A Christmasy short story, anyone? (did I mention it’s free?)
It was the 20th of December, and for an entire month the smells of gingerbread and homemade fudge had filled the farmhouse kitchen, secrets had been exchanged in whispers behind hands, and Randy Travis’ Christmas album had been played more than a dozen times through the boombox. The month had borne all the earmarks of…
caskets and Christmas – a (very) small essay
Hello, friends! I wrote this piece a couple of years ago and wanted to share it now. I hope it can be a blessing! Practice guitar for the Christmas program. Continue with gift preparations. Finalize edits on my aunt’s obituary. It’s a cruel and confusing thing to be grieving while the world swirls in such…
November memories – 2025
November was a gift. ❤ “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,”Therefore I hope in Him.” Lamentations 3:24 Things worth remembering… Turn your eyes upon Jesus;Look full in His wonderful face,And the things of earth will grow strangely dimIn the light of His glory and grace. Fanny Crosby What I’ve been reading… Delighting in…
Rich because…
Look at me, jumping on a trend for once. But I felt like waxing poetic, and this prompt was just the thing. I would be so glad if you’d use it as a springboard/inspiration to make your own list! ❤ I am rich… because the November sun makes the edge of gray skies glow pink…
October memories – 2025
Hello, friends!✨ October was so full of good things… The measure of our love is the measure of our willingness to be inconvenienced. Elisabeth elliot Things worth remembering… Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart… Ephesians 6:6-7 What I’ve been reading… Delighting in the…
September memories – 2025
Hello, friends!✨ September was a gem… They’ll tell you that arts and humanities aren’t practical and then read poetry at funerals and weddings, cry over films and search for meaning in ancient philosophy. Surviving is one type of practicality, knowing why we bother is another. – on the importance of the arts and humanities Things…
a poem on normalcy
Hello, friends!✨ I wrote a poem earlier this month that I thought I’d share here. It’s a reminder I need often! What a gift it is to walk with a sovereign God through “ordinary” days. may I not, O Lord, despise these hidden days… the years stretched long with normalcy, the months framed by the…
Dreams and goals for Autumn 2025
Hello, friends! This isn’t going to be a poetic post…it’s just me trying to kill two birds with one stone. The first bird is my hope to post more frequently here, and the second bird is to make a fall bucket list. And speaking of birds, I saw a bald eagle flying almost at eye…
August memories – 2025
Hello, friends!✨ Well…it’s not the first day of autumn, but now that it’s September, I’m letting myself pretend it’s autumn. It has taken discipline, but now my inner Winnie-the-Pooh is going to fully enjoy the chilly, hot chocolate-y mornings. But August was a lovely month… And God is able to make all grace abound toward…
July memories – 2025 (and preorder announcement!!)
Hello, friends!✨ Man, July was a month for the books! And speaking of books… Beauty Even Here is now available for preorder!!! Scurry on over to Amazon if you’d like to order a copy. I am SO excited to finally share this book with you!!✨ Anyway. On to the regular content… O LORD God of…
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