Friday Fiction: Hannah Hattington Goes on an Adventure
Has your child moved on from easy readers? Gracie York’s Hannah Hattington Goes on an Adventure is an early middle-grade book that’s perfect for your first and second-graders. The main character,...
A Smidgen of Hope: Miracles
MIracles. What do you think of when you hear the word? Moses parting the Red Sea? Jesus walking on the water? Someone pronounced dead and then revived afterward? We all have our thoughts when it...
PBS Great Read – The Martian by Andy Weir
Recently I was looking at different inserts to put in my planner for this year and I came upon the PBS Great Reads list. Viewers voted on their favorite book, resulting in a varied selection that...
A Smidgen of Hope: Connection
Hope. We all need it. Hunt for it. Grab onto it in our times of greatest need. But what exactly is it? For this word, I’ve dug back into my favorite old dictionary, Webster’s 1828. It says, “Hope is...
Friday Fiction: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray begins with a simple yet obvious realization, but for Dorian, this offhand comment of Lord Henry Wotton is tragic. Dorian’s youth, his beauty, his remarkable and most...
A Smidgen of Hope: The Good Ol’ Days
Hello, friends! I've been thinking about hope and the past and I've come to a conclusion. I don't believe in the good ol' days. Nope. I truly believe each season of my life has had its share of the...
Friday Fiction: My Top Five Spring Reads
Hello, Friday Fiction Friends! March has arrived and I'm more than ready for an early spring. How about you? In Alabama, March can bring freezing weather, snow, tornadoes, or 70+ degree weather. And...
A Smidgen of Hope: The Steadfast Love of God
Hope. Sometimes you find it in unexpected places. Like a quote from St. Augustine--a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa, born...
Friday Fiction: Memoria by J. J. Fischer (The Nightingale Trilogy #3)
If you like fantasy (dystopian or medieval or both), action and adventure, clean romance, and deep themes, The Nightingale Trilogy by J. J. Fischer belongs on your bookshelf. After Calor and Lumen,...
Smidgens of Hope: Peace
The beginning of 2025 has not been exactly peaceful. Many events and circumstances have made it hard to lie down at night and just relax. Rest. Those worrisome thoughts. You know the ones: Have I...
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