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「戌年」連載小説 第8章

キャミー・タング著「戌年」連載小説 プロのドッグトレーナーであるマリ・ムトウは、厄年を迎えている。 犬小屋と訓練所の改築をしながら、いつも不服そうにしている家族と同居することになった。母と姉に言わせれば、犬の毛とよだれかけにまみれる仕事は、家族にとって恥ずべきものだという。彼女は元カレを説得し、数ヶ月間犬を預かってもらうことにした。しかし、彼の兄は、数週間前に彼女が誤って車に追突した、怒り狂ったセキュリティ専門家であることが判明する。 アシュウィン・ケイトウは十分な問題を抱えている。叔母が玄関先に現れ、同居を希望している。彼は彼女にすべてを借りているので、断ることができません。母親が家を出て行った後、ネルおばさんはアシュウィンと弟を引き取り、愛のあるキリスト教の家庭で育てた。しかも、弟のダスティもアパートを追い出され、居場所を求めている。しかし、彼は犬を飼っている。そして、その犬の飼い主は誰だと思いますか? しかし、旧友でオアフ島のノースショアでデイスパを経営する私立探偵のエディサ・ゲレロから依頼を受ける。マリの施設で奇妙な破壊行為があり、3年前に失踪したエディサの妹の財布を発見する。エディサはマリが危険な目に遭っているのではと心配する。警備の専門家であるアシュウィンがすでにマリを知っていることを知ったエディサは、忙しい若い女性を密かに監視することを彼に依頼する。 アシュウィンは、活発でのんびりとしたドッグトレーナーに不本意ながら惹かれていく。彼女は、幸せそうな母親を思い出させる。その母親の裏切りによって、彼は人と距離を置くようになったのだ。マリは、アシュウィンの冷たい外見を見抜き、彼が家族に忠実な男であることを認める。彼は、彼女のキャリア選択を批判するだけの母親や姉とは違う。 マリのバラバラな家庭とアシュウィンのバラバラな家庭の中で、過去を隠そうとする人たちから、彼らの周りに危険が迫ってくるようになる。彼らは、影で動く秘密に光を当てることができるのか? 過去に発表されたパートへのリンクはこちら。 *** 第8章 - 恐ろしくも真っ白な不動産書類 『みんな仲良くできないのかな?』 マリは無用に力を込めて箱に本を投げ入れた。最近、なぜ彼女は人生の中で全員と言い争いをしているのだろう?もしかすると、これは本当に悪いアイデア

Sunday Prayer

Captain’s Log, Stardate 10.01.2006

Leave any prayer requests in the comments and I’ll be praying this week. You don’t have to be Christian to leave a prayer request. If you’d rather not advertise to everyone on the blogosphere, just leave an unspoken prayer request or e-mail me. If I forgot your prayer request, e-mail me. Not to be mean or anything, but if you don't e-mail me or comment to update your prayer request, I'm only going to pray 3 Sundays.
Lord, thank you for this chance to pray again. It’s been too long since I was able to do this.

Lord, I pray for favor for Case with the sentencing judge. Please be glorified in all this somehow. Give the family everything they need.

I pray for healing for Colleen’s mom and a quick recovery. Thank you that she seems okay now.

I lift up Jaen and her family to you. Please provide for them and keep them safe in your arms.

Give Gail and Bob all they need right now. Be glorified in everything. Comfort them and help them.

Help Heather as she comes down from the conference. Bless her time with Robin. Reveal to her things she needs to know.

I lift up Pammer and pray for strength, hope, and joy. I dreamed about her last night. Cradle her in your wings and give her peace.

I pray you will knit Cheryl’s bones together quickly and completely. I pray for healing for her. Please also help her in her revisions.

Give Dineen wisdom in her writing, her family, her church. Thank you for her new graphic design business and continue to give her success.

Give Ronie your peace and wisdom about her writing. Lead and guide her the way you want her to go.

Help Ron’s back heal completely and help him in his writing.

Help Sharon H. be filled with your spirit. Give her all she needs to write for you.

Provide for Kelli S. and shower her with blessings, with peace, with gifts she can give to others.

I pray you will guide Sarah S.’s projects to the right house(s). Provide for her and give her your creativity, your ideas, so that her writing can bring you glory.

I pray for healing for Gina C.’s son.

Continue to watch over ChristianFictionQueen. Protect her from spiritual warfare and continue to speak to her, using her for your purposes, giving her more of your spirit.

I pray for complete healing of Malia’s back and knee. Please help everything work out for her good with the doctors, insurance company, etc. Give her your strength and assurance that you are taking care of her.

Help all the SAYSFers hear back soon about their manuscript submissions. I also pray for physical healing and health for them all.

Thank you that Missy's dad's prognosis was good. I pray that the surgery this Thursday goes smoothly and quickly and that they get rid of all the cancer. Please heal him quickly and completely, Lord.

Be with Tina at her work. I pray the changes won’t jeopardize her job or anything important. Give her your strength and peace through this.

Give Dream the wisdom and strength for all the stuff she has to deal with right now. Thank you for being with her even now and using it all for her writing and for your glory.

Be with Mary D. and her team. Rejuvenate her, give her strength. Drop the cooling touch of your spirit in her heart.

