Becca Benjamin

Blogger for Coffee With Kenobi, Personal Author for Steve Anderson Lucasfilm Illustrator & Artist, & Featured Blogger, Administrative Consultant, Copy Editor for The Cantina Cast. * I'm just a simple girl, trying to make my way in the universe. *

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Raising Ren: Through a Mother's Eyes

Raising Ren: Through a Mother's Eyes

July 21st, 20183380 Star Wars has always been about family and values. It tests the limits, relating to our everyday lives. Star Wars is for everyone: kids, adults, and families of all kinds. That's what makes it so powerfully beautiful. Relatability. Yes, pick a character, any character. Now, look closely. Find it. Find the characteristic or situation...
Star Wars: It's About Family

Star Wars: It's About Family

January 21st, 20183405 Star Wars means a great many things to all of us. To the late (and dearly missed) Carrie Fisher, "It's about family, and that's what's so powerful about it." And I, for one, couldn't agree more with her sentiment. Indeed it is about family and very powerfully relatable too. To be quite blunt, a dysfunctional one, but a family...
Some of Luke Skywalker's Most Memorable Moments in 'Star Wars'

Some of Luke Skywalker's Most Memorable Moments in 'Star Wars'

October 21st, 20171476 Throughout the generations, Star Wars has captured the imaginations of fans and creators alike. Forty years have passed, and yet, Star Wars' themes still ring true today. Hope, family, love, heroism, and redemption are as relatable now as they were in 1977 and one of the many reasons why Star Wars has remained timeless, becoming a...
Star Wars: It’s About Family

Star Wars: It’s About Family

July 21st, 20173257 Star Wars has many themes, and one of them is family. It’s relatable. It’s honest. And that's powerful. Since the very first film, Star Wars introduced us to a new family, the Skywalkers. A family that lives in a galaxy far, far away, but at the same time, that family feels like home. Sometimes, it feels or has felt more...
Growing Up With Star Wars: After 40 Years, the Journey Continues

Growing Up With Star Wars: After 40 Years, the Journey Continues

May 21st, 20172181 The day is almost here and honestly, it’s hard to believe that Star Wars (A New Hope) is celebrating its 40th anniversary. What’s even harder to fathom, is the realization that I’ve grown up right alongside it―we’ve gotten old! It was the first film that I’m aware of that played in the theater for a full year, giving it...
Truly Wonderful, the Memories of Star Wars Celebration Are!

Truly Wonderful, the Memories of Star Wars Celebration Are!

March 21st, 20172171 As I sit down to write this, there are only 25 days left until Star Wars Celebration Orlando! My, how time flies. It feels like just yesterday we were getting the news on starwars.com that the next celebration would be in Orlando - once again, I’m overwhelmed with a whirlwind of emotions. No worries, at this point I’m a veteran of...
Rogue One: Bail Organa – A Moment of Reflection

Rogue One: Bail Organa – A Moment of Reflection

February 21st, 20172455 By now, there has been so much coverage in ways of analysis on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Honestly, what’s left to talk about? The media, from news-sites to fan-sites, and every corner of the internet has turned this first Star Wars standalone film inside-out, and dissected it from every angle possible. But here, at Coffee with...
Star Wars Moms: The Strongest Stars have Hearts of Kyber Star Wars News & Info

Star Wars Moms: The Strongest Stars have Hearts of Kyber

January 21st, 20171397 "The strongest stars have hearts of Kyber." -- Chirrut Imwe There’s something to be said about this quote or dialogue spoken by the Guardian of the Whills, Chirrut Imwe. It’s amazing what one line can do and how it can trigger a plethora of thoughts; not much different from saying a picture is worth a thousand words. These words...
Four Star Wars Characters that I’m Thankful For Star Wars News & Info

Four Star Wars Characters that I’m Thankful For

November 21st, 20161292 In light of the Holiday Season, namely Thanksgiving, I thought it would only be befitting if I found a way to give “thanks” and what better way than to highlight some Star Wars characters that are lacking in the “thank you” department. And trust me I could think of more, way more characters to thank than just the ones I am...
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