I just finished listening to Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. It was one of a few audiobooks I borrowed from the library to keep in my car and listen to in increments to try to boost my number of books read this year. I’d been wanting to read it for awhile, but since it was new and…
I’ve always wished I had some artistic ability–by that I mean drawing, painting, sculpting, etc. When I was a kid I tried. Really hard. I tried and tried to draw, to paint, and to mold things out of polymer clay, but somehow nothing ever came out looking quite right. The closest I was able to get was the most basic…
Sometimes I’m amazed how easy it is to lose focus on what’s important so quickly. For a Bible study we’re doing at church, we had to read a piece called “The Tyranny of the Urgent.” It contrasted the “urgent” things in our lives with the important things. I already knew all about this. I knew that good doesn’t always mean…
New apartment means new workspace! Well, not really because the apartment we moved to is just the mirror image of our old one, so my workspace is really exactly the same, just on the opposite side of the room. But it still feels fresh and new–all clean and organized–so I thought I’d give y’all a little peek at it! I…
You remember when adult coloring books first exploded a couple years ago? Now you can hardly go anywhere without seeing one. From mandalas to pop-culture themed books to scenes from far-away places, we just can’t seem to get enough of coloring. I myself have a Paris coloring book, a Doctor Who coloring book, and a Scripture coloring book, as well…
My husband and I went to see the latest Star Wars movie a few weeks late (don’t worry, this is a spoiler-free post). We had an argument–almost a fight, really–on the way home, because I loved it, and he didn’t, and most of the conversation on my end consisted of me telling him why he was wrong in disliking it.…
Being self-employed can be discouraging. As most of you probably know, I work part-time from home writing, editing, producing audiobooks, as well as doing other writing-related things like blogging, podcasting, marketing, etc. I love it–working with stories, sharing my work, getting to be home most of the time. It’s what I want in life. But it can still get lonely.…
No, I’m not referring to the Dickens novel by that name, though it’s one of my all-time favorite books. I’m referring to something we all do every single day that we often may not even realize. I just got back from a weekend retreat for Christian moms. My own mom helps run it, and I’ve gone along to help serve…
Well, now it’s public and I can finally admit the main reason I’ve had so much trouble keeping up with blogging, writing, emails, and really all forms of pretty much everything. After many years of creating fictional people to populate the pages of my stories, it’s time for me to make a real person to populate my home! Yes, my…
Last week, I wrote about how much I hate when people over promise things they can’t possibly deliver in stories. It got me thinking about a few of my other trope pet peeves, so I figured I might as well dedicate another post or two to them and see whether anyone else agrees with me! I’ve been slowly making my…