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
Captain's Log, Stardate 07.26.2009
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, email me. Not to be mean or anything, but if you don't email me or comment to update your prayer request, I'm only going to pray ONE Sunday.
I’m trying something new with my Sunday Prayer. I’m really bad about doing it on Sunday, so I’ll be updating it during the week.
Dear Lord, thank you for your grace.
I pray for complete healing for B., Malia, Cheryl, Sharon, Juanita, Lorna, Dr. Mathews, and Steve’s mom.
I also lift up any of my blog readers in need of physical, emotional, or spiritual healing and pray you will touch them.
Be with any blog readers who are out of a job or whose loved ones are unemployed. Please provide for their families and give stability.
I pray for complete healing for Becky and wisdom for her and her doctors. Support her and give her your peace.
I pray for complete healing for Stacey's mother Barb. Please help all the treatments go smoothly without too much pain or discomfort. Please let all these things lead her to you. Also, be with her brother Brian and his test results. We pray for your will.
Be with Buddy B. and help his surgery to go smoothly and quickly. Help him recover in no time.
Please help Kristin sell her house quickly and soon. I pray the secondary offer will come through and the house will be sold by next weekend.
Thank you for protecting Erin and her father. Help her to be able to get back behind the wheel again with a seasoned instructor who can teach her how to drive safely. Also, please help them to sell their house so they can buy their dream property.
Be with Sasafras to help her find a job quickly. Also please heal her horse and help her get back to 100% soon.
I lift up Honey's family to you and pray for you to help them deepen their relationships with you so you can ease their stress. Help them to fully surrender to you.
Please give complete healing to John's wife Karen. Touch her body and mind. Also give comfort to his pastor friend Gary through all the struggles he's going through.
Lay your hand over Suzy's daughter and new son-in-law. Bless their marriage and forge strong bonds between them and their new in-laws. Protect them from spiritual warfare and help them to rely completely on you.
Thank you for guiding Captain Caffeine's job direction. Please help me continue with my weight loss and running training. Please also help me and guide me as I work on my new proposals. Guide my life, open and close doors, and lead me into what you want me to do.
Amen.
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, email me. Not to be mean or anything, but if you don't email me or comment to update your prayer request, I'm only going to pray ONE Sunday.
I’m trying something new with my Sunday Prayer. I’m really bad about doing it on Sunday, so I’ll be updating it during the week.
Dear Lord, thank you for your grace.
I pray for complete healing for B., Malia, Cheryl, Sharon, Juanita, Lorna, Dr. Mathews, and Steve’s mom.
I also lift up any of my blog readers in need of physical, emotional, or spiritual healing and pray you will touch them.
Be with any blog readers who are out of a job or whose loved ones are unemployed. Please provide for their families and give stability.
I pray for complete healing for Becky and wisdom for her and her doctors. Support her and give her your peace.
I pray for complete healing for Stacey's mother Barb. Please help all the treatments go smoothly without too much pain or discomfort. Please let all these things lead her to you. Also, be with her brother Brian and his test results. We pray for your will.
Be with Buddy B. and help his surgery to go smoothly and quickly. Help him recover in no time.
Please help Kristin sell her house quickly and soon. I pray the secondary offer will come through and the house will be sold by next weekend.
Thank you for protecting Erin and her father. Help her to be able to get back behind the wheel again with a seasoned instructor who can teach her how to drive safely. Also, please help them to sell their house so they can buy their dream property.
Be with Sasafras to help her find a job quickly. Also please heal her horse and help her get back to 100% soon.
I lift up Honey's family to you and pray for you to help them deepen their relationships with you so you can ease their stress. Help them to fully surrender to you.
Please give complete healing to John's wife Karen. Touch her body and mind. Also give comfort to his pastor friend Gary through all the struggles he's going through.
Lay your hand over Suzy's daughter and new son-in-law. Bless their marriage and forge strong bonds between them and their new in-laws. Protect them from spiritual warfare and help them to rely completely on you.
Thank you for guiding Captain Caffeine's job direction. Please help me continue with my weight loss and running training. Please also help me and guide me as I work on my new proposals. Guide my life, open and close doors, and lead me into what you want me to do.
Amen.
Comments
Thanks!
MJ
Erin
Please also pray that he'll help my horse to gain back some weight she lost in the beginning of this summer.
Thanks so much for this, Camy. Sometimes, you feel a little easier asking someone you've never met but kinda know to pray for something. I know God will bless you for trying to be an example and a encouragement and help for all of us.
~Sasafras
Please pray for God to intervene in my family. Even though I live in a Christian home, several of my family don't seem to really care how their relationship with God is past the necessaries. This, and some other problems they and I are struggling with cause a lot of stress.
Thanks!
* Honey
*Honey
Thanks you so much!
Erin
Camy
However, I'm looking at starting college this fall, and my parents and I are concerned about what to do with Sas (my mare). We board her, and with me at college it would cost a lot more and I wouldn't be able to give her the attention she needs. My parents are kinda pushing me towards selling her, but I'm not sure. I love her so much, and I want to keep her, but I also want the best for her. I really need to know God's Will about this, so could you please pray that He'd show me and that I'd know without a doubt that it's from Him? And that He'll help me whatever the decision?
Thanks!
~Sasafras