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St. Martin’s Day & Italy’s Roman Summer

Half-filled red wine glass on a sunlit stone wall, overlooking a serene Tuscan vineyard with rolling hills, autumn trees, and cypress trees.

San Martino is celebrated on November 11, the day of his burial in Tours, France. But San Martino also refers to the unseasonably warm weather that Italy usually enjoys in the first half of the month! Which, according to folklore, is due to a good deed performed by this Roman saint. The Story of SanContinueContinue reading “St. Martin’s Day & Italy’s Roman Summer”

5 Steps to Reclaim Your Life From the Internet

Woman in a straw hat reads on a lakeside dock, with picnic items beside her, calm water reflecting trees, and reeds framing the serene view.

Have you ever had an epiphany moment in your life? Those aha! moments, that make you sit up and take notice? I have, and one came to me recently. It came one evening when I realized that I didn’t want to spend all my time scrolling and reading online. Epiphany: a sudden, intuitive perception of orContinueContinue reading “5 Steps to Reclaim Your Life From the Internet”

Healed By One Touch: A Short Story

Young woman in traditional clothing of Bible days works with yarn beside a loom in a rustic stone workshop, surrounded by woven baskets and textiles.

Wiping her hot brow, Tamar adjusted her scarf to better cover her pale skin, and wondered, “Why I am so different? Why can’t I look like the other girls?” Then she promptly bit her tongue for even thinking such a thing! For if she’d heard it once, she’d heard it a thousand times. “Remember theContinueContinue reading “Healed By One Touch: A Short Story”

Blog With Purpose Not Obligation

Top-down view of black coffee in a turquoise cup and saucer beside a silver laptop on a dark wooden desk, creating a calm work setting.

Have you ever written a blog post that starts out with an apology for not blogging for a while? I haven’t, but the thought had crossed my mind! Until I read a post about Blogging without Obligation. The author basically brought out the idea that no one should have to apologize for how often they post. AnContinueContinue reading “Blog With Purpose Not Obligation”

The Soldier Who Killed a King: Book Review

Illustration of three figures on crosses above a sorrowful crowd, beneath stormy blue skies; a bearded man in purple stands in the foreground.

David Kitz’s masterfully written book, The Soldier Who Killed a King, had me hooked from the beginning. In it, a fictional centurion named Marcus Longinus recounts his involvement in the Passion of Christ. And how he came to see who Christ really is. The Gospel comes alive Sometimes we become so familiar with the storiesContinueContinue reading “The Soldier Who Killed a King: Book Review”