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Rapture Practice : A True Story About Growing Up Gay In An Evangelical Family by Aaron Hartzler My Rating: 4 of 5 stars Goodreads Summary:   What happens when the person you’re becoming isn’t the one your family wants you to be?   When Aaron Hartzler was little, he couldn’t wait for the The Rapture: that moment when Jesus would come down from the clouds to whisk him and his family up to heaven. But as he turns sixteen, Aaron grows more curious about all the things his family forsakes for the Lord. He begins to realize he doesn’t want Jesus to come back just yet—not before he has his first kiss, sees his first movie, or stars in the school play. Whether he’s sneaking out, making out, or playing hymns with a hangover, Aaron learns a few lessons that can’t be found in the Bible. He discovers that the girl of your dreams can just as easily be the boy of your dreams, and the tricky part about believing is that no one can do it for you. In this funny and heartfelt coming-of-a...

Today was a bit of a lazy day. I managed to laze around all morning, reading Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler while drinking coffee. Then Alexander and I watched a Christmas movie while eating lunch. I came back down to my nook on the couch afterwards, watching a few episodes of Gossip Girl before getting ready for tonight's Christmas Service at the Lutheran Church my mom works at. (: 

If you don't understand the reference in the title, shame on you for never watching an episode of Friends! Anyway, this morning mom and I woke up around 8 am, ate some breakfast together and watched two episodes of our TV show. Around 10, we met with my Dad at the mall to do some shopping for my mom (clothes and shoes, which is fabulous since we're pretty much the same size and can wear each other's clothes)! We were done with shopping by noon so we decided to go eat lunch at Panera bread, where I ordered a Mediterranean Veggie and Tomato Basil Bisque with an Iced Green Tea. :) Stopping a few more places, we got back home around 2. When we got back I started back up reading Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler, but I ended up dozing off for about 45 minutes. When I woke up, I helped my mom wrap some presents before leaving for the Lutheran Church last Advent service. There was a meal (macaroni and hotdogs, obviously I only ate macaroni). ...

Cramathon December midnight 19 - midnight 22 1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 2. The Nutcracker by E.T.A Hoffmann 3. The Bridge to Terribithia Katherine Peterson 4. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 5. Scar Boys by Len Vlahos 6. Five Days in November by Clint Hill 7. In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters 8. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer 9. Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer 10. Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler 11. Endangered by Eliot Schrefer 12. Reality Boy by A.S. King