Hannah Wright's Blog

I am so excited to share that my book Tattered Hearts, the second book in The LarkSpring Chronicles, is out today!! God has been so faithful and good during the book writing and publishing process and I’m so thankful for Him! Writing a sequel was definitely a new thing for me and there were some new things to navigate but it was also a really awesome experience as well! I’m so excited to finally get to share it with you guys!

About the Book:

It’s been over a year since Autumn McKay had her last day of summer camp at her bakery for some girls at the local elementary school, but she’s still as busy as ever. With the addition of catering services to her bakery business, she feels like she’s in over her head. Not to mention she thinks she’s failing when it comes to keeping up with the people in her life that she cares about, like her brother Micah or her best friend Esther. 

Micah McKay has his dream job, but he knows he’ll never be good enough to pursue a relationship with his dream girl. He had fallen short before, so why would that be any different now? 

Esther Tornsey is living out her God-given dream of owning a bookstore, but her friendship with Micah has been bringing back old fears. If she let down the walls around her heart, wouldn’t she just get hurt again? 

Tattered Hearts is available on Amazon in both eBook and paperback! You can order a copy on Amazon here!

Thank you so much for all of your support and encouragement! It means so much to me! I hope you enjoy Tattered Hearts and that God can use this book to encourage you. To God be all the glory!

-Hannah

October was filled with some hard days but also some good ones. I feel like sometimes that’s what life can be, but I’m so thankful that The Lord is still in control and He loves me.

On October 5th, I had my cover reveal for my upcoming book, Tattered Hearts! It was so awesome being able to share it with everyone. I can’t believe Tattered Hearts comes out in just one week! God is so good!

I got to go to the pumpkin patch with my friend Mikayla! Even though it was 90 degrees out haha, it was a lot of fun!

I went to the zoo for a church event, and it was so much fun seeing all the animals! I hadn’t been to a zoo in so long.

Hot chocolate!

I last minute decided to try and throw together a costume for Halloween and we dressed Roxie, my family’s dog, up as a butterfly! I dressed up as Cinderella, and I called Roxie my animal friend haha!

What I’m Grateful For: Pumpkin patch visits with Mikayla, good friends who care about you and listen to your heart, phone calls with friends, fun podcast recordings with my friend Rachel, Roxie’s cuteness and cuddles, God’s unconditional love and comfort, good music, good food at coffee shops, and finding a cute sweatshirt while shopping.

What I’m Listening To: not by sight by Stephen Stanley.

What I’m Reading: Fields of Glass by Alyssa Schwartz.

How was your October? What has God been teaching you lately?

-Hannah

“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18.

God loves you so much!

I am writing this September Wrap Up post a few days late because it’s been a bit of a busy week! September was a month filled with ups and downs. I’m so thankful that through everything, God never changes. Even when I doubt His plans and have hard days, He is still steady. He is so good!

A coffee shop that my family and I really enjoy going to started selling gluten free crepes and they were delicious!

I got to go to my friend Mikayla’s sister’s wedding, and my friend was the most beautiful maid of honor! I always enjoy going to weddings, they’re so beautiful!

We celebrated my sister Emma’s birthday and also had a celebrity sighting haha! Cooper Manning, the brother of Peyton and Eli Manning, was eating at the same restaurant we were!

My mom and I decorated for fall, which is my favorite season!

In September I also worked a lot on Ink Drinker’s Book Box, a company that my friends Michelle, Marissa, and I just started running. We launched our first book box last month with the hopes of launching our next book soon!

I got my proof copy for my upcoming book Tattered Hearts which was such an amazing experience. I’m so grateful for everyone’s support and kind words for this book!

What I’m Grateful For: God’s unconditional love, godly friends who are there for you in hard times, friends who pray for you, Crumble Cookies, fun memories with my family, my dog, Roxie, one of my best friends sending me a giant squishmallow, getting to hold a physical copy of my new book, Tattered Hearts, in my hands and encouraging conversations with friends.

What I’m Reading: Fields of Glass by Alyssa Schwartz.

