Christian Women's Lifestyle Blog

by Nancy Mehl In 2018, my book Mind Games was released and readers met Kaely Quinn. But what many people don’t know is that Kaely didn’t begin as a carefully planned character. She came to me in a dream. I saw her sitting at a table, having dinner with someone who wasn’t actually there. As she stared at the empty chair across from her, she began to speak, profiling her invisible dinner partner. Little by little, a figure began to take shape. Even in my dream, I knew exactly

by Kit Tosello What if I could go back in time and inspire my younger self to say yes to the dreams that scared me? This thought fueled me as I wrote In a Word, Yes. As I considered my career path many years ago, a question scrolled across my mind (picture it in traditional typewriter font): What kind of job fits someone passionate about words—about reading them and arranging them into sentences—who also happens to be an introvert? Journalism came to mind. How noble to

by Sarah Monzon I don’t know about you, but I have a deep and abiding love for libraries. I enjoyed library time as a kid at school, getting the chance to look through books and being in a nice, quiet environment was a highlight in my scholastic week. But my appreciation for libraries and librarians (especially children’s librarians!) soared to new heights when I became a mom and had little ones of my own. It’s been a few years, but I still remember the exhaustion that come