JOELLEN KEMPER

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...