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Musings of the Bleary-Eyed

Oh, Sweet Sleep Why must you flee so swiftly? Scarcely do I close my eyes and dreams begin to dance when rudely I am shaken from my blissful slumber As day breaks yet again Cursed alarm begins to chime demanding that I wake Glorious caffeinous nectar coursing through my veins maintains the facade of living ’til twilight comes again. by Heidi Johnson

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Always concentrate on how far you have come, rather than how far you have left to go. The difference in how easy it seems will amaze you

Heidi Johnson

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Mom writes a letter to entitled son to give him a 'rude awakening' and it's going viral

Mom writes a letter to entitled son to give him a ‘rude awakening’ and it’s going viral

Parenting is a roller-coaster ride full of surprises. No matter how many child a parent have, raising each kid is like cruising on uncharted waters. Because each child is unique from one another, parents have to come up with versatile ways in handling and raising their children. Some parenting ways may work for others, while some may not. Regardless, at the end of the day, no parent would wish…

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Always concentrate on how far you have come, rather than how far you have left to go. The difference in how easy it seems will amaze you.

Heidi Johnson

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Always concentrate on how far you have come, rather than how far you have left to go. The difference in how easy it seems will amaze you.

Heidi Johnson

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Always concentrate on how far you have come, rather than how far you have left to go. The difference in how easy it seems will amaze you.

Heidi Johnson

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50 Book Challenge - 43

August 5, 2011 - Silence Shattered by Heidi Johnson (95 pages): This book is a prime example of someone capitalizing on their Columbine experience, and in particular how the Littleton churches used the tragedy to benefit until it was wrung dry. Johnson stamped her book with Columbine's infamous name, advertising "An Eyewitness Account of the Columbine Tragedy." What is printed, however, is in fact an 87 page sermon calling the reader to Christ with an eight page side-note about what Johnson observed in the library on April 20, 1999. Johnson's memories of Columbine bear interest only in that it's remarkable how many students had a difficult time at that school; by many accounts Columbine High School was not the pristine and wholesome haven jocks and the principal, Frank DeAngelis, would have people believe.

The Columbine aspect aside, the purpose of Silence Shattered is a religious message with the agenda of converting people to Christianity. I myself am a zealous Christian, but even I cringed at this book. It simplified certain points far too much and was in places offensive and hypocritical. Silence Shattered misses both of its targets; it is not worth the read for Columbine-curious or Christians. I award Silence Shattered a merciful one and a half stars out of five for it's few points of intrigue and (what I hold to be) Christian truths.