Peering Through Life's Window

A Warm Welcome to Heidi Glick Hi Heidi, first, tell us a little about yourself. I have lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Florida, California, and Canada (briefly—my parents were missionaries for a short period). I currently live in Northwest Ohio. I’m married and have two children and six pets. Before I became a writer, I taught science and edited science documents. Now, I stay at home with my kids and write fiction.  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? As a child, I had insomnia, which I would later find out is most likely because of ADHD. I required little sleep and stayed up a lot. My family encouraged me to read at night. I read whatever was in my house, so mostly the Sugar Creek Gang Series . My family likes to tell the story of how I stayed up an entire night and read Charlotte’s Web. There is a huge age gap between me and my siblings, so I was like an only child. In my teens, I often like t

  A Warm Welcome to Sherri Wilson Johnson Sherri will give away a free e-book copy of her prequel novella,  Bayside Betrayal, to everyone who signs up for her newsletter. *See below. Hi Sherri, tell us a little about yourself. I’m a ball of both left-brained and right-brained analytical creativity, always dreaming up a romantically suspenseful murderous plot. I love my friends and family probably more than is normal. I am actively involved in our church, and I work on the Production Team running the lights. I spend my days working for agents, publishers and authors. That’s me in a nutshell. Tell us about your latest book. A Season at the Grand is set in the Mobile Bay Area of Alabama, specifically in Point Clear. Amelia Harris is a traveling photographer with The Photographic Times, and she’s commissioned to take pictures of the wealthy vacationers at the resort. Her matchmaking aunts are trying to marry her off because they think she’s a spinster. But she’ll have nothing to do with i

May 2023 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Children’s/Picture Books: Super Doople by K.A. Cummins -- You’ve heard the legend of Humpty Dumpty, but do you know the legend of Super Doople? He’s faster than a chicken. He flies higher than an ostrich. No fall can break his shell! And he was once Little Doople, a small and fragile egg like all the other dooples, until his bad habit of not listening caught up to him. Engaging text with expressive illustrations, Super Doople is a lighthearted tale about resilience and learning to listen. This funny picture book for ages 3-8 is perfect for reading aloud in the classroom or at home. (Children’s/Picture Books from Eleonora Press) Contemporary Romance: Always by my Side by Iola Goulton -- A hardworking introvert meets a handsome adventurer longing to settle down. Tabitha Thomas longs to leave Trinity Lakes and travel the world in honor of the beloved grandmother

  A Warm Welcome to Linda Wood Rondeau Linda shares an excerpt from her new devotional book, Lessons Along the Way, Vol. 1 . She will give away "Last Gift of An Irish Mother," a free short story on Bookfunnel, to every person who signs up for her newsletter.    Hi Linda, thanks for sharing with us. From Lessons Along the Way, Vol. 1 Success is to be measured  not so much by the position that one has reached in life  as by the obstacles which he has overcome.  – Booker T. Washington Bring Your Slingshot Suggested Supplemental Reading: 1 Samuel 1:20 - 50 And David said, “The LORD who saved me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear, He will save me from the hand of this Philistine.” So Saul said to David, “Go, and may the LORD be with you” (I Samuel 17:37 NASB). In the original movie, "The Karate Kid," Daniel, a teenage boy, finds himself pitted against a bully. Recently located from New Jersey to Southern California, Daniel joins a karate group to gain confi

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  A Warm Welcome to Penny Zeller Penny will give away either an e-Book or a print copy (U.S. residents only) of Dreams of the Heart. Winner’s choice.  To enter to win join the Rafflecopter contest below, leave a comment and an email address. Hi Penny, Lots of writers were avid readers as children. How about you? If so, what did you read? I was an avid reader as a child, which I credit to my mom, who read to us and encouraged a love for books. Two of my favorite books were Wacky Wednesday and Harry the Dirty Dog. When I was older, I enjoyed reading Trixie Belden, Nancy Drew, and Little House on the Prairie. Why do you write? Because I can’t not write. It is my ministry and my passion. Tell us about your latest book, Dreams of the Heart   Sometimes the hardest battles take place in the heart. Poverty and abuse at the hands of her drunkard father leaves Hannah Bane trapped and alone. Without hope, she prays for a miracle just on the off-chance God will hear her. Will the handsome new

Out with the old and in with the new, a popular phrase defined by some as changing the old, leaving the old behind, or moving forward. Change is a big buzz word in our society, but the greatest change that ever has been or will be occurred on Easter when Christ rose from the dead, giving those who believe in Him eternal life, and we don’t even need to pay for it. He did that when he suffered and died for our sins. Matthew 20: 18 – 19, tells us “...They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified…’”  Photo courtesy of Pixabay In Matthew 28: 5 – 6, when women came to Jesus’s tomb after his crucifixion, “The angel said to…” them… “‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen…”  On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead! Photo courtesy of PhotoBucket There’s no power greater than Jesus. He conquered death and lives with us today while the Holy Spirit lives within us. Si