Peering Through Life's Window

  A Warm Welcome to Fay Lamb Fay shares a devotional. She's also having a contest. Enter here   by guessing at the clues given to you as to the location of each book in The Visitor series. One Day Heaven Was Open Those five words from “One Day” rang in my head as I contemplated this post. The hymn is a beautiful story of Christ’s redemptive love, but those lyrics came to mind for a different reason. There had been a day in my life when Heaven had opened, and I saw clearly my Savior who bled and died for me. Since that day, there have been other times when the Lord has shown Himself real to me. One particular time I will never forget occurred one very early foggy morning. While driving to work, I passed an entrance ramp onto Interstate 95. An overwhelming prompting from the Holy Spirit urged me powerfully with one word. “Pray.” Then a still, small voice said, “Pray for Ethan.” Ethan is my grown son. I knew he would have been on his way to work in the fog driving on the interst...

Enter to win a brand new e-Reader and Cooking up a Mystery on BookSweeps today — plus 50+ exciting Inspirational Fiction & Nonfiction books from a great collection of authors. Enter here 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 pay off. When Eric discovers that Laney's in danger, he vows to protect her. But can he make a lasting promise? Will she trust him? . . .and when they overhear a threat that could cause national turmoil, will anyone believe them? There's more brewing than herbal tea in Cooking up a Mystery. What People Are Saying Pure Fun and Some Recipes Too. A 5-star rev...

   Reviews, a Contest and a Book Sale Hot Off the Press this morning - See below for The Texas Book-aholic entire review! Cooking up a Mystery's touring blogs with Celebrate Lit from now through April 22. In honor of the tour Pelican Book Group has put Cooking up a Mystery  e-Books on sale for $1.99 from now until April 15th. 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 pay off.  When Eric discovers that Laney's in danger, he vows to protect her. But can he make a lasting promise? Will she trust him? . . .and when they overhear a threat that could cause national turmoil, will anyone...

  I've teamed up with Celebrate Lit and other authors to honor our readers by offering a fun giveaway. We want to thank you for your thoughts, prayers and support! Grand Prize:  Amazon $500 Gift Card First Place Prize - Forty-plus books (see authors and books below) Click  here  to enter to win.   The event last from today, November 8th - November 14th. The books include a Kindle e-book of Hair Calamities and Hot Cash. About Hair Calamities and Hot Cash “A comedic romp from small town to big city in search of missing money, hair catastrophes, and love. A truly fun read”—Cynthia Hickey, author of the Shady Acres Mystery series. What happens when a New York stockbroker crashes his car into Eve Castleberry’s North Carolina beauty shop...on the same day the young widow’s defective hair products are causing wild hairdos? Soon Eve finds herself helping the handsome stranger hunt the thieves who stole his client’s cash...and hot on the trail of two of the F.B.I.’s...

FALL SPECTACULAR GIVEAWAY Yes, it is definitely that time of year again, when the colors of red and orange come to life as the temperature starts to drop. There is a wonderful sense of possibility and change in the air and there could also be new possibilities when it comes to decorating your tabletop as well. As the season’s colors begin to emerge, why not take the opportunity to style it up with some new and exciting pieces that can really make it stand out. Enter the Jay Companies Contest. Click on link:  Jay Companies Contest $500 Gift Certificate to jaycompanies.com Grand Prize: 1 Winner Dinnerware for 8 Charger Plate for 8 Stemware for 8 1st Prize – 1 Winner Choice of: Beverage Dispenser Dinnerware Set for 4 2nd Prize – 2 Winners Choice of: Cannister Set Serving Tray Jewelry Box 3rd Prize – 3 Winners

The Praise for the Teen in Your Life Contest ! Do you know a teen who constantly makes good grades, works hard to earn extra money, is loyal to family and friends, volunteers to help others, is someone you and count on? The list could go on and on. Here’s a chance to honor the them.They can be your child, grandchild, niece, nephew, cousin or friend. A gift will be given to the best entry, but everyone's a winner because the best prize is getting to share about the wonderful young people in your lives. The rules are simple. Tell us how you know the teen and address the topic given. Get your thinking caps on. Here’s the first topic:   Tell us something or some great things about your teen.     Prize: A stitchable journal and an e-book of Stopped Cold. Place:  The Book Club Network . Be sure to leave your comments in the Discussion Forum at The Book Club Network. Just click the link here. About Stopped Cold Stopped Cold fini...

I’m so happy to have Delia Lathan to talk about Destiny’s Dream , the first book in her Solomon’s Gate series, which revolves around a Christian dating agency of the same name. A dating service – what fun! And, she’s having a contest. Be sure to click on “my website” at the end of the interview to learn about it. First tell us a little about yourself: I’m a born-and-raised California girl, recently transplanted to Oklahoma. (That’s a big change for a gal past 50!) I’m a wife of 37 years, a mother to four adult children, and Nanny to nine, counting the five extra grandchildren God “brought” into our family. I enjoy singing, and especially enjoy Southern Gospel music. And I enjoy designing marketing products, such as business cards, bookmarks, flyers, postcards, etc. Were you an avid reader as a child? What did you read? It would probably be easier to say what I didn’t read! J I’ve loved books ever since I was introduced to “Dick and Jane.” (Okay, I know, that really dates me, doesn’t...

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.