Book Review: Martin Hospitality

Photo by Rachel Nickerson on Unsplash The wind is howling dramatically outside and I'm cold because our house is cold. It feels like I should be drinking a hot cup of coffee while I write this, but I already drank coffee today. I have been reading a ton of books lately. Most of them rather nominal Christian Romance…

A Little Rambling About Publishing

Photo by Clark Young on Unsplash I'm struggling to come up with posts these days. I am stuck inside a one-room apartment. So my life mainly consists of reading or writing, cooking or cleaning. So here is a rambling about my book and about publishing. I have a beta reader for my book, Let's Fly a Kite (name…

Roses or Wildflowers

Photo by Carmen Meurer on Unsplash Every girl dreams of Roses By I ask for a field of daisies, Or wildflowers, or dandelions. Photo by Ashkan Forouzani on Unsplash White rose, red rose, Yellow rose, pink rose. Every girl wants a rose, But I ask for the wildflowers. Photo by Margot Polinder on Unsplash Wildflowers are free, And colorful, And different. Fresh and beautiful…

What Makes a Coffee Snob?

Photo by Ashkan Forouzani on Unsplash Grab a cup of coffee (or tea) and let's talk coffee. How do you know if you have become a coffee snob or not? I have been wondering this for myself for a while now. Some people say I am one, but I don't like being a snob of any sort so…

Journaling

Photo by Carolyn V on Unsplash I have been journaling at least since I was 12, but I remember owning journals and enjoying writing in them long before that. I honestly, was probably writing in some kind of journal from almost the time I could put a sentence together. I don't think I was necessarily taught to want…

A Christian’s Response to Covid-19

Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash Everyone is talking and writing about it so why not join in. My question to you is, how, as Christians, can we respond to the covid-19 virus? I have a few thoughts of my own and would also love to hear yours. This is not a post to talk about if we…

Curves in All the Right Places

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash I feel awkward publishing this, but I think I will anyway and hopefully it will encourage someone out there. Something that a lot of romance novel writers say these days is that the guy noticed the girl "has curves in all the right places." Or the girl noticed he "fills out…

It’s Not About Me

Hello Lovely Readers, Photo by Yoal Desurmont on Unsplash Don't you just hate it when you've climbed into bed for the night and your brain suddenly decides to start working and you come up with a beautiful brilliant post and basically have the whole thing written up in your head. But you just don't want to get up…

What’s Up and a Blog Award

Hi Friends, Sorry for my little bit of absence from posting lately. First, I was really busy working hard on my book, and I think I can say I am now done with the second draft. If I have any readers super interested in doing beta reading for me, please leave a comment and let…

Handwritten Letters

Photo by Diane Helentjaris on Unsplash What is more heart-warming than finding a handwritten letter in your mailbox? Growing up, one of my favorite things to do was write letters to friends, near and far. I had a couple friends who had lived near my family at one point before moving far away. And writing letters to them…