Boomerang kindness

I enjoy penning handwritten letters. I know it’s been practically outmoded with the prevalence of emails, texts, phone calls and social media, but I feel as though a handwritten letter (even if carrying the same message a text would have carried) says something a little extra on it own. There’s just something special about receiving...

Being worthy of grace

I grew up in a Christian home, and became saved at a very young age. The argument could possibly be made that my dedication to a Christian walk happened at an age much younger than it should - that I didn't full understand the commitment I was making. I don't think I did understand, really,...

Remember to be kind to retail workers this Black Friday

People are a lot harder on cashiers and other people in retail than they need to be.

What’s My NaNo: Snow in the Valley of Men

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For nearly 50 years, it’s been winter on the border of human and fey lands. After a mysterious plague of dark magic drew the fey into oblivion, humankind has been left to fend for itself on the border between the two worlds as Magic-Touched creatures spill over the unprotected border of the two lands,...

For it is Scottish blood within my veins – travel diary

“I feel a sort of reverence in going over these scenes in this most beautiful country, which I am proud to call my own, where there was such devoted loyalty to the family of my ancestors – for Stuart blood is in my veins.” Queen Victoria, journal entry in 1873 It's been a few years...

The arrival of hurricanes

Hurricane Michael is not even a year behind us, and Florida is once more bracing for the impact of another storm. In October of last year, Hurricane Michael struck the Florida Panhandle with a rage and wrath that will be documented in the books as one of the worst hurricanes in Florida's history. As the...