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Hidden within the pages . . .

April 16, 2015 By Karen Witemeyer

A while back, a friend forwarded me a link to a fabulous collection of antique books. The books were wonderful in and of themselves, but what made them truly spectacular was the art hidden within the pages. Not illustrations inside the text, but hidden paintings secreted in the fan of page edges. The art is called fore-edge painting. When the book is closed the art is invisible. It can only be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, History, Reading Tagged With: Fore-edge Painting

Do You Believe?

April 2, 2015 By Karen Witemeyer

Last Friday, a group of women from our church got together for a movie night where we went to see Do You Believe? the latest release from the Christian production company, Pure Flix. My daughter and I were among the attendees, and I must say, we had a wonderful time. The message of the film was inspiring and convicting, and I immediately found myself praying for the courage to be bolder in living … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Movies & TV Tagged With: Christian movies, Do You Believe

Once in a Lifetime

March 19, 2015 By Karen Witemeyer

Have you ever taken a trip that left such an impression, you knew it would linger with you forever? I've had a handful of those experiences. The first was a mission trip I took with my mom and brother to Nairobi, Kenya when I was 16 years old. Seeing people who lived in poverty yet sang with enthusiastic joy to the Lord and offered hospitality with a generosity of spirit that still puts me to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, History Tagged With: Greece, Once in a lifetime trip, Rome, Vacations

Cover Quirks

March 5, 2015 By Karen Witemeyer

It's always exciting to get your first look at a new cover. Even if it gives you an odd feeling of deja vu. That's what happened to me when my editor first sent me the cover art for my latest release, Love on the Mend. This is a novella that follows up with a character from Full Steam Ahead. In that story, the hero and heroine take in a runaway boy named Jacob. The full story of what led the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading, Writing Tagged With: book cover art, Cover similarities

Television Inspiration

February 19, 2015 By Karen Witemeyer

I'm a sucker for a good BBC period drama, and my new favorite is one some of you might already be familiar with - Lark Rise to Candleford. It's a wonderful series in its simplicity at capturing everyday English life in the late 1800's and comparing the lives of the people who dwell in the poorer hamlet of Lark Rise to those of the more prosperous Candleford. This is done through the story of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Movies & TV, Writing Tagged With: Lark Rise to Candleford, Period Costumes

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