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]