My sister enjoys watching the “deleted scenes” on DVDs. I often join her; it’s fun to see extra bits of the story that didn’t make the final cut and hear the sometimes-included director’s commentary on why that particular scene received the axe. While I can often understand the rationale—a scene didn’t really move the story […]
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A Most Delightful Read
Stephanie Grace Whitson has become one of my favorite historical fiction authors in the past year, and her latest book, A Most Unsuitable Match, did not disappoint. By the end of the first two chapters, the main characters Fannie and Sam had drawn me in and made me care…and as we writers know, that is […]
Evening Walk
When supper is over and dishes are done, when summer twilight drifts over the world outside…I take a walk. I’ve only passed a few houses before my stomach relaxes and I take a deep breath. Somehow out here, in the gentle coolness after the muggy heat of the day, in the quietness of a tree-lined […]
Jennifer Slatterly, guest blogger: Hacking Away at Bushes
It has been a blessing for me to connect with Jennifer Slatterly these past few weeks, a writer much farther along the journey of life, faith, and writing than I am! I am delighted to welcome her as my first guest blogger, and I know you will be blessed by her insights as I was. […]
In Character
Anne Shirley…Jo March…Laura Ingalls…Heidi. The favorite books of my childhood remain inevitably linked to distinct characters, those storybook girls who made the stories live and breathe on the page and in my imagination, whose names even yet stir fond memories of the Alps, the prairies, or a little town called Avonlea. With movies and plays, […]
The Strength of a Story
“Tell me a story…” “Once upon a time…” “There once was a man…” We humans are wired to hear stories. Perhaps this is because God created us in His image, and He is the ultimate writer of story—in history, in each of our lives, even in fiction through the parables of Jesus. I think all […]
Be Still
Quiet rests over our patio this Sunday afternoon. A bird twittered above my head at first, but now I think he has moved to a more distant treetop. The neighbors’ air conditioner hums. Leaves rustle in a faint summer breeze. I came out here to write an entirely different post. But when I sat down […]
Waiting, Part 2
Read Part 1 here. Today marked our first dress rehearsal for Seussical Jr. My heart swelled with gratitude as I listened to our Horton lead in prayer at the beginning of rehearsal and watched him and our Mr. Mayor throw themselves into their parts. It has been several weeks now since God brought them to […]
Waiting, Part 1
Waiting. It’s not something I’m very good at. I can be pretty patient waiting at the doctor’s office or in the grocery line…at least so I sometimes think, smugly comparing myself to others. I can spend a long time playing with a toddler or swaying a baby to sleep. But waiting bothers me when I […]
Father’s Day
“Just as a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.” ~Psalm 103:13-14 Tomorrow my sister and I will teach our Pre K-Kindergarten Sunday School Class a lesson on God’s mercifulness. The lesson […]