Give Lynette all she needs for her writing.

Give Lily the strength and grace to stay sober this week. Protect her from spiritual warfare and strengthen her with your word.

I pray for your choice of publisher for Judy’s work and that you will give her wisdom about it all.

Help Brittanie get back into a schedule of reading your word everyday and praying more to you. Help her to rekindle her relationship with you. And please help her to find a job closer to her home.

Thank you for continuing to open Diana D.'s heart to you. Help her to be open to your guidance and not be distracted. I pray for complete and quick healing of her ankle. Open her even more to your love and forgiveness and allow her to spread this love lavishly on the people around her.

Please help Randy I. and his family find the right house, and I pray the sale of their other house goes smoothly and quickly.

Help Sigrun's friend's husband have the strength to put his dog down and alleviate its suffering. Continue to help Sigrun with her physical aches and pains, and also help her heart to know your love and share it with everyone around her.

I lift up Pajama Mama’s struggle to you. Please give her the friends she needs. Only you know who she needs. Ease the ache in her heart. Help her to see you in someone else and be comforted by it.

I lift up Mir and her allergies and aches and pains. Please heal her by your power, Father. Continue to give her all she needs to do your will.

I lift up Gina H. and ask for your protection over her. Give her your love and strength. I pray for the right house and the right editor for her manuscript.

Thank you for the chance to finally meet Ane at the conference. I lift up her writing to you and ask you to keep your hand over her career.

Give Paula M. all she needs in the coming months to stand strong for you, to fill her well with your power, to depend solely upon you. Give her fierceness and joy in all she does.

I lift up my friend Megan D. to you and ask for your help in all her writing, her job, and other things in her life. Give her balance and peace.

Continue to watch over Donna F. and give her your joy, your peace, your love to shower on everyone around her.

I pray for you love and refreshment over Mair.

I pray for strength and peace for Angie P. and Pattie. It was so nice seeing Angie this weekend. Keep both of them in your hands. I pray for complete healing for Pattie.

I pray for complete healing for Synner’s dad. Give her all she needs to serve you faithfully. Give her joy in her writing.

I lift up Angie B.’s daughter and pray she’s recovering smoothly. I also lift up her stepmother and pray everything is working out with her.

I lift up Narelle and her husband in their moving. Cover them with your spirit and guide them where you want them to go, what you want them to do.

I lift up Patricia W.’s friend Crystal and her two children. Please continue to watch over them.

Help GeorgianaD find the right crit partners. Continue to bless her writing.

Please heal Jeanne D.’s daughter Grace from her RA if it’s your will. Cover the family with your presence, wisdom, strength.

I pray for complete and quick healing for Katie H.’s brother’s shoulder.

Be with Gina W. during her pregnancy. Lay your hand over her. Help her to feel strong and energized. Give her strength.

Help Angie A. in her writing so that she can continue to write in your will.

Give Winter strength and peace during this deployment. You know what she needs, Lord.

I pray for complete healing for Sarasermon’s mom.

Be with Audra S. in her friendships, her family, and her writing. Help Bob to open his eyes to your truth.

I lift up LaShaunda and pray for a smooth pregnancy for her. Let this child be your light.

Help Mama Rose’s daughter heal completely.

Continue to give Connie S. the strength she needs, and help her to give your comfort to others.

I pray Kristin’s husband got a good job. Give him all he needs to transition smoothly. Help Kristin to know your will in terms of her family and her writing. I pray the recent sale of her publisher doesn’t cause any type of unpleasantness.

Be with Vicki G. in all she has going on in her life. I pray for a good surgery for Mr. G. and complete healing. Help everything to go smoothly.

Be with Heather and Emma Grace and give them both strength and peace.

Give a special dose of grace and strength to my friends married to non-believers.

Deliver your persecuted church.

Please help me to finish my revisions on time, Lord. Give me wisdom and motivation when it gets tough. Help me to finish everything that needs to be done. And humble me, Lord, so that I can serve you better.

Update: Be with Rachelle in her writing. Heck, be with us both. Help us to give our stress and our writing up to you.

Update: I pray for your will in Cathy’s writing. Thanks for the opportunity to see her this weekend. Help her to give this up to you.

We rest ourselves in your hands. Amen.

Comments

Rachelle said…
Wow, Camy, that's a lotta prayin'. Maybe you could ask God to just read your blog so you'll have more time for your REWRITES!

Tee hee, just my playful way of buggin' ya.

I'll be lifting up prayer for your writing. You do the same for mine, okay? Love ya!
Catherine West said…
Hey Camy! Praying you had a great visit with your folks. Please continue to pray for God's will in my writing. I am feeling great after conference, but again, I just want this to be His thing, not mine.
Thanks!
Cath
Camy, you so freaking rock. I love you, you know that? Thank you for your prayers for me. Praying for you too!
Thank you for your prayer Camy- Emma has been discharged from the hospital and is home now. Today marks 5 years since she first received her heart transplant. Please pray for the Donors Family- they lost a beautiful little girl 5 years ago, and still had the courage to give my daughter the gift of life.

Thank you Camy.
Heather
Anonymous said…
Thank you for including me in your prayers, Camy. I feel so blessed.

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