December 2022
I couldn’t reach the peak even though I had a ladder. I decided instead to wrap lights around the palm trees and let the year-round lights on the trunks shine bright as well. But still, something for the peak would have been nice. And then the moon came out and I had what I desired. […]
Jerry Receives His Diploma
December 2022 In the December 2022 Story Sparks, Jane mentions that Jerry receiving high school diploma in the fall 2022. View the video below!
November 2022
I didn’t recognize the woman walking her dog where I used to roam with Caesar and Bo. She wore a baby blue down jacket that looked new. The boxer with her had what appeared to be a new jacket too. It was only 45 degrees — warm for Central Oregon standards. Rupert our puppy didn’t […]
October 2022
I can’t find my shoes or the charger for my off-brand exercise watch. I can’t find several dozen other things either. I know where they are. They’re all packed and stored now at my niece’s ranch. A young friend of ours (in her 30s so not sure what generation she’s in) moved and all her […]
Beneath Bending Skies Book Launch Video
October 4, 2022 Unable to attend Jane’s Beneath the Bending Skies live book launch at Roundabout Books in Bend OR on September 6, 2022?
September 2022
It’s here! Beneath the Bending Skies arrived and will be officially released on September 6, 2022. Those of you who ordered from me will have your books before long. Those who ordered elsewhere but messaged me your snail mail address will receive your signed book plates. I mailed them today.
Goodreads Giveaway
August 6, 2022 Enter for a chance to win one of 5 first edition copies of Jane’s newest book (Beneath the Bending Skies) that’s not even out yet!! Visits Goodreads.com enter the title and enter the contest. Contest runs from August 6 to September 5, 2022.
June 2022
I’ve put off writing this summer Sparks because I have sad news. I also have happy news (that I’ll get to later). I’ll delay both with a happy-ending story. Some years ago, a friend attended an estate sale where she bought a letter written to a woman by a man who would become prominent in […]
April 2022
Theologian Frederick Buechner tells the story of a time when he was most discouraged, maybe even despairing, certainly his faith was on a cliff’s edge. His daughter was gravely ill. He was going through other challenges and he’d taken a drive on a rural road and pulled over at a crossroads to pray.
March 2022
I had just arrived home after spending hours with Jerry at the Eisenhower Medical Center where he was hospitalized for a bladder and blood infection. I had made the decision to call the ambulance the night before (which as every caregiver knows, is not the easiest decision to make for someone else who is an […]