Janet Benlien Reeves

Explore. Discover. Share findings. This is a fun way to live because discoveries are exciting and sharing them with others increases joy. I’ll never forget the day when my husband and sons found a hedgehog in our yard. Just looking at him was not enough. One son ran into the house to get me—and my camera, while the others befriended the hedgehog to keep him from running away. Through the years the scene has been repeated with frogs, birds, crabs, and lizards. My daughters joined the game. And now my grandkids are playing, too. The fun of finding is sharing what’s found! Wilson Bentley agreed. As a child, he discovered the beauty of individual snowflakes but was frustrated because they would melt before he could show them to other people. He spent his life learning how to photograph them and, in the process, discovered that no two snowflakes are alike. He also found the scientific reason why. Bentley only made a little money, but he loved his life. He loved discovering beautiful thin...

Janet Benlien Reeves was born and raised in Southern California, but she has spent most of her adult life moving from home to home as an Army chaplain’s wife. She and her husband, now retired from the military, have also lived in Missouri, Maine, New York, the Netherlands, South Carolina, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, and Washington State. As Janet and her husband traveled from home to home, six children joined their adventure. Four are grown; one is married. Now three darling children call Janet “Memaw.” Janet has worked as a Sunday school curriculum editor and freelance writer. She recently earned her MA in Professional Writing and her MFA in Creative Writing from Liberty University. She has written two books: Home Is Where God Sends Yo u and Parachute Prayer . Janet enjoys reading, running, exploring the great outdoors, and making pictures with her camera. Her life has no meaning without Jesus; His life means salvation, love, hope, peace, and joy to her—and so much more! She beli...