Winters’ Day In
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author Talena Winters.
Pour a cuppa and stay awhile.
Photo Friday: Behind the Stories, and a Sneak Preview
Translating imaginary people into the real world can require quite a bit of research. My hope is that while I entertain, my story makes a difference. My current novel is set in San Francisco, Edmonton, and Mumbai. Here's a sneak preview...
Photo Friday: Stories That Matter
Stories matter. But stories like this--that show real humans being brave and loving and compassionate--they are what matter most.
Photo Friday: Hope from Chaos
"Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit." Henry Adams. Boy, do I hope that's true, because chaos abounds right now!
Photo Friday: Knit with Hope
"Knit on with confidence and hope in all crises." Elizabeth Zimmerman
Photo Friday: Hope in Grief
Last Saturday, Levi turned four. It could have been an awful, hard, day of mourning. But it wasn't. It was a day of joy, and remembering, and thinking about our little man. Together.
Photo Friday: Hope for Spring
"Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer." - Anita Kizzan
Photo Friday: Blessings of Hope
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8:12.
Photo Friday: Blessings
"Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven." - Henry Ward Beecher
Photo Friday: Knitting is Love
Knitting is a lot of things. And as much as I love it, to me, knitting is more than just a craft--knitting for someone IS love.
Photo Friday: Love
"The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose." - Mahatma Gandhi
Random acts of kindness are one of the sweetest ways to love someone, don't you think?
Photo Friday: True Love
"Then the world discovers as my book ends how to make two lovers of friends."
Photo Friday: Book Love
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a man, it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx
Our "currently reading" list.
Photo Friday: Beginnings
"Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there." Phillip Brooks
Passing the torch of charitable activism to the next generation...