Sunday Devotional: Psalm 56: Tears in a Bottle

A quick jaunt back a few Psalms to catch one that is very meaningful to me ... Psalm 56 (NKJV) ~ To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me. 2 My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High. A friend and I were musing this...

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Weekly Drawing ~ Carrie Stuart Parks

It's Fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! This week's prize is available to residents inside the continental US only. To enter: Leave the time it took you to complete the puzzles in the comments section as well as your email address for notifying you if you've won. Winners will be drawn from ALL of the times, so the person with the fastest time may not be the actual winner,...

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A Visit With Carrie Stuart Parks

I lead an odd and crazy-busy life. I am an I.A.I. Certified Forensic Artist and law enforcement instructor. The bulk of my time is spent in teaching forensic art to law enforcement professionals across the US and Canada. I teach people, often who couldn’t draw blood with a knife, how to draw a face from a witness description. Once or twice a month, my artist-husband and I...

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Developing a Work of Fiction by Author Carrie Stuart Parks

I didn’t think I could write.  Not fiction at any rate. Over the course of several years, I discovered I could write nonfiction. I’d successfully written and illustrated several how-to drawing books. When I visited the publisher, North Light Media, my editor said I had a great voice. I grinned, thanked her, and asked, “what’s ‘voice’?”  I decided to write a non-fiction...

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The Tale of the Five-Foot Jack Rabbit or. . .What To Do When Your Well-Plotted Novel Veers Off Course

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Winners!!

Good morning, BB fans! Thanks to everyone who participated in our "puzzling" Friday giveaway! Keep all those facebook and Twitter notifications, coming! This week's winner is:  buierocks2002@yahoo.com  - Home to Chicory Lane by Deb Raney.   Congratulations! Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book....

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Sunday Devotional: Psalm 72: The Reign of Peace

As so often of late, the plight of our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ, especially in Iraq but other places as well, has been heavy on my heart. We watch from afar and feel helpless to affect the situation. We cry out for God to intervene. We might rail at the current state of affairs and the lack of action or even proper direction from our leaders. All the while, people are suffering ... people are dying. Psalm 72 (NKJV) ~ A Psalm...

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