A New Life, New Joy in Peru
Our family has expanded again! On November 9, 2016 Joel Archer Connally was born in Curahuasi, Peru. Our new grandson weighed eight-and-a-half pounds at birth and has been growing exponentially since then. He is strong and happy, with beautiful resemblances to both...A Part of My Heart is in the Mountains of Peru
This is the text of an article I wrote for Tacoma’s News Tribune, published on July 27, 2015. Six years ago my son Brendan and his wife Erin moved to Andean Peru as missionaries, beginning a relationship with the Quechua people. Making this kind of commitment...Re-examining an American Mindset
This essay (minus the photos) was published under a different title in The News Tribune of Tacoma, February 9, 2015. In recent years two of my three sons embarked on international life journeys, and in a smaller way, so did I. My son Brendan and his wife moved to...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....
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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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