Peering Through Life's Window

Peggy will give away a gift certificate for an e-book that can be read on Kindle or Nook. To enter to win leave a comment and your email address. First, tell us a little about yourself. My online profile reads: I am a called-to-serve writer; born again Child of The King; wife, mother, grandmother; foster-mom to a family of spoiled—but beautiful—Lynx Point Siamese cats. But that really doesn’t define me these days, and I need to update it. Somewhere in there I need to include “Published Author” Need to work on that. Congratulations on all counts. Many authors also like to read. Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read? I devoured every book I could get my hands on. As a sufferer of childhood asthma, I spent many lonely days bed-ridden or on restricted activity. My teachers soon learned of my voracious reading appetite, so, along with my homework (brought home to me by my sister) my teachers started sending me books from the school library. I was reading at ei

Tracy will be giving away a copy of  And the Beat Goes On.  To enter to win leave a comment and your email address.    Hi Tracy. First, tell us a little about yourself. I work as a high school teacher. I teach Art, Drama and English – all the things I love. My husband and I used to be in ministry but we are taking a sabbatical of sorts. Our four children are all grown up, but at one time I homeschooled them for several years. We dragged them around the countryside, moving about 15 times (I actually lost count) so it was a great solution. Besides writing, I paint, lead worship and play the piano at our church, and direct an amateur theatrical group. Life is full. Full, indeed. Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read? I loved reading as a child and I still do. I read all the ‘Anne’ books by Lucy Maude Montgomery, lots of Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, and ‘The Adventures of ...’ Series by Thornton Burgess. Then I got seriously into Edgar Rice Burroughs and read