A bit of a 3rd day of Christmas gift for you, friends…thank you for joining me in some of these snippets from the Journey to Bethlehem yet again, and Merry Christmas! Joy to our dark and troubled world…our Lord is come. “How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given So God imparts to […]
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Journey to Bethlehem: Mary
Join us on this special Advent journey! And be sure to comment with an idea for another character to add to this series if you want to enter the Cozy Christmas giveaway (see this post). Stay tuned for more…and a blessed Christmas season to you, friends! Mary “For the Mighty One has done […]
Book Giveaway, ChristmasJourney to Bethlehem Time – and a Christmas Giveaway!
It’s Advent, friends! Perhaps the time of year most precious to my heart. Over the past few years, I’ve been so blessed by writing and sharing the “Journey to Bethlehem” with you, as I’ve taken time to slow and ponder what might have been on the hearts of the various real people who were privileged […]
Advent, Book Giveaway, Christmas, Journey to BethlehemLooking to the Kingdom: Of Elections, Division, and Reasons to Hope
It was Election Day, and my Journalism students entered the classroom vigorously debating the merits—or lack thereof—of the U.S. presidential candidates. I told them that it was fine to have opinions, but they needed to be civil to each other. Upon which some defended their freedom of speech, only to be reminded that […]
U.S. electionsNative American Heritage Month: Creating a Common Memory
I watched my students, their faces stricken. My heart pinched for them . . . because I remembered how it felt, to learn some of these things for the first time. This school year I’m teaching American Literature, and one of things I love about our school is the flexibility to somewhat develop my […]
Common memory, doctrine of discovery, Native American Heritage MonthLearning to Listen: How I Wasn’t Letting My Native Characters Have a Voice
I hadn’t been sure what was wrong. This story-in-progress, my third full novel manuscript, has definitely been my most troublesome “child” so far. First, my heroine didn’t want to behave, taking months before she would even “talk” to me. (Yes, novelists hear people who aren’t real. But I don’t think you need to sign […]
characters, paiute, writingSomeday, Somewhere: Of Shootings and West Side Story, Then and Now
We stood in the parking lot, my sister and mom and I, talking animatedly though the clock ticked toward eleven at night. It was this summer, less than two weeks after the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, followed by the shooting of five police officers in retaliation, and the country was reeling. […]
police shootings, racial reconciliation, West Side StoryOf Change, Broken Bowls, and God’s Grace
Change isn’t always easy. Or perhaps better to say—is change ever easy? This past year has held incredible life changes for Anthony and me. Being engaged . . . getting married . . . moving . . . starting to teach high school (for me) . . . the sometimes wonderful, sometimes stressful task […]
A World on Fire and Aslan on the Move
It’s been quite a summer, hasn’t it, friends? Not only has it been a rather full and crazy month or so in my own life (hence not much posting here!), but it’s been a hard one in America and round the world. First there was the awful bombing and attempted coup in Turkey. […]
Aslan on the move, Man in white, Refugee crisisVictorian Letter-Writing Tips and Social Media: What do you think?
I have lately been perusing through a delightful antique volume I received from my grandmother, the 1892 edition of Modern Manners and Social Norms by Mrs. Julia M. Bradley. (Okay, I have a thing for old books—no wonder I like to write historical fiction. 🙂 ) It’s been helpful in researching my current […]
Antique books, etiquette, Modern Manners and Social Norms, Victorian letter writing