It all began a long, long time ago when an old teddy bear with a few friends sat in an old chair. This is Ted, Bluey Candy and Mark. Ted was grandmother’s teddy and he was loved and protected.
Years go by and everything changes. The stories about the magic teddies from the Collection began in 2001 and the arrival of different more stylish small bears altered the atmosphere in the house on the hill where they all would someday permanently live.
Animals and children through the years will grow up, relocate, and the scene in the Lounge Room will undergo many changes.
The cycle of human existence continued its journey but in the realm of imagination and love, stories in the invisible both magic and in the Spirit of an eternal God, still go on unchanging.
This new project is about children and my heart’s longing for them to grow up with rich imaginations and a value for faith and LOVE in its fullness.
I m a wife, mother and grandmother. I have always enjoyed writing even from an early age. My book Beyond the Ashes has been written as a labour of love. All the characters are real to me and their story needed to be told. As a Christian my desire is to write General Fiction stories about real people but Hope and a desire for 'better' will always be part of the journey. I have had several short stories published over the years and moderate success in writing competitions.
I realized as I was thinking today (30/01/15) that perhaps I should add here that I have had life experiences of many valley times but also many mountain top experiences. I can understand and be beside anyone who finds their life in tatters because I have 'been' there. Of course as I have got older as well there have been the added sorrows of losing not only older family members but also one by one finding the dearest of friends and the ones of greatest support and care also dying. On the site of rich mountains has been my certainty of the value of marriage and how grateful I am that after loss and sadness I made a happy and long-lasting marriage commitment. The one who was my best friend back then is still my best friend 45 years later. Beyond the Ashes touches upon the POWER of LOVE when folk can forget about their own personal 'feelings' and reach out in LOVE to a desperate and broken person.
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Stories from the magic TEDDY BEAR COLLECTION 