Peering Through Life's Window

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  A Warm Welcome to Kathleen Neely Kathleen will give away either an e-Book or a print copy (U.S. Residents only) of Though the Mountains be Shaken , winner's choice. To enter to win see the Rafflecopter contest below. The Missing Piece  Shel Silverstein is an icon in the world of children’s poetry. Where the Sidewalk Ends. The Giving Tree. Falling Up. I could go on and on. His simplistic illustrations, often in black and white, have become synonymous with his name.  He authored a book titled The Missing Piece . Here’s the quick premise. It looks like a cheese wheel with a wedge removed, or perhaps an open-mouthed Pac-man. It knows that something is missing, so proceeds to hunt for it.  Every solution turns out wrong. It squeezes misshapen objects in an attempt to fill the emptiness. Too large. Too small. An incorrect form.  Many lessons await us in this simple, yet complex children’s book. I’ve found myself trying to fill the emptiness with possessions, work, ...

A Warm Welcome to Angela Shelton Angela will give away a signed, print copy of  Collapse:  The Death of Friendship. To enter to win click  here.  (U.S. residents) Angela shares her insights about working and getting a reward for our efforts, or not. Covered in Mud We love our furry children. Ricky and Lucy are always up to something. One of my favorite “bad dog” stories is when we’d first purchased the farm and were out working on fences. We brought the dogs with us, but since they are both runners, they had to be contained. It was too hot to leave them in the truck while we worked, so we set up a dog run between two trees. Each of them had their own lead, so they could freely run about eighty feet, in the shade of the trees, or out in the sun to bask if they preferred. They often played together, so there was also the ability for them to be together or move apart. They had plenty of room to entertain themselves while we slaved away in the scorching sun, repairing ...

  The powerful, miraculous Easter message tells us one day we’ll be dead to this world, dead to sin, and alive wrapped in God’s glory. Jesus lived among the Jews and the gentiles showing us his Gospel of love, telling us how to live in peace and care for each other. The suffering He endured illustrates our imperfect world and His unconditional love for us. His resurrection proclaims God’s sovereignty.   Photo Courtesy of Photo Bucket “Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, ‘We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified…’” (Matthew 20: 17 -18) Photo Courtesy of Pixabay His crucifixion shows us God’s unconditional love. Photo Courtesy of Photo Bucket His resurrection proclaims there’s nothing, not even death, God can’t overcome. “After the Sabba...

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  A Warm Welcome to Barbara Britton Barbara will give away an e-Book or print copy (U.S. residents only) of Defending David.  Enter the Rafflecopter contest below to for a chance to win the book. Barbara shares a personal post about the meaning of Easter. Seeing The World through The “Jesus Lens” By Barbara M. Britton If you had told me in grade school that I would be a multi-published author of Biblical Fiction and that I would stand before bleachers full of students telling Bible stories and sharing the love of Jesus, I would have squinted at you and asked, “Who’s Jesus and what’s a Bible?” I grew up in a loving family, but at Christmas it was all about the presents, and at Easter it was all about the chocolate. But, I had questions that a new doll or a cream egg couldn’t fill.  Death frightened me like it does many children. Dying didn’t make sense to me. I loved my family, and they were unique and fun and caring, so the purpose of their being was to poof die. That was...

                                                             Photo courtesy of Photobucket   More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary: A Heart to Cherish by Judith McNees -- veryone leaves…including God. That’s how Julia Price feels after years of being passed over in foster homes. All she has ever wanted is a family, but when she finds herself pregnant and homeless, her dreams seem further away than ever. Strait-laced good guy Alex Morgan has waited his entire life for the woman God has prepared for him. When he makes it his mission to help Julia, he wonders whether she could be that woman. But why would God lead him to a pregnant non-believer?As Julia struggles with issues of self-worth and trust, can she open her heart to both God and Alex? And can Alex trus...