Just This Side of Heaven

by Timothy Glass, Cathy Perry Glass (Foreword by)

Overview

Just This Side of Heaven is gripping story of love and devotion between human and pet. A heartwarming journey about Penny the beagle whose life managed to touch so many people both on the pages of the Sleepytown Beagles Series and in person. This story will grab your heart from the first page and have you laughing and crying until the last. This little beagle taught the meaning of love and life to a family she loved!(Large Print Edition)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780981706733
Publisher:	Platinum Paw Press
Publication date:	07/08/2008
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.45(d)
Age Range:	15 Years

About the Author

Timothy Glass was born in Pennsylvania but grew up in Central New Mexico. Tim graduated from the University of New Mexico. He later spent some time in New England and now lives in Port Orange, Florida.

Glass is an award winning author, illustrator, cartoonist, and writing instructor. Tim has worked as a ghostwriter and a story consultant. Glass started his writing career as a journalist under the pen name of C. Stewart. He has written and published more than 300 nonfiction articles nationally and internationally for the health and fitness industry. Glass worked as a regular contributing writer for several New York-based magazines.

Until the magazine's retirement in the late 1990's, Tim was a freelance journalist for It's a Wrap magazine, a New Mexico entertainment quarterly.

Tim learned early on in his career that he wanted to touch the lives of his readers with his writing. Tim's best selling nonfiction book, Just This Side of Heaven, has helped readers the world over with its healing message.

Glass is currently working on several writing projects, both fiction and nonfiction, including his Sleepytown Beagles children's book and cartoon series. The Sleepytown Beagles cartoons have been featured around the world.

Tim enjoys the company of his wife, Cathy, and his tri-colored beagles. He is a member of the Author's Guild of America, Author's League of America, and a past member of Southwest Writers and IEEE Computer Society.

Table of Contents

Foreword i

Beaglehood xi

Just This Side of Heaven 1

Our Story 2

Pick a State, Any State 9

Bound for New Mexico 21

Penny and Panda 29

Prairie Dogs, Jaws, and Thunderstorms 33

The Our House 40

Here Comes the Beagle, I Mean, Bride 44

Beagle Partners in Crime 51

Every Beagle Has a Season 65

Sleepytown Beagles 72

The Pattern 83

Furkids Amongst Us 89

Trip of Hope 98

Road Trip 101

October 18th 112

It’s Time to Go 116

Contents

Penny’s Journey 123

The Dash 129

The Unexplained 133

Day by Day 139

Thoughts of Guilt 147

Shadows and Memories 151

Epilogue 153

Editorial Reviews

Tim's words echo what we certainly know. Our pets teach us much, love so deeply and are missed beyond words.

Ann Beyke, M.A., LPC - Pet Loss and Bereavement Counselor

A heartwarming, true story of loyalty, love, courage and renewal. Just This Side of Heaven is a healing journey for all ages of a bond that transcends the differences between people and their companions, taking readers to a deeper level where all beings live, and die, as one.

Dr. Mark A. Arcuri - Transformational Life Guide

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