I’m Caroline Rose (Kraft) Sanders.
…which can be loosely transliterated as Strong Little Rose.
I seek to be strong, though I be little.
I am the blogger formerly known as Everly at a blog called Clickety-Clack, 2007-2016.
At twenty-three, I decided to start afresh with Sweet is the Light and see if a rose by any other name would smell as sweet…
Anonymouse
Parsnip Peppersnatch is an unassuming mouse who resides in P.O. Box 12. Every night he scavenges for food, but he’s always careful to get home before the people come! If there’s one thing Parsnip simply cannot bear, it’s people! Eek!
But one day, Parsnip sees a small person who looks very sad. Suddenly he finds himself involved in a scheme that will take courage, know-how and even a few anonymous letters!
“Anonymouse is a like a well loved quilt. Caroline effortlessly stitches together fabrics of courage and friendship, with threads of love. Throughout the story you are encouraged by its characters, and at the end you are wrapped in its warmth.”
Callie Love Jarrett, elementary-school teacher and lover of books
Always Plenty
It’s the spring of 1946 and sisters Eddie, Ocy and Darlene and their courageous widowed mother are looking forward to another Easter. When Brother Zeb announces a special offering for a poor family in their church, the three girls jump at the challenge, immediately turning an old pickle jar into a treasure chest of change for the poor family! Resourcefulness, hard work and cheerful hearts make this a year they would never forget.
“What a delightful story! Using her words, Caroline Rose Kraft has painted a sweet portrait of where true riches are found.”
Christine Hoover, author of From Good to Grace
Announcing Anonymouse
This week I went to the post office and then bought myself a strawberry milkshake and both of those events are more significant than they might sound. You see, I enjoyed milkshakes with Eddie Ogan when I first met and interviewed her about her story (which turned into my first book, Always Plenty). At this…
we’ll meet again
I wrote this piece in late September while the feelings were fresh. I heard this week that Eddie went home. Not her home I described in Always Plenty with the two bedrooms and creaky floors, but her forever home. She went to be with her family. Not Ocy and Darlene and the rest, but her…
the view from the top
I recently had the privilege of traveling up to Arkansas and spending some time getting to know the people and places of my boyfriend’s childhood. Beaver Lake was cool and clear and some of the trees were just beginning to blush. However, though our time in Arkansas was so sweet, I needed my traditional day…
musings on mice and mail
When I was a teenager, a friend challenged me to face my current bout of writer’s block by sitting down and writing a short story, just for fun, about something I love. The result was a tale about a mouse living in a P.O. box; mice and mail being two literary themes I’m continually drawn…
Caroline Rose Sanders 