Winters’ Day In
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author Talena Winters.
Pour a cuppa and stay awhile.
Something Beautiful
Crisis is hard. Grief hurts. But I would much rather be a strong, tall sunflower, or an intricate and complex bonsai, each a masterpiece of beauty, than a poor, coddled sprout that dies young in the luxury of inadversity.
Home, Sweet Bachelor’s Home
When the location is this photographable, you know I’m going to be taking pictures!
The Great Pacific Northwest (Self-Led) Yarn Store Crawl
The area around Seattle is a knitter’s heaven as far as local yarn stores are concerned. Here are a few we hit up while we were there.
Ringing in the New Year with Sleigh Ride Fun
A quick recap of our holidays, including two very fun sleigh ride adventures we got to experience—and I got to photograph!
Novel Revisions and Holiday Hopes
What’s filling my month: a stomach bug and revising my first novel.
How a conversation with Broadway composer Timothy Huang changed me
My online encounter with Broadway composer Timothy Huang, and how it moved me.
The Friday Night Date Dress OG Cover Release
My first book cover for my very first book is here!
Curried Pumpkin and Potato Soup
Sometimes you want to use up the abundance of pumpkin you grew or purchased without the same ol' pie spices. Here is a very delicious curried soup variation I came up with.
Sweet'n'Spicy Pumpkin Seeds
Make your own super-fast, super-easy, super-healthy snack from those Jack-o-Lantern seeds.
In a Hurting World, Choose Love
The senseless death of a Canadian soldier has caused me to question why people make such selfish and destructive choices, and what the solution might be. (Hint: It’s choosing love.)
“Let Me Love” is Top 5 Finalist in Song of the Year Competition
"Let Me Love" won a songwriting award!
