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STANDING THE WATCH:
The Greatest Gift
by R. J. Brown

by Gail Evans

Woven In The Fabric Is Threaded A Ribbon of Love...

Death is a sacred and holy rite of passage, and to be there to share this most important journey of all, is a privilege, not a burden as many in first world societies believe it to be. Perhaps they see it as a burden out of fear because it goes against all that the media throws at us, encouraging us to believe in our longevity. and so, we do not prepare ourselves for our own passing, let alone the passing of a loved one.

For those who do enter the fray, and embrace this most natural and normal part of the cycle of life, we are left the richer for having the courage to go through such an experience. Such a person is R. J. Brown, STANDING THE WATCH over her father-in-law as he prepared for his sacred and holy rite of passage.

Rather than being a heavy tome, R. J.'s writing is fluid and insightful, poetic, lyrical, and uplifting in the face of a subject that many shy away from. Throughout she is honest about her thoughts and emotions, still able to maintain a sense of humor, and woven in the fabric she has threaded a ribbon of love.

If you have embraced the death of a loved one, STANDING THE WATCH will be a healing and reverberating experience. If you have not had the opportunity to embrace the death of a loved one, then this book is a must read in order to prepare yourself.

My mother died three years ago, and Rebecca's experience helped heal my wounds, her words reverberating in tune with my own watch which lasted six months. and Poppa is so like my 90 year old father-in-law, who is about to embark on this sacred and holy passage of his own that I feel as though I am reading my own story ... even though we are oceans apart

Gail Evans, South Africa, author of The Firstborn of God: Resolving the Contradictions In The Bible and Time Trials

The Books of R. J. Brown

Published April 2009.

The Dead Husband
by R. J. Brown

A Sally Sees Cozy Mystery

Cleaning up dead husbands is not in SALLY COLLIER's job description so when she finds one half-buried at the bottom of his garden, her Monday morning schedule gets seriously derailed.

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Published October 2008.

Standing The Watch
by R. J. Brown

When a prominent doctor in a Seattle hospital tells Lincoln Brown he has less than three months left to live; R. J. Brown's life changes. In the 89th year of his life, Lincoln chooses to return to his cabin in the rainforest of the Olympic Peninsula where his beloved Buddy dog awaits and where he can die at home in his bed, the way he was born, in the company of his family.

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