NICE - 1. read/sing along to a Christmas hymn 2. read a book by a ghost of Christmas present (an author who is still living) 3. read a book set in your ideal winter vacation destination 4. read an entire book in one day 5. read a middle-grade holiday book
NAUGHTY - 1. stay up all night reading 2. read a book by a ghost of Christmas past (an author who is no longer living) 3. read a book set in your ideal summer vacation destination 4. read a non-holiday wintry book 5. read a book with less than 200 pages
NICE - 1. read/sing along to a Christmas hymn 2. read a book by a ghost of Christmas present (an author who is still living) 3. read a book set in your ideal winter vacation destination 4. read an entire book in one day 5. read a middle-grade holiday book
NAUGHTY - 1. stay up all night reading 2. read a book by a ghost of Christmas past (an author who is no longer living) 3. read a book set in your ideal summer vacation destination 4. read a non-holiday wintry book 5. read a book with less than 200 pages
"It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed." - Deuteronomy 31:8 (ESV)Wrapping Up the 45 Books I Read This Year!Mackenzie Lane2022-12-09 | THANKS FOR WATCHING!
"Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;" - Isaiah 55:6 (ESV)Gilmore Girls Readathon SEASON THREE ANNOUNCEMENT!Mackenzie Lane2022-10-16 | Where you lead, I will follow...especially if you're going to the bookstore, I might beat you there actually
"You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart" - Jeremiah 29:13 (ESV)A VERY EXCITING & SUMMER-Y READING ANNOUNCEMENT!Mackenzie Lane2022-05-29 | Thanks for watching!!
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SUN'S OUT, BOOKS OUT HOSTS - LIV from @livslibrary - LAUREN from @Lauren_Jeanne_ - KEISHA from @ABookLikeYou - ELIZABETH from @littlelifeofbooks - and me, lol
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CHALLENGES: 1. Read a book with yellow on the cover 2. Read a "chiller" - a chill thriller 3. Read a book chosen by a friend 4. Read a book with an ocean, island, or beach setting 5. Read a book while on a picnic
The Morning Revival Instagram is @themorningrevival !
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"But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid!" - Psalm 22:19 (ESV)THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021!Mackenzie Lane2022-01-04 | Thanks for watching!
What were the best books of 2021 that you read??
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BOOKS MENTIONED: - In My Dreams I Hold a Knife - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Mere Christianity - Until Unity - Hinds Feet on High Places - What Are You Going to Do With Your Life? - Forgiving What You Can't Forget - And He Dwelt Among Us - Delicates - Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
THE MORNING REVIVAL INSTAGRAM (follow along with me during 2022 as we read & study different books of the Bible each month!) - instagram.com/themorningrevival
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"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV)FALL VLOG: sweater weather readathon, baking pumpkin muffins & a night at the fair!Mackenzie Lane2021-10-30 | Thanks for watching!
"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." - Exodus 14:14 (NIV)My Book Picks for the SWEATER WEATHER READATHONMackenzie Lane2021-10-17 | Thanks for watching!!
tl;dw: dates: 10/21 - 10/27 prompts: - read a book with orange on the cover - read a book in a format you don't normally read - read a book set during fall - read a backlist book (published before 2021) - read a book with a fall word in the title
"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it." - Proverbs 3:27 (ESV)A READING VLOG: comparing two dark academia thrillers (NO SPOILERS!)Mackenzie Lane2021-10-13 | Thanks for watching!!
"For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited!): 'I am the Lord, and there is no other.'" - Isaiah 45:18 (ESV)Reviewing Books Ive Read Recently {August Reads!}Mackenzie Lane2021-09-12 | Thanks for watching!
BOOKS MENTIONED: - The Maidens - A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow - The Siren - Talking As Fast As I Can - Not Forsaken
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" - John 14:6 (ESV)Answering Questions From YOU ALL {Q+A}Mackenzie Lane2021-08-24 | Thanks for watching!!
