by Jennifer Hallmark | Jan 28, 2025 | A Smidgeon of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
I love words. I mean, go figure, I’m a writer so of course I adore words. But today I’m talking about words of encouragement. When you hear, read, or catch a glimpse of a phrase that helps you through your day. I had such a day a while back. I was...
by Arthur | Jan 24, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
The Retief series is a, umm, series of brilliant books by Keith Laumer, all of them having as their protagonist the brilliantly non-diplomatic diplomat Jamie Retief. Retief is better at arm wrestling than attending cocktail parties and speaks bluntly (and often with...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Jan 21, 2025 | A Smidgeon of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Hello, hope-filled friends! Today’s word for hope is snow. Snow? Really? I can hear my brother now as he points out the fact that in Anchorage in 2024, they experienced 133 inches of the white, fluffy stuff. So much that it came within an inch of breaking a...
by Cammi Woodall | Jan 17, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
It is hard to look anywhere on social media these days and not see an advertisement or clip for the movie Wicked. For those who don’t know, Wicked started as a book by Gregory Macguire. It tells the story of Elphaba, more commonly known as the Wicked Witch of the...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Jan 14, 2025 | A Smidgeon of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Every year, I take a few moments during December to seek God for direction and focus for the following year. This time, the word came from a radio station. As I drove to town, listening to my local Christian station, they mentioned giving. Nothing big but it nestled...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Jan 10, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Here in Alabama, where three of our blog contributors live, which includes me, we are snowed in. Send in the snow plows! Oh. Wait. No snowplows except a couple in the big cities. So, we’re taking a day off to enjoy the rare snowfall (several inches) See you next...
