Peering Through Life's Window

  A Warm Welcome to Carol Wilson James   Carol shares a couple of her favorite Bible verses and a yummy brisket recipe. She'll give away a digital copy of A Time for Singing . Enter to win at the Rafflecopter contest below. A couple of my favorite Bible verses are Isaiah 43:18-19   “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” These are the verses upon which I base my writing ministry, but they mean so much more to me. My parents were married for over fifty years. But not long after my mother died, my father remarried. And Bessie entered our lives. While Bessie never tried to take the place of my mother, she loved my father. She loved me and loved my daughters as if they were her own grandchildren. She became a “stream in the wasteland” for my father and us. We were blessed to have her be a part of our family. Bessie was an...

  A Warm Welcome to Regina Andrews Regina will give away a mobi copy of Glory of the Heart . To enter the Rafflecopter contest to win, leave a comment and an email address below. Gail, thank you so very much for inviting me to visit your outstanding blog. It is always so interesting and enlightening, as well as beautifully presented. This particular topic is extremely engaging and I am  so grateful to be included as one of your guests to discuss this subject. It's my pleasure to have you. Thank you for participating in the series of blogs about Jesus. Regina shares what she learned about Jesus's commandment that we love one another and how it helps her today . I can remember Jesus‘s words “love one another as I have loved you“ from when I was very, very young. I was fortunate enough to live right down the street from a Catholic school, which I attended for eight years, from grades one through eight. During that time we were instructed by the Sisters of the Cross and Passion. T...

A Warm Welcome To Erin Unger Erin will give away a $5.00 Amazon gift card. To enter to win answer the question below in the comment section and leave an email address. Erin Shares a Bible Verse To Nourish Our Souls Phil. 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. A Recipe For Maddie Clare In Practicing Murder, Maddie Clare loves to cook for her cousins when they all come home from college. I bet she’d enjoy making this easy recipe for everyone. And she might even let Joze have a taste if he promises to be on his best behavior. Chicken Cheese Quesadillas: 1 1/2 c. cooked chicken strips 2 c. Cheese 6 soft medium tortilla shells Butter Buffalo wings sauce 1 tsp. Taco Seasoning (optional) Blue cheese salad dressing/ran...

A Warm Welcome to Jan Elder Jan will give away two kindle books—the first a kindle copy of Love, Lies, and Fireflies . The second, a kindle copy of the five-book set, Frosting and Flurries , where the readers will find her book, Moostletoe. What a treat. Here's Janice Bittner’s Chocolate MOOSTLETOE Cake.  In Moostletoe , the owner of the local coffee shop is a baker. There is a celebration in each of the five books, complete with a very special cake. CRUST: 3 cups finely crushed chocolate graham crackers ¾ tsp. espresso powder 1 stick butter, melted FILLING: 3 cups chocolate chips 2 tbsp. butter 2 eggs 4 egg yolks 2 cups heavy cream 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 tsp. espresso powder 1 tsp. vanilla 1 package (10 ounces) peanut butter chips Mix the crushed crumbs and the espresso powder. Add the melted butter and mix well. Press into the bottom of a 9” or 10” springform pan. Chill until ready. Beat the eggs and the egg yolks, and set...

K. Dawn will give away a gift card for a free download of Amazing Love. Welcome, K. Dawn. What would you like readers to take away from your book? Amazing Love is the modern-day version of the Hosea and Gomer story from the Bible. I'd like for readers to take away that God loves us with an unconditional love. My heroine, Dee, does some pretty terrible things and believes that God could never forgive her, but He does. Why did you choose to write this book? A couple of years ago, I was reading the story of Hosea and Gomer in the Bible and the thought came to mind that it would be fun to retell the story in a modern setting. What did you learn while writing this book? I learned that even though the Bible gives us stories about individuals who lived in Bible times, it's vague at times about specifics. This gives a fiction writer a lot of leeway to let their imagination run wild. What is the toughest test you've faced as a writer? Finding time to write. I w...