What influence do you have over others? Do you notice others watching you, trying to follow what you do? Or, are there those people who see what you do and think that’s the way they should act, speak, walk? As the mom of four, I’m constantly reminded of my bad…
Author: Abigail M Thomas
An Inside Look at The Rose Garden
Thursday mornings are typically dedicated to coffee shops and one of my closest friends. It’s our thing. We decide, sometimes last minute, where we want to go, and meet up to talk, vent, laugh, and enjoy one of the best substances on earth: coffee. She likes it cold, I like…
15 Worship Songs I Can’t Stop Singing
I am the type of person who will hear a word and start singing the first song that pops into my head. In the morning, I tend to wake up with a song, and all throughout the day and into the night I’m singing. I love music. I can’t help…
Book Review: Wooing Cadie McCaffrey
It’s another Christian Fiction book review! Wooing Cadie McCaffrey was such a fun read. My Goodreads review is below: Wooing Cadie McCaffrey by Bethany Turner My rating: 5 of 5 stars There is no doubt that Bethany Turner knows her romantic comedies. Not only has she scattered them throughout her…
Saying “I’ll Try” Instead of “I Can’t” Will Open Up New Possibilities
Today’s post is one I wrote back in 2013. It is a timeless topic; we are always called to try new things and not to give up before we start. I can. Two simple words that flashed a few times on the TV screen at the first small church group…
Excerpt from A Work of Heart
An excerpt from a story I’m working on. It’s Jeremy’s first time in the little town of Hamish. “You’re new around here,” the cashier said when Jeremy approached the counter. “Yes, I guess you could say that,” Jeremy answered back. “Could you tell me where I am?” The cashier looked…
The Nicavangelists
This past Saturday my family and I headed over to the small non-denominational church in our town where my two oldest boys ran in the Nicavangelists’ “Freedom Run 5K.” The first runner to make his way to the finish line was a twenty-something-year-old man from our church. He had a…
Tales From an Active Imagination: Part 5
The next installment of The Rose Garden is here! As always, if you’re new to this story, you can start here. If you just need a refresher from last time, you can find Part 4 here “Thanks for picking me up, Jess.” I open the car door and slowly lower…
Does Your Walk with God Ever Make You Feel Like a Fake?
Does changing who you are make you a fake? Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t…
Book Review: The Printed Letter Bookshop
I struggled through this book much as I had with Erin Bartel’s, We Hope for Better Things. Again, it was from the perspective of three different women, but this time, all three of them lived in the present day and worked together, even befriended each other. It started off very…