From a wood-heated home in the farming heartland of
Oxford County
,
Ontario
, comes this three-part family book . . . for adults and children!
Part One provides a glimpse into the lives of people in
Alberta's
Peace River District in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and of two young ladies who helped establish meeting places among them, as well as a family Bible Camp which still continues.
Part Two contains a treasure chest of tales for children! Winkie the Bear inspires children to make good choices.
Part Three distills in poetry the sweetness and depth gained by the author in more than eighty years.
Author Bio: Hazel Ellen Tayler, the youngest of three siblings, was born in
Woodstock
,
Ontario
. In childhood, Hazel was influenced by godly conversations between her parents and visiting pastors around the Sunday dinner table at Thistle Dock Farm. Hazel served as a cook at Gowan’s Home, Collingwood, for five years. Together with two friends, she founded Joy Club for children at her home church. For over ten years, Hazel served with the Canadian Sunday School Mission in
Alberta
’s Peace River District, and then taught Bible in the public schools of
Oxford
and
Brant
County
for almost 20 years…with Winkie’s help!
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