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Books Books – I Read – I Read – And I Wrote the Novel – Buddy for David – Key Words – Crime – Family – Hope – Despair – Adventure – Boy – Dog – Ex Convicts – Love – Courage – Victory – Rich in Action Scenes and Dialogue – Movie to Be –
Boy David Anderod Canine Friend Buddy Unexpected Unwelcome Traumatic Event Family in Distress Bart and Kepper – Child Abduction – Simple Prayer of Captive Boy David Three Days in the lives of David, his family, his captors, law enforcement officers, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Buddy for David, Novel
Tagged Action Scenes, Adventure, Author, Boy, Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Crime, Despair, Dialogue, Dog, Ex Convicts, Family, Hope, Movie to be, Novel
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What Genre Do You Read – I Like Suspense – I Read Suspense – I Write Suspense – Buddy for David – Suspense –
Novel: Buddy for David – Having a child go missing would be any parent’s worst nightmare. Yet, this is what happened to the Anderod family on a clear day in July, 1994. Their eight-year-old son David disappeared. The same day … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Books, Buddy for David
Tagged Author, Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Faith, Hope, kidnapping, Mystery, Novel, parents, Pyrenees, Rachel, Reading, Suspense, Young Adult, Young David
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Things We See Are Temporal – Things Not Seen Are Eternal – What Things Cannot Be Seen – Love – Faith – Kindness – Hope and Truth – Mercy – Faith – Wind – Virtue – Character and Goodness – Health – Prayer – Life –
2 Corinthians 4:18 – The Bible (KJV) – While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Eternal, Faith, God's Word, Hope, Invisible, Kindness, Life, love, Temporal, Termporary, Things Seen, Things unseen, Truth, Wind, Words
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When Deep Disappointment Plunges Its Stinger in Your Soul … Don’t Doubt Your Savior’s Love – Trust and Believe – Speak Hope – Trouble Is Temporary – Love Is Eternal – Jesus Saves –
Holding onto hope – My hope was crushed – How did it happen – How could my world Collapse – Looking for one to blame – I blamed the Innocent One – Where was His help – I thought – I’d been taught Jesus saves… Condemnation … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Affliction, Condemnation, Disappointment, Doubt, Fire, God's Love, Guilt, Hope, Jesus, Jesus Saves, love, Love of God, Savior's Love, The Bible, Trouble
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Clouds or Not – Sun Rises – God’s Mercies Are New Every Morning – There Is Hope in the Darkest Night – The Sun Will Rise – Know that You Know – God LOVES You – Look Up – Jesus Is Lord –
Though troubles abound And your future seems Impossible – Remember who you are – The righteousness of God in Christ – You are His workmanship – You are His Beloved – You are seated with Him in heavenly places – Our Father … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Beloved, Calvary, Carol Ann Hoel, faith in god, Heavenly places, Hope, Jesus, Jesus is Lord, Love of God, Mercies of God, Mercy, Provision, Step of Faith, Sunrise, The Bible
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What Can Take Away the Hurt of Yesterday
What can take away the hurt of yesterday – An everlasting blessed tomorrow – Sing praises to the Lord Who has not left us In our sorrow – Who bore our Pain and sicknesses – Who won for us a Bright future and a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged blessing, Bright Future, Grafted in -, Heritage, Hope, Hurt, Hurt of Yesterday, Isaiah 54, Israel, Living Hope, praises to the Lord, Prophecy, Righteousness, Tomorrow, Yesterday
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Mid-October Sunrise in Arizona – Blessings to All – Sunrise – Sunset – Sunrise – Sunset – The Lord God Is Faithful –
Just a hint of dark cloud surrounded by light and beauty. Look at the expanse of sky and the size of trouble. Our God is always bigger than our troubles. We are blessed.
Posted in Memoir, Photos, Thought
Tagged Beauty, blessing, Clouds, Faithful God, God, God Almighty, Hope, Light, LORD God, Sunrise, Trouble, Troubles Small
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I Am Learning – Seeing Some Scripture from a Different Perspective – Holy Spirit Says Yes – Yes to Promises of God – Yes to His Desire to Bless People – Yes to Healing – No to Sickness – Yes to Prosperity – No to Poverty – Yes to Grace – No to Condemnation – Some Clarification to Prevent Misunderstanding –
During my season as caregiver to my late husband, from the time Alzheimer’s disease attacked him until he went to be with The Lord, I was unable to attend church services. I listened online to my own church and many … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Scripture, Casting out demons, Christians, Different Perspective, Early church, Healing people, Hope, Love of God, New Covenant of Grace, Old Covenant of Law, Raising the dead, signs and wonders, Sin will hurt you, Teaching the Word, Telling the Gospel
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Home – Where Life Happens – Beginnings – the Middle – And Endings – Memories Are Made at Home –
Home is where life happens. Family, pets, the good stuff we talked about with one another and the stuff we tried to forget, it mostly happened at home. The days we remember about the people we love we frame in … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Thought
Tagged Believing, days we remember, Family, Forget, Home, Hope, Laughter, Life Happens, Memories, people we love, Pets, Silly stuff, stuff we tried to forget, times we cried, Together again
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Wait for God – The Rock of Our Salvation – He Is Our Defense – The Rock of Our Strength – Our Refuge Is in God –
Psalms 62:5-7 – The Bible (KJV) – My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Carol Ann Hoel, Expectation, God, Hope, Hope in God, Jesus, My Defense, My Rock, My Salvation, Psalms, Psalms 62, Psalms 62:5-7, Rock of my Salvation, Rock of my Strength, The Rock, Wait on God
