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Christmas Surprises by Carol James

Christmas is a time of joyous surprises. In The Hope of Christmas, Kristin stumbles upon a surprise she never anticipated. Somethingthat might change her world forever.

And I can relate…

Surrounded by those I hoped would be part of my family one day, I saton the floor of my boyfriend’s parents’ house as he offered me a stack of fourwrapped Christmas gifts. “Open the red one last,” he said, “because it’ssomething you’ve already seen. We bought it together.”

It’s hard to surprise me. I’m generall...

Grandma's Slippers by Cathy Shouse

During the holidays when I think about gift-giving, I remember Grandma’s slippers. Grandma lived past 101. Until her last few years, she gave all the women and girls in the family hand knitted or crocheted slippers at Christmas every year.

Having such a long life, I was in awe of her anyway. But as I grew up, I continued to be inspired by how productive she was. One of my aunts has been posting Grandma’s diary entries on Facebook for our family. We are all amazed at what Grandma accomplished in h...

Life Changes by Lucinda Race

In 2022 my life changed in a way Ihadn’t expected. I had time to fill and needed to have a new challenge. At thispoint in my writing career, I had written and released over 20 romance novels.I love writing romance, but I was and still am a huge cozy mystery fan. It allstarted with Nancy Drew…and then Agatha Christie.

I wanted to try and write a cozy andI read craft books on how to write a captivating cozy mystery. Based on expertadvice, it seemed I needed to create an outline and plan for...

Santa Claus and Dad by Charley Sutton

 Frank TownsendBack around 1938, my uncle Frank asked Santa for a bicycle for Christmas. He had been good all year and couldn’t wait to open his new bicycle. When Christmas Day came, the bicycle didn’t. My uncle looked outside, and the neighbor kid was riding the new bicycle that Santa should have gotten him. He was devastated, because he was much better behaved than the neighbor kid. As he sat and cried by the window, grandpa asked him what was wrong. When uncle Frank told him that Santa wasn’t...

All I Want for Christmas... by Debby Myers

 

At my ageI’ve seen many holiday seasons. However, I have one that will forever stand outin my memories. It was December 1989.

During thisparticular Christmas season, I found myself uncomfortable, unbearable, andunable to really enjoy it. I was nine months pregnant with my son, whose duedate was Christmas day.

To give yousome background, my oldest daughter was due on February 18th, but byMarch 18th when she hadn’t come, and I could barely get up out of achair, my doctor induced my lab...

We Gather Together... by Liz Flaherty

Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you and yours have the best of holidays.

I've given myself an ear worm this morning, so the least I can do is share it. The first verse of my favorite hymn of this week. 

We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing;

He chastens and hastens His will to make known;

the wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.

Sing praises to His name, He forgets not His own.

Tomorrow begins the second annual Window Holidays, when a new guest appears like magic--yeah, ri...

On Giving by Liz Flaherty

I hope you have such a wonderful Thanksgiving this coming week. There are so many things going on! I started to list them here, along with stolen pictures, but there were too many. Go to this Facebook page and pick out some things to do!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1412307918784999

Start with the Open House and keep going! There is music to be found, lessons to take, and pretty things to look at. There is food--it's the holidays; of course, there's food!--and friendship at every corner. 

Craft ...

Christmas in River's Edge by Nan Reinhardt

I can’t imagine doing a book release without my bestie, Liz.She’s my support, my best critic, my cheerleader, and my kindred spirit, so I’mdelighted to spend a moment or two here at the Window Over the Sink to tell youabout Christmas in River’s Edge —book 3in the Weaver Sisters trilogy.

When Tule asked me if I could include a Christmas story inthe Weaver Sisters trilogy, I wanted to make sure it included a child, so ofcourse, Jenny’s story became the holiday romance. Jenny’s eight-year-old...

The Poppies Still Grow by Liz Flaherty

I've been writing pieces of this for...I don't know...years. It was only a year ago when I posted it last. I'm sorry to do a rerun so quickly, but not really sorry at all because I offer it up again with thanks to those who have served and who still bear the scars from that service. And with thanks to those who are serving now. 

Although I often say righteously that I try not to make things political, I am stepping away from that claim to remind everyone that Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, ...

Enjoy the Journey by Liz Flaherty

Okay, I wrote this in 2015. I have to admit, I ran out of time this week. I also have to admit, I should have made time to write a new post and I didn't. I hope you'll enjoy this one...again.

Do you have days you look forward to...more than others, I mean?

          My husband, the roommate, sits in wait from the day after Christmas until February 1st. Because then the longest, darkest month with the shortest, coldest days is over. Theoretically. According to his theory, that is. Because I know, o...