Stories That Stay With You Long After the Last Page
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A Life Fully Lived. Stories Honestly Told.
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There's A Squirrel In My Kitchen!!
Laurie Janz’s memoir tells the endearing story of raising Skippy, a rescued baby squirrel. Filled with humor, affection, and creative storytelling, this book about squirrels for kids and families offers laughter, joy, and subtle lessons about caring and patience. Illustrated with personal photographs, the narrative captures everyday moments, routines, and playful antics, making it a delightful read for fans of nostalgic childhood books and anyone seeking an entertaining, heartwarming story suitable for children and adults alike.
Prepare To Die
The Summer of 1959
No phones. No internet. No video games. Just summer, neighborhood friends, scraped knees, ball games, homemade adventures, and enough mischief to keep every parent guessing. The Summer of 1959 takes readers back to a childhood when the school bell meant freedom and an entire day could be built around imagination. Robert D. Janz recreates the humor, games, friendships, small-town routines, close calls, and unforgettable trouble of growing up in another era. It is less about wishing for the past and more about remembering why those ordinary summers became impossible to forget.
Door Number One or Door Number Two?
Life gives us countless choices, but Robert D. Janz believes one matters more than all the rest. Door Number One or Door Number Two? uses the familiar idea of choosing between two doors to explore faith, temptation, right and wrong, salvation, and the direction of a person’s life. Written with directness and conviction, the book asks readers to stop standing on the fence and think seriously about where their choices are leading. It is not a complicated message. The doors are open. The decision belongs to you.
A Couple of Plain Double Cheeseburgers
Some love stories are built around grand gestures. Robert and Laurie Janz built theirs around more than four decades of ordinary life together. A Couple of Plain Double Cheeseburgers follows their journey through dating, marriage, raising a family, laughter, hard years, illness, caregiving, faith, and goodbye. At the heart of the memoir is something beautifully simple: the little rituals shared between two people can carry more meaning than anyone realizes until those moments become memories. Deeply personal and unsentimental, it is Robert’s tribute to the woman he loved and the life they created together.
Echo of the Silent Bell
Some connections disappear. Others simply grow quiet. Echo of the Silent Bell follows Robert and Laurie from childhood friendship beside a creek in Ohio through separate lives, passing decades, missed opportunities, and an unexpected chance to find one another again. The old church bell from their youth becomes a powerful symbol of everything that remained unspoken but never completely disappeared. Blending romance, memory, danger, fate, and second chances, Robert D. Janz tells a story about what can happen when two people discover that time may change almost everything except the bond they never truly left behind.
The Dog Park
For Robert D. Janz and his Goldendoodle, Bentley, the dog park becomes much more than a place to throw a ball. After the loss of Robert’s wife, Laurie, their daily trips create routine, friendship, laughter, healing, and an unexpected community of dogs and people. The Dog Park captures the personalities, habits, friendships, scuffles, memories, and quiet lessons found at Treaty Park in St. Augustine. Funny in one moment and deeply reflective in the next, the book celebrates the animals that stay beside us, the strangers who become friends, and the ordinary places that help put a life back together.
What Makes These Books Truly Special
Robert D. Janz writes about the parts of life people carry with them: the summers that shaped them, the choices that changed them, the people and animals they loved, the faith that steadied them, and the memories that refuse to disappear. Across seven very different books, he moves from childhood mischief and everyday encouragement to marriage, grief, mortality, second chances, companionship, and deeply personal reflections on what gives a life meaning. The settings and stories change, but the heart behind them does not: honest experiences, familiar emotions, simple truths, and moments readers can see pieces of their own lives in.
Stories That Earn Their Place in Your Memory
Readers connect with Robert D. Janz’s books because they feel lived-in, personal, and real.
“Easy reading and what a great idea to spread good in a troubled world! The author makes you realize how truly blessed we all are and takes note of the things we take for granted. Highly recommend reading and as a gift.” – Pagwo
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“For someone who experiences many issues with clinical depression and many ups and downs, this book always fills me up with a positive outlook on life for today’s void. It’s nice to know that words still matter and words can help you get through the day, this author has shown his version of this, with clarity and joyful interpretations for each day. Do recommend this book.” – Pagwo
Janet McCain
“I loved reading the story of how Skippy came to live with Laurie and her husband. Skippy brought such joy and delight to them. The pictures capture just a snippet of Skippy’s life with them.” – There’s A Squirrel In My Kitchen!!
Nancy Moore
“What a great place to visit! For both the owners and their dogs! 🐕 easy reading and more books should honor fallen people like Shae Burchfield! Enjoy your pet and come enjoy the park!” – The Dog Park
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