Broken Things by Matthew West

I love this song and the story behind it.

I love how powerful and full of hope this song is. The lyrics cut right to your heart.

Fighting for Contentment: What I'm Thankful for

I'm struggling to be content. I've struggled with this my whole life; always wanting to be in the next phase of my life. This discontentment has ratcheted up since I graduated last month. To combat this, I'm praying to God for contentment and thinking through my blessings.

I'm thankful for:
My Parents
My Grandma
Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins
My travel experiences
My car
My close friends
My apartment-it's my quiet, little hideaway
My education
My church
The Bible-a light for my path
Jesus-He listens and guides me. He alone can give me peace.
Dreams
Hope
Concerts
Laughter

My Three Weeks on Tinder

I was told that it's not just for hook-ups, so I tried it.

I was really clear about what I'm looking for; a Christian guy.

I didn't have a lot of prospects to swipe right on. Most had blank profiles, but had photos, so I figured they probably weren't looking for actual dating relationships.

I was shocked by the number of couples looking for a third partner and guys in open marriages looking for "fun."

I ended up with roughly 8 actual matches. I asked several to tell me about themselves, but never heard back. I talked for days with one who seemed promising, but he ghosted me; classy. Another wrote, but was looking for something very casual, which I'm not into. So, I decided to pull the plug since it wasn't meeting my needs and was thus worthless.

I think, Tinder could be good for people who don't have preferences on faith or are looking for something casual. Adios, Tinder.

Movie #4: The Accountant

This was a totally different role for me to see Ben Affleck in. He plays an autistic accountant names, Christian. Actually, he's an accountant that works with shady businesses as a consultant. Growing up his family life was toxic at best. His dad wanted Christian and his brother to learn all styles of fighting and so they did, getting the crap kicked out of them in the process.

Christian doesn't form relationships. He's just good at what he does and he can kill people.

He's called in to figure out the discrepancies in the accounts of a company that essentially makes prosthetics. There he meets Anna Kendrick's character, Dana who found the discrepancy. She tries to help, but he just wants to work alone. There is corruption in the company with top leadership. Soon one of the top leaders suddenly dies, but he was actually killed. From there, Ben's character is fired and the owner doesn't care about the missing money. People come looking for Anna's character and Ben saves her in the nick of time.

It turns out that Christian's brother is the one trying to kill and Anna's character. Meanwhile, the FBI is closing in on trying to figure out who Christian is. He's ready to disappear and start new somewhere else, but she doesn't want to give up her life. In the end, he sends her one of the priceless paintings he's collected over the years and he goes to start a new life. In the end, there are several unexpected twists and turns. The agent looking for Christian was saved by him years before. Over the years, Christian has helped him catch some criminals, even though he's technically a criminal himself. That agent is getting ready to retire and prepares another agent to work with Christian.

While not heart-warming or touching, this is a solid movie, though not one I'd want to see more than once.