Category: life update

At Last!

At last!  It happened Friday afternoon! Doggie Devotionals went into distribution mode of the publication process!!     SO, THIS MEANS THAT YOU CAN— Although Doggie Devotionals will appear on book-selling sites world-wide, it is from Amazon orders that BookBaby will determine how many books to print. So, as BB has written, The more eyeballs you send […]

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A Result of Downsizing

Another busy week, made so by an internal move within my apartment. I moved my office from one corner to the other side of the room, getting rid of an Ethan Allen writing desk about 80 years old, a legacy from my Aunt Anita. It was another opportunity to downsize. That meant sorting through files; […]

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12 on 12

Throughout this week I have pondered what to write in my 43rd post. I could have told you about locking myself out of my car last Sunday, about Jodie at Winco going above and beyond expected customer service, and about finding the passenger window down enough to get my arm in to unlock the door. […]

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Looking Up

On the busiest weekend that I’ve had in many months, I share with you one of my favorite doggie devotionals, especially when accompanied by the photo. Only by looking up will I be able to make it through the next few days with calm and grace. May the same be true for you as well. […]

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Faith With an Unexpected Habit

There’s a small group of Parkview residents who are smokers. They respectively enjoy their habit in their own subcommunity on the outside fringes of the apartment campus, about ten feet from where I park my car. So, I see them frequently; but I do not speak to them. Except for “Hello” or “good morning” there […]

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A Discovery and A Memory

Hankering for the cuisine and atmosphere of Higgins, and not wanting to go alone, Judy invited Gayle and me to be her guests last Friday evening. We arrived early for our 7:30 reservation and were seated at a table on the mid-level. The restaurant is laid out on three levels. The plain interior included brown […]

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To Go On

We have all experienced the moment when someone looks seriously at you and says, ”Have you heard the news?” Regardless of what the news may be, you know—it’s not good. I had that moment a couple days ago. The sad, sobering news? The last two remaining members of the management team here at Parkview Apartments […]

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Take a Look

During this past week, Katie, my daughter, and I took a critical look at the first proofs of Doggie Devotionals. We read the text before we looked at the cover proof. When I saw it, I was quite ecstatic. I had no preconceived ideas of what the cover would be. So, the sight of the […]

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The Sammy Shirt

I love the tapestry of life that the Good Lord has made of my life with thousands of students and friends. Case in point, Suzanne, who participated in the Vancouver Christian Writers’ Group for several years, is a realtor associated with Columbia River Reality. As a community outreach, it sponsors an annual author event. At […]

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Letting Him Take Care

Another really busy week keeps from fresh writing; however, it gives me another opportunity to share a doggie devotional Taking Care of You Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. —1 Peter 5:7 Sammy has a runny eye. The doctor has examined it twice and prescribed eye drops. Still, the left […]

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