SEVEN YEARS IN A ROW, Y’ALL!! I would love to make it to 10 😆 If you’re interested, you can find my past posts here, here, here, here, here, AND here. (Also, in the interest of crediting creators, I believe the origins of this tag appears to be Ely...

Hi folks! Brief note from Katja here. I asked L.E. Levens to share about her writing process/research for her upcoming book, which is part of a lovely WWII trilogy, and which I just finished. Take it away, L.E.! I was a little daunted when Katja aske...

You may notice a slight change to the spelling of our annual party name… That’s in honor of our Canadian hostess, Katja Labonté! Five Fall Favourites sign-ups! Click the link to read the full post 🙂

BUT FIRST! I have an announcement and a giveaway, so be sure to read all of this. Hear ye, hear ye! 🎺 That’s right! The 11th annual Five Fall Favourites blog party is back. Yes, we’re spelling it with a U this year. And we’re doing that because your...

Happy summer, cupcakes!!! It’s going by so fast, but I am enjoying it 💙 we’ve finally got the pool ready to use, we have plans to go on a trip next week, and I splurged by getting a whole stack of library books out last time I went. I probably won’t...

If the devil can’t get you because you’re bad, he’ll get you because you’re good. How’s that for a startling opening? Allow me to explain. I had reached a high point in my spiritual life. I’d had a breakthrough or two; I was reading my Bible daily, w...

Aight, cupcakes, here is a brand-new tag! Or at least I think it is. It’s very simple. And it’s been in my drafts for years, so let’s finally get it out. The Rules: And you know me. I gotta make it difficult. So NO (in)definite articles for me! Also,...

Y’all know I’m an LMM fan, and there’s nothing more springy than Anne of Green Gables, so here I am with a lovely tag! I originally found this through Jana @ Reviews From the Stacks but the original creator is apparently Briana & K @ Pages Unboun...

It’s JUNE, peeps! SUMMER HAS ARRIVED!!! Time for ice cream, swimming, reading on the beach, cookouts with burgers and hotdogs and chips and potato salad, long walks in the golden evenings, wildflower bouquets, and tomatoes everywhere!!! Summer is my...

Hi guys! Katja here with the second-place winner of our 1st Quarter contest, “Melody & Harmony,” ©2026 Ann Weaver. Please enjoy it with me! Emilia  Congratulations, you have been accepted into The Julliard School Music Program. Please see below f...