Book Review: Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan

Jenni Clark Dickens

September 7, 2024

Ready to leave the sticky summer heat behind? Invigorate your soul as you crunch through the snow with Megs in 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑒 π‘ˆπ‘π‘œπ‘› π‘Ž π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’ by Patti Callahan….[To read more, click on the blog title *above* the photo]

Book Review: Where Darkness Dwells by Andrea Renae

Jenni Clark Dickens

September 1, 2024

Imagine living in a land where it’s always dark, even in the daytime. Go ahead, crack open Andrea Renae’s fantasy novel Where Darkness Dwells….[To read more, click on the blog title *above* the photo]

The Heart of Christmas

Poinsettas

Jenni Clark Dickens

December 4, 2022

It was the Christmas season and Jack was five years old….[To read more, click on the blog title *above* the photo]

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett: A Glimpse of Life Unending

Ivy on wooden door in stone wall

Jenni Clark Dickens

January 15, 2022

I have a confession to make. I love children’s books. I loved them growing up, and I love them even more now. As a child, I liked imagining myself in the stories, and I savored the magical, mystical feeling certain books gave me. Now, I see more in the books than I did back then. Layers of truth that pierce my heart and wash over me with waves of encouragement, hope, and joy. Hints to the nature of reality at its core….[To read more, click on the blog title *above* the photo]

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo: A Mirror of Grace

Sun breaking through clouds over moor

𝐿𝑒𝑠 π‘€π‘–π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘  by Victor Hugo: A Mirror of Grace

Jenni Clark Dickens

October 12, 2021

I was first introduced to the story of Les Miserables by a dear college friend. She owned a copy of the soundtrack from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the book. The CD was often playing in her dorm room, a stunning Broadway adaptation full of haunting melodies that would replay in my mind over and over again… [To read more, click on the blog post title *above* the photo]