Jennifer Beckstrand Blog

The Amish Quiltmaker!

The Amish Quiltmaker!

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Romance

Have you preordered my new book yet? The Amish Quiltmaker’s Unexpected Baby is the first book in my new Amish Quiltmaker series. You are going to love Esther Zook and her earnest and sometimes comical attempts to care for the baby that has been dropped on her...
A Year of Charity

A Year of Charity

by | Jan 4, 2021 | Faith, Inspirational

Happy New Year! Recently, I was reading in the scriptures and happened upon one of my favorite passages. 1 Corinthians 13 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly,...
My Yearly (and 1st) Book Review

My Yearly (and 1st) Book Review

by | Dec 28, 2020 | Author's Corner

I love to read even more than I love to write. Last January I decided to keep track of all the books I read in 2020. Here is a list of books I read this year in the order in which I read them. I’ve bolded the books I especially liked or that shifted my paradigm....
Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

by | Nov 24, 2020 | Family, Inspirational

I have always regretted giving up on music lessons at the tender age of seven, and as a young mother, I determined that my children would learn to play the piano or die trying. For one daughter, practicing was especially torturous. I cajoled, I bribed, I demanded, but...
Thanksgiving Is a Time for Pie!

Thanksgiving Is a Time for Pie!

by | Nov 16, 2020 | Cooking

Pie is actually my favorite dessert, but I rarely make pie because it takes a bit of time. Thanksgiving is pie making time for me. Last year, I made three different kinds of pie for Thanksgiving and a friend made another. The recipe for Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie is...