Have you ever visited an old house and wondered what stories those walls could tell? Or picked up an old photo and thought, What was life like back then?

From as far back as I can remember, the past has grabbed my heart and stretched my curiosity.

Who were those people?
How did they live?
What did they believe?
What dreams did they pursue?
How did they move past hardship to embrace hope?

Those questions are the spark for my stories of the past laced with hope for the present.

Every time I leaf through an ancient photo album, I wonder about the stories. The same goes whenever I hold a vintage bracelet, or gingerly turn the brittle pages of an antique magazine.

I can’t wait to share those things that inspire me. Wanna come along? Beware—doing so might spark a story idea of your own.