Welcome friends,

I'm Sarah, a writer who's fascinated by good books, beauty, theology, and imagination (and thinks everyone else should be too). In these pages you can find out more about my published and upcoming books, or join me in wrestling and wondering about all things arts, literature, and life on the blog and Instagram.Come in. Find some quiet, savour some beauty, and glean a bit of hope for your road.

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Thoroughly Alive
Advent Companions: My Favourite Resources for the Watchful Season

My invitation, by music and book, into the hushed shadows of what I think of as the dear and oh so needed Advent chapel, a space to find our yearning and our hope afresh in this waiting season.

On My Ash(less) Wednesday: A Poem

My first Ash Wednesday
Ah, I revelled in the grey weight of its hours,
The oily smear of ash across my head,
The crusty black, allowing me the chance

Advent Companions: The Books and Music I Love in the Season of Waiting

My favorite Advent resources.

Holy Week By Art and Image, Story and Song

Sometimes we need a work of imagination to help us step inside the drama of the Passion and watch with Christ through these quiet days. I’ve compiled a list of music and story, art and image for each of the days of the Triduum…


In a world where thrushes sing and willow trees are golden in the spring, boredom should have been included among the seven deadly sins.
— Elizabeth Goudge