54 Cozy Reading Recommendations
Each Christmas Eve, Iceland embraces two of my favorite things; books and chocolate. Historically, the tradition of Jolabokaflod (flood...
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Jesus, Coffee, and Naps
April Dawn White
- Mar 3, 2022
- 3 min
You Are Not Alone
There is one message I want others to know, and it is this: you’re not alone. You are not alone. This fundamental principle we wrote...
April Dawn White
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
When Life Hands You Scraps Make a Quilt
When Life Hands You Scraps, Make a Quilt. My friend and I chuckled at this quote hand-painted on a wall in a Chesapeake, VA sewing shop....
April Dawn White
- Mar 8, 2021
- 3 min
When Your Heart Needs a Friend
Where do you turn when your heart needs a friend? I’m not talking about the gym friend or the book club friend. Instead, a friend who’s...
April Dawn White
- Nov 26, 2019
- 4 min
The Joyful Table
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April Dawn White
- Aug 15, 2019
- 2 min
15 Awesome Friendship Quotes
August is a month of friendships. Students return to school forming new friendships and renewing others. Today, August 15, 2019, is my...
April Dawn White
- Sep 6, 2018
- 3 min
We Never Walk Alone
Today, Rachel missed the bus. Because it is picture day, I offered to drive her to school. Visibly relieved, she sighed and her...
April Dawn White
- Jun 4, 2018
- 2 min
Summer Goals
The campfire curled and crackled sending dancing warm gusts around the teens and leaders encircled around the fire. This was the final...
April Dawn White
- Dec 24, 2017
- 3 min
Finding Peace When All is Lost: Guest Writer Angie Nolen
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April Dawn White
- Jul 21, 2017
- 2 min
The Hospitality Hibiscus
As a child, my family spent many summer vacations at Myrtle Beach. It was there in coastal South Carolina, that my Mother fell in love...
April Dawn White
- May 12, 2017
- 3 min
Serving Pieces
“Serve one another humbly in love.” (Galatians 5:13) I slid over to the next kitchen base cabinet, and extended by back into a cat...
April Dawn White
- Feb 28, 2017
- 1 min
Rare Disease Day & Alongside Giveaway Winner
Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February each year. The goal of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness to the public and...
April Dawn White
- Feb 18, 2017
- 3 min
Alongside by Sarah Beckman Book Review and Giveaway
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April Dawn White
- Oct 18, 2016
- 3 min
Staring in the Eyes of a Zebra: Encouragement in Desert Wandering
I sat across another zebra, and for the first time, I knew someone truly understood me. In the 1940’s Dr. Theodore Woodward coined the...
April Dawn White
- Jun 7, 2016
- 1 min
Backyard Bouquet
Thinking I should visit soon, a verse I’ve been studying resurfaces, “Go in this strength you have” (Judges 6:14). Southern hospitality...
April Dawn White
- Apr 11, 2016
- 2 min
I Refuse to Sink
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April Dawn White
- Mar 26, 2016
- 1 min
One less Problem
If you’re not familiar with the song click here to listen. The chorus of this song replays in my mind like a broken record. But today, I...
April Dawn White
- Mar 21, 2016
- 2 min
Identity Crisis
My phone buzzes with a Google notification. I am irked by the reminder that I should be working 8-5 pm today. I’m on a medical leave of...
April Dawn White
- Mar 10, 2016
- 1 min
Under Restoration
“Remember to cling to the promise I gave you” was the inaudible response. God reminded me to cling to the promise He gave me in 1 Peter...
April Dawn White
- Feb 29, 2016
- 2 min
Faith Sifted
February 29, 2016. Does today’s date appear odd to you? It’s leap year! Today is a bonus day. I have an exceptional gift for you on this...
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