Peggy Williams

Peggy Williams

About

Peggy Williams, M.Ed., LPC, is a retired licensed counselor. She received her Master's degree at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. She spent twenty plus years working with children and their parents. She understands that both need positive activities that help build self-esteem and positive relationships. She feels bird watching can be one of those activities that can build into more than just a hobby. It can become a lifestyle. Many vacations are planned around birding! Her advice is: "Enjoy!"

Along The Watchtower

Along The Watchtower

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<p><strong><em>A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose?</em></strong></p><p>The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities.</p><p>The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself.</p><p>Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul.</p><p>In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince—a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell.</p>

Story Behind The Book

My life's work has always centered on helping others. As a licensed therapist and the wife of a Methodist minister, I found myself every day around children either at work, home or church. Many children in today’s fast world are hurting for quality time and closer relationships with positive adults. The best way I’ve found that parents can provide this for their children is to plan and take the time to be with their children and enjoy activities together. This provides time not only for hobbies or whatever activity but also for the much needed conversations to take place between parent and child that helps to form closer, trusting relationships. This goes a long way in getting through the teen years for both of them. As we both are nearing retirement age, we hope to continue helping through writing in one form or another. I decided to use the children’s book genre to share with the children while encouraging parent participation as well.

Reviews

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;">Friends in the Meadow</span></strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;"></span></strong></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;">Birds</span></strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;"></span></strong></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Award winning and best-selling authors have shared these reviews on Amazon.com. Visit there to read the full reviews.</p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Review Excerpts:</strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"></p>“Peggy Williams has written a delightful, fun, and educational introduction to bird watching for children. The book is wonderfully written with younger children in mind perhaps pre-school through elementary school. I think this book would make an excellent addition to elementary school science curriculums, Girl Scout and Boy Scout troop activities, 4-H and Cloverbud group activities, or for that special child who loves nature.”<br /><br /><br />By K. Bird<br /> <br /><br /><br />“The book is written in a narrative nonfiction format that makes it quite readable.”<br /><br /><br />By Novelist, Author of <strong>Writing Children’s Books for Dummies</strong><br /><br /><br /> <br />“At the stories heart is a message of acceptance. By accepting each other the way we are, not in spite of our differences but with them, the world can be a more peaceful place. Who wouldn’t want to impact both the knowledge of Nature as well as these heartfelt sentiments to the next generation?”<br /><br /><br />By G. Reba<br /><br /><br /> <br />“I would recommend it to bird watchers anywhere who hope to influence their children to get a feel for birding.”<br /><br /><br />By P.A. Whittington, Author of <strong>What a Hullabaloo!</strong><br /> <br /><br /><br />“What a great book for any child! “<strong>Friends in the Meadow-Birds</strong>” has beautiful photos of birds. This book is bound to start any child to a life-long hobby of birding.”<br /><br /><br />By Barbara J. Smith, Author of A <strong>Surprise for Grandmother Rabbit<br /></strong><br /><br /> <br />“I recommend this book to parents, teachers or leaders of organizations interested in exposing kids of any age to the wonderful hobby of birding. Thank you Peggy, for putting together such a sweet and educational book for kids.”<br /><br /><br />By Lisa Maddock, Author of A <strong>Tale of Two Guinea Pigs and The Bridezilla Who Stole Christmas-A Teddy &amp; Pip Story</strong>.<br /><br /><br /><p></p>