by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 11, 2016 | happy endings, Marriage, mercy
On our first Valentine’s Day together, my future-husband, Wendell, and I were eighteen and nineteen years old. We had been dating five months. And, we had been engaged since November. Thus, the foolish part. I blame Viet Nam. I tell people often that in...
by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 3, 2016 | happy endings, Marriage
I read recently about a famous neurologist who became fascinated by the periodic table at a young age. He started correlating his birthdays with it. At the age of eleven he could say he was sodium, and at 79 he became gold. I love that. I’ve always believed we...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jan 24, 2016 | happy endings, writing
My publisher is releasing two of my novels this year. Coming this summer is Rose Hill Cottage, the second in my Glory Circle Sisters series. And coming in March is my first children’s novel, The Secret of Serendipity. Kind of ambitious, I know. I spent much of...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jan 21, 2016 | happy endings, Marriage, mercy, writing
The hubs and I went to a movie theater last night, which is rather a rare occurrence for us. As a writer, I love going to movies. I always come away feeling inspired to make art. I think story is the universal language of the soul, and a good story can move a person...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 15, 2015 | happy endings
“Four events in one week is too much. This is killing my Christmas spirit.” Those Grinchy words actually escaped from my mouth last night as I shoved a bowl of soup at my husband and grabbed my keys to dash out the door. I’d been home from work...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 7, 2015 | happy endings, The Bible
Light is one of the things I love about the Christmas season. Twinkling lights against dark skies. Shiny baubles on tabletops. Sparkly sweaters and sequined scarves. I love it all. So, I’m intrigued by the whole account of the wise men who followed the...