Apologies

 I apologize for not writing in a while.  Thankfully, I have not been ill, but very busy on two different projects.

The first of those projects is our fourth children's book in the "Ellie & Percival" series.  If you are not familiar with our children's book series, they are about our five-year-old beagle, Ellie, and her Box Turtle friend, Percival. Ellie looks for Percival every day, and Percival seems to enjoy Ellie's visits.   In these books, Percival and, later, Harvey the rabbit, try to teach Ellie, through the events of her life, how greatly the Lord works in our lives. 

Ellie

Percival

  

The new book, "Everyone Loves Ellie", is based on a true story.  When Ellie was a puppy, she had a reaction to one of her immunizations and had to go to the Emergency Animal Hospital. In this story, Sally and Ellie's friends devise a plan to make her feel better, but they're unsure how to execute it.  That is, until they get help in a very unexpected way.  While in the hospital, Ellie meets Harvey, a rabbit, who shares some important truths with her.   

The first book, "Greens for Percival," introduces Ellie and Percival, the Man and the Lady (my husband and I), and Percival.  The part of the book depicting the beginning of the relationship between Ellie and Percival happened as described in the book.  

In "Greens for Percival," we also meet Callie, whom Ellie calls "the mean cat" until the second book.  We also meet Jack the cat, the coolest cat in the neighborhood!   The meeting in the book between Ellie and Jack, as unusual as it could be for a meeting between a dog and a cat, happened exactly as it was depicted. While Jack may be the coolest cat in the neighborhood, Max is the quietest.

In the second book, "Finally Friends," we find Ellie and Callie settling their differences with the help of Percival and Jack.  Ellie, with some encouragement, learns to forgive and realizes things aren't always as they seem. With the help of Jack and Max, she helps Callie find a home.  

In the third book, we meet Sally.  Sally is our daughter's dog and Ellie's real-life (and fictional) best friend.  This book is based on a true story of two young girls praying for something that seems impossible...snow along the Gulf Coast on Christmas Day.  And yes, it did indeed snow on Christmas Day.  In this book, the girls are represented by Ellie and Sally.

The only animal that is truly fictional is the rabbit, Harvey, who shares a room with Ellie at the Animal Hospital.

The second project, which I just finished today, is a Family Christmas Journal.  Glen gave me a Christmas journal thirty years ago, and I still enjoy reading the entries today.  This journal is formatted to enable planning before the season begins, recording activities and occurrences during the season, and reflecting on what should stay the same and what should change in the future. I find it enjoyable to re-read the entries in my journal and relive those days of Christmas when our children were small. I am looking forward to sharing this journal with others and using it for my own family.

All books are available on Amazon.com.  The Christmas Journal has gone to publishing, but may not be available until next week.

I am also considering creating a daily devotional for women, but I am not sure what direction I will pursue with this concept.

I hope to be back to writing this next week, especially sharing with you "all things Ellie."  

Frannie Davis