“I travel the way of truth, even if I’m the only one. I travel the path of light, even if I’m the only one. I travel the path of hope, even if I’m the only one. One giving truth and hope and light to those who think there is no truth and hope and light left to hang onto.”
-James L. Rubart
Southern Fiction Author
Jennifer Hallmark
Jennifer Hallmark writes Southern fiction with a twist. Her website and newsletter focus on her books, love of the South, and favorite fiction. She creates stories with unforgettable characters—her stories are a little eerie and otherworldly but with a positive turn.
Jessie’s Hope, her first novel, was a Selah Award nominee for First Novel. Her latest novel, Smoking Flax, will be released on January 16th, 2024.
When she isn’t babysitting, gardening, or exploring the beautiful state of Alabama, you can find her at her desk penning fiction or studying the craft of writing. She also loves reading and streaming fantasy, supernatural stories, and detective fiction from the Golden Age or her favorite subject—time travel.
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Small Acts of Kindness: Elderly Woman Befriends a Lonely Young Woman
By Christine Lindsay As a young woman of twenty-one, I didn’t have many friends. That is, until an elderly woman toddled into my life on her old-fashioned pumps. Eighty-something-year-old Eva’s kindness turned my life around from sadness and loss, to new horizons of...
The Kindness Of A Stranger
By Patti Shene I set out to do my grocery shopping at the Safeway, located twenty miles away, with the coupon book I had received in the mail tucked away in my purse. The federal government paid their employees twice a month, so every payday, this chore had become...
Small Acts of Kindness: MOPS: Mothers of Preschoolers
By Julie Arduini It was an organization that made me feel important and normal. At meetings I was encouraged that my toddler would not graduate in diapers or with a pacifier. As a new mom, we were given refreshments that weren’t first touched by our child’s sticky...
Small Acts of Kindness: “Big Ups To this Dad And All The Dads Out There”
Once again, I share a wonderful post I found on the Kindness Blog. Enjoy! “…on my flight back to Georgia I saw this man, who was a stranger to this woman, offer to help her because she was pregnant and alone on the flight and her son was upset and fussy. He did not...
Another Chapter in Ecuador
Here's a great way to help people. Another small act of kindness..
Every YES Involves a NO
By Ellen Andersen So, how are you doing on your New Year's Resolutions now, one week into the year? If you are like many of us, frustration has set in. Several years ago, I read a devotion by Glynnis Whitwer that I believe goes perfectly with this time of year. I’ve...
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