🎉 New Book! 🎉

What a crazy summer it has been! Sorry to have been such a stranger, but life has been a roller coaster these past few months.

I did, however, manage to write the newest Wing and a Prayer book! 

Find Sandra and Bob's newest adventure, The Pinch Runner, here:

• Kindle
• Kobo
• Nook
• Apple
• Google Play

The book is also available in paperback and will be in large print any second. 

Wing and a Prayer Going into Kindle Unlimited

This series will be moving into Kindle Unlimited in one week.

This means that I need to remove the books from other bookstores, so if you read your ebooks via Kobo, Apple, Nook, etc., please snag any Wing and a Prayer books before they disappear. Please let me know if you have trouble finding a book you want!

What's Next?

What's the next book? I'm not sure! I'm thinking about another Sandra and Bob, but I'd also like to revisit the Shelter universe at some point. 🤔 If you have an opinion one way or the other, let me know!

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Tidbit of Joy

A few years ago, I looked out my window to see my then ten-year-old daughter holding a stray cat in her arms.

I ran outside and hollered at her to put the cat down, which she did, reluctantly. But it was October, and it was getting cold out, and it was going to rain. My kids had already given her some food, and, thinking she was a boy, named her Buddy. 

Fine, the cat can spend the night in the garage. I know, what was I thinking?

Buddy was sooo snuggly and was purring up a storm and rubbing all over our legs--basically begging us to adopt her.

My kids emptied a plastic tote, put a blanket in it, left her food and water in the garage, and came inside for the evening. 

Then their dad got home. My plan was for him to not notice the cat in the garage, and then to just let the cat move out in the morning. I know, stupid plan.

He immediately noticed the cat in the garage, and then, in a move I never could have predicted, let Buddy inside.

She hasn't left since.

Okay, that's not quite true, because she's been out on a leash and to the vet's and everything, but basically, she moved in to stay that night.

Here's a picture of her that my daughter took. She's under my daughter's comforter. 

Anyway, we soon found out that Buddy was a girl and renamed her Buffy. And while we all love her dearly and have never regretted adopting her, let's just say that all the snuggling and purring ended the moment she got settled in.

She's not mean, not at all, but she's pretty distant. You know, she's a cat.

At least she was, until her mama's heart got broken.

A few weeks ago, my beloved Maybelle went over the rainbow. She was an 11-year-old Basset hound. I knew that it would be hard, and it's even harder than I knew it would be. In my head, I know she was just a dog, but my heart aches for her sorely.

Since Maybelle left, Buffy has transformed into my snuggle buddy. She sleeps on me (which she's never done) and lies snuggled up beside my while I work.

I don't know why this is, and I'm not going to examine it too closely for fear of messing it up. Has she been pining away for my love for all this time and has finally been able to get to me now that Maybelle is gone? I doubt it. Does she sense my sadness and want to comfort me. Maybe? I don't know--do cats work like that?

Whatever it is, I am so, so grateful for the comfort, and so happy that my daughter decided to be crazy and scoop up a stray cat all those months ago.

Here's to our furry loved ones. Our hearts sure do ache when they leave us, but oh the joy they bring while they're here.

Big Reveal Coming Up!

This letter is getting long, so I'm going to sign off, but stay tuned. I'll be back soon with another letter, in which I'm going to share something big! 😮 Drumroll ... Okay, maybe not. That's a long time for a drumroll.

Thank you so much, Faithful Reader!

Until next time, keep in touch!