Look Up
No one ever consults me about the best day for the seasons to change. Summer into fall. Fall into winter. You? Oh, we may have opinions about it, but . . . It happens when it happens. In the same way, l've occasionally...
Jesus’ Stories: The Gentle Knock
A bittersweet thing, Good Friday, as I consider that "greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." To think, he calls me friend. To even try to fully receive such a love... l'm...
A Reader’s Wonderland Giveaway!
Welcome to A Reader's Wonderland Giveaway! ♡ Hi friend! Fall is the perfect time for relaxing and reading a good book, don't you agree? It's also a great season to soak in God's goodness and reconnect with him. I'm excited...
What Color Is Your Longing?
This article by Kit Tosello was originally published at (in)courage as "Our Longings Are Signposts, Directing Us Home to More of Him." I once traded ten years of my life for a dream — a dream ten thousand sizes too...
When a Book Chooses You
"We don't turn to story to escape reality. We turn to story to navigate reality." -Lisa Cron hear people say, “I’m a mood reader.” I say this myself! I wonder if what we mean is that we gravitate...
Can Fiction Mend the World?
“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson hey say you always come out of the woods better than you went in. Could this be true for novels too? When I close the cover, am...






