Joy Totenhofer is a retired pastoral wife liv­ing in Mooroolbark, Australia. She has two children, Sