Archive - Snippets and Sketches

December 2024

Favorites from 2024

Sharing some personal and professional highlights from the past year

Dec 30, 2024 •

Rebecca J. Gomez

Good news of great joy

Thoughts about Christmas and our broken world

Dec 23, 2024 •

Rebecca J. Gomez

Birthday cakes and time well spent

I make birthday cakes for my grandkids, and it's worth the effort even when they don't eat them

Dec 16, 2024 •

Rebecca J. Gomez

How I finally managed to do an advent art project

My church asked me to make some art, so I did. Plus a free printable for you!

Dec 9, 2024 •

Rebecca J. Gomez

What I managed to do despite a crazy busy November

In which I share this year's Christmas card design and a few poems from November poem-a-day

Dec 2, 2024 •

Rebecca J. Gomez

November 2024

The ghosts of Thanksgivings past

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, despite the chaos. Or maybe because of it?

Nov 25, 2024 •

Rebecca J. Gomez

Why I love doing school visits

I have the best job in the world, and here’s why

Nov 18, 2024 •

Rebecca J. Gomez

You don't need a reason to write in verse

A response to one of the most frustrating things I hear from editors and agents

Nov 11, 2024 •

Rebecca J. Gomez

My Inktober adventure

Reflecting on my Inktober stamp challenge, and a gift for you!

Nov 4, 2024 •

Rebecca J. Gomez

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