Peering Through Life's Window

A Warm Welcome to O. R. Sykora Hi Olivia, Thank you for sharing an inspirational devotional with us and telling us about your new book.  Light Reflections by O.R. Sykora I love gazing at the moon. My three-year-old has an uncanny knack for spotting the moon whenever it’s visible in the bright morning sky, a dimly glowing crescent that, sure enough, hangs exactly where she’s pointing. But I prefer the view of a full moon lighting up the night sky (and not because it’s easier to find!). I’ll never forget the first time a friend invited me to see the moon through her high-powered telescope, the rise and fall of every crater imprinting on my memory. Each luminous detail through the glass only heightened my enjoyment of the moon I see now with the naked eye. But the essential beauty element does not belong to the moon itself. The glowing pearl of the midnight sea is nothing but a dark, blemished rock without its true source of light: the sun. The moon’s glory is a reflected glory. I lov...

Nick and Emily must connect a theft, gamblers, a college athlete, murderer and stalker to solve Nick's new case. Impossible or not? Snag a Kindle copy on pre-order and find out on November 3, when the book releases. The characters in Dangerous Shadows meet up with those in Hidden Danger and   Dangerous   Detour. Each book stands alone, but reading them all brings three times the fun. About Dangerous Shadows Shaken from an assault in the library parking lot at Hilltop College in Western North Carolina, crime reporter Emily Hanover contacts her ex-fiancé, private investigator Nick Lancaster. When the college hires Nick to recover quartz and ancient maps stolen from the library, Nick insists there’s a connection between the theft and Emily’s attack. As Nick and Emily face danger from an elusive stalker, their romance rekindles. Nick’s sidekick, Hucklesford, spots two suspects, so he and Nick go undercover. While Nick’s surveillance points to illegal gambling and murder, Huc...

 A Warm Welcome to Tracy Wainwright Hi Tracy, thanks for sharing your thoughts on fall, parenting and letting go as well as introducing us to your new book, Shifting Goals.  Fall Fall is a wonderful time of year. Not because I’m a pumpkin spice junkie, I’m not. While I love summer and the family time it gives us on the water, there’s just something extra special about the smell of autumn – bonfires, cinnamon, and, yes, even pumpkin – the array of leaf colors, football games (although I can’t remember the last full game I watched, and the temperature fluctuating from 40⁰ to 80⁰. Not to mention sweaters, boots, and leggings.  The other season changes seem to occur more gradually, while fall bursts on the scene like a random firework on a random Saturday (this is a thing in our neighborhood. Fall is the season when most of nature begins to die or hibernate. This may feel pessimistic or disheartening, but God made it beautiful. And we have extra bonuses like hayrides, corn ma...