by Vella Karman | Jun 3, 2026 | Filling your life with LIGHT, Guest Post
Did you know God likes to have fun? Probably. After all, He created the platypus. But did you know God likes to play word games? A few weeks ago, I grabbed my backpack and took a walk to the coffeeshop. It’s about a thirty-minute walk, so I decided to play a game with...
by Vella Karman | May 27, 2026 | Filling your life with LIGHT, Guest Post
The other day I was cleaning out my desk, and I came across a bunch of old folders. Most of them were pretty boring—tax stuff, my acceptance letter from college, notes from classes I took years ago. But then I came across a bright green folder so full of stuff it...
by Vella Karman | Apr 1, 2026 | Filling your life with LIGHT
Whimsy seems to be a theme of 2026. The world could use a little more light and hope, so I’m all for it. Whimsy makes everything more fun and highlights the little joys that God wove into everyday life. So here are 6 whimsical ways to fill your life with Jesus,...
by Vella Karman | Mar 18, 2026 | BOOKS, Clean fiction, Filling your life with LIGHT
Sometimes it’s just too lighthearted. If you hand me a book without any conflict in it, I’m not sure you can even classify it as a “book.” Conflict is one of the core elements of story. I’m a clean fiction author. I write clean fiction....
by Vella Karman | Mar 11, 2026 | Clean fiction, Filling your life with LIGHT
Fictional battles between light and darkness mirror the story of the world. Any good Christian can tell you that. But there’s something vital about the way the Bible handles darkness that I don’t see in much clean fiction. You can practically tell the entire gospel...
by Vella Karman | Feb 18, 2026 | Filling your life with LIGHT, Soli Deo Gloria
I don’t know if anyone else has experienced this, but when I was a kid, I used to lie awake at night and miss my mom. Not just a little, or when she was out of town, either. I would wake up at three a.m. with this powerful longing. It took my breath away, and...
