What kind of books do you like? I’ve never been exclusively fond of any specific genre-I love fantasy, literary fiction, poetry, and historical fiction. But there is one thing that will almost instantly make me love a book: introspective characters. That’s why I’m excited to present a review of Kellyn Roth’s Ivy Introspective. Ivy Introspective… Read More Sweet and Simple: Ivy Introspective Blog Tour Review
“Will I ever find a home? “I think, in some ways, I’ll always feel like an outsider. Here in the small town where I live, everyone knows each other. They were born here and belong here. I don’t know if I’ll ever have that. I wasn’t born here and I won’t stay here. “And every… Read More Home, Belonging, And Stepping Stones Between Islands
Welcome to the Dust Blog Tour Stop #20! If you’re just joining us from my Instagram, this is the LAST DAY you can collect clues! Head back to Coralie’s Dust Blog Tour Kickoff to get started and collect all the clues. Kara is MAILING amazing treasure to everyone who completes the hunt, and the first… Read More Dust Blog Tour Stop #20 Interview with Kara Swanson
Fellow wanderers, This poem was written after attending a socially distanced funeral for a church member who died from COVID-19. I know the pandemic has affected us all in different ways. It’s been rather close to me, nearly taking both my aunt and great uncle. There was something about this Spring that I needed to… Read More A Moment In May (A Pandemic Poem)
Have you ever walked through the woods on a sparkling morning? Have you ever touched the rays of the end of spring with your face? Do you know what the wood violets say? I hold a little book in my hand, a replica of a hundred-year-old log of how the flowers speak. And I think… Read More Violets For The One Who Needs God Now
I minister to a lot of people with chronic illness. And overwhelmingly, I hear them talk about how alone they feel. That’s why I’m so excited about Diamonds 2020! What is Diamonds 2020? Diamonds is an annual online conference for chronically ill Christians. Millions of chronically ill people battle impossible trials every single day. But… Read More Diamonds 2020: A Free Conference for Chronically Ill Christians
Hello, reader! It has been some time since I’ve shared with you! In that time, I’ve struggled deeply, and been rewarded with the blessings God gives those who fight for their faith. I have an article that I’ve wanted to share with you for a long time, but the timing hasn’t been quite right. However,… Read More The Future Of Wild Rose Journal
I’m waiting. My mother is in the operating room. I’m sitting in companionable silence with my sisters. There’s always a maybe with surgery, but today I have complete trust that the Lord will bring her out. Breast cancer isn’t fun. But I’m glad that I’m able to even be here to support her. A year… Read More On The Other Side Of Surgery
Several weeks ago, it snowed in Minnesota. Finally. After getting by with an inch of ice and a dusting of hard, sleet-like snow for most of the winter, we have enough to use our snowshoes. Since I was a little girl, whenever the weather predicted snow, I hoped for the beautiful “catching” kind, crystalline flakes… Read More How Do We Reconcile Temporal Beauty in a Broken World? (Part One)
“As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” Romans 9:13 He loved Jacob, that wild boy with a heart rather struggling than obedient. But Esau God hated. What was it about Jacob? What was it about Esau? Was it them at all? Which of the two led a life easy and free from… Read More Jacob Have I Loved: Suffering and the Love of God