Introducing My Children’s Books
About fifteen years ago, I was part of a writing group at our old church. It really helped me become more confident and encouraged me to share my writing. I wrote The Puffy Cloud as a poem then. Now inspired by our grandbabies, I finally made it in the form of a children's book
Continuing the journey into books for children, I'm introducing Egg Salad Mondays, a story about missing people we love.
This Little Series - Women’s Devotionals
This Little Series began as posts from a sporadic blog written over the span of a decade. “Leah by the Lake” is a peek into my life in the Northwoods, smattered with thoughts on the ways God has shown up in my family's life. The first devo - This December, is twenty-five short essays and exercises to lead you through the month of December, up until Christmas Day. This Easter is a collection of eight essays to focus on from Palm Sunday through Easter. This Birthday is the most recent in the series, meant to be read each day during your birthday month.
These essays below are thoughts and insights I’ve had over the years. If you’re looking for a bit of encouragement, I hope you’re able to find some here.
Loaves and Fishes, It’s What’s for Dinner
‘What’s for dinner?” It’s an age-old question. And when it’s asked around my house, and it’s been awhile since my last trip to the grocery store, the answer is…
Stone Soup
Folklore tells a tale of some travelers who stop in a village, bringing nothing with them but an empty pot. They fill the pot with water from a stream…
Oaks of Righteousness
Fall happened suddenly for me this year. The air has chilled, the leaves have changed, and heavy rains and an early snow have forced…
Is There a Mouse in Your House?
Years ago, I joined a women’s Bible study at our church. Every year the women got together at someone’s house for an old-fashioned slumber party. Being new to the group, I was eager to get involved…
Text Me When You Get There
It’s a simple game, Peek A Boo. We’ve played this game with our babies, hundreds of times. We hid behind the blanket, and popped back out. They seemed confused for a second …
So Much More Than Pictures
Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest. Today we can photograph a moment and it will disappear within a day…
There’s No Mountain He Won’t Climb Up
Reckless Love was one of the songs we sang in church…
Six Wooden Chairs, One Faithful God, and a Vision Board
There are six cedar Adirondack chairs in a circle around our firepit. Since we first moved …
Soaking in the Summer Sky
The Persied Meteor Shower happens every year right around my birthday. I remember many summers as a child when we would stay at a cabin on Medicine Lake during that week…
For Such a Time as THIS
Esther. You may know her from the Bible. She was orphaned, raised by a cousin, brought to live in a palace, hid her ancestry, then was given a twelve-month extreme makeover…
Sticky, Messy Valentines
Close your eyes, take a deep breath. It’s Valentine’s Day nineteen-something-something. You’re back in grade school…
“Thank You, Aunt Pauline”
Ba, bi-ba…di-da. Bum, bi-bum…di-dum. I remember her singing the made-up melody, rubbing my back to help me sleep…
I Saw Jesus Today
I saw Jesus today. I really did. He came to my son’s wedding. We were hoping to keep to a strict budget, and the plan was to beg, borrow and barter as much as we could to keep costs down. I had no idea how God was about…
The Winter of Lost Things
It has been a long winter – a strange winter of lost things. My belongings seemed to disappear as fast as the sun on a February afternoon…
Some Days It Rains
It rained on our wedding day. The rhythmical pounding echoed throughout the majestic old church. The moisture caused my perfectly poufed bangs to fall. The hem of my equally poufy ball gown water-stained in the puddles…
About Leah
So, a little about me, in case you’re curious. I’m married to a wonderful man, my high school sweetheart, for over thirty years. He is my best friend, provider, and protector. Together we have three beautiful children, all who have made us more proud than we ever thought we could be.
A few years ago we made the move to a sleepy little resort town in northern Wisconsin. In search of a simpler lifestyle, we have found a town where there is no need for stoplights or roundabouts, a church where “mega” will never be in the name, and a home where friends and family are eager to visit and linger when it’s time to leave. We have taken this opportunity to reset our priorities and focus on what’s truly important.
IIn 2018 we built an addition to our home while simultaneously beginning to build a business. That was when I finally made the leap to take what I know (a lifetime of experiences), what I'm good at (non-profit & small business communications), and what I love (writing, speaking, creative problem solving, & design), and pulling it all together literally under one roof. Here's how Deer Mountain Media came to be:
This move has shown me that no matter what life throws at us, it is so important to learn from our experiences and then use what we have learned to encourage those around us. We can be honest, real, and share our stories with each other. And sometimes, when you least expect it, God shows up and writes our stories for us.
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