Winters’ Day In
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author Talena Winters.
Pour a cuppa and stay awhile.
The Busy Creative Entrepreneur Mother’s Lament (poem)
A poem about a week in my life. Any other ADHD, creative, home schooling, entrepreneur mamas out there that can relate?
Angels Among Us
An unplanned overnight adventure, the kindness of near-strangers, and why one should never leave home without one’s knitting.
First-Name Basis
Some names are more pronounceable than others—especially when it comes to Russian composers.
Choosing the Good Day
A personal story about how even when anxiety hits, we still have some agency over how much we choose to accept its influence.
The Great Stuff-Purging
Thoughts on yard sales, community, and letting go of our stuff for an international move.
Summer Book List
A list of my planned reading for the next few months. It’s ambitious, but I intend to indulge myself!
Attitude Check
Sometimes what comes out of the mouths of our babes chastens the parents… which proves how much we learn from our kids.
Free Falling into the Calling
I was recently reminded how little control we have over our fates. This vignette of a giant swing ride at an amusement park feels about the same.