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November 13, 2024
Devotional: Job 25-31 Job’s Last Answer To His Friends
Bildad's speech is only six verse, but Job's reply is five chapters. This is Job’s last speech to his friends, and it includes a section on wisdom and some reflections on his past prosperity. It is worth slowing down to study. I put it all in one post, so here we go!
Published on November 13, 2024 08:41
November 10, 2024
Lara Wanders in Edinburgh, Scotland
This is an old post from 12 years ago. Edinburgh was so special to my that it inspires my faerie world of Gryphendale to this day.
Published on November 10, 2024 02:29
November 3, 2024
The Joy of Parenting: Why Children Enrich Our Lives
I write on my blog about things that inspire my writing. I write a lot about faerie worlds, but there is much about this would I do love. My children are on the top of that list.
Published on November 03, 2024 04:43
October 27, 2024
The Journey to the Perfect Cup of Coffee
I never knew much about coffee growing up. My mom drank instant decaf. My Grandparents drank dark Cuban syrup. My university made cheap sweet cappuccino. My work place made burnt coffee machine motor oil.
Published on October 27, 2024 05:11
October 24, 2024
A Petite HEMA Fighter’s Saga To Owning Custom Gear
I am a petite stay-at-home mom with illusions of becoming a chic world-class sword-fighter. Thus exposing my deepest delusions that fuel most of my fantasy writing, I will now tell you about my most recent failed attempt to make this lifelong fascination a reality.
Published on October 24, 2024 05:09
October 20, 2024
Embracing Change: A Journey of Intentional Living
The premise of this blog has been that life is better when we slow life down, savor the good things in life, and live intentionally. At one time five years ago, I was a fully employed graphic designer running around to the peak of business, yet both bored with life and stressed by it.
Published on October 20, 2024 14:20
October 13, 2024
My Heinz 57 Heritage: A Blend of Cultures in America
My grandfather used to say I was a Heinz 57 because I could list at least 8 different countries of descent depending on how far back you wanted to go with my family tree and which branch you chose to follow.
Published on October 13, 2024 04:00
October 6, 2024
Short Story: Sage and the Quest for Cake
The huldra nomad crouched down in the grand oak tree at the edge of a small forest. He watched the procession of faerie creatures pass on the dirt road through drought-ridden fields of purple grain.
Published on October 06, 2024 04:21
Book Review: The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
The Door in the Wall is an amazing little novel with a main character who is disabled that has all the elements I want in a book, both for my children and myself. It is rightful a Newberry winner.
Published on October 06, 2024 04:14
September 30, 2024
The Enchantment of Pre-Raphaelite Art: Burne-Jones’ Legacy
Sir Edward Burne-Jones used literary themes and fairy tales as symbols for the way he felt about life. I am drawn to him as my favorite artist because he accomplished through art what I dream of accomplishing through writing.
Published on September 30, 2024 09:53