A Bookish Sarah

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Welcome, friend! Relax & rest awhile, if you please. I am an ordinary gal, a follower of Christ, mama to Gabriel, Heidi, & Aidan; and wife to Evan. Here on this little blog, I share all manner of bookish things, including full content reviews, writerly snippets, encouragement for everyday life, and a whole collection of names & their meanings.

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What's in a Name?

It's a rather dreary Monday in my neck o' the woods, y'all.  How about you? But despite the dreariness, it's still a lovely Monday!
How was your weekend?  And how fares your NaNo-ing?  I'm struggling on that a good bit, but I feel like I'm doing what I can.  Just don't lo…
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What's in a Name?

Happy Monday, all!   How was your weekend, my friends?  Mine was good, though the hubby has come down with a head-cold and Gabe has been fussy due to minor tummy issues. . .
But other than that, Autumn weather has officially made it's appearance!  And while I'm ready for the sweaters, scarve…
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What's in a Name? | Wednesday Edition

Happy Wednesday! How was your week progressing thus far?  Is it Springtime where you live??

Well, normally, as most of you would know, I post Name sets on Mondays. . . But this week is pretty packed with happenings at Overland-home, as well as preparations for a sister's wedding shower.  Sooo, …
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What's in a Name?

Welcome back, my friends!  Happy Monday! How was your weekend?  Today is the start of a new week and [HOPEFULLY] Evan and my last week at our little country cabin. . . Which means [HOPEFULLY] we will be moving in to our brand new duplex at Overland!  I can hardly wait!  I've already begun movi…
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What's in a Name?

Sooooooo. . . I'm attempting to post my normal posts again!  Here's a list of names, as I still love 'em.  Enjoy!!  And if you've any requests, I'll be happy to research them!

Alden M | English AWL-dǝn
This given name hails from a surname, which was derived from the Old English …
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What's in a Name?

NathanaelGender:  Masculine Usage:  Biblical, Biblical Greek Pronunciation:  nay-THAN-ee-ǝl (English), nay-THAN-yel (English)
Meaning & History From the Hebrew name Netan'el meaning "given of God."  In the New Testament this was the given name of one of the Twelve disciples of Jesus …
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What's in a Name?

Just a couple handles for you today, dearies.  :]
Hope you have a lovely week!
NabuGender:  MasculineUsage:  Near Eastern MythologyPronunciation:  NAH-boo
Meaning & History Possibly from a Semitic root meaning "to announce."  This was the name of an Assyrian and Babylonian god of wisdo…
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What's in a Name?

Good morning, lovelies!  
How was your weekend? I don't know where you are, but our weather has been simply GORGEOUS!!
Here are some names for you.  Any requests for next week?
KristoffGender:  MasculineUsage:  English, Swedish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Danish, FinnishPronunciation:  KRIS-tawf, KR…
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What's in a Name?

Here's a WHOLE set of gentlemen's names for you, dearies!  Enjoy.
EviGender:  MasculineUsage:  BiblicalPronunciation:  EE-vi (like Levi,LEE-vi)
Meaning & History The given name of a King of Midian, one of five Midianite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition (Nu…
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What's in a Name?

Good morning, m'dears! I do hope you all had a lovely Easter and a beautiful Resurrection Sunday.  Praise to God, for our King is alive! 
Here's a new set of names for you.  Haha, I'm getting to the point where I think I'm re-using photos. . . I can't remember if I've poste…
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What's in a Name?

Hello, dearies.  Got a couple name for ya.  :]

DallasGender:  MasculineUsage:  EnglishPronunciation:  DAL-ǝs
Meaning & History From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "meadow dwelling." A Texas city bears this name, most likely in honor of American …
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What's in a Name?

Got a couple names for you today.  Hope you had a great weekend! Don't forget to check back soon.  I have a couple book reviews coming and some photos from our Grand Autumn Festival Tournament that my family put on for Halloween.  :] GarrettGender:  MasculineUsage:  EnglishPronunciation:  GER-i…
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February Snippets!
Here are some Snippets from last month.  These hail from my WIP Safia and another project I'm …
Name Reveal!
Happy November! I don't know about you, but as I sit & type up this little post, I have the …
Book Review | The Goblin Crown
Hello, lovelies!  Just now attempting to get back into the swing of things here in the blog world. …
Book Review | When Mountains Move
Well, no worries, my lovelies!  This review will be rather short.  Simply because. . . I didn'…