What I’m Listening To: Rewind by Shalom Malee and the Wings album by Anthem Lights.

How are you doing? How was your September?

-Hannah

July was such a packed and awesome month that I didn’t have time to get a July Wrap Up post up at the end of the month, so decided to combine July and August together! The last couple months have brought so many sweet memories but also some challenging times as well. God has been leading me to trust Him more, even in the hard times. It’s an area I struggle in, but I’m so thankful for His patience and love for me.

My mom celebrated her birthday in July! It was so fun getting to spend the day with her!

Sweet gifts from my friend Noelle!

For the 4th of July, we went to watch a fireworks show! It was awesome!

I was so glad to be able to celebrate my good friend Mikayla’s birthday with her at her birthday party! I had a lot of fun!

The second week of July I headed to visit two of my friends for the week, the first being my sweet friend Bekah. It was such a blessing getting to spend time together in person for the first time!

Got to meet her rabbit, sweet Winter Moon!

Hallmark Movie Watching!

Met the sweetest cat that I was very tempted to take home with me hehe!

Had some of the best pizza I’ve had at Jailhouse Pizza in Kentucky! Would definitely recommend, and the restaurant itself was really cool!

Midweek, I went and visited my friend Cherith for a few days and had the best time! We went and saw Churchhill Downs where the Kentucky Derby is run, and it was so cool!

We did a day trip down to Nashville one day and went to this giant bookstore McKay’s, tried out a cute coffee shop called Elroy Coffee, and went and had lunch and explored downtown Nashville with another friend Kiana! Was an awesome day!

My good friend, Rachel, came and visited me for a few days! It was so fun getting to hang out with her!

I got to go see The Friends Tour! Jordan Blaine, Katy Reynolds, and Jonathan Cyphers were awesome, and it was such an encouraging night!

The end of July and the beginning of August I got to spend with one of my good friends, Noelle! It was so awesome getting to spend some time with her.

Pizookies from BJ’s are so good!

Got to work on some reels and posts for Ink Drinker’s Book Box, my friends and my business! Including filming a reel with a chess board when I don’t play chess haha! Was a lot of fun!

Donnie and Daisy, our kind of adopted ducks! They make us smile!

What I’m Grateful For: God’s sovereignty and faithfulness, Hiking with Bekah, seeing a mama deer and her twin babies on a hike, seeing baby turkeys for the first time, watching Hallmark movies, visiting Churchhill Downs with Cherith, road tripping to Nashville, good burgers with Kiana and Cherith, laughter with friends, trying a cute new coffee shop, visiting McKay’s, uplifting conversations that encourage me that I’m not alone and encourage me in my walk with Christ, Rachel coming to visit me, unlimited ice cream at The Muesum of Ice Cream, a girl’s night at an inn, riding horses, Mexican food, thrifting, finding cute pants and a dress at a thrift store, some time in the mountains with Noelle, gluten free food, attending my cousin’s cross country meet, sweet times playing Paw Patrol one of the children I nanny, encouraging and kind comments about Ink Drinker’s Book Box, and The Lord’s unconditional love.

What I’m Reading: Christy Miller Volumes 4-6 by Robin Jones Gunn, Mortal Queens by Victoria McCombs, and The Glass Road by Alyssa Schwartz.

What I’m Listening To: The Breakthrough Album by Grace Graber, Ups and Downs by Mass Anthem, BLVRS, and Anthem X, Wings by Anthem Lights, I Feel Home by Joseph O’Brien, Dare You To Move by Alive City and Joseph O’Brien, Just Wanna Know Me, You, grief on a wednesday by Katy Reynolds, For The First Time and The Comeback Kid EP by Jonathan Cyphers.

How have your past couple months been? What has The Lord been teaching you?

God loves you so much!

-Hannah

I can’t believe we’re halfway through 2024. June was a sweet month filled with so many good memories and fun times. God has been helping me to rely on Him and trust in His perfect plans for me. He is so good!

My mom, sister, and I had a girl’s day in Houston, which was a lot of fun!

I tried the new Summer Berry Refresher from Starbucks, and thought it was good! Minus the boba as I’m not a boba fan haha.

