So I was thinking with the Super Bowl coming up, I should probably whip out a blog post for folks like me who are totally going to watch the game—’cause it’s the American thing to do and all—but who may not be all that into the sport itself. Then I was like, wait, I already did that. Last year. Which …
How writing is like photography…from writer and photographer Emilie Hendryx
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The Internet is awesome. Why? Because it means I get to “meet” fun people like writer and photographer Emilie Hendryx! Emilie and I met late last year when she interviewed me via email for the ACFW website. In our emails, we got to chatting and at some point decided we were …
Song Swap!! (aka the music I can’t stop listening to)
I like to joke that I’m musically sheltered. It’s not that I don’t like music. It’s just the music that I do like I love SOOOO much that I rarely feel the need to switch it up.* Thus, my music references are usually two to three years old (I’m still making Beiber jokes, people!) and when I heard someone say …
A glimpse into the heart of the God I don’t always get.
<– OK so I was looking for some sort of depiction of Absalom from the OT for this post and instead came across this…a photo of Absalom Baird, who was apparently a Union general in the Civil War. Two things that were SO funny to me about this: 1) Absalom in the Bible was all proud of his hair. BUT …
From the French Revolution to Wyoming in the 1800s…a visit with author Naomi Rawlings
I love meeting new author friends online, and recently Naomi Rawlings became one of those friends! It started with virtually meeting Bethany House’s “other debut Melissa”–Melissa Jagears, whose first novel released last fall. We joked about being the two new Melissas in the BHP publishing family. Through Melissa, I came into contact with her critique partner, Naomi. Naomi writes historical …
The post about Sherlock.
Sometimes there are important things in the world that I feel, as a conscientious blogger, it’s my duty to write about. But some of these important things are SO great that I find I can’t even cover them intelligently. BBC’s Sherlock would be one of those things. I couldn’t even come up with a proper Top Ten list (which is …
That time I fainted in a Subway*
I know I’m not British. I know my time studying/interning in London wasn’t all that lengthy. And I still can’t do a good British accent. But none of that has sidetracked my love for all things British.** And thus, I get a huge kick out of @SoVeryBritish on Twitter. And this tweet last month totally had me giggling: Panicking …
Cara Putman and her awesome Monuments Men book (and a giveaway!)
I was a little late to the game when I discovered my first Cara Putman book. She’d already had quite a number of books out by the time I heard about her novel, Stars in the Night. It’s a romantic murder mystery set on a Hollywood Victory Train in 1942. Anybody who knows me knows that’s so totally going to …
Resolutions for Writers (+ a good word + maybe I don’t need a plan)
There’s been a fun trend in past years, especially around the blogosphere, of shirking New Year’s Resolutions in favor of “One Word” to focus on in the coming year. That’s cool. Many people pick a Bible verse to go along with their word and make special effort to grow in that area in their life. That kind of thing. I …
It’s a Wonderful Life…putting the “gush” in Classic Movie Gush
There are some movies that are so far beyond fabulous that I probably just shouldn’t even try talking about them…because my ability to intelligently express myself gets lost in my over-the-top love. It’s a Wonderful Life is one of those movies. It may also be the first movie Clay Morgan and I have agreed on in several weeks. Which is …