by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 14, 2026 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
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by J.R. Brady | Apr 10, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
In honor of the current Artemis II space mission, I decided to read Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon and its sequel, Around the Moon. It’s amazing that this was written over a century before Americans landed on the moon in 1969! Jules Verne was a...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 8, 2026 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Ah, Spring. Lovely days of tripping through fields of flowers, wearing a long, flowy dress with an iced coffee in hand. Maybe in your life, but not mine. (though the iced coffee might be) Think more like pulling early weeds in empty flower beds, wearing a hoodie. Cold...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 6, 2026 | Author news, Blogs/Podcasts
My friend, Sarah Schwerin, just released her debut novel, The Willow Still Sings, and I absolutely loved everything about her book. Her writing is phenomenal, and the story resonated so much with my mother’s heart. I’m blown away by such depth and range of...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 3, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Hello, Friday Fiction Friends! I absolutely love to read. And though our blog is about books from off the beaten track, I read all genres. I mean, children’s, middle-grade, YA, and everything from romance to historical to fantasy to science fiction to...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 1, 2026 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Last fall, we started painting the ceiling and walls of our home. We’d finished all except our bedroom and bathroom when Thanksgiving rolled around. At that point, I gave up. The holidays were too hectic, so I decided to begin again in January. But then life....
