by Rhonda Hanson
Pahwoo is an unusual owl. She is pink! She wants to be an elephant, she wants to paint the Painted Desert, and she wants an elaborate funeral! Blinky the cat, Lily the goat, Dusty the pony keep her grounded. Millie the mouse cheers her on.
On May 28, 2014, Pahwoo came to life. So did my youngest granddaughter, Evie. When Evie was born, her older sister, Eliza, came to stay with Grammy and Pappy for a while, because little Evie had to spend some time in the hospital's NICU. I could tell that four-year-old Eliza was going to need some special help coping with being separated from her parents, and with all the confusion during this time.
After being at the hospital for several hours, we brought her home with us. I tucked her into bed, and laid down beside her, and we stared at the wonderful old 1957 Goodman locomotive motion lamp, for a bit. It was the same train lamp that I, as a four-year-old, used to watch at night, to fall asleep by. Then I heard myself say, "Once upon a time..."
So began the story of an odd little owl named Pahwoo, a tale that continued to unravel over many years, until it finally faded to a quiet end.
For several year, the story was only for Eliza and whenever she came to stay with Grammy and Pappy, no bedtime passed without picking up where Pahwoo had left us. Eventually, Evie became old enough to be interested in Pahwoo and her many friends: Blinky the cat, Lily the goat, Dusty the pony, Millie the mouse and so many others who came to life, as Pahwoo's adventures unfolded.
Now, those seven years have passed, and Pahwoo's many escapades have passed with them. I ignored the urging of family members to record all these stories, because I was so sure that I would never forget them. I regret that now, because Pahwoo grows fainter and fainter, in my memories.
Perhaps, though, I have gathered enough of those memories so that Pahwoo can give my grandchildren one last gift: a little book of some of her more outstanding moments with her friends.
Author of inspirational romance, including the Father series, consisting of "Father's Choice", "Father's Wings", "Father's Song", and a linked novel, "Father's Friend". Other titles include "The Master of Hawthorn Manor", "Buying the Farm", "Once Upon An Altar", "The Art of Letting Go", "Dancing to an Elegy for Eden", "The Long Goodbye", "Love Finds the Way Home", "Linger" and her children's book, "The Adventures of Pahwoo and Her Friends".
Rhonda Hanson is one of a pair of twins, the youngest of ten siblings, raised on Black Bayou in Louisiana. For much of her childhood, she lived without the luxuries of indoor plumbing and electricity and, growing up without the Internet, devices, or television, she was left to discover the exciting worlds that can only be discovered within the pages of a good book. She is a collector of vintage children's books, and is not embarrassed to admit that she will reread the same book over and over, if it makes her happy. Her own imagination began to be challenged at an early age, and she would pen practically anything and everything that fermented in her mind, much of which is sadly lost or left back in her youth, probably in some old trunk in someone's barn.Today, Rhonda is a novelist, recording artist, songwriter, musician and speaker, but her most crowning achievement is being "Grammy" to her two granddaughters. She spends her days in middle Tennessee, writing, convincing feral cats that the Hanson Hotel is open for business, bragging to anyone who will listen about her grandchildren and tearing all her Macbooks apart and rebuilding them, because of her stubborn refusal to upgrade.
Meredith Clark is as irritating as she is beautiful. She's all Joel wants. A man from her past threatens to destroy her career overnight.
Does Father have wings? The lives of Joel and Meredith continue forward into a season of intercession, and spiritual warfare that can only be survived under the protection of a loving Father.
The 3rd book in the Father series, Father's Song, weaves the final threads into this much loved tapestry. It reaches back across former years and hints at the years to come, with a bittersweet, lovely but final chord.
Father's Friend, not included in the Father Series (comprised of Father's Choice, Father's Wings, and Father's Song), is a linked novel that takes the reader back to the beginning and peels back the layers of who Meredith Clark really is.
by Rhonda Hanson
When Audra Campbell returned to the town she had lived in, after having been gone for several years, the first thing she heard was that Martin Satterfield was recently widowed, following the untimely, and suspicious death of his late wife.
by Rhonda Hanson
Barrett Webb had been told that once he bought the struggling young widow's farm, she would be homeless, but when he met the beautiful Iris Anderson and she looked into his eyes, he was prepared to offer her a solution.
by Rhonda Hanson
If anyone should be able to forgive, it should be a minister. A beautiful actress is standing in need of forgiveness, but she knows that the pastor is the last one willing to offer it to her.
"I"m not okay, God! I'm not okay!"
Was Jane Roberts dead? Her brother, a wealthy timber baron, came this small town from halfway across the country to find out. No one was going to stop him. Would Cora Hartmann be determined to challenge him, or would she become his lifeline?
by Rhonda Hanson
The farm of her childhood is gone forever. It is now a place of death and devastation. A man has purchased the farm, in order to free it from its captors. For her, his kindness is a act of respect, a funeral song. An elegy for Eden.
by Rhonda Hanson
THE LONG GOODBYE is dedicated to anyone who has ever become its victim, and who may even now be unable to move ahead without looking back. It is for those who will one day find themselves part of another's journey of transition.
by Rhonda Hanson
An abused woman's escape leads her into her protector's arms. A bereaved woman refuses to ever trust love again. When time and love join forces, a sanctuary begins to appear on the horizon for each woman, and love finds the way home.
by Rhonda Hanson
Hester discovers a fascinating old man at the Bishop farm who has an immediate and emotional reaction to her return, and who shares his wit, his wisdom, and his poetry with her, despite the apparent displeasure of his suspicious, unamused son.