Welcome!

I hope you’ll enjoy visiting this quiet little nook on the internet where creativity, slow living, and soul nourishment come together.

Here you’ll find stories and reflections on the journey through everyday life – along with thoughts about Joy Connections, anxiety, faith, and gentle hope even in difficult seasons.

Take a look around and read what calls to you. (There are some freebie printables too!)

My hope is that you’ll leave feeling a little more encouraged and a little less alone than when you arrived.

the latest on the blog…

recent joy connections…

Life is exhausting. I hate to feel that way. And I feel guilty for not being more positive. But life has been hard for many years, and it’s exhausting. Life being hard is the reason I have to intentionally and deliberately look for joy connections. Seeking little moments of joy didn’t come about because I…

another personal at-home summer art retreat…

With all of the stress and change and difficulty of the past several months (and longer), I decided to have another personal at-home summer art retreat. Last year’s – which you can read about here – was fun and nourishing, and it helped me cope. So I decided to do it again. Since starting on…

rabbits and painting, a moment of calm…

I stand in front of the little easel on the kitchen table in front of the big window, an old canvas in front of me, a paintbrush in my hand. After years of this canvas being tucked away and usually out of sight, I’m working with it again, calming some of the background, finding new…

It’s 1943, and the lives of the Thornton family have been turned upside down by son Robbie’s wartime death and the family’s unexpected move to a small farm. New Life in New Melody is my novel that tells this family’s story of coming to terms with life’s unwanted changes. The book is available in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle here.

These guided journals are Bible study tools to help you as you read and explore different books of the Bible. They have prompts and spaces for your notes and thoughts. Currently, journals are available for Psalms, John, Romans, Proverbs, and Luke, and you can find them in paperback on Amazon.

Check out my blog for posts about writing, creativity, free printables, dealing with anxiety, and walking this life journey.