Peering Through Life's Window

A Warm Welcome to Clare Revell To enter to win the arc of Down to Sleep leave a comment and an email address below. Clare shares a yummy recipe and one of her favorite Bible verses. To Nourish Our Sweet Tooth Fruit Cake   6 ounces butter 6 ounces sugar 8 ounces self-raising flour 2 eggs 4 tablespoons milk Cream butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs. Fold in the flour and milk. Pour into a lined tin Bake Gas 6/200C for 10 minutes, then Gas 3/160C for 1½ hours. Use dried fruit of your choice. This was originally Nanna’s fruit cake recipe. She passed it onto Mum, who gave it to me and now my daughters make it as well. We’d go visit Nanna and Grandad on a Saturday afternoon and she’d always be baking. Probably to avoid the TV sport in the other room :-) Yum! To Soothe Our Souls Bible Verse – 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you. Thank you, Clare. Let's talk about your writing. Where do...

Summer's here. These are the days of good books and lemonade.  I'm sending a virtual giant-sized lemon grown on my friend's farm in Florida, but the Strawberry Brownie recipe below and the .99 book sale are real for a limited time. About the Books Stopped Cold, a young adult mystery, is a great summer read or back-to-school gift. A Grace Awards Finalist, Stopped Cold finished 4th in the 16th Annual Preditors and Editors Readers Poll.(It's for young-at-heart adults too.) Flirting, swimming, fun with friends, it all changed when Margaret's brother, Sean, suffered a stroke. Readers say: Pallotta has written a truly inspirational book about how a family grows and comes closer together after a traumatic experience. (GABixler Reviews) Follow Margaret's journey to discover the depth of true character and faith not only in school and friends, but family. (Lisa Lickel) Buy on  Amazon - Kindle copy .99 Buy on Barnes and Noble - Nook copy ...

A Warm Welcome to Lisa Lickel Lisa will give away an eBook of Love Is...Everything About You . Read about the lighthearted romance below. To enter to win leave a comment and an email address below. Hi Lisa, tell us about your new Christmas book. Meow Mistletoe was an accidental story my editor suggested when we learned that a different holiday story I had begun would end up out of order in the series due to the publication schedule. It’s the first time I ever wrote a book based on the title. I’m glad it was always supposed to be novella size, meaning about a quarter the length of a full-size novel, so the amount of time researching and writing was doable in the timeline I had. The story takes place in one evening and introduces the characters who become the amateur sleuths of the Fancy Cat series . Ivy Preston is a jilted fiancé who, after a lengthy relationship, decides to start over and moves herself and her business, personal tech services, to a new community at the...

A Warm Welcome to Tamera Lynn Kraft First, tell us a little about yourself. I've always loved reading adventures. I love to write historical fiction set in the United States because there are so many stories in American history. I always include strong elements of faith, romance, suspense and adventure in my stories. I've received 2nd place in the NOCW contest, 3rd place TARA writer’s contest, and was a finalist in the Frasier Writing Contest. I have a number of novellas and two novels, Alice's Notions and Red Sky Over America, published. I've been married for 39 years to the love of my life, Rick. I have two married adult children and two grandsons. In August, I'm expecting the arrival of my third grandson. I've been a children’s pastor for over 20 years. I am currently the director of a ministry called Revival Fire for Kids where I mentor other children’s leaders, teach workshops, and am a children’s ministry consultant and children’s evangelist. I...

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! Next week Danielle Thorne will be here to share one of her yummy recipes for the holidays. On December 7th, Delia Latham will tell us about a contest.

Football is on television tonight. Once right after we married my husband, Rick, turned on the T V at 2:00 a.m., to watch two high school teams I’d never heard of. I’m not sure everyone is that huge of a fan, but college games bring out fierce loyalties among their alumnae, and followers of professional football will often travel hundreds of miles to support their favorite teams. During the first five years of our marriage we had season tickets to a college team on Saturday and a professional team on Sunday. I grew to appreciate the skilled players and the execution of well designed plays. I still abhor those who must commit a flagrant foul with the intent of injuring a talented player to gain an advantage. But, desperate behavior shows up in all walks of life. In many ways a football game with its set-backs, momentary glories and determined players resembles a snip-it of life. Possibly, that’s what fuels the sadness over a loss and the ecstasy of a win. When our team wins, we feel tha...