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Hear the Good News – Believe the Good News – Be Happy for the Rest of Your Life –
Do you want to be happy for the rest of your life – Perceive and believe the Good News – There is no more condemnation – Know the Truth And the Truth will Make you free – Happiness chases the … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Carol Ann Hoel, Condemnation, Good News, Gospel, Hope, Jesus Christ, Joy, Know the Truth, Receive, Redeemer, Righteousness, Troubles, Troubles Come, Truth Will Make You Free
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Jesus – You Cherish Me
Prelude to poem: Remember the song we sang as children: Jesus loves me; this I know; for the Bible tells me so. Yes, Jesus loves me; the Bible tells me so. And so it does tell us so (John 3:16). … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Poetry, Thought
Tagged abundant grace, Almighty God, Believer, Calvary, cherish me, Children, Fail, Forgiven, Free, Hope, Jesus, Lamb of God, Mistake, Redemption, Regret
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Buddy for David – Danger and Destiny – Faith and Hope
The time has come, and Buddy for David is on its way to print. As the creator of the characters in this story, I cannot wait to see them come to life on the printed page. Two main characters are an … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Book Review, Buddy for David, Novel
Tagged Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Christian, Danger, Faith, Great White Pyrenees, Hope, human trafficking, Mystery, Novel, Rescue, Tragedy, Triumph, Unforgettable, Young Adult
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Upcoming Novel – Release by End of This Year
Although Buddy for David (proposed title) stars a Great White Pyrenees, the book is not about a dog. It’s about a boy and his family. It’s about two lawless men that plan to enrich themselves by selling innocent eight-year-old David. It’s about … Continue reading
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Tagged A boy and his dog, Boy, boy and girl, boy and his dog, brother and sister, Buddy, Buddy for David, conclusion, criminals, David, David's world, deputies, Disaster, Dog, eight-year-old, face of disaster, Faith, Father, Fear, five-year-old, Girl, Grandmother, Great White Pyrenees, Hope, human trafficking, innocent, kidnapped, kidnappers, kidnapping, Law enforcement officers, lawless men, love, Mother, officers, Pyrenees, saga, strangers, two young women, Victory, White dog, World, young women
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Two Lives Entwined
Two lives entwined – The younger And the elder – Forever friends – For one believed For the life Of the other – The elder for The younger – Forever two lives Entwined by Love – Defined By necessity of … Continue reading
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Tagged by love, Defined, defined by necessity, Eagle, elder, Faith, favorite dish, Forever, Friends, friends forever, Fun, God, Hope, Hope in the Lord, isaiah 40 31, Jesus, kidneys, last conversation, Laughter, Life, life of the other, Lord, love, necessity, One believed, Other, Pray, prayed, Prayer, Savior, soar, soars, Spirit, spirit soars, sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day dinner, the elder, the younger, toxicity, turkey, two, Two Lives, Two lives entwined, virus, walking with Jesus, wings like eagles, younger
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This Trouble Too Shall Pass
The One that died for me And you – The Faithful One So true – I’m counting now On you – Jesus My heart is broke in two – Such pain You bore for us – You do Care – … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Bible Verses, Memoir, Poetry
Tagged 23rd Psalm, Bore for us, Broken Heart, Care, Clinging, Counting on You, Faithful One, Fear, Fear No Evil, God, Good Gifts, Grief, Heart is Broke, Heaven, Hope, I know you care, Jesus, Keeping me Safe, Knowing, Lead me, Lord, One that died, Pass, Psalm 23, Rest in Peace, Safe, Such Pain, Tear, The Hope, This too shall pass, This trouble too shall pass, Thou art with me, Through the Valley, Trouble, Trusting, Valley, Valley of the Shadow of Death, Wait, Will Come, You Are With Me
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Land of Celebration
One month more than a year ago Our lives drastically changed From our lighthearted communication To your silence and helplessness – From our choice to a one-way street – No turning back No turning back You were my inspiration then … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, ascending, Celebration, Change, Choice, Communication, declining, Distance between us, Drastic change, Ever Hoping, Ever Trusting, Helplessness, Holding Hands, Hope, Hoping, Illness, Land of Celebration, Living One Day at a Time, Meet again, My Inspiration, No Turning Back, One Day, One-way Street, Quiet, Safe, Separation, Separation forgotten, Shadow, Silence, Sleep, sleep deeply, Trust, Trusting, Valley, Valley of the Shadow
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No Matter How Rich or Poor We Are
LORD – You give us hope and comfort Trial and strength together sent Tears blend with blood and sweat But it’s not over yet Some new adventure awaits us Though it may not be much fun There’ll be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Blood, Comfort, Hope, Hope and Comfort, It's Not Over Yet, Joyful, Joyful End, Joyful Ending, New Adventure, Not fun, Poor, Rich, Rich or Poor, Strength, Sweat, Tears, Tears Blend with Blood and Sweat, Tests, The Best Is Yet, Trial, Trial and Strength Together, Trophies, Trophies or Tests, When All the Work is Done, Work Is Done, Worth of Life
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The LORD Is My Portion – I Will Hope in Him
Lamentations 3:22-26 – It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I hope … Continue reading
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Tagged Compassions, Faithfulness, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, Hope, Hope in the Lord, Lamentations 3, LORD is good, LORD's Mercies, Mercies New Every Morning, Mercy LORD, Quietly Wait, Quietly Wait for Salvation of the LORD, Salvation, Salvation of the LORD, The LORD is My Portion
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