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The Shadow of Memory: How Clarity Informs Perspective
A little girl joyfully runs through the park, her summer hat flapping in the breeze as she heads towards the swings. I wish my memories...

Rachel
Jul 53 min read


When It’s Time to Eat Crow: Redemption Through Humility
Humiliation feels like the end of the story—but in God’s hands, it’s often the beginning of redemption. The Apostle Peter felt it, too. Sometimes the hardest phone call, the deepest regret, or the most embarrassing failure becomes the very place where Jesus wants to meet us—and transform us.

Rachel
May 93 min read


Faithfulness: The Scale of Success
In God's economy, the scale of success is faithfulness.

Rachel
Mar 143 min read


"The Celestial Stone": A Short Christian Fiction
Princess Theodora has been given The Celestial Stone, but now that she's learned her origins, can she reconcile her past with her future?

Rachel
Feb 88 min read


Rachel's Best Reads of 2024
It's that time of year where all readers and writers alike take inventory of the books they've read and pick their favs. I'm a girl who...

Rachel
Dec 18, 20244 min read


Of Thistles and Thieves: God's Grace Extends Over It All
The church of God is not a shiny trophy of excellence—we’re a rag-tag group of miscreants who have been saved by grace.

Rachel
Nov 14, 20245 min read


Mercy in the Mess of the Old Testament: How God’s Mercy Wins, Every Time.
The Old Testament can make me uncomfortable. It holds historical accounts of complicated people who lived in real-world places and...

Rachel
Oct 3, 20242 min read


To Live Among the Former Things
God bless summer camp. No, I mean it sincerely! I don't want to sound trite. While I appreciate it's role in allowing my kids to swim,...

Rachel
Jul 30, 20243 min read


Your Truth, My Truth, And Anything But The Truth (So Help Us, God!)
If we could simply change the past---or better yet, the way the present is perceived---wouldn't that just be, well, convenient?

Rachel
May 25, 20245 min read


They All Cry (A Call to Practice Silence)
There’s a whole lot of noise in the world. I just spent a week in which there was a lot of silence. My husband was working around the...

Rachel
Apr 12, 20243 min read


From Hot Mess to Wholly Blessed (Finding God in the Mess of Motherhood)
Hello friends! It’s been such a joy to experience how God has used my article for Risen Motherhood, “Looking for Rest in the Wrong...

Rachel
Jan 11, 20245 min read


Upcoming events: Holiday Markets
Tis the season for shopping and holiday events! I love being a vendor at Christmas markets, and I'll be taking part in THREE this year....

Rachel
Nov 7, 20231 min read


An Offering of Musings
This week I received such a thrill. The top two emails in my inbox right now are with editors for two different publications looking to...

Rachel
Oct 19, 20233 min read


A Lizard. A Lamb. A Legacy. (What We Leave Behind).
(The following is an essay that is close to the heart. It's been 13 years that we lost my grandfather, and last night, as we all...

Rachel
Aug 29, 20235 min read


About the Path to Publication (hopefully)
If you're here, than you probably already know about my self-published children's book If My Oak Tree Could Speak (if not, grab your copy...

Rachel
Apr 6, 20234 min read


Faith Like a Child
“What’s that, mommy?” My three-year old’s small finger was extending down the hall. I looked quickly on my way to open the door. “It’s a...

Rachel
Feb 17, 20234 min read


The Unexpected Blessings of Motherhood in an Unprecedented Time
I wanted to be happy for them. I wanted to smile when they came into the room. I wanted to open my arms when they came near instead of...

Rachel
Oct 6, 20223 min read


Word on the Street 2022 Vendor Experience - Toronto, Ontario's Largest Book and Magazine Festival
An indie author's experience as a vendor at Word on the Street Toronto.

Rachel
Jun 16, 20226 min read


Tick, Tick, Boom! (From fiction to nonfiction)
There's been an explosion of my work this week which has been fun. For so long it's just me and the writing, and then me and the...

Rachel
Apr 4, 20222 min read


About a Break and the Need to Breathe
If you've been paying attention (and I really don't mind if you weren't) you will have noticed that I took a social media break for the...

Rachel
Feb 4, 20223 min read
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