This picture of my siblings and I cracks me up!

We celebrated my dad’s birthday and Father’s Day this month!

The sixth book, The War, in one of my favorite book series, The Tales of Tarsurella, came out! I think it might be my favorite in the series!

My mom and I went hiking with a church hiking group for the first time!

My sweet friend, Mikayla, and I had a joint birthday celebration day which was a lot of fun!

I celebrated my birthday, and spent the day with my family! It was such a sweet day and I felt so loved!

What I’m Grateful For: Trying out a new restaurant and really liking it, sunflowers, calls with friends, ice cream with Mikayla, finding old funny and interesting postcards in an antique store, sweet Instagram posts and messages from friends on my birthday, chips and guacamole, buying tickets to go see a play, getting to read the 6th book in one of my favorite series, The Tales of Tarsurella, a warm bed, watching the Olympic trials and hearing athletes give God the glory, an answered prayer, and The Lord’s steadiness and unfailing love.

What I’m Reading: The War by Olivia Lynn Jarmusch and The Glass Cottage by Alyssa Schwartz.

What I’m Listening To: John Michael Howell‘s music, Mental Help album by Josh Wilson, Dominion album by Skillet, Still Telling My Story, Red Words, Joy is Gonna Come, and Fighting For You by The Erwins, and 4 K’s in a Pod with the Erwins podcast.

What I’m Watching: The Olympic trials!! My favorites have been swimming, women’s diving, and gymnastics.

How was your June? What has The Lord been teaching you this month?

God loves you so much!

-Hannah

May was a mixture of beautiful moments and also some hard ones. There were some difficult days mentally and also some good ones. Through it all, I’m thankful for God who is faithful always and will never leave me or forsake me.

Some of my family and I got to go see Unsung Hero in theaters! It’s such a beautiful and uplifting movie about faith and family and it’s one of my new favorites!

It was so awesome getting to see the Northern Lights in Texas through our phone lens! God is so amazing!

My brother celebrated his birthday in May, and it was fun getting to celebrate him! We played a VR mini game and had lunch and sweets! Love you Ethan! Grateful God made you my brother!

We also celebrated Mother’s Day! We went to church and my dad grilled burgers! Love you Mom! Super thankful for you!

I went to my first Southern Gospel concert, and I really enjoyed it! Got to see Travis Clark perform, and also got introduced to the music of The Erwins, Joseph Habedank, and Karen Peck and New River. It was a really encouraging concert for me and I’m so glad I was able to go!

I thought this was the coolest service dog! He was huge!

I also switched from working afternoons to mornings with my nanny job, and finished up edits on my new book coming out hopefully soon! Also got to go see my cousin’s band concert and my two cousins tennis tournament!

What I’m Grateful for: God’s unconditional love and faithfulness, finding a new favorite artist, Christian concerts that leave me encouraged even though I don’t know the songs, good friends, watermelon lemonade, laughs on phone calls with friends, new music about Jesus and mental health, smiles from babies, how God has created rest, planning travels to visit friends, and planning things to do with a friend who is coming to visit me.

What I’ve Been Listening To: No Regrets by Grace Graber, Life Story album by The Erwins, Mental Help album by Josh Wilson, Lean On Me by Stephen Stanley, If My Heart Was a House by Owl City, and The Reason by Ben Lawrence and JSteph,

What I’ve Been Reading: The Ten Commandments of Our Fake Marriage by J.M. Brinson, Christy Miller Collection Volume 1 by Robin Jones Gunn, and Loyalty, Luke by Pepper Basham.

How was your May? What has God been teaching you? How can I be praying for you?

-Hannah

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18.

April was a month filled with so many sweet times, but it was also a difficult month in some ways. Thankful for God for always walking with me through life, even on the most hard days. 

My mom, sister, cousin, and I got to go see the Someone Like You movie in theaters! It was such a bittersweet movie filled with powerful themes that pointed to God and His faithfulness and goodness. Am excited for hopefully many more Karen Kingsbury Production films in the future!

