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  • Royal Animal Refuge Reads ‘Faith’

    A wonderful friend of mine, Amy, rescued her dog from Royal Animal Refuge in Tyrone, Georgia. https://www.royalanimalrefuge.org. She sent me a Facebook post about a precious dog named Faith who was suffering from skin problems and who some people would consider ‘ugly’. Faith inspired me to send a box of Faith, the Ugly Dog books… Read more

  • Come and visit me at the “Authors and Autographs” Event September 30 – October 2, 2016

    I welcome you to my booth at the “Authors and Autographs” event as part of the Everett Home Show on Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2, 2016 at the Xfinity Arena in Everett, Washington. Stop by for a visit and bring the kids! I will have free candy (parental permission required, of course), a… Read more

  • Faith places #4 in 2015 KING5 Best of Western Washington Ugliest Dog Contest

    Awww. Sweet Faith placed #4 in the 2015 KING5 Best of Western Washington Ugliest Dog contest. Thanks to everyone who voted for Faith. Remember, “It doesn’t matter if you’re ugly on the outside as long as you are pretty on the inside”. Faith, you are missed every day. View the results Faith places #4 in… Read more

  • My first trade show was a success!

    I am grateful that participation in my first trade show was a success. I made a lot of sales and connected with a number of parents and teachers who want to schedule a reading of “Faith, the Ugly Dog” at elementary schools. I’m more excited about the school readings than the sales, since they will… Read more

  • My first trade show! Having fun promoting “Faith, the Ugly Dog”

    I attended my first-ever trade show this weekend where I had the opportunity to promote my book. I enjoyed meeting many kind people and fellow exhibitors while spreading Faith’s positive messages. Sales were a bit slow the first day, but picked up steam on day two. I think I’m more excited about the relationships I… Read more

  • Photo Book Video of Faith with “Never Fear” Theme Song

    I created a photo book video for the upcoming “Authors & Autographs” event at the Everett Home Show. It features many of my favorite photos of sweet Faith and includes the theme song “Never Fear”, sung by my talented brother Gregg Jones. Enjoy the video here: Faith, the Ugly Dog Photo Book Video. Read more

  • Come and visit me at the “Authors and Autographs” Event September 25-27, 2015

    I welcome you to my booth at the “Authors and Autographs” event as part of the Everett Home & Garden Show on Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the Xfinity Arena in Everett, Washington. Stop by for a visit and bring the kids! I will have free candy (parental permission required, of… Read more

  • Sharing Faith’s story with the children at St. Patrick School in Tacoma

    I am grateful to have been asked to share Faith’s story with the kindergarten and first and second grade students at St. Patrick School in Tacoma. The children were so well-behaved and so smart. They asked a lot of good questions and when asked what they learned from the story, they responded “It doesn’t matter… Read more

  • The inspiration for writing my book, Faith, the Ugly Dog

    The inspiration for the book, Faith, the Ugly Dog, was my rescue dog Faith, an eight-year-old Jack Russell Terrier with the canine autoimmune skin disease, pemphigus. The disease left Faith with no hair on her head, tail and ankles. I met Faith at an adoption event at PetSmart when I was working part-time as a… Read more

  • Testimonials

    I am immensely grateful to all of my friends who offered to read the manuscript of Faith, the Ugly Dog prior to publishing the book. Their heartfelt comments are much appreciated and I love that they come directly from the heart. I’m sharing some of them here: “I love the message your book offers. Faith displays… Read more