Peering Through Life's Window

A Warm Welcome to Derborah Piccurelli Deborah will give away an e-book. To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below. Many writers have loved to read as long as they can remember. Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read? Yes, I was. The books that most stick out in my mind are The Three Little Kittens (I was about 2 or 3 yrs. old), Madeline (5 or 6 years), and at around 8 yrs., I remember a book with stories about Barbie, the doll, and her boyfriend, Ken. I don’t remember the exact title, though. Neat. Why do you write? I write because I just have to. Otherwise, I don’t know what I’d do with all this stuff going on in my head. About Love Comes Calling , Deborah's Latest Book      The day new Christian, Derek Spencer, shows up on Charlie Parkes’s doorstep to make up for what he’d done, is the very day he falls in love with her. But Charlie’s sister mistakes him for a home improvement contractor, and he decides t...

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A Warm Welcome to Amy Cattapan   Amy will give away an e-book. To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below First, tell us a little about yourself. I’m a middle school English teacher in the suburbs of Chicago. I’ve wanted to be a writer since the sixth grade. In fact, by eighth grade I boldly declared in the yearbook that I would be the author of teen novels. What do you know! It actually came true! I have four brothers, so I was well steeped in Star Wars, Star Trek, and Chicago Cubs baseball growing up. While a lot of people ask if my four brothers teased me when I was little, the worst I can really complain about are the plastic spiders. Mostly, I remember them twirling my pigtails in Princess Leia buns. As an adult, I’ve spent my spare time pursuing my many interests and passions. For example, I’ve taken a variety of dance classes, including tap, jazz, salsa, and ballroom. I love to run and have completed many 5Ks and 10 Ks, along with two ...

I'm so happy to see Spring. Here's a poem to celebrate. It was originally published in              Best New Poets of 1988.                        COUNTRY SPRING   For a peek at heaven, God gave us a country spring. where soft winds dance on open fields and gently caress golden daffodils nodding, nodding, nodding... they seem to say, "Welcome, bright new day."   Gentle drops of morning dew kiss the roses and honeysuckle too. Each sweet bloom has its own perfume.   Yellow bells mark the way for radiant colors bursting into each new day, The rhododendron, pink, or fair lilies white. It's all nature's delight.   Gail Pallotta   HAPPY SPRING! 

"For God so love the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 Photo Courtesy of Photobucket "This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put hin to death by nailing him to the cross. But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him." Acts 2: 23-24" Photo courtesy of Photoucket "Where, O death, is your        victory? Where, O death, is your       sting?"   1 Corinthians 15: 55

Enter to win a gift card now through April 1! Click below   http://www.stephanielandsem.com/2015/03/blog-tour-giveaway/         A Warm Welcome to Stephanie Landsem    Stephanie shares one of her favorite Bible verses Although my favorite Bible verse changes with the day and what’s going on in my life, I tend to turn to the Gospel of John when looking for inspiration—especially writing inspiration. I’m always awe-struck at the very first sentence. These few words are simple, beautiful, and profound. They speak to my writer’s heart like nothing else ever has: “In the beginning, there was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 About The Tomb “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.” In this captivating retelling of a classic biblical story, Jesus shocks the town of Bethany with Lazarus’s resurrection from the dead, leading Martha—a seemingly perfect woman trapped ...

  Enter to win a gift card now through April 1st by clicking the link below!   http://www.stephanielandsem.com/2015/03/blog-tour-giveaway/   Come back on March 31st to read about The Tomb   Stephanie also shares a recipe from the Bible story and a Bible verse