Steph Drahozal

Today, February 4, is World Cancer Day. Cancer can force you to have chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. It causes stress, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Cancer can cause death. It is responsible for 1 in every 7 deaths worldwide. This year about 564,8000 Americans are expected to die of cancer - more than 1,500 people a day. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US, exceeded only by heart disease. One of every four deaths in the US is from cancer. Let’s all take a moment to pray for strength for those who are battling this terrible disease every day. And let’s take a moment to remember those who fought hard. Love to all - keep fighting your daily battles!

So now that I've graduated, I've discovered something crazy… I actually have some time to read! In college, I never had a second of free time to just read for pleasure. I was either busy with life or reading for school (kind of…). I probably could have read a couple of those nights instead of watching Netflix… but after sitting in class all day who wants to do that? So now after work in the evenings, I still do like my fair share of Netflix, but to mix it up I sometimes like to read! Finding some good books to read makes all the difference, so I figured I’d share the names of some books I’ve been reading for anyone else out there who struggles to find books they enjoy. I’m not really into the mushy romance books, so I had to find a different genre that interested me. I’ve realized I really like mystery and crime-related books. So the first few on this list fall similar to these categories. I started with The Cellar, a fictional book about a girl who gets kidnappe...