JOELLEN KEMPER

I wanted to start participating in a wonderful blog series called "The Simple Woman's Day Book" as a way to publicly journal more and...

It's nice posting on a blog. I'm not under the normal social media constraints or have to play "the game" (is this picture good enough...

I almost don’t know where to begin! Allison is one of those storytellers where you feel the intense need to sing her praise from the...

Before we learn language, we compute in images. Images and their meanings, run so deep that we almost take it for granted. I believe that...

I wanted to start a "Tumblr-esque" section on my blog in which I just share lovely things. It most likely will be a lot of book...

This past Spring I was in a Half Price Books and ran across a beautiful leather bound copy of George MacDonald's Knowing the Heart of...

I read some great books this year and I thought I would share my favorites! {You can click on the book title for an Amazon link!} Most...

Just when I couldn’t fathom loving Lewis more, I go and start his Narnia series. Most probably already know that Aslan the Lion is the...

One word keeps resonating within me as I think back on this book- and that word is pure. It is as heartfelt as a Hallmark Christmas movie...

Letters from Father Christmas is a collection of letters that Tolkien wrote and illustrated each year for his children. It is...

__________________________________________________________________________________ "I saw well why the gods do not speak to us openly,...

Occasionally, you finish a book that leaves you in such a dreamy state that you aren't quite sure how you managed to keep your body...

Painted words. Mercurial thoughts. Slipped into a pool of surprising stirrings, unexpressed desires. Sunbeams dancing about. Waves...