It’s no secret that I love classic movies. It’s possible that the epitaph on my gravestone may read: She loved Classic Movies (and also Needtobreathe and flannel) But never do I get more classic movie googley-eyed than at Christmas. Any other time of the year, I do mostly okay realizing that many people do not care for my movie faves …
Twelve Films of Christmas Part II
Oh you guys! Massive fun alert! A couple days ago, my awesome author friend Hillary Manton Lodge posted Part I of our Twelve Films of Christmas two-part blog event. The goal: combine our love of Christmas and our love of movies…and also our love of other writers. We asked ten fellow authors their favorite Christmas movies, threw our own in, …
The Top 10 Classic Rom-Coms of All Time
Someone recently asked me to list my favorite classic romantic comedies. This person knew me well enough to know adding in the word “classic” was vital. I am the girl, after all, who has only truly loved two rom-coms in recent Hollywood history. There are a few I like just fine, but I’ve only looooved two from the past decade …
Lauren Bacall, Cary Grant, & how to be brave.
Headlines have been crowded this week with news of Robin Williams’ death. And rightly so. The man is legend and his passing, heartbreaking in more ways than one. But another celebrity passed away this week—an actress from Hollywood’s golden era and a personal favorite of mine: Lauren Bacall. And here’s the part of the post where I get all Stern …
Thoreal.
True story: A lot of times on Fridays I try to write an actual blog post. Something fun or meaningful or inspiring or at least…worthy of being called a blog post. But today I’m just super excited about seeing Thor 2 tonight. And so post-wise, I’ve got nothing. Nothing except this: Yeah, that’ll never stop being funny to me. Any …
Gravity and what makes a story.
So, how crazy is space? I mean…seriously. Once I was thinking about the universe—which doesn’t happen often, but we all have our philosopher moments now and then—and it struck me: The same God who created things like blood vessels and pollen and rain drops—the minutest details that pump life into our bodies, plants, the earth—also created a vast and unfathomable …