"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith." - Galatians 6:9-10 (ESV)TALKING ABOUT ALL THE BOOKS OF 2021 {that Ive read so far...}Mackenzie Lane2021-08-03 | Feels good to be back :)
"The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins." - 1 Peter 4:7-8My New Readers Club + 21 Books to Read in 2021!Mackenzie Lane2021-02-19 | As always, thank you for watching & subscribing!
"Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." - Isaiah 43:19 (ESV)All the Books I Read in 2020! {+ My Top 5 Favorites}Mackenzie Lane2021-01-08 | Thanks for watching & Happy New Year!
I will come in clearer focus around the 26 minute mark...so sorry about that! :/
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LET'S REVIEW:
+ to hear more of my thoughts about ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE / THE VANDERBEEKER'S OF 141ST STREET / LITTLE WOMEN: THE MOVIE COMPANION / THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY / THE QUEEN OF NOTHING / THE CITY OF VEILS: youtu.be/CIbJZZr43PE
+ to hear more of my thoughts about THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR / THE MALL / FLOURISH / WHAT MADE MADDY RUN / SIX OF CROWS: youtu.be/ziS9K_2iQMQ
+ to hear more of my thoughts about A CURSE SO DARK & LONELY / BEHIND HER EYES / THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN / GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD / IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY / SUCH A FUN AGE / LIGHTFALL: youtu.be/WSGqJdHqyQM
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." - Psalm 119:105 (ESV)OH WHAT FUN READATHON {YEAR THREE READING VLOG}Mackenzie Lane2020-12-25 | Thanks for watching + participating in the #ohwhatfunreadathon !
Also, follow Samuel! - @samuel_moran on Instagram :)
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"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." - Isaiah 9:6 (ESV)Weekend Reading Vlog: Oh What Fun Readathon TBR List, Coffee Shop Hangs, & a Christmas Show!Mackenzie Lane2020-12-12 | Thanks for watching!
Can I call it a "reading vlog" if I didn't finish a book? ... :/
"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." - Luke 19:10 (ESV)GILMORE GIRLS READATHON VLOG {2020}Mackenzie Lane2020-11-26 | Thanks for watching!
"Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise! Give thanks to Him; bless His name! For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations." - Psalm 100:4-5 (ESV)Announcing the GILMORE GIRLS READATHON {Round 2!}Mackenzie Lane2020-10-18 | Thanks for watching!
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Be sure to watch my co-host's announcement videos!
"Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful." - Hebrews 10:23 (HCSB)Bookishly Classic Book Crate {October Unboxing!}Mackenzie Lane2020-10-13 | Thanks for watching!
"I have asked one thing from the Lord; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the Lord and seeking Him in His temple." - Psalm 27:4 (HCSB)Predicting Thriller Plot Twists {reading vlog!}Mackenzie Lane2020-05-20 | Thanks for watching!
*HERE ARE THE PRECIOUS TIME STAMPS*: It's safe to watch for everyone up until 6:35 !
MILD BEHIND HER EYES spoilers begin at 6:35 MAJOR BEHIND HER EYES spoilers begin at 12:21
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN non-spoiler section begins at 16:35 MAJOR GIRL ON THE TRAIN spoilers begin at 21:48
If you're only interested in watching The Girl on the Train part, I DON'T SPOIL BEHIND HER EYES in that part of the video so it's safe to watch in case you were wondering! :)
Hope those time stamps aren't too confusing to navigate!
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I have a book club! It's called the "Story Atlas Book Club" & you should totally join!!
"Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you." - Matthew 7:7 (HCSB)All the Books Ive Collected So Far in 2020!Mackenzie Lane2020-04-17 | Thanks for watching! #shoplocal #shopindie
"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you." - John 15:13-15 (ESV)Im Alive + Talking About My Recent Reads!Mackenzie Lane2020-03-29 | Thanks for watching!
: : : : : : : : : : The verse for today's video has been really helping me during this uncertain time in our world, so I hope it offers you a little bit of peace!
