CULTIVATING KINDNESS In October this year, I chose kindness. There were other options. I could have gone with joy, or faith, or love, or happy. No, that isn’t a typo or an errant autocorrect. I don’t mean happiness. The exact word was happy. I wasn’t deciding what emotion to feel, but which to buy. The …
Fiction Friday | Meddling with Mistletoe by Liz Johnson
Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Liz Johnson’s contemporary Christmas romance, Meddling with Mistletoe, set on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Here’s the Book Description: Whitney Garrett is preparing to enter culinary school in the spring, but first she has to sell enough homemade pies at the local Christmas markets to pay …
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A Blessed Christmas to all our Readers
Today we celebrate the birth of our Saviour. We want to wish you all a very Blessed Christmas. We hope however you celebrate today you will remember the real reason for the day. Remember your friends and family who are facing this first Christmas without a beloved one. Also remember those who are alone for whatever …
Tuesday Book Chat | 23 December 2025
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. As we are a faith-based group the questions refer mainly to Christian fiction or non-fiction. Today’s question is: Did you achieve your 2025 reading challenge? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in …
DEVOTIONS: Remembering Jesus is our reason for the season
Today we are reposting a Christmas devotion from 2019. Just as relevant today as when it was first posted. And just like that, Christmas is only a few sleeps away. Christmas trees are flickering their bright lights. Tinsel is hung up all over the place and all the old family recipes are being retrieved from drawers …
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Book Review | Love in Time by Penny Zeller
Today I am reviewing Love in Time by Penny Zeller released this week. Book Description: He's running from his past.She's seeking a better future.After a long and debilitating illness that leaves Arrosa Chapman with severe weakness necessitating the use of a cane and the threat of future health issues, she determines to make a new …
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Writers Life | Young Christian Writers as Marys
Young Christian Writers as Marys: The Power of Believing Last year, in my local church assembly, I and some other people were given the responsibility of organising a Christmas stage play. So, amidst planning the end-of-year party, I wore my writer’s hat and got to fine-tuning the drama script. Doing this helped me pay more …
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Author Interview | Interview with Christy Award winner J.J. Fischer
Let's welcome J.J. Fischer (Jasmine), a Christy award winner for her book Memoria, to our blog. Can you tell us something about you we may not know? Ooh, good question. You may not know that writing/editing is not my first career. Though English literature and creative writing was my first-ever degree, I originally trained in …
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Tuesday Book Chat | 16 December 2025
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. As we are a faith-based group the questions refer mainly to Christian fiction or non-fiction. Today’s question is: What were your top five (or ten) books for 2025? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. …
Dear Author | My Take on Instagram
Today instead of a dear author I am going to talk about Instagram. Back the beginning of July I had to get a new phone which meant I lost my authentication for Instagram. When I originally started using 2-factor Authentication I didn’t keep the extra codes. For that matter don't even remember them much less …