Tag: family
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Unexpected Family – Unexpected Blessings
God takes our plans and orchestrates unexpected adventure and discovery. For us, He brought us extended family members and unexpected blessings. God’s plans are amazing and beyond what we could ever expect.
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The lyre and the lambs … A review
Sydney Avey’s sequel to The Sheepwalker’s Daughter masterfully walks the reader through the winding path of relationships, faith, and discovery. Set in the sixties, tradition clashes with modernity in one neighborhood. Difference erupted in opposition. Dee’s mother’s home burned to the ground in The Sheepwalker’s Daughter. Tradition burned. Dee’s daughter, Valerie, built a modern…
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Do you call God Daddy?
Daddy found his artistic abilities in his retirement. But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive…
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The Sheep Walker’s Daughter … A reflection upon choices
Loss, secrets, history, meaning, and spirituality. The Sheep Walker’s Daughter intertwines Basque history, the landscape of Northern and Central California, and the Basque region of Spain. Sydney Avey weaves gold and silver threads of mothers and daughters into a family tree, a tapestry of the Tree of Life. Dee seemed to be on auto-pilot until…