Peering Through Life's Window

Hats, Horns... Drum Roll... The name drawn is... Congratulations, Sonja!

A Warm Welcome to Tracy Wainwright Tracy will give away an eBook of In An Instant . To enter to win leave a comment and an email address below. Hi Tracy, first, tell us a little about yourself. I’m a wife and homeschooling mother of 4. We’re in a great parenting place with our children now aged 10 to 16 with the first one already dual enrolled in college. We are also first time puppy owners with the most adorable puppy in the world who’s keeping us on our toes. We love summers where we spend as much time as possible playing on the water, fall where we roast way too many hot dogs and marshmallows, winter to snuggle in and watch family movies, and every spring we love being able to get out in the fresh air again. Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read? I didn’t start out loving to read, but ended up reading out of self-preservation, as all the rest of my family spent hours and hours with their noses in books. I read lots of Judy Blume, Sweet Valle...

A Warm Welcome to Lillian Duncan Hi Lillian, tell us about your latest book. Trapped is my latest suspense novel. And suspenseful, it is! With just the right about of romance to make it even better. You can’t help but love Nate Goodman—small-town policeman, believer in truth, justice, and Jesus. Tired of all the turmoil associated with being a Chicago police officer, he comes back home to the sleepy town of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio to work because nothing ever happens—until it does. Angelina Matthews has everything. She’s rich, famous and beautiful until the day she’s kidnapped and trapped in a basement with a madman. Tormented and tortured, she cries out to God. Help comes in the form of Nate Goodman. When their paths cross months later, Nate discovers Angelina is still trapped, not in a basement but in the memories she can’t escape. As an ex-Chicago policeman, Nate knows all about being trapped—and getting un-trapped so he reaches out to help. And that’s when things ge...

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website . Biblical Fiction: Lioness: Mahlah’s Journey by Barbara M. Britton -- To keep her orphaned sisters together, Mahlah must seek what has never been granted to girls, an inheritance of God’s Promised Land. (Biblical from Harbourlight Books [Pelican]) Contemporary Romance: Hiding from Christmas by Alice K. Arenz -- No matter how hard she tries, Maddie Kelley can’t seem to fit in at Ornamental, a company founded by her great grandfather and his best friend. Now, after yet another screw-up, she’s been sent into the “enemy’s” camp—two hours away from home for the next two months. A punishment or a blessing? Her life is turned upside down when the mundane turns unexpected, and she finally discovers where her heart truly lies. (Contemporary Romance from Forget Me Not Romances [Winged Publications]) Practically Married by Karin Beery -- Ashley Johnson moved to northern Mic...

Hats... Horns... The Name Drawn Was... Drum Roll... Congratulations, Sonja!

While reminiscing about how long we’ve known each other, June Foster and I decided to tell the story of our chance face to face meeting. And we’re giving away a couple of e-Books to one winner chosen at random. June will give away Dreams Deferred , her latest romance novel, and I’ll give away Stopped Cold , my young adult sports mystery. To enter to win answer the following question in the comment section below and leave an email address. QUESTION: Do you think God sets up appointments or encounters? Optional: If you like, tell us if you’ve had one, perhaps when you met your husband, a close friend or a neighbor. June and I met online when we joined American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) about six years ago. We literally ran into each other as we registered at a recent ACFW Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Going inside the hotel to register, I was stepping off the escalator and June was about to get on the other side. We recognized each other from our photos. I was so ...

A Warm Welcome to Shirley Brosius A contributor to  Wholly Loved Ministries, a 90-day devotional, Shirley shares "Reasons To Dance In The Rain" with us. Each day, God beckons us to Himself, calling us to rest in His love and grace. As we do, He heals our hurts, overpowers our fears with love, and restores us to the women He created us to be. Wholly Loved Ministries , written by women who are learning themselves to live anchored in God's grace, will help you deepen your faith and grow your relationship with Christ. Reasons To Dance In The Rain As I watch a gentle rain dimple our deck, I am reminded of my childhood. Rain on a tin porch roof outside my bedroom window lulled me to sleep. A cedar tree dropped orange blossoms onto that roof when it rained. And there was something special about sitting on the porch of our farmhouse, watching raindrops splash on a large flat stone that served as a porch step. Rain. Precious drinking water. So necessary for...