Rory Connally: 60 Full, Productive, Generous Years
On February 16, 2015, my husband turned 60. (I am soon to follow, but we won’t go there now.) He is a wonderful man–kind, trustworthy, understanding, able to laugh and to forgive. On the afternoon of his birthday, his partners and employees at his...To Peru With Love: A Visit to Lima with Brendan, Erin and Oliver
My son Brendan and his wife Erin are missionaries in Peru. They live high in the Andes Mountains in the town of Abancay with their little boy, Oliver. Abancay by no means easy to get to from the Seattle airport, but my husband Rory and I visit as often as we can....Rory Evans Connally, the New Edition of a Wonderful Classic
It’s been a long time since I wrote on this blog! But with this entry I have something wonderful to report: a new life. On November 20, my grandson Rory Evans Connally was born at 6:36 a.m., weighing in at 9 lb. His parents are my youngest son, Kevin, and his...Andean Life Outside Machu Picchu: My Growing Affection for Abancay, Peru
My husband and I recently spent about a week-and-a-half in in Abancay, Peru, visiting our son Brendan, daughter-in-law Erin and new grandson Oliver. We travel to Peru about once a year these days because Brendan and Erin live there as missionaries, high in the Andean...
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I am a writer who loves good music and good stories. It’s been my privilege to combine these loves by writing fiction that honors the creation of beauty, even in the bleakest of circumstances, through the creation of music. Writing has also led me to a deep interest in the recent history of central and eastern Europe.
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