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Hannah Joy's Commonplace
Adventurous fantasy that rings with whimsy and hope



Assumptions, Bombs, and Strawberry Shortcake
This is from The Austere Academy in The Series Of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. I do not own this book so I have no picture to...
Feb 24, 2023


Glorious Lamb
More than a year ago I developed an interest in eschatology. I have been raised with a certain end times stance, but I only knew some...
Feb 18, 2023


Fear No Evil
When I first read the Ashtown Burials by N.D. Wilson I did not like them very much. I remember disliking the attitude of the main...
Feb 11, 2023


Light And Humility
Last time I shared a J.C. Ryle quote it spoke of the fight of a true Christian against sin. I talked about how after salvation every...
Feb 3, 2023


A Chocolatey First
And here is the very first quote ever to be included in my commonplace journal, and yes, it is about chocolate. Admittedly, I have often...
Jan 27, 2023


A Holy Violence
A few years ago when my two brothers and I were baptized our dad bought each of us a copy of a book called Holiness by J.C. Ryle. He...
Jan 20, 2023


Brooms and Soap Suds
I warned you somewhere that some of the quotes I post here would be silly. This could count as a silly one, but it’s also one of those...
Jan 13, 2023


What Is A Commonplace Journal?
“Oh, Susan, there is no such thing as a common day. Every day has something about it no other day has. Haven’t you noticed?” - Anne of...
Jan 3, 2023


More About Me
Hello! I’m Hannah Stanfield, a homeschool graduate from the state of Texas. My life is a strange mixture of noise and quiet. I spend a...
Jan 3, 2023
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