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Happy Valentine’s Day, You All

May you have a fun day today, spending it with friends and loved ones. Here are a few picture books, read by various YouTubers, that celebrate the holiday of love. Not just romantic love, but all kinds of love. Here Comes Valentine Cat, written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Claudia Rueda “I know he’sContinue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day, You All”

A Video to Make You Smile

In the spirit of my work-in-progress, The Galdur Snow Dog, here’s a video of cute husky puppies. The dogs in my book are more like Malamutes, but huskies are similar, right? The main character in my story is a magic, Malamute-like dog named Joy. She starts out as a little pup, then she grows intoContinue reading “A Video to Make You Smile”

This Wednesday is the Last Day

For all of you who have looked at my beta copy of The Galdur Snow Dog, this Wednesday is the last day to submit your input to my email. Don’t you love it when I keep reminding you? 🙂 Again, thank you for your help. You are very much appreciated.

Don’t Forget! Beta Read Input on January 31

Hi, all. To all of you who are reading my manuscript of The Galdur Snow Dog, thank you very much! If you haven’t sent your input to me yet, don’t forget to send it no later than January 31. 🙂

Lou Allen Ranks Books, from Middle Grade to Adult

Which of these books do you want to read? I want to read Fortress of Snow by Melanie Dickerson, and I would try out the adventure in The Architect by Jonathan Starrett. If you’ve visited my other blog posts, you may have seen me post Allen’s review on Starrett’s story.

A Unique Prayer Activity

Here’s a prayer activity that’s great for any Christian, young and old. You write prayer requests on cards, complete with photos of people and things you’re praying for. Keep them in a box, then pull the cards out as reminders on who or what needs prayer. Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse Magazine has the directionsContinue reading “A Unique Prayer Activity”

My Children’s Book-in-progress

Hi, all. I hope you are all enjoying 2024 so far. Throughout this year, I’m giving sneak peeks of my story-in-progress. It’s a middle grade novel called The Galdur Snow Dog, and the main character is—that’s right—a dog. Only this dog has golden sparkles in her fur, can sneeze colors into snow, and run acrossContinue reading “My Children’s Book-in-progress”

Happy New Year!

Hi, friends. I wish you all a happy and blessed 2024. Before the holidays are officially over, here’s one last Christmas video. Remember Cheryl’s stories about Luna the beagle (if you’ve been following this blog)? Here’s the last chapter of her story. And here’s the button that leads to the page containing the other LunaContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Merry Early Christmas!

I hope you will all have a happy Christmas starting tomorrow. If you would like a Christmas tale, here are a series of stories from the YouTube channel “Cheryl’s Stories.” They’re about a Beagle puppy named Luna, who experiences many Christmas festivities. She and her friends model helpfulness, giving, and remembering the true meaning ofContinue reading “Merry Early Christmas!”

The Dog in Wolf’s Clothing: A Review

Hi, friends. Here’s a book that’s fitting for winter, especially if you’re a fan of huskies and malamutes. It’s The Dog in Wolf’s Clothing by Pam Atherstone. It’s about a little girl who’s terrified of wolves. Her uncle stops by with his sled dogs, and one of them has a cut paw. She’s scared ofContinue reading “The Dog in Wolf’s Clothing: A Review”