by Brandy Heineman | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog, Family History
Hezekiah Stowell, Revolutionary War veteran I should be honest. My first thought upon discovering a Revolutionary War ancestor was NOT to ask myself, “Should I join a lineage society?” and lay a reasoned list of pros and cons. Nope, it was more along the lines of,...
by Brandy Heineman | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Reading, Recommended Books
Christmas came early on my reading list this year. When I curled up with Kristen Heitzmann’s latest novel Told You So, a comedy-drama that pushes the usual limits of Christian fiction for a deep take on grace, I unwrapped something I wanted. A fun and...
by Brandy Heineman | Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, Jesus
As my husband said the blessing over our family’s Thanksgiving meal this year, the thought resounding in my mind was from Psalm 34:8— Taste and see that the Lord is good . . . A great thought for Thanksgiving, right? And we enjoyed not one but TWO great days of feting...
by Brandy Heineman | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog, Jesus
One of the taglines for my book is, “There’s more than one way to be haunted.” It’s meant to pique interest, so I’ve done a bit of thinking about what that means. Someone might want to engage on that point, after all. What does it mean,...
by Brandy Heineman | Aug 18, 2015 | Blog, Everything Else
How did I miss this? Okay, the truth is, I didn’t miss it. August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation Day, and like practically all other news and current events, I learned about it on Twitter. Nonetheless, as the person claimed by one exceedingly lovely 15-year-old...