Today fellow Michigander, Jody Hedlund, takes a break from writing, teaching children, and fighting sock monsters to celebrate her birthday with us! Jody is a debut historical romance novelist, a double finalist in the 2009 ACFW Genesis Contest in Historical Romance. I found an empty shelf at our local Gift and Bible where The Preacher’s […]
Book Review: The Preacher’s Bride by Jody Hedlund
Note: At the end of this review, there are instructions on how you can receive up to two chances to win a free autographed copy of The Preacher’s Bride! ********* If I had not connected with Jody online, I’m not sure I would have picked up this book. Which goes to show you can’t judge […]
Golden Confetti Rain
The diamond-studded grass crunches under my feet this morning. A few cotton wisps feather across the cerulean sky. And I am standing in golden confetti rain. The trees are letting go. I struggle for words to describe what I see and hear. Riffle. Ruffle. Whoosh. Pitter. Patter. Plop. Plop. Tumble. Twirl. Float. Flop. It strikes […]
Change~In More Than 140 Characters
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. ~Anatole France
R.E.S.T.
Rest. It’s my mantra these days. I wish I had learned it better before now. When the kids were at home. When I was always trying to do, do, do and be, be, be. When I was trying to satisfy people and satisfy my own perfectionism. It’s why I’m so smitten with God in the […]
Chicken House or Shed?
I see it out my penthouse window. When did my husband paint the whole west side white? I see it every day. I just realized that it’s white. It looks dumb. I wish it was all gray or all white. Preferably all gray. The white door is okay. And the paint job’s pretty sloppy. No […]
Weeping and Celebrating
We spend… too little time experiencing the griefs themselves. The result is that these griefs remain hidden and never open us to our joys. ~David Whyte as quoted in God in the Yard. Branches litter the yard from yesterday’s wind, and leaves block the garage door. A political sign lies in the side yard. The […]
Sensing God
I see God in golden spotlight of morning stage with pink and lavender curtains billowed. I hear God in feathered symphony and leafy whispers of Spirit breath within my ear. I smell God in golden crisp of autumn wrapped with subtle scent of smoke and damp. I feel God in warmth of sunshine on my […]
Book Review: @stickyjesus by @tamiheim and @tonibirdsong
“More people will log on to blogs, Facebook, and Twitter this Sunday than will go to church.” ~@stickyJesus This blog is not quite 3 months old. I’ve had visits from 44 countries and 48 states. (Where are you Vermont and New Hampshire?) I’m just a pinhead in “the Land of Shiny Things.” I had no […]
Reclaimed and Repurposed
It’s been a long week. And so it’s midnight before I begin to stir chickpea flour into melted ghee, finely chop macadamia nuts and mix with coconut into peaked egg whites, form chocolate truffles and roll in chocolate sprinkles. While the rest of the house sleeps. Wash, mix, mold, bake, scrape, taste, lick. I’m making […]
