Glad Contentment.
"God's in his heaven, all's right with the world," whispered Anne softly. -L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Anne Shirley didn't say these words because everything in her life was perfect. She experienced great loss when Matthew died, and she had a hard road ahead...
The “Meet-Cute” in Northanger Abbey
It’s time for the next installment in this series devoted to examining the enduring romantic themes in Jane Austen’s novels, many of which are used over and over again in today’s most popular “rom com” movies and books. So far in this series, I’ve explored popular...
Resting While You Wait
Resting while you wait? Sounds like an oxymoron to me. Waiting makes me want to DO something. I’m a multitasker. Surely, I can wait AND get something done. Right? But what if God’s delays are actually a gift? What if waiting is a kindness? An invitation. What if...
Second-Chance Love in Persuasion
As we continue our investigation into Jane Austen’s irresistible romantic themes and plots, we now come to one of my favorite Austen novels, Persuasion. In this series, we’ve looked at “Enemies to Lovers” in Pride and Prejudice, the “Slow Burn”...
Friends-to-Lovers in Mansfield Park
As we continue to analyze Jane Austen’s novels and identify the best romantic tropes used in each one, we’re well on our way to proving that Austen not only used romantic themes ingeniously but also played an important role in developing several key plot devices that...
Something Worth Fighting For
What's worth fighting for in your life? One of my favorite quotes from J.R.R. Tolkien isn't actually a quote he wrote. It's from The Two Towers film from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. But it says something so profound, I've never forgotten it: There's some good in...
About Me
I fell in love with books listening to my mother read—in our home, at the doctor’s office, in the middle of the night when I had the chicken pox! My grandmother was a children’s book author, my parents were both children’s reading specialists and teachers, so I guess you could say that I grew up in a world filled with books! The Secret Garden Devotional
The Little Women Devotional
The Anne of Green Gables Devotional
A Devotional Book Featuring the Prayers of Jane Austen
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