I can’t remember where I first saw the book Letters of a Woman Homesteader. The wonderful cover caught my eye right away and the title was intriguing, but the clincher was the fact that I could read it right away on my iPod — for free!
I was not disappointed. Not only is the premise interesting — a young widow with a small daughter who decides to go out West and claim her own homestead — the writing is excellent…
“I would define ‘hidden art’ as the art found in the ordinary areas of everyday life. Each person has, I believe, some talent which is unfulfilled in some hidden area of his being — a talent which could be expressed and developed.” -Edith Schaeffer When I first read Hidden Art, by Edith Schaeffer, several years…
What a privilege to send you a “post card” from my new home in California! This has been the most amazing year of my life. I hope to write several articles to share more of my story, but for now, here is a quick update…
At the beginning of the year a young man who I greatly admired and respected started corresponding with me on and off. By March he decided I was “more or less interesting”…
first published on ylcf.org, February 13, 2007 read original comments here Created For Marriage Why do we have the desire to be married? The answer goes back to the very beginning, to Genesis 2:18-24: And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help…
first published on ylcf.org, February 12, 2007 read original comments here As one of the few remaining “single and unattached” writers on this site, I’d like to ask some of you (especially those in a similar state) a question: How do you feel about singleness? More importantly, how do you feel about marriage? If you…
first published on ycf.org, February 17, 2006 read original comments here It is 34 degrees today. That in itself is noteworthy, because typical temperatures in this part of Wisconsin for February are more like 15 degrees. But that’s not the real reason that I had to look twice at the thermometer. Unfortunately, I’ve gotten into…
As a single young woman, one of the things God has laid on my heart is to reach out to younger girls who want to grow spiritually. God has opened doors in amazing ways, and over the last couple of years I’ve been in a position to really invest in the lives of several teenage…
When I was given Saturday as my “day-in-the-life” to write about, I thought it would be easy. Saturdays generally follow a fairly simple pattern: chores, breakfast, housecleaning…but ever since Saturday became my day to write about, they have all been out of the ordinary. I haven’t had a typical Saturday for the last eight weeks!…
