Peering Through Life's Window

A Warm Welcome to Tracy Wainwright Hi Tracy, Thanks for Sharing Your Thoughts about Staying Focused and Telling Us about Your Series  Staying Focused Has your mind ever written checks that your body can’t cash? If you just smiled, you know what I mean. If not, hang with me. I’m an idea person. I think most creatives are. We thrive on creating and our brains are constantly coming up with an idea or project or book plot. The problem comes with constraints of time, motivation and focus. I’ve always marveled at people who’ve tackled NaNoWriMo, as my holiday preparations always seem to take up the entire month of November as well as December. Plus, there always seems to be extra events, conferences, bonfires, and gatherings during November. Now, don’t get me wrong, I get not everyone’s lives are the same, which probably contributed to the success of for 20 years. However, after two decades, it looks like they, too, may have bitten off more than they could chew. But this isn’t just about...

  A Warm Welcome to Carol Wilson James  Carol will give away a digital copy of Choosing Christmas. To enter to win leave your email address and a comment and join the Rafflecopter Contest below.  Also sign up for Carol’s quarterly newsletter  and receive a free short story.  Gail, thanks so much for letting me visit your blog and share about some of my favorite things.  It’s my pleasure to have you. Carol’s Favorite Bible Verse A Bible verse that has come to mean so much to me over the years is Hebrews 6:10. I taught kindergarten in a private Christian school for many years. One time when I had a particularly challenging class, and I wondered if I was making any inroads into their hearts, the principal left a note in my mailbox. I don’t remember exactly what she said. But I do remember the Bible verse she quoted, and over the years, when discouragement threatened, the words have ministered to me again and again. “God is not unjust; he will not forget your w...