by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 22, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Gratitude. The state of being grateful. This often comes with a choice, a decision to say thank you when you don’t understand. When life has dealt another blow. When you are driving the victory lap, and your tire goes flat. Why should we be grateful even during...
by Cammi Woodall | Apr 18, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
I was watching television recently when I saw an advertisement for the show Matlock. Not the Andy Griffith version, but the new Kathy Bates version. She is a favorite actress of mine. While I haven’t seen her new show (I am trying to wean myself from tv...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 8, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Hello, hope-filled friends! I’m taking the week off as we prepare for my daughter’s wedding on Saturday. Enjoy this meme and I’ll see you next week! ...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 4, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Hello, Friday Fiction Friends! Today we’re going to take a look at a fascinating underwater civilization and the story of its people: Water’s Break by Sophia L. Hansen. I was drawn in from the first pages as Nica and the story of her people, separated as...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 1, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
“For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make...
by K.A. Ramstad | Mar 28, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Has your child moved on from easy readers? Gracie York’s Hannah Hattington Goes on an Adventure is an early middle-grade book that’s perfect for your first and second-graders. The main character, Hannah, is wary of adventures. She’s uncomfortable with meeting new...