A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
I read A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft to wrap up my reading year for 2023. This is a historical work published in 1792. I had been curious about it for a while, but finally got around to reading it because it would count for two categories in the reading challenge [...]
The button jar. I am sure nearly all of you have something come to mind with that phrase. It could be an actual jar, but more than likely, it is an old Christmas cookie tin or recycled plastic butter container packed to the brim with every single button that ever crossed the threshold of your [...]
If you were starting to wonder if I'd given up the blog, January and February have been rather stressful for me so I've had less creative energy for thinking and writing. However, I have been continuing some art and sewing projects which take less mental energy for me and am getting pictures of them. The [...]
I read a lot every year, but I don't usually follow a reading plan or have reading goals (though I did start keeping a spreadsheet of books I read). However, for 2023, I tried a reading challenge, suggested by the Literary Life Podcast. It was a bingo card of different kinds of literary works/reading activities. [...]
As usual, I want to share with you if something I write is published elsewhere. My church asked me to write an article for their blog for Christmas. I talk about how sequence and timeline matter in God's story. You can read it here. I hope you all have a merry Christmas! Next week, instead [...]
Depending on your circles, you may or may not have any context for this discussion. I'm talking about those beautiful carols which have minor inaccuracies or embellishments compared to the biblical, historical narrative of Christ's birth. For example, there are references to angels singing in several carols, "Angels from the Realms of Glory", "Angels We [...]
I was published again last week! This time by Kosmeo online magazine. You can view their full Advent issue here or you can go directly to my article here. I tell the story of a time I was given a lot more communion wine than expected. Enjoy! You may have noticed that I have been [...]
I want to share one of my favorite Christmas decor collections. My family is of Danish descent and I love to incorporate a little of my Danish heritage into Christmas traditions when possible. One way is through these Danish porcelain Christmas plates. To be clear, the ones I have are not family heirlooms, but something [...]
I know this is a recurring debate. Every year, stores pull out Christmas decorations and run Christmas sales earlier and earlier. We all know this and pass around the jokes about how Halloween and Thanksgiving were skipped. Of course, it makes sense that commercial industries want to get a head start on others, pushing sales [...]
I am great at finishing things, not always so great at starting things. I know a lot of people have the opposite problem, but I'm sure there are others like me. I have perfectionist tendencies, a strong desire for efficiency and productivity. I treat beginning a project as a commitment to finish it. There are [...]
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