Peering Through Life's Window

 The World Needs Caring Hearts The woman sobbed as she wound her way to the restaurant’s check-out stand.  The cooks working behind the counters and customers turned their heads, each probably wondering what had happened. When our server visited our table I asked, “What was wrong with the woman crying?”  The cute, petite young lady’s eyes turned sad. “She has to bury her mother in two days.” I said a prayer for the grieving person. The servers and people who run the restaurant are so kind. If they don’t see a regular customer for a while, when the patron returns, they ask, “Are you okay?” The lady probably shared her sorrow with one of the servers and grief overcame her, but why did this poor woman have to go to a restaurant to find sympathy? Are we so connected to our cell phones and tablets that friendship in person doesn’t exist? Or are we too busy to make time for others?    The Upset Patient Just two weeks earlier a young lady spoke to me about an incident ...

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Biblical Historical: Blaze of Honor by DM Griffin -- Driven by a desire to please his father and caught in a dizzying storm of politics and family vendettas, Joram reluctantly accepts a fake marriage, meant to bring a young woman to Jerusalem so she could marry another man. Knowing how his father felt about women, a view he adopted as his own, Joram wasn’t prepared for the transformation that would take place once he began playing the role of a husband for all the wrong reasons. The treacherous journey, marked by near-death experiences, culminated with them arriving in Jerusalem amidst the vibrant Feast of Weeks. With his knowledge of God ringing hollow as a mere religious duty, Joram divorced his wife and surrendered her to another man, determined to honor his word. But when he stumbles upon the truth and feels the burning intensity of the Holy Spirit descend in a blaze of honor that illumi...

  A Warm Welcome to Gay N. Lewis Gay will give away a print copy of Kade's Worth to a U.S. citizen. To enter to win leave a recipe below. Thanks, Gail. I’m excited to appear on your blog, “Peering Through Life’s Window.” I love the title. People give us distinct perspectives and viewpoints, and it is a joy to discover something I didn’t know. Thank you, Gay.  I’m peering through the window of the past these days. I’ve been thinking about my mother. You asked me to share some of my favorite memories, so I’m going to tell you about my mom. My mom left Earth for heaven in 1991, but I miss her, especially when I’m in the kitchen. She was the best cook, and unfortunately, I didn’t inherit her talents. I’ll be whipping up a meal and think, “I wish Mother could tell me how to do this.”  I'm sorry for your loss. About Gay's Mom, Jeanette Morton Mother was born in Alabama and came from a long line of terrific, southern cooks. Southerners are known for hospitality, and my mom ...

 Of all of the types of love—love of child, love of husband, father, mother, friend and on and on—Jesus’s unconditional love reigns.  He loved each of us so much He suffered and died for our sins to guarantee our salvation.  Photo courtesy of Pixabay If we believe in Him and accept His gift, someday we’ll live with Him in Heaven where there’s no sorrow, pain or any frustrations of this world.  Jesus’ Gospel of Love resounds like a clanging symbol to all who seek it. Here it is in a nutshell: “Trying to test Jesus, a Pharisee asked him “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law? Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22: 34 – 40 But where do we get love? So far, no scientists have been able to create it. We can’t buy it,...