"Look at the birds of the air. They do not sow or reap or gather into barns; yet your Father in heaven feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" - Matthew 6:26-27 (TLV)Books I Bought This Summer! {BOOK HAUL 2019}Mackenzie Lane2019-07-27 | Thanks for watching!
Always remember to vote on Goodreads & on Twitter at the beginning/end of each month for the book you most want to read! The book with the most amount of votes across both polls will be chosen!
"To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven:" - Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV)
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Links marked with an '*' are affiliate links! Thank you for supporting my channel & happy reading! :)Bookishly Classic Book Crate {June Unboxing!}Mackenzie Lane2019-07-01 | Thanks for watching & thank you to the Bookishly team for sending me this very cute, very 'little' box :)
Always remember to vote on Goodreads & on Twitter at the beginning/end of each month for the book you most want to read! The book with the most amount of votes across both polls will be chosen!
"Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken." - Psalms 55:22 (HCSB)The First Sentence Challenge!Mackenzie Lane2019-06-14 | Thanks for watching!
I know I kept saying I would guess the first sentence, but I meant I'd guess what book the first sentence belongs to! Lol
Always remember to vote on Goodreads & on Twitter at the beginning/end of each month for the book you most want to read! The book with the most amount of votes across both polls will be chosen!
June 30th will be our all-day discussion for THE REST OF THE STORY by Sarah Dessen! So jazzed!!
"I love Adonai, for He hears my voice, my cries. Because He has turned His ear to me, I will call on Him all my days." - Psalm 116:1-2 (TLV)MORE Reading Slump Book Recommendations!Mackenzie Lane2019-05-28 | Thanks for watching!
Due to my own negligence, I totally forgot about celebrating my two year book tube anniversary!! It was May 15, so me writing about it now is my way of acknowledging it :) yay
Always remember to vote on Goodreads & on Twitter at the beginning/end of each month for the book you most want to read! The book with the most amount of votes across both polls will be chosen!
"Indeed, we have all received grace after grace, from His fullness," - John 1:16 (HCSB)Bookishly Classic Book Crate {March Unboxing!}Mackenzie Lane2019-03-30 | Thanks for watching! & thanks to the team at bookishly for sending me their Little Women classic book crate!!
Always remember to vote on Goodreads & on Twitter at the beginning/end of each month for the book you most want to read! The book with the most amount of votes across both polls will be chosen!
"No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they will all know Me, from the least to the greatest of them' - this is the Lord's declaration. "For I will forgive their wrongdoing and never again remember their sin." - Jeremiah 31:34 (HCSB)MY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2018!Mackenzie Lane2018-12-31 | Happy New Year & thanks for watching!!
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What were some of your favorite books of 2018??
& here are the wrap-up videos where I talked about/reviewed each book!
"So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death." - Romans 8:1-2 (NLT)Creepy + Cozy Fall Book Recommendations!Mackenzie Lane2018-09-29 | Thanks for watching!
Fall/Autumn is my favorite season of all, so I was very excited to make this list of autumnal reads I'd recommend picking up this time of year! Remember to let me know in the comments what some of your favorite cold-weather books are, because I'm genuinely keen on hearing about some faves of y'alls :)
"If God is for us, who is against us?" - Romans 8:31 (HCSB)
...the white fuzz on my cheek though...Best Books Ive Read Because of Booktube! | Mackenzie LaneMackenzie Lane2018-02-19 | Hi there!
I would definitely recommend all of these books - & thank you to Booktube! I'm so happy for this platform full of readers who have shown me some of my favorite books!
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ." - Ephesians 1:3Reading Slump Book Recommendations! | Mackenzie LaneMackenzie Lane2017-09-25 | Hi there! • • • If you're currently suffering a reading slump, or if you are in need of a fast read, then I definitely suggest reading any one (or all!) of the books mentioned in this video! thanks for watching & commenting, it means so much to me!!
"Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." - Psalm 23:6Mackenzie Lane Live StreamMackenzie Lane2017-08-25 | ...