A while ago I started this series on my blog to share about all of my hobbies and crafts, such as watching musicals and jewelry-making. I had one post in which I lumped together all of my crafting, but thanks to the pandemic and my period of NOTHING (which you can read about here), crafting … Continue reading When I’m Not Writing – Knitting
Life with Parosmia
I wanted to do a special blog post today to share a bit about my experience with Long-COVID and parosmia. I've felt called by God to try to help others dealing with this horrible condition, even though I am still very much in the trenches myself. And for those of you who have no idea … Continue reading Life with Parosmia
Reading Recap
Since I took a two year hiatus on this blog, I've not kept you all up to date on the books I've been reading. And thanks to the pandemic I've read a lot in those two years: 114 books in 2020 and 96 and counting this year. That's an average of over 2 books a … Continue reading Reading Recap
Back from Hiatus
What would you do if God asked you to do NOTHING? In a way, I think God asked the world to do NOTHING, for a bit at least, with the pandemic. To stay home for a few weeks and take a break from life and sit still. Because He was and is still proving that … Continue reading Back from Hiatus
My Favorite Epistolary Novels
Epistolary novels are stories told through documents. These novels can be made up of anything from letters and diary entries to online messages and newspaper articles. Instead of traditional narration, epistolary novels emerge from a series of these documents. I’ve always enjoyed reading them because they’re a different way to tell a story. And I’ve … Continue reading My Favorite Epistolary Novels
Favorite Author Feature: Margaret Peterson Haddix
In 2017 I shared Favorite Book Features on my favorite books. This year I started a new series—features on my favorite authors! I’m going to return to my favorite books shelf and look into some of my favorite authors. I’ll share about their books I’ve read and why they’re an awesome author. Today’s featured author … Continue reading Favorite Author Feature: Margaret Peterson Haddix
When I’m Not Writing – Painting
I’ve told you about some of my favorite things to do when I’m not writing, like watching musicals and crafting. Today I wanted to tell you about a newer activity that I do when I’m not writing. It’s something I’m not particularly good at, but that I love trying: painting. I’ve never been able to … Continue reading When I’m Not Writing – Painting
Creating a Room of My Own
I’ve been incredibly blessed in that my husband not only can support both of us but he wants me to stay home to work on my writing. I was able to quit my day job in the spring and focus on writing full time. But after quitting I still struggled with writing because I didn’t have … Continue reading Creating a Room of My Own
Favorite Author Feature: Laurie Halse Anderson
In 2017 I shared Favorite Book Features on my favorite books. This year I started a new series—features on my favorite authors! I’m going to return to my favorite books shelf and look into some of my favorite authors. I’ll share about their books I’ve read and why they’re an awesome author. Today’s featured author … Continue reading Favorite Author Feature: Laurie Halse Anderson
Half-Year Reading Recap
This is the last week of June, so I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on all of the books I’ve read so far this year. My goal for 2019 is to read 55 books, 40 of fiction and 15 of nonfiction. In 2018, I read 60 books and crushed my goal of 45 … Continue reading Half-Year Reading Recap
Bri Marino Creates 