Writer, sometimes theologian, wonderer, wife of a marvelous Dutchman named Thomas, and very happy resident of the golden-walled and cobble-streeted Oxford. I hope that someone will say of me when I die what William McGreel said of his wife Elizabeth Yates (a writer): She has plenty of courage, a strong faith, and a native expectancy of good. Living with her is a high adventure.

In keeping with that wish, I can usually be found wandering somewhere in the wild and adventurous territory of books, beauty, and imagination. I've spent the last three years studying theology at Wycliffe Hall, in Oxford (far more of a wild adventure than you might expect) and am the author of the upcoming Book Girl with Tyndale Momentum , a book half memoir, half book list, written as my grateful tribute and hearty invitation to the joys of the reading life. (I've also authored two guides to the world of children's literature, and a devotional for women - you can see them here.)

Here at Sarah Wonders I mostly explore those moments of beauty or grief, of stories read or wisdom discovered, of joy picked up like a penny from the ground of the ordinary that, as Sylvia Plath puts it, 'set the sight on fire'. I hope that in wandering this online space you will hear the Aslan whisper of 'courage, dear heart' in whatever season you find yourself, or perhaps a restored touch of Anne's (of Green Gables, of course) wonder: 'Dear old world...you are very lovely and I'm glad to be alive in you'. 

You will also find me posting here about the podcasts I host as a guest on my mom's podcast At Home with Sally, where I muse on my current reading and wonderings in Oxford. I'll also keep this space updated with news of any upcoming events or forays into the public world where my passion for great stories has overcome my introversion and led me to speak in public.

In the meantime, you can usually find this reader and convinced idealist enjoying the red-doored cottage I share with my Thomas, hunting for books (for the community library I will one day open), taking a long, windy walk with my beloved, or exploring some corner of this grand old world (15 countries and counting). Or possibly, just settling into my blue reading chair with a cup of tea and a great novel as the church bells out the window toll the start of the darkling hour...

I am so very glad you are here.