by K.A. Ramstad | Mar 27, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Want to read a fairy tale from another country? Or even a fairy tale retelling? Try Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young. Kindergarteners through third-graders will be intrigued by the three sisters who save themselves from the big, bad wolf. In...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Mar 24, 2026 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
“A kind word is like a spring day.” —Russian proverb Spring and kindness just seem to go together. The world is awakening from its frozen sleep as life becomes evident in nature. So, what better time is there, in this life-giving season, than to give of ourselves?...
by Cammi Woodall | Mar 20, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
For fans of romantasy, the dates of October 27, 2026, and January 12, 2027, are extremely important. The mega best-selling series, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, will expand by two books! In an unusual act by an author, Maas will release books 6 and 7...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Mar 18, 2026 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” —Anne Bradstreet
by A.S. Hardin | Mar 13, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Three Nights at the Jupiter is a true page turner. The flow and structure left me constantly wanting more. It’s gripping and full of suspense and uncertainty as the author deliberately keeps the monster in the shadows, choosing instead to unveil it slowly through...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Mar 10, 2026 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” —Lady Bird Johnson And isn’t that what we all need? More hope? If I have hope, that expectation, a certainty of the future, then I can get out of bed one more morning. I can put one foot in front of the other and walk down...
