2020 Reading Recap + 2021 Reading Goals

Hello, and welcome to the first blog post of 2021! Somehow it seems a little surreal that another year has run its course and we are embarking into a new one. I've noticed the older I get, the quicker years pass - which is mildly concerning since I haven't even left my teens behind yet. …

Standing Before Him

Well, it is that time of year again... The countdown to Christmas is in single digits, the days are short and dark, the lights are bright, the world is huddling indoors, and it's time for me to say farewell until 2021. I like to take a break from blogging for the last few days of …

Poem – Sonnet, With Sorrow

Hello, and happy Saturday! It's been a week full of busyness for me. Being 'quarantined' really isn't all that bad when you're living with 7 other people, and I've managed to stay amused - mainly by baking, reading, cooking, studying, sleeping, and hanging out with the crazy but wonderful people I call family. It's been …

Poem – West Country Grave

Hello! I am writing this from the comfort of my own kitchen. And by that, I mean my kitchen in my home in England, not the kitchen I share with 139 other dorm residents. 😀 Yes, that's right - I'm home! I didn't say much about my trip home (in fact I said exactly nothing) …

Poem – Almost Harvest

Greetings! I hope this last weekend of November is treating you well... Now that Thanksgiving is over, I am officially in Christmas mode (ok, who am I kidding, I've been playing Christmas music for nearly a month now :D). These grey days of November are simply begging for someone to deck their halls and peal …