Recess!

I took a day off on Monday just because I had some vacation time piled up. It turned out to be excellent timing with a gorgeous, 70+ degree day (our seasonal average is 50). So what to do with a whole day to myself? Well, I wrote several scenes in book two. Read...

What's in a Name?

You may have noticed in the title of my blog that I use ALL of my names. When I first began publishing a poem here and there I thought long and hard about what name I wanted to publish under and ultimately decided to use ’em all. I do freelance writing as Sarah...

Merry Christmas

Luke 2: 6-14 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn....

Poem by Gardner McFall

THE NEWS She was going about an ordinary day, pondering dinner, washing a dish, or sweeping the floor. Maybe she was standing in the garden or had come in from the garden to sit by the window and rest. Perhaps she had taken up a book or remembered the unfinished...

Hallelujah

I’d heard about this “flash mob” singing in a mall food court and today my aunt sent me the link. What I love about this is that they didn’t sing Jingle Bells or White Christmas. They sang the Hallelujah Chorus and it’s magnificent. And...

Thanksgiving

The first United States Thanksgiving proclamation. Just a reminder of whom we have to thank. Have a blessed Thanksgiving. WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly...