Peering Through Life's Window

A Warm Welcome To Kimberly Miller Hi Kimberly, Thanks for stopping by to tell us about writing Forgiving Tess. My recently-published novel, Forgiving Tess, explores some of the nuances of forgiveness in our lives—not just the obvious issues like forgiving others or praying that they will fully forgive us when we’ve wronged them, but also the challenge of truly and completely forgiving ourselves. The last one can sometimes be the hardest of all. Isn’t it fascinating that the Bible is filled with scriptures that encourage us to ask forgiveness and then let God’s grace wash over us, the healing balm we need and so often, and so sadly, we refuse, thinking we can do it all ourselves? As I worked through this novel, I imagined I’d use a Bible verse or two to help tell Tess’s story and the ways in which she learns, eventually, to accept others’ forgiveness and ultimately to embrace her own as well. What I found was that I had such a difficult time scaling down all the scriptur...

                                                                                  Valentine Courtesy of Pixabay Talking Love At Valentine’s Day we think of romantic love, but there are many kinds of love—love of children, Moms, Dads and friends. They all enrich our lives.  At first it seemed odd to me that I’d think of an atheist on a day celebrating love, but maybe not. When I was in college I used to run into him in the small cafe where we gathered for sodas, hamburgers and French fries after class. I tried to avoid him, because he always hopped over to my table and started an argument about my faith. He was angry at me because I am a Christian. Even though today I can’t recall which verses he used, he’d take passages from the Bible and try to make me say th...

A Warm Welcome to Victoria Caine Victoria shares her favorite Bible verse, a Smashwords link to a free short story, "In The Shadow Of My Heart," and the first chapter of  Cotton. (See below). Favorite Bible Verse Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. This verse was a big part of my first novel, Alvarado Gold, available on  Amazon Favorite Recipe Corn Bread  1 cup flour 1 cup corn meal 1 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powder 3 tablespoons sugar 1 ½ cups milk 2 tablespoons melted shorting 1 egg Mix all ingredients together and bake at 425 degrees until golden brown. My mother, who is almost 104, wrote on the back of the recipe – Good luck Dear. Eat a piece for me – Love you, Mom About Cotton Running from a life of poverty, 16 year old Cotton Ramsey escapes the Savannah River bottomland to New York. Twenty years later, she has changed her name and run...

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website . Amish Romance: Convenient Amish Proposal by Jan Drexler -- When Bethany Zook's childhood friend returns to Indiana Amish country a widower, with an adorable little girl in tow, she's willing to aid him in any way. But there's just one thing Andrew Yoder needs - a mother for little Mari. And he seems convinced Bethany is the answer, just as she's sure any union between them would be one strictly of convenience... Andrew thought Bethany had married another. Now, determined to keep Mari despite his mother-in-law's interference, he offers Bethany marriage in name only. But she's quickly becoming more than a housekeeper and a mamm. Can he leave the past behind to claim a family of the heart? (Amish Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin]) Contemporary Romance: Ocean's Edge by Cindy M. Amos -- Tired of Kansas, Wynn Yardley places her wish to touch...

Hats... Horns... Congratulations, Kim!