by Jennifer Hallmark | Dec 16, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
I’d like to continue the theme of Christmas reading. A fun activity I can do to combat the holiday blues that try to smother me at this time of year. And maybe you, too. The dismal gray days. Reminders of loved ones no longer here. Aches and pains that go with...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Dec 9, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
I have the privilege of introducing my friend, Paula, a prolific author and playwright. Paula K. Parker is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated, award-winning, best-selling, and internationally acclaimed author and playwright; a magazine, entertainment, devotional, and...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Dec 2, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Sometimes a year can be very long. Smothering. Filled with anxiety. More of life leaning toward the negative instead of the positive. Ever have one of those years? I’ve tried to focus on the good in my life, especially during Thanksgiving. Now the Christmas...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Nov 25, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. My husband and I spend Wednesday and part of Thursday cooking, cleaning, and making yummy desserts. Danny’s specialty is turkey and dressing, using his mother’s recipe. I make Pink Fluff every year, a recipe...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Nov 18, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
I’d like to continue the theme of gratitude that I started earlier this month. One of my favorite Bible verses concerning being grateful is Psalm 118:24. “This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” NKJV Now, I realize the...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Nov 4, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
I’m back from the Florida Christian Writers’ Conference near Orlando. The weather was awesome, and the trees were filled with Spanish moss, so different from back home. I met so many great people and received a dose of encouragement from like-minded...
