This week, Meet the Voices, presents Winter Peck. She is an Iowan at heart. At the age of 10 she discovered her talent for composing stories, and a passion was born. She leans heavily on her mid-western roots, her love of the Old West, and the rodeo. Winter is married to a National Guardsman, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Their story during the time of his deployment will be published in the book GOD Strong: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Military Wives, by Sara Horn (Zondervan 2010). She’s the mother of three boys and one cowgirl in training. Along with her own blog Rodeo with a Twist of Suspense; she contributes a monthly column called She Wears Combat Boots Too at the Take Root and Write blog. Winter and […]
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MBT Interview: Thomas Nelson Senior Editor, Ami McConnell
I’ve been privileged to work with some wonderful editors in the CBA. For the past four years, I’ve been under the tutelage of Thomas Nelson’s Senior Acquisitions Editor, Ami McConnell. She’s such a gift to me as a writer and story teller, helping me hone my skill and art, but by being my champion. When I sold my first 2 books to TNI, the ACFW Conference was in Nashville that year, home of country music and Thomas Nelson. The conference hotel was right across from the fiction (then West Bow) offices! Ami had just given birth to her third child, a beautiful girl. Even though she was on maternity leave, she took time to meet with me, picking me up from the hotel, driving me to coffee, and spending a […]
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We worship God in song and prayer, reading the Word. Perhaps with our money and time. Most of us like to think we are humble and submitted to God in most areas of our life, but… Are we partnering with Him? One common phrase I heard from Believers in this election season was, “Well, God’s in control. He’s going to do what He wants.” Not to discourage my Reform and Calvinistic friends because there is a truth and reality to God’s sovereignty, but we are His Elect. A royal priesthood, a chosen nation. As we humble ourselves, He hears. In Song of Solomon, Jesus the Bridegroom beckons us to partner with Him. “Come with me my fair one. Over the mountains and through the valleys.” We are called to interceded […]
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Thoughts from the road…. I am finally on my way home. It’s been two weeks of conferences and family travel (we went to Taylor University to check it out for my oldest son) and as my husband logs hours behind the wheel, I am furiously editing a book. (while singing Disney songs, which I’ve discovered are greatly motivating). Occasionally, I Iook up from my computer. Check out the road, hunt for anything new. It’s pretty much the same – pavement, cornfields, farms, the occasional trucker. We zipped through Chicago last night and for a while watched the bright lights against the dark sky. Then I put my head down again and keep working. Plugging away at my book. I don’t mind travelling, especially with my family and […]
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