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
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
Hope Has A Name, Immanuel, God With Us
Hope has a name, Immanuel, God with us. This year ambiguity, divisiveness, isolation, financial strain, and a worldwide pandemic have...
April Dawn White
- Nov 26, 2019
- 4 min
The Joyful Table
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April Dawn White
- Apr 17, 2019
- 2 min
Ransomed by Grace: Surviving Pulmonary Embolisms
Innumerable pulmonary embolisms (blood clots) in my lungs held my life at ransom. But grace, God’s grace paid the price. April 14, 2018,...
April Dawn White
- Mar 15, 2019
- 3 min
5 Facts About St. Patrick
But how much do you really know about St. Patrick? Over the centuries, we have diluted the true meaning of the Christian holiday in a sea...
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
- Nov 13, 2017
- 2 min
Stuck at 9: Cultivate a Grateful Heart
February 7, 2012 Today is our son’s 9th birthday! Although he has a small party planned with his friends in a few days, we wanted to do...
April Dawn White
- Apr 15, 2017
- 2 min
A Season of Saturdays: Between the Pain & the Promise
The last three days of the Holy week, Good Friday through Resurrection Sunday, represent the pain of loss and the hope of the promise we...
April Dawn White
- Apr 7, 2017
- 1 min
Forget the Frock This Easter
Growing up in the Bible belt in the south, Easter was the one Sunday when the phrase “wearing your Sunday best,” took on a completely new...
April Dawn White
- Dec 31, 2016
- 1 min
New Year’s Eve 2016: Crown the Year with Abundance
“You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.” (Psalm 65:11, NLT) What I love about this...
April Dawn White
- Dec 24, 2016
- 2 min
He Appeared and the Soul Felt Its Worth
Such pondering was an excuse to brew another pot of liquid mercy. I leaned against the kitchen counter, inhaling the hazelnut aroma, eyes...
April Dawn White
- Nov 28, 2016
- 3 min
Hope: The First Candle of Advent
My 2015 study of hope followed with an unexpected medical diagnosis and struggle to find my identity in 2016. I did not know the studying...
April Dawn White
- Nov 24, 2016
- 2 min
Silence the Temper Tantrums Surrounding the Holidays
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April Dawn White
- Aug 23, 2016
- 1 min
Eat Cake: Remembering & Celebrating Answered Prayers
Cheerful sunflowers in decorated Mason jars serve as the centerpiece for today’s anniversary dinner. A chocolate cake with homemade...
April Dawn White
- Mar 17, 2016
- 3 min
5 Things to Know About St. Patrick
Millions of people will be celebrating all things green and Irish on March 17th. Over the centuries the true meaning of the Christian...
April Dawn White
- Mar 31, 2015
- 2 min
One Defiant Daffodil
One defiant daffodil defied the dreary day. The air was thick with the threat of rain. An overcast sky and dank weather mimicked my mood....
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