Peering Through Life's Window

  A Warm Welcome to Linda Wood Rondeau Linda shares an excerpt from her new devotional book, Lessons Along the Way, Vol. 1 . She will give away "Last Gift of An Irish Mother," a free short story on Bookfunnel, to every person who signs up for her newsletter.    Hi Linda, thanks for sharing with us. From Lessons Along the Way, Vol. 1 Success is to be measured  not so much by the position that one has reached in life  as by the obstacles which he has overcome.  – Booker T. Washington Bring Your Slingshot Suggested Supplemental Reading: 1 Samuel 1:20 - 50 And David said, “The LORD who saved me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear, He will save me from the hand of this Philistine.” So Saul said to David, “Go, and may the LORD be with you” (I Samuel 17:37 NASB). In the original movie, "The Karate Kid," Daniel, a teenage boy, finds himself pitted against a bully. Recently located from New Jersey to Southern California, Daniel joins a karate group to g...

  A Warm Welcome to Tracy Smoak Tracy gives away downloads from a Bible Study, Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place on  her  Website Read why Tracy wrote the Bible Study below. Hi Tracy, first, tell us a little about yourself. I grew up in Central Florida running barefoot over sandspurs, eating oranges picked right from the citrus trees, and riding horses through the groves. As a youngster, asthma troubled me so reading books took me places when my body wouldn’t cooperate. The dream of authoring a book started young, but I didn’t actually write my first book until I was 47. My passion is bringing people hope. Recently, a love for photography has resulted in three devotionals with full color pictures. Living Water to Refresh Your Soul features tranquil lakes around my home in Lake County. I was born in Lakeland, so there must be a water theme washing over me 😊.   Why do you write? There have been many dark chapters in my life with divorce, job loss, and poo...

A Warm Welcome to Andrea Chatelaine Andrea Brings Us A Book For Holidays And A Devotional for New Year's Intentional Holidays: 30 Days of Rest and Rejoicing This holiday season, God invites us to slow down our hustle, to trade striving and performing for resting and rejoicing. In our Photoshopped, Instagram, hyper-publicized culture, it feels like the bar is always rising. Not only must we create that memorable Thanksgiving meal, but it also must look Pinterest-worthy when we’re done! But Immanuel—God with us—is indeed with us in the middle of our dinner fails and celebrations.This holiday season, each morning, no matter how busy our day or frazzled our heart, God is drawing us near so that we can live filled. We can experience peace in the middle of our crazy through the Prince of Peace, our Savior, Immanuel. Buy on  Amazon Resolutions Vs. Transformation By Andrea Chatelain As we count down to the New Year, our minds rev up with possible resolutions...

A Warm Welcome To Terry Marsh Terry will give away a print copy of Deep Calls to Deep, A Devotional (U.S. Residents Only) Click on "invent your own option" and leave an email address on the Rafflecopter to enter to win. Hi Terry, first, tell us a little about yourself. Growing up, I wasn’t an avid reader.  Once I was older with two precious children, I became fascinated with the Word of God.  I knew there were hidden treasures waiting to be discovered providing that I would diligently seek for them.  Of course, along the way I reared my children in a Christian home.  They blessed me with six darling grandchildren, whom I adore. In recent years, I’ve devoted myself to writing.  Currently, I’m writing my second devotional and loving it. Tell us about your latest book. Deep Calls to Deep: A Devotional is my debut into the literary world.  It was my intention to write a Christian love story for many years, yet ten pages into the manuscript...

To receive a free download sampler of Anita’s new devotional book, Where God Finds You , click on the link at the bottom of the page. Anita talks about Where God Finds You In forty devotional tales, Where God Finds You breathes new life into ancient Bible characters. Live with and learn about more than forty Bible men and women, including the wife of Pontius Pilate, Esther, John the Baptist, Delilah, Lazarus, and Mary Magdalene. Through reflection on Scripture and prayer, you’ll discover a place in each of these lives of vulnerability, tenderness, truth, and love—a place where you can find God . . . and where God finds you. Where God Finds You is unique among women’s devotional books in that it brings dozens of men and women of the Bible to life through dramatic short stories, connects biblical truths to today’s culture, and offers readers an opportunity to reflect on what they’ve learned. Each devotion features: • A dramatic retelling of Scripture that allows the...