Peering Through Life's Window

Hat, Horns, Confetti... Congratulations to Melissa and Janet!

In honor of the Olympic Games, we're celebrating sports and athletes. I'm giving away an e-book, a print copy (U.S. residents only) and my publisher's giving away a Smashwords code for  Stopped Cold.  To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below. The Olympic Games are underway! What a wonderful time of competition, excellence and togetherness. The results of hard work, gifts used, and obstacles overcome pay off. Possibilities for shining futures fill the air. One one-hundredths of a second can separate number one and number two. On the edges of their seats, spectators escape life’s difficulties and differences and marvel at the best of the best. It’s a great time to sink into the pages of Stopped Cold , a teen sports mystery, and meet high school swimmer Maggie Butterfly. Stopped Cold   finished 4th in the 16th Annual Preditors and Editors Readers’ Poll and was a 2013 Grace Awards Finalist. Below find The Thrill of Victory , Chapter One and Youth Su

The winner of Through Raging Waters is... Hats, Horns... Congratulations, Sonja!

A Warm Welcome to Renee Blare                                               The Tetons                                                           Renee talks passionately about her beloved Wyoming, where she set Through Raging Waters. She’ll give away an e-book of that novel. To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below. Wyoming Wonderland Many who know me would tell you that I love my home. From the ongoing saga of the first National Park to my husband fishing at one of our high mountain lakes, I post about my beautiful state on Facebook daily. I share pictures of my Wind River Mountains, Snowy Range, and Wyoming Black Hills. (Black Hills below) This is God’s country. The Big Horn Mountains is where I had my honeymoon as well as Thermopolis, the largest single hot springs in the world. I love to fish and hunt these hills. Wyoming is like no other place on earth, at least to me. And it’s on fire. Over 60,000 acres of land is currently burn

We drew a name... And the winner is... Hat, Horns, Confetti... Congratulations, Pamela Nastase

A Warm Welcome to Danele Rotharmel She'll give away a signed print copy of Time Trap and a “White Rose Prize Package”  It contains the following items. (U.S. residents only) • A white rose teacup and saucer • A white rose journal (Faith Sees the Invisible) • A white rose notepad To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below She also shares a favorite Bible verse and recipe To Nourish the Soul 1 Corinthians 9:24, “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” Fond Memories And A Yummy Pecan Pie Recipe  Pecan pie and 1 Corinthians 9:24 always remind me of my great-grandmother Kathryn. Kathryn was an extremely spunky lady. She worked hard, and if she wanted something done, she went out and did it herself. She taught herself carpentry skills and created elaborate shelves, bedroom closets, and kitchen cupboards. She even took the wood from apple cra

St. Paul took a whole chapter in I Corinthians listing various hallmarks of love. Rather than attempt a pat definition, he revealed some of love’s many facets, turning it over and over as one might a brilliant, perfectly-cut diamond. Since love is such a broad topic, let’s zero in on one aspect—romantic love. When a special person makes the heart beat faster, regardless of the season of life, we begin to question our emotions. Am I in love?  How will I know when it happens? How can I be sure when it is the real thing? Living a few years teaches us romantic love is accompanied with tender feelings, but that “gushy” feeling alone is not enough to stand the test of time. Love is more.  Real romance involves two people who care enough for each to put the other ahead of themselves.  In a “me first” instant gratification world, that kind of commitment is rare.  Yet it is the kind of giving, sharing love we hunger for at our very core. Do I love him? Does he love me?  A simple test