Peaceful Moments of Love and Light

I'm pleased to announce that my new 52-week daily devotional, Peaceful Moments of Love and Light, has been released and is available, in soft or hard cover, from RPJ and Company. A two week blog tour begins tomorrow, and I hope you will follow along as other bloggers share reviews, interviews, excerpts and more.





As if that wasn't enough exciting news, there is more! A new children's book is now available to order from 4RV Publishing - Count 1,2,3 With Me.  So this tour is a combination of inspiration and fun! Come along and join the fun. See the schedule below for the tour stops each day.



Both books are also available from my website and Amazon and now is a great time to get a start on your shopping list for inspirational and children's gifts, signed by the author!

Prize winners will be selected at the end of the tour from comments left on each of the blogs. Additional entries may be earned by sharing about the tour and blog links on facebook or twitter, and posting here to let me know. How many prizes? Count with me - 1,2,3! (Prizes are shown below the blog schedule.)

Friday, November 1 - The Surrendered Scribe - Thankful for Visual Worship

Saturday, November 2 - The Surrendered Scribe - Being Thankful

Monday, November 4 - Connie Arnold, Children's Author - video

Tuesday, November 5 - Megan Vance Books and Blooming Conversations - review

Wednesday, November 6 - Heading Home -  Joy and Light

Thursday, November 7 - RPJ and Company blog

Friday, November 8 -  Stuff Could Always Be Worse

Saturday, November 9 -  Connie Arnold, Children's Author - Ginger Nielson, Illustrator

Monday, November 11 -  Musings of a Children's Writer

Tuesday, November 12 -  Cheryl's Christian Book Connection

               Penelope Anne Cole - Review of Count 1,2,3 With Me

Wednesday, November 13 - Susan's Thoughts and Ramblings - review

Thursday, November 14 - S. K. Mayhew, Kid Lit Writer - interview

                Write What Inspires You

Friday, November 15 - The Children's and Teens' Book Connection
               The Book Connection

Saturday, November 16 - Inspirational Poetry of Joy and Peace - Blog conclusion and prize winners announcement

Prizes:

1. Set of 3 candle holders, a source of light to remind you to spend peaceful moments with God, soaking in love and light.





2.  A signed copy of my first book, Beautiful Moments of Joy and Peace.

3.  Beautiful print of a sunrise with one of my inspirational verses.





Prize Winners and Appreciation

It has been a great two weeks visiting the different blogs, meeting new people, sharing about A Symphony of Seasons, and having a good time!


Thank you so much for all who visited the various blogs and left such wonderful comments! There were so many to choose from for the prize drawings. I numbered each comment in order received and let Random.org choose the two winners. I wish each of you could have won a prize, but hopefully you received pleasure, joy and blessings from the posts and poems shared.


Congratulations to Lisa R, the winner of the Vivaldi Four Seasons CD, and to Carolina M, the winner of the hummingbird suncatcher wind chime!


The winner of a free copy of A Symphony of Seasons in the giveaway on Random Thoughts Blog is Carolyn V. Congratulations, Carolyn!

My great appreciation also goes to the hosts of each of the stops on the tour - Kathy Schubitz, Cherrie Hill, Lynn Mosher, Sharon Mayhew, Cathy Simpson, Kimberly Standard, Debbie Simler-Goff, Karla Meachem and Julie Arduini. Below is the list of each of their blog posts in case you missed any. I hope you will visit their blogs and show your support for these dear ladies!

If anyone would like a copy of  A Symphony of Seasons please click on the link to order from my website or email me at conarnold@gmail.com to receive the free framed photo from your choice of season with one of my verses on it. I will honor this Blog Tour Special through the end of next week.

RPJ Blog 

Journal of Faith 

Heading Home

Random Thoughts

Melodies and Hymnsongs 

Stuff Could Always Be Worse  

 Every Day With Jesus    

        
 Empowering Christian Women 

Connie Arnold, Children's Author 

The Surrendered Scribe  

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day! May the music and beauty of life fill your heart through all seasons!

A Symphony of Seasons Blog Tour

 It's my great pleasure to announce the release of my new poetry book, A Symphony of Seasons, published by RPJ and Company. It has themes of music and the seasons, like a symphony with various movements, harmoniously weaving together through the cycle of the seasons.

Each of the seasons has its harmony,
with various melodies raising,
As a natural reaction that is expressed
when lives formed by God are praising.

A two week blog book tour begins on May 1, and the blogs hosting each stop are listed below. There will be drawings at the end of the tour for two prizes.

One prize is a Vivaldi Four Seasons CD and the other is a hummingbird suncatcher windchime.

Enter the drawing for these two prizes by leaving a comment below. Additional entries can be earned for comments left on the blogs listed below during the tour, for following this blog, and for sharing this post or any of the posts during the tour on Facebook or Twitter (be sure to post a comment here when you do that so you'll get your extra entries).

