Peering Through Life's Window

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” (Number 6: 24- 26) A new year isn’t only about resolutions. We often wrap our wishes, hopes, dreams and goals around a new year. May 2026, bring good into our lives as we seek God’s will and find encouragement to make the most of our days to find peace and happiness in a world that’s often troubled and unkind. In 2025, for me, one of the year’s happiest moments occurred when I wrapped up my Discipleship Series. All three books are out now. What Readers Are Saying about the Discipleship Series   From a Top Author Review about Hidden Danger, the first book the Discipleship Series: It’s a feel-good book that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you with a smile. For readers looking for a book that combines the thrill of mystery with the warmth of a faith-filled romance, Hidden Danger is a highly recommended read. From Dea...

  “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…” Isaiah 9: 6  Merry Christmas! The story behind  Discipleship Series  has its roots in the Christmas story. Because God loves us so much, He wanted us with Him, but He’s one-hundred percent good and can’t mix with sin. To separate us from the evil which entered our world when Adam and Eve sinned, he sent us a Savior, Jesus, who was born human in form, but with the spirit of God. As the only perfect person to live on earth, Jesus can stand before God. He suffered and died for our sins so someday we too can stand before God if we accept Jesus as our Savior.  After Jesus rose from the dead, He appeared to the apostles when they were eating. In Mark 16: 15- 16, “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.’” Over the past few years, I’ve heard how important disciples for Christ ar...

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...

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 See below to enter the Giveaway. Years ago, I brought a bit of Western North Carolina to my house as a small bush. I never trimmed it into a city shrub, but let it grow wild and free like in the mountains. My mountain laurel blooming season has ended, but it's still in season in Northern Western North Carolina. Recently I set two books in a Discipleship Series in Western North Carolina. The characters in Hidden Danger and Dangerous Detour tell their stories in the winter when cold air whips around the hills. About Hidden Danger, Christian Romatic Suspense, Discipleship Series Book 1   After Emily Hanover’s left standing at the altar in Blue Mountain, North Carolina, she visits Sky High  Campground to put her life back together. Because it’s February and few people visit this time of year,   she’s alone on the premises. When noises in the middle of the night frighten her, she gathers her  courage and peeks outside. A man carrying a body over his shoulde...

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Biblical Romance: Mantle by Dana McNeely -- Faith. Redemption. The cost of leadership. Will the next generation rise to the challenge and uphold the legacy of Elijah, or will they falter under the weight of the mantle? (Biblical Romance from Mountain Brook Ink)   Children’s Middle-grade/Chapter book: Dixie Randolph and the Mystery of Willow Creek by MaryAnn Diorio -- A twelve-year-old girl learns of a plot to kill her father and risks her life to save his.(Children’s Middle-grade/Chapter book from TopNotch Press)   Contemporary Romance: Meet Me on Lilac Lane by Andrea Christenson -- He was her late husband's best friend, but for him she'd always been the one. (Contemporary Romance from Sunrise Publishing)   Anxious For Love by Gina Conroy -- She’s anxious about love. He’s built a career on it— what could possibly go wrong? Fans of witty banter, reluc...

Photo Ai Generated My wish for you comes from my favorite Irish blessing. “May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand.” Who was Saint Patrick? Find out here and get the recipe for Irish Cream Brownies I’m excited to announce my new release, Dangerous Detour, Discipleship Series Book Two . Even though it’s in a series, it can stand alone.  Meet Moose and Ruthie, the hero and heroine in Dangerous Detour. Photos AI Generated Four people face a winter storm in the wilderness. Two have lost their way. One has lost his purpose and one has lost his soul.   Headed home for Christmas vacation, Ruthie, a quiet professor, crosses paths with Moose, a football coach, on an icy blocked road in Western North Carolina. Amid a winter storm, they unknowingly take shelter in a killer’s hideout. Escaping under fire, they flee ...

  Curl up with a cup of coffee or tea and a good book. Enter below to win twenty good books supplied by the Love to Read a Good Book contest.  One winner will win all twenty books by twenty different authors.  The prize value is $104.60. Enter between now and February 28th. Click here:   https://kingsumo.com/g/1x9rzp1/love-to-read-a-good-book-giveaway

  What fun! Something to keep us company. On those cold winter nights cozy up with a good book. Escape with Christian romance, mystery or suspense. Book value is $65.88. The contest ends on February 3rd. To enter click below. https://kingsumo.com/g/1v98z7m/cozy-up-to-a-good-book-giveaway

HAPPY SUMMER!    Whether enjoying a lemonade and a snack while reading a good book, having tea with a friend or hosting a bridal shower, strawberries make the occasion special. See recipes below. Summer Reading and Recipes There are over two-dozen recipes in the back of Cooking up a Mystery, each one named for a character in the book. They were donated by members of Mission Love Seeds, a charitable group created to help children throughout the world and to respond locally after disasters to demonstrate God's love. Learn more at Mission Love Seeds About Cooking up a Mystery Laney Eskridge worked to put her husband through dental school. Then he left with another woman. She's on edge from the emotional scars and her parents' deaths. Then she hears unexplained noises in her new tea house, and her anxiety is tripled. Add a budding romance with Eric—a guy with a fear of commitment—and it's all too much to handle. She cuts ties with Eric and plunges into making her business...