New Year, New Dreams
New Year, New Dreams

Happy New Year, dear Reader!

I’m actually getting my New Year’s blog post up on time this year! And by “on time” of course I’m being seriously subjective, because blog posts, like wizards, are never late, nor are they early.

But I don’t know how much more “on time” you can get with a New Year’s post going up on New Year’s day!

It is time for my annual looking back/looking forward post, in which we look back at last year’s dreams and look forward to continuing those dreams or making new ones for the coming year!

You can glance back at LAST YEAR’S POST to keep me honest, if you’d like!

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15 Favorite Fantasy Reads 2025
15 Favorite Fantasy Reads 2025

The last days of 2025 have arrived, and it has been a beautiful and busy year! I’ll be back in a bit to talk about some of the highlights and lessons of 2025, but today is the day we reserve to talk all about READING. Specifically, my reading. Even more specifically, my Fifteen Favorite Fantasy Reads of 2025. AKA Jenelle realizes she didn’t write any book reviews this year (again!) and now has to hope she can remember what she liked about all the books she gave 4-and-5-stars to!

Now, in the past, I’ve tried to have some semblance of rules and regulations over this blog post, and I’ve never stuck to those rules very well… so this year, the only rule is that any book on this list has to have been NEW TO ME.

Yup. 

Get ready for chaos.

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Give Yourself the Gift of Books This Christmas
Give Yourself the Gift of Books This Christmas

erry Christmas, dear Reader!

I wanted to let you know about this epic giveaway opportunity… just in time for Christmas!

23 authors have banded together to give away a paperback copy of their books. From fairytale retellings to science fiction epics, these books are sure to delight every reader. You don't need to worry about gasping about graphic content while reading in your comfiest chair. Instead, these clean novels are sure to delight people of various ages.

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Helpful Hints for Christmas Shopping
Helpful Hints for Christmas Shopping

I hope all my fellow Americans had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday!

I know we did! We had a very low-key week of vacation and a nice family meal yesterday. We’ve watched movies, played board games, and done some reading and writing and just general “chilling” this week, and it has been a sweet and well-needed rest.

Today, of course, is what many refer to as Black Friday, and I thought I might write up a little post to give you some helpful ideas for any Christmas shopping you might choose to do over the weekend! Check out these nifty sales!

Any links I’ve included are affiliate links, which don’t cost you anything extra, but if you choose to use them, I make a small commission that helps support my writing.

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Wild Steps of Faith With God
Wild Steps of Faith With God

Welcome back to another Evening in the Stormcave!

While you prepare for Thanksgiving, why not take a few minutes to listen in as we chat with Philip Wilder about taking wild steps of faith WITH God.

Grant and I were so excited to have Philip over to our podcast and youtube channel. Philip is a missionary, author, and adventurer. His most recent book, Jake Rogers’ Planet, was a Christy Award Finalist, and has quickly become one of my new favorite reads in the past couple of months.

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