What if Bethlehem celebrated the first Christmas like we celebrate Christmas today?
How many pounds of glitter to decorate the inns and stables?
How many miles of ribbons does it take to make the donkeys festive? What candle scent covers the “essence of shepherd”? How many pounds of sugar would the Judean women need to fill everyone’s tummies with too many sweets?
Author Archives: Malissa
What’s the best part of Christmas?
What’s the best part of Christmas? Well, for me, the answer is everything! I enjoy the lights, the music, the family time, the traditions, the treats–all of it. Last week, Jennifer Elwood invited me to share my new devotional Unwrapping 5 Names of God For Christmas on her Facebook page— you can still watch it. …
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving
Do you have big plans for your Thanksgiving? We have small plans, but we are still blessed and thankful for time to celebrate God’s goodness and faithfulness to us. I’m thankful for you too! When I bought the website and started working on my “social media presence”, I felt silly because my books were not …
The Gift of Saltiness~Guest Post by Jennifer Elwood
Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?” – Luke 14:34, ES Are tantalizing aromas trailing from your kitchen as we get closer to the end of the year? For us, the pandemic shut-down baking fad waned once our favorite places started opening up again. Fall …
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Praising God for Sunrises & Sunsets Psalms 113:3
This afternoon, I worked on my work in progress. The character faced a stressful situation and sat observing the sunset. While I wrote, this verse came to mind, so it went in the story. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’S name is to be praised. Psalms …
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Has the Roomba of Life Dragged You Into a Knotted Mess?
Has the Roomba of life ever dragged you into a knotted mess? Well, one Sunday afternoon, I tried to relax. I stood up and saw this scene. It looked so cozy and idyllic, and I planned to take this photo. I enjoyed my knitting….using the beautiful yarn bowl my siblings gave me…..coffee….in a favorite Fiesta …
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Afternoon Tea & Composer Time
One of the fun things we enjoy in our homeschool is afternoon tea and composer time. We do this once a week or so, and it’s a fun time but not hard to pull together. We pull out fancy teacups and turn the kettle on for tea. While we wait for the whistle, we pick …
The Library Card Catalog
The library card catalog was one of my favorite stops at the library. Oh, the possibilities. I’d pull that drawer out and flip through the cards, wondering what exciting book I might find that day. Looking at the rows and rows of little drawers full of cards was almost as fun as perusing the shelves …
If I Were You Lynn Austin~Book Chat
Christian Fiction Book Review If I Were You by Lynn Austin is set in London and America during World War II and the 1950s. **Affiliate link** It’s an upstairs/downstairs sort of story–the rich girl and the maid. After the war, one woman went to America, and one stayed in England. All’s well until the one …
Writing Wednesday~Finishing My Novel & More
Writing Wednesday On the last Writing Wednesday, I shared a little bit of my “why I write” story. Today, I’m sharing a bit of my progress. I finished the second re-write of my first novel last weekend. I have a group of Alpha-readers (reading for me long before it’s ready to publish), and several of …
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