by Jeanni Shepherd | Aug 30, 2022 | A Good Read
I can remember the words people said that meant so much to me and my own sense of who I was and who I might become…. You know you have heard such a sentence when you hear inside a corresponding Yes. The Yes is an echo of sorts, or at least it is the same voice as is...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Aug 23, 2022 | A Good Read
You know that delight when during very ordinary actions you come across something truly extraordinary? I love that feeling! I’m a shopper; it’s one of the ways I play. It rejuvenates me and truly brings me joy. Especially when I walk into a store looking for a good...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Aug 16, 2022 | A Good Read
Walking the streets of Toledo, Spain, it’s hard not to get caught up in history. Of course, it doesn’t help that one of my favorite games to play is time travel: if you could go to any time in history (just as an observer), where and when would you like to go? For me,...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Aug 9, 2022 | A Good Read
“To oars!” cried Fintán, throwing the improvised rudder wide to turn the ship. “Row for your lives!” I gaped in disbelief. Sea Wolves…I had heard those dreaded words all my life and feared them. Now, confronted with reality, I could scarce take it in. “Row!” shouted...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Aug 2, 2022 | A Good Read
This is a book about the treasures I found in my darkness and the greatest of all was this: aching joy. The Lord taught me how to sigh in pain, how to weep in gladness, and how to trust during days of hope deferred. –Jason Hague, Aching Joy, Introduction ...
