Peering Through Life's Window

  Hats... Horns... Congratulations Shirley and Pamela!

    A Warm Welcome to Regina Andrews Celebrate the holiday and enjoy a giveaway with Light a Christmas Candle or Reflections of the Heart.   Regina will give away an eCopy of either Light a Christmas Candle or Reflections of the Heart to two winners, who can decide which one they want. To enter to win one of the two books leave a comment and an email address and join the Rafflecopter contest below.  Hi Regina, thanks for sharing your thoughts about traveling and your books. We Are All Travelers The Christmas season is one that is always filled with hope, excitement, and most of all anticipation. It is also a time when many travel to meet their loved ones and to be reunited with family. In thinking about Christmas and the theme of traveling, the voyage of the Holy Family comes to my mind instantly. They had to travel long hours, day and night, over rugged terrain to finally find a stable where the baby could be born.  And all through his life, Jesus seemed to travel, meeting as many

  A Warm Welcome to LoRee Peery LoRee is offering a print copy of winner’s choice from her publication backlist. She will select the winner from comments left below. Be sure to leave your email address too.  Hi LoRee, lots of writers loved to read as children. How about you? Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read? I could read at age four and have devoured books ever since. Bobbsey Twins, Pollyanna, Nancy Drew, Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, Zane Grey . I read every book on the shelves of our one-room country school. The year I turned ten, my family moved off the farm and into town. I wanted to live at the library. Tell us about your latest book. For some reason, I selected tough backstories for both my heroine and hero. Pepper Rainwater’s childhood is clear from the start. She grew up neglected in a storage unit. I don’t want to spoil the revealing of Foxx Haven’s surprise history. What do you love about this book? And what do you hope readers will tell others about

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: A Christmas Bargain by Mindy Obenhaus -- When single mom Annalise Grant inherits a fledgling Christmas tree farm in Texas, she vows to do whatever it takes to make it a success. But when neighbor Hawkins Prescott claims some of her trees are on his property, the only option is a partnership. As Christmas draws closer, Annalise and Hawkins find themselves growing closer as well. Could a family by Christmas become part of the deal? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin)) Roadtrip for Two by Amy R. Anguish -- Dallas wasn’t in the plans when Bree Henley set out to use the nonrefundable honeymoon tickets from her canceled wedding. Nor was running into ex-fiancé Nathan Hart. But their mutual friends and the weather have other ideas. A hurricane cancels their cruise and Bree decides to turn the disaster into a roadtrip for one, never imagining Nathan wo

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A Warm Welcome to Donna Schlachter  Donna will give away an eBook of Merry Little Mysteries. Leave a comment and email address below and enter the Rafflecopter contest for a chance to win. Receive a free eBook for a newsletter sign up. See below. Romance, History and Mystery  If you enjoy a little romance, a little history, and a little mystery, you’re going to love “A Mistletoe Mystery” in the Merry Little Mysteries anthology. A half dozen authors have banded together to bring you a collection of contemporary and historical mysteries, all clean and sweet, that are sure to tickle your funny bone all the way down to your toes in your stockings. About A Mistletoe Mystery in Merry Little Mysteries A Mistletoe Mystery, is set in Boulder Colorado in 1883, and it opens with Holly and Ivy Christmas discovering that somebody has seeded their champion spruce trees with dwarf mistletoe, a parasitic plant every bit as destructive as the ordinary kind , but not as pretty. They follow the trail

HAPPY THANKSGIVING  “The grateful heart is a happy heart,” Dr. George Simon The word thankful was originally thancful in Old English and meant grateful or obliged. Seems the days fly by so fast it’s difficult to keep up, and they’re a mixture of good and bad. In the midst of hard times, pain, illness or sorrow, we often find it difficult to think of much else. When times are good, we tend to take our gifts for granted. But Thanksgiving gives us a moment to step back and look at the many gifts God has given us and be thankful for them. Even in the bad times, we are not alone in the darkness of this imperfect world. God’s by our sides, giving us not only His love and comfort, but support from his almighty power to push us through.   Johnson Oatman, Jr.’s song “Count Your Blessings” encourages me to try to keep the spirit of Thanksgiving in my heart all year long. Here are the lyrics. “Count Your Blessings” by Johnson Oatman, Jr. When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you a