Stories of Families in Love and Crisis, Featuring Puddles, the Rescue Puppy:
“Puddles – The Rescue Puppy” By Brenda Hill With a failing marriage, a preteen son, and a mother with Alzheimer’s, Karen struggles with anger and helplessness. Then a stray dog enters her life. While fictionalized, this is based on a true story of how I 'met' Puddles, a puppy at the shelter that captured my heart. How I happened to be at the shelter, how dirty he was, and my experience at the shelter is all true. Puddles lived to be nearly twenty years old, and I still love him dearly.
“Song of Life” By Millie Hinkle One woman’s search for abundant living as resources and abilities decline with age.
“Beauty for Ashes” By M. Jean Pike After a bitter divorce, a woman discovers that it sometimes takes an act of ugliness to help one see the beauty in life.
“A Southerner Moves to Minnesota” By Brenda Hill How does a Southerner cope with the frigid north woods life?
“The Christmas Wish” By Judi Ring A lonely spinster yearns to fill the emptiness in her life. “Am I Wife or Daughter?” By Brenda Hill Carol agonizes over the dilemma of choosing between her mother and her husband. Then, when a life most precious is endangered, she must make a heart-rending decision.
“Thoughts of Yesterday” By Brenda Hill Looking back at my new motherhood mistakes.
“Rescuing Leo” By M. Jean Pike A grieving widow finds comfort and purpose when she visits a local animal shelter
“My Hapless Husband” By Brenda Hill When your husband retires after twenty-four years of marriage, you expect a chance to renew your romance. Instead, his early-morning cheerfulness was too much to bear. The solution? Murder.
“Too Late?” By Brenda Hill They had been in love fifty years ago, but circumstances forced them apart. She waits to see him again. Will he remember her? And how will he respond to the news she’s finally ready to tell him?
“Death of a Lifetime” By Brenda Hill A memoir about a dark time in my life.
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