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 K.A. Ramstad | Dec 5, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Do your children have trouble remembering the true meaning of Christmas? Are they caught up in the idea of seeing new toys under the tree? Here’s a book called The Nativity, written by April Renner Curtsinger and illustrated by B. Teresa Campbell. It tells children...
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 Grace MacPherson | Nov 28, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Hi, Friday Fiction Friends! I’m so excited to announce a new contributor to our blog–Grace MacPherson. I know you’ll love her reviews as much as I do. Grace lives in Casper, Wyoming, and studies the classical liberal arts at Luther Classical College....
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 Melissa J. Troutman | Nov 21, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Fiction, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
If I asked you to name a classic work of literature, I’m sure one of the first to come to your mind would be A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Everyone knows about this book, and chances are everyone—or almost everyone—has read at least an excerpt of it...
