfield (NetGalley)--3 stars.

8. Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry (Library)--4 stars.

9. Perfect Cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Library)-- 3.5 stars.

My overall rating for the month was 3.61 stars.

If you're feeling like shit, do a HEART check.

Hygiene, Exercise, Appetite, Rest, Thirst

Hygiene: could be as big as taking a bath or as small as clipping your nails. What dirt can you scrub off your back to feel better?

Exercise: maybe you gotta get the zoomies out or maybe you can do some neck stretches. Have you moved enough today?

Appetite: you need fuel. Food is fuel. You can't drive a car without fuel and you can't drive a you without food. Have you eaten?

Rest: how much shut eye have you gotten? Sleep allows you to reset. Your brain is a muscle and needs to rest. Did you let it rest?

Thirst: this is water. You need water. Everything needs water. How much water did you have? Hydrate yourself with something at least.

Think about this: Jesus would have had a perfect sense of humor. 

He could tease someone enough to make them laugh, but not so much that it belittled them or embarrassed them. He was able to tell a joke that was never off-color, not even a bit. He could make both kids and adults laugh. So if we ask, the Holy Spirit can help us form that same sense of humor. 

it’s time to dig deep.

xx, lindsey eryn