You will receive a free gift with your purchase of a signed copy of A Symphony of Seasons from me during this tour, a beautiful framed season photo with one of my verses on it. A beautiful gift for Mother's Day, graduation or other special occasion! Photos are by photographer Gary Strader.

 Purchase book on my website or email me at conarnold(at)gmail(dot)com if you'd like me to send you an invoice to pay with credit card, debit card or check. Be sure to let me know how to personalize the book and which season you prefer for your free gift.

A Symphony of Seasons is also available from RPJ and Company or Amazon and ebook special offer from Smashwords through May 31 of $3.25 using coupon code QX77N. You can also view several pages of the book on Smashwords and read a few poems.

Tour Schedule:

Tuesday, May 1 - RPJ Blog  Song of Spring

Wednesday, May 2 - Journal of Faith  A Year's Journey

Thursday, May 3 - Heading Home  devotion, Seasons of Life

Friday, May 4 - Random Thoughts  4 seasons photos, summer poem and giveaway

Saturday, May 5 - Melodies and Hymnsongs  video of seasons

Monday, May 7 - Stuff Could Always Be Worse  A Song to be Sung

Tuesday, May 8 - Every Day With Jesus  review
               
 Empowering Christian Women  For the Beauty of the Earth video and seasons scriptures

Wednesday, May 9 - Connie Arnold, Children's Author  Children Enjoying Summer

Thursday, May 10 - The Surrendered Scribe  interview

Friday, May 11 - Blog conclusion, prize drawings

Saturday, May 12 - Inspirational Poetry of Joy and Peace  announcement of prize winners

Continue the Journey

The journey of the past two weeks for Abundant Comfort and Grace on a blog tour has ended, but I hope the journey you are taking into your soul will continue. There are so many blogs with inspiring messages to share and help you on your journey. Here you will continue to find inspirational poems that will hopefully touch your heart and soul. Thank you for taking this journey with me.

Many thanks to all who have commented here and at the blogs along the tour. It has been a blessing to read them and have the chance to share some inspiration, comfort and a bit of God's grace with you.

The winner of a signed copy of Beautiful Moments of Joy & Peace is Nancy CL.
The $10 Amazon gift certificate goes to Just Be Real.

In the drawing for a $25 Amazon gift certificate from those who purchased a copy of Abundant Comfort and Grace from me or let me know they purchased it, the winner is J Olson.

Congratulations to each of you! The schedule will remain in the post Take a Journey with Me and on my website Blog Book Tour page for you to visit the blogs later, if you'd like. I'll end with the rest of the poem started on my previous post, Comfort and Strength.

A mighty Fortress, so strong and sure,
God’s strength enables you to endure.
As angels surround you to guard and protect you,
God in His wisdom will guide and direct you.

You are God’s chosen, to Him you are dear.
In God’s strength and love you have nothing to fear.
Find comfort today in God’s power and might
As love surrounds you and fills you with light.

Take a Journey with Me

You are invited to go on a journey with me the next two weeks. You don't need to get in your car or on a plane for this trip, you only need to travel into your soul.

When you need some comfort and peace of mind,
When strength for the day seems so hard to find,
Close your eyes and open your heart and soul
To receive the strength that will make you whole.
(Comfort and Strength, from Abundant Comfort and Grace)

Starting tomorrow, Monday, August 2, I will be visiting different blogs on tour with my new inspirational poetry book, Abundant Comfort and Grace, attempting to share with you the abundance of comfort and God's grace contained within (take a peek inside). There will be poems shared, devotionals, interviews and reviews by various fellow bloggers.

Please join me each day that you can, and I hope you will be inspired and blessed. There will be prize drawings at the end of the two weeks on Saturday, August 14. Two drawings will be held from all the comments during the tour, one for a copy of my first book, Beautiful Moments of Joy and Peace, and one for a $10 Amazon gift certificate.

In addition, there will be a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift certificate from those purchasing a signed copy of Abundant Comfort and Grace from me on my website, or if you would like to purchase online from the publisher RPJ & Company or Amazon and email me your confirmation at beautifulmomentsofjoyandpeace(at)yahoo(dot)com.

The schedule for the tour is:

Monday, August 2 RPJ & Company blog

Tuesday, August 3, Stories by JoAnne Bennett

Wednesday, August 4, Simply 4 God

Thursday, August 5, The Surrendered Scribe

Friday, August 6, Heading Home

Monday, August 9, Stuff Could Always be Worse

Tuesday, August 10, Reviews from the Heart

Wednesday, August 11, My Book Bag
The Bookshelf Newsletter

Thursday, August 12, Inspired Writing

Friday, August 13, The Old Silly's Free Spirit Blog

Saturday, August 14, Inspirational Poetry of Joy and Peace - conclusion and announcement of prize drawing winners

Be sure to leave your comment below and on each of the blogs for additional entries. Share about this tour on your own blog or tweet about it and let me know, and you'll receive extra entries as well!