As I lay in bed, I acknowledged how few moments in life touch us to the core of our very being. [Yet] it’s in those moments that you know what you need to know and you forget what should be forgotten. You have a brief glimpse of eternity, as time is suspended as though God is looking you straight in the eye, with a smile that leaves you clear in the knowledge that all is right and good and is as it should be...
With Rain Song, Alice J. Wisler has written an astonishing debut for a first-time author. The daughter of missionary parents, she grew up in Japan, so she is definitely following the writer’s dictum to “write what you know.”
Rex’s journey is interesting and many will admire both his and his mother’s courage against all odds, as well as the story of their faith. It’s an inspirational tale likely to appeal to parents of autistic children and budding musicians.
"Catching Christmas," is an entertaining story centering around the inner conflicts of Walter Hawkins, a school headmaster increasingly irritated by the materialistic excesses of Christmas. Read an excerpt here.