April 8th was the Solar Eclipse, and getting to be in the path of totality was such a cool experience. Loved getting to experience it with my family. God is so cool!

I got to go see Lauren Daigle in concert with my aunt, aunt’s sister, and cousin for my cousin’s first concert. It was so much fun and so glad I got to go! 

We also got to go see my grandparents and go to my Great Aunt Brenda’s book signing for her book Ranch Girl and the Orphan Lamb Adventure. So glad we got to go! 

My mom, sister, and I had a one night girls trip getaway to Houston for some friend’s bridal showers. Was such a fun weekend and so glad we were able to spend some time together! 

I’m Grateful For: God’s never wavering goodness and strength, good friends who point me to Christ, podcast recording sessions with my friend Rachel, planning a summer trip, good books, cute dogs, and horses. 

What I’m Reading: Positively, Penelope by Pepper Basham and Leaving by Karen Kingsbury. 

What I’m Listening To: Solo and The Grace of God by Grace Graber, So Gone by Loge, My Promised Land by Josiah Queen, Lauren Daigle’s album, Lauren Daigle, Vitamin Sea and Sons of Thunder by Owl City, Glad You Stayed by Xander Sallows, Worthy of Being Loved by We Are Messengers, and Say So (Broken Halo) by Apollo LTD. 

What have you been up to in April? What has God been teaching you?

Hope you’re having a wonderful week! God bless you!

-Hannah

March was filled with some really fun moments but also some moments that caused me to be a bit anxious as well. The Lord has really been showing me how to lean on and that I can trust Him even when things look cloudy up ahead. He sent His One and Only Son, Jesus Christ to die for us, and three days later He rose again and defeated death and sin forever. What a Savior and friend we have in Jesus!

At the beginning of March, we went to Pizza Fest where we got to have some good pizza. We also got to see the famous Clydesdale’s from the Budweiser commercials when they came to town! I’m not a Budweiser fan but I am a horse fan, and I didn’t realize just how huge they are until seeing them in person! It was really cool!

Also got to chicken, duck, and dog sit! These are two sweet dogs!

My sister and I did a blind taste test of Zevia, a soda we like and a prebiotic soda we had never had before. We definitely liked Zevia better haha!

Also got to go to a horse vaulting event which was really fun to watch! I’ve been having a lot of horse fever lately after reading some horse books!

It’s also bluebonnet season in TX right now, and they’re so beautiful to see!

This rainbow reminded me of God’s faithfulness and His promises to us.

We celebrated our Risen Savior for Easter! We went to our church’s sunrise service, went to a coffee shop, and got brunch/lunch!

I’m Grateful For: Phone calls with my best friends, a sweet baby sleeping in my arms, good books to read, an exciting opportunity, God’s mercy and grace, the gift of salvation, a new Joseph O’Brien song, horses, good sourdough pizza, a book I didn’t know I needed but was the sweetest ending to a series, Easter, the fact that Sunday is coming, celebrating our Risen Savior, and a rainbow after a storm.

What I’m Reading: Starlight Animal Rescue series by Dandi Daley Mackall, Ranch Girl and the Orphan Lamb Adventure by Brenda Ferguson, and Positively, Penelope by Pepper Basham.

What I’m Listening To: Tonight, Get Back Up Again, and City On Our Knees by Tobymac, Headphones by Britt Nicole, My Fault by Coby James, Something Different and like that you love me by Joseph O’Brien, Car Trouble by Owl City, and Breakthrough by Grace Graber.

What have you been up to this month? How was your Easter? What has God been teaching you?

-Hannah

February was a month filled with change and some great memories! I started my new job as a nanny at the beginning of the month with a sweet baby boy and have been really enjoying that! I also had some hot chocolate/coffee outings with my Mom and our dog, Roxie, and got some sweet letters in the mail that brightened my day!

I also participated in Eliza Noel’s Valentine’s Week Challenge where I had to wear either pink or red all week. It was fun!

For Valentine’s Day I got some hot chocolate and a macaron, and had some sweets while watching The Princess Diaries! Also got some sweet gifts from people! Was a good day!

My Mom, sister, and I also went down to Houston for a day trip and got our hair done with our hair stylist that we’ve been going to since my sister and I were little. It was fun, and we got some good food too!

My family and I also have been enjoying seeing our two neighborhood ducks, Donnie and Daisy!

I got to go and spend the weekend with one of my best friends Rachel in South Carolina! We got to go to Winter Jam together and meet Joseph 0’Brien, one of my favorite artists! Also went downtown and watched a movie, recorded a live podcast episode, played mini golf, and got tacos! My first flight to my connecting flight home got delayed by four hours, and ended up getting on the last plane home! Thankful I made it!

I’ve also been enjoying attending my Bible Study on Ruth, I feel like I’ve really grown in my walk with the Lord through it. And I sent off the sequel to A Love So Sweet to my editor this month!

What I’m Grateful For: A weekend with one of my besties, phone calls with friends, tacos, getting to record a podcast episode in person with Rachel, gluten-free pizza, good books, getting to go to Winter Jam and meet Joseph O’Brien, cute ducks, God’s unconditional love and grace, laughter, and cute parks.

What I’ve Been Listening to: Joseph O’Brien’s new single, Something Different, Josh Wilson’s new song It Gets Better, Coby James song ILOVEYOU, Owl City’s cover of Boston, What Faith Can Do by Kutless, Let Go by Jacob Stanifer, Picture Perfect People by Jordan Blaine and Matthew Parker, and Grace is Waiting by HNRY.

What I’ve Been Reading: Ruth: Loss, Love, and Legacy by Kelly Minter, This Life of Mine by Victoria Lynn, Authentically, Izzy by Pepper Basham, and the first three books of the Winnie the Horse Gentler series. (rereads).

What I’ve Been Watching: The Unsung Hero Movie by For King & Country and the Super Bowl.

How was your February? What has God been teaching you this month?

-Hannah

Hi everyone! I was inspired by my friend Hailey Hudson and her monthly wrap up posts that she does, and with the new year I wanted to try to do these as a way for me to look back and see the Lord’s goodness and faithfulness.

January was a month filled with some good days and some hard days and trying to trust God with some unknowns in my life. I rang in the new year with my family at our New Year’s Christmas celebration with my grandparents, uncle, aunt, and cousins.

My sister and I also got to road-trip down to see one of our childhood friends for the first time in 4 and a half years, and meet her sweet new baby boy for the first time! It was such a wonderful day!

We also had a freeze here on Martin Luther King Jr. day. We got some ice and there were some flurries of snow, which was really cool, but not enough to stick to the ground.

My mom took my siblings and cousins and I to get pizookies one day! I had never had one before, and thought it was delicious! Would definitely recommend haha!

I also got to chicken, duck, and dog sit for my neighbors! I wasn’t used to being in a house at night by myself, so it was a bit quiet for me haha, but after the first night I was more used to it! The dogs were really sweet!

I also started attending a Bible Study this month! We’re doing a study on the book of Ruth, and I’ve loved it! It’s really helped me to fall more in love with God and His Word.

My friend, Rachel, and I recorded some episodes of our podcast, No Ring by Spring.

This month I did some outlining of the third book in my series the LarkSpring Chronicles. I also subbed a few days and am getting ready to start my new nanny job in February. God is so good!

What I’ve Been Listening to This Month: Kevin Quinn’s new album, Real Me, Hailey Hudson’s new song, Just Us, For King & Country’s new cover, Place In This World, Coby James, Stephen Stanley, Jacob Stanifer, Joseph O’Brien, Xander Sallows, Sam Bowman, and Young Pop Renegades.

What I’ve Been Watching This Month: Lots of football mainly. The Texans won their division and won their first playoff game before losing to the Ravens, it was fun keeping up with them. I’ve watched the NFL playoffs and also some of the college football championship.

What I’m Grateful For This Month: Getting to see my childhood friend, sweet babies, phone chats with my amazing friends, my new Bible Study, and God’s unconditional love, grace, and sovereignty.

How was your January? What did you do this month?