There’s a valley here, where the winds of the world come to reside. Gusts sweep down one mountain range, tumble across the valley floor, sweep up the next mountain range, all in endless supply. The trees there grow crooked, reaching in diagonal tandem, away from the first mountain range. But they grow. And they’re strong. See, despite that relentless horizontal battering, the vertical doesn’t change. The roots sink...

      Quiet and soft and slow…       …That’s how He came, that’s how the song goes.   And here I am, swept up in a flurry of winter zeal, printing printables and scheming schemes and signing on for every amazing Christmas idea there is out there.   I want Christmas to be about Him. I want our home to be a place where understanding sparks in eyes, love kindles warm in hearts,...

First, I’m so excited to announce the winners of the Hope Chronicles giveaways:  (Each winner will also be notified by e-mail.) Regina Jennings’s prize bundle winner: Wendy Newcomb  Joanne Bischof’s prize bundle winner: Karen K Amanda Dykes’s prize bundle winner: Elizabeth Jorgensen Karen Barnett’s prize bundle winner: Jenny  Sarah Sundin’s prize bundle winner: Becky Guinn GRAND PRIZE Hope Chronicles...

The Hope Chronicles is a blog hop and journal between 5 historical romance authors. Our desire is to bring you lasting hope through these letters, grounded in the hope of our Lord that does not disappoint, and written from the fictional viewpoints of each book’s heroine. We’re so glad to have you join the event. Each day this week, a new Hope Chronicles post will go live, complete with a journal entry and a new giveaway for that blog...