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Looking in the Window: Romance, Faith and More. Treading Water: Barely above Water Free for a Limited Time

  There’s more to Treading Water: Barely above Water , than the sweet, contemporary romance. While a young man and woman work through their reasons for not getting serious about anyone, readers enjoy a fun rag-tag swim team and learn about new treatments for a little-understood malady.  Like Suzie, the heroine, in Treading Water , I’m a victim of chronic Lyme disease. Over the years, I’ve learned there’s little interest in the illness. My journey began in a physician’s office where I had one month of testing before I was told, “You have something foreign in your system, but we can’t treat you because we can’t diagnose your problem.” And, that was that—until God led me  to an alternative doctor, David G. Lee, D.C., PhD., CAd . I’m blessed, Dr. Lee has kept me on my feet and active. Still, I’m constantly searching for promising breakthroughs. One day, I found a couple. Unfortunately, the news made no headlines. I pondered updating  Barely above Water, a novel I ...
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Looking out the Window: A Spiritual Throwback to the Nineties. Giveaway

 Seeing the big yellow buses rumble through my neighborhood picking up children waiting at their stops took me back in time to when my daughter attended school. I recalled a popular, spiritual piece of jewelry kids wore in the nineties -- WWJD bracelets. The acronym stood for What Would Jesus Do?  Some youngsters stacked them up their arms. When they went to school, sports arenas or friends' homes, the bracelets kept Jesus' teachings close to them. For instance, if one of the young men found himself in a situation where he grew angry and wanted to punch someone in the nose, he had a bracelet to remind him that Christians should be “…quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” (James 1: 19 - 20).    Perhaps one of the young ladies heard gossip about a friend. A bracelet she wore might have Scripture from James 1:26: “If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep ...

Looking in the Window: The Mysterious Rose and Life's Ups and Downs. Giveaway.

  My husband gave me a rose. I added water and the preservative that came with the flower. The next day the flower’s stem drooped, the bloom tilting toward the kitchen table. However, I was busy and didn’t throw it away. When I walked in the room the next morning, the rose stood straight and proud in the vase. Puzzled, I leaned down and studied the flower. I checked it later that afternoon, then another time early in the evening. After five days, the rose still stood upright on its stem, its petals only aging a tiny bit around the edges. Then, the rose had my curiosity. To learn why the rose wilted so soon then perked up, I asked several friends, who are more knowledgeable about flowers than I am. They couldn’t explain it. Finally, I called a well-known florist in Georgia. The people there had never heard of a fresh flower sagging. Maybe I wasn’t meant to understand the rose, but simply to enjoy it. Sometimes I slump like the rose with the strength to stand tall nearly gone from me...

Looking out the Window: The American Christian Fiction Writers July New Releases

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: New Beginnings in Shady Springs by Sarah Anne Crouch -- When the storm passes, can two guarded hearts believe in love again? Perfect for fans of heartwarming Christian romance, this tender small-town story weaves together friendship, faith, grief, and healing as two guarded hearts must decide whether love is worth trusting again. (Contemporary Romance from Scrivenings Press)    Second Shot at Love by Carolyn Miller -- Ten years ago Genevieve Rivas made a mistake that changed her entire family. Since that, she’s done all she can to make up for it and make them proud and is now working as a junior doctor in one of Seattle’s leading hospitals. Everything is finally tracking as it should be, until one day a blast from the past re-enters her life. Ten years ago, Kyle Tinkler thought he had it all. Until a night of celebration went too far and he lost the person ...

Looking out the Window: VR Gamer Playing Hitman Goes to Church

"Be still and know that I am God."  ( Psalm 46:10) "Come to me, all you who are burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matthew: 11: 28) "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. (Psalm 55: 22) No matter when you need to pray, no matter what you need to say, a church awaits in Virtual Reality. Compliments of The Highly Seasoned Gamer On YouTube here