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 Donna Schlachter Donna will give away a print copy of The Pony Express Romance Collection (U.S. Residents Only). To enter to win leave a comment and an email address below. Hi Donna, first, tell us a little about yourself. I am a Canadian by birth, an American by choice, and I consider myself more patriotic and more thankful for this country than many who were born here. When I was little, I would look at the map of North America, and wonder why my ancestors didn’t stay on the boat for another few months. Then again, when my ancestors came to Canada, there was no America. I am an accountant by training, and tend to be very linear. For that reason, although I’ve always wanted to take painting lessons, I’ve never tried because I’m sure I could paint cubes but not much else. Lots of writers loved to read as children. How about you? If so, what did you read? I was an avid reader. I once was so engrossed in a book I was reading on the school bus, I comple...