Be A Heart Blog

Written By Hand Gift Pack.

We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about what kinds of pens to buy with Written By Hand to make the perfect Christmas gift pack for friends/daughters/moms.  So I rounded up all my favorite thing...

Christmas Cards.

There are so many amazing options for custom Christmas cards around the internet, but something I find over and over again is that there aren’t enough Christian Christmas messages on these cards (t...

Written By Hand.

A year ago, my publisher at Quarto approached me about writing a book. I remember how excited and nervous I felt as I signed that contract. I was unsure of my abilities.  I rented a little house in...

God’s Will is to Love.

My story is one of darkness and light, agony and joy, abandonment and hope.

It takes a village.

Tomorrow my friends get back from Paris. I’ve been watching their 3 kids for 8 days while they had the trip of a lifetime. I almost cried at Michael’s today. I needed some more watercolor paper for...

Upscale with Prentice Penny

Back in October, I got a call asking if I would be on a television show teaching a guy how to do calligraphy. Of course I said yes. 

Motherhood Press

Last summer I got an email from a woman who had admired my work for the Blessed is She advent journal. She wondered if I would be available to help her re-brand and launch her business, Motherhood ...

Beginner Brush Lettering Class at Makers Mess

We had another great class at our local art studio, Makers Mess. The sun was shining in as everyone arrived and got their glasses of wine and cheese.  With an intimate group of ladies for the eveni...

The Cyclical Pattern of my Dating Life

Every once in awhile, I share about my dating life on Verily. I’ve spent most of my life as a single woman so I’m really good at that. So when I try to date or do date or decide not to date anymore...

Beginner Modern Calligraphy Class at Makers Mess

One of my all time favorite parts of my job is teaching calligraphy classes. I love meeting new people and sharing about my craft. It was so wonderful to spend an evening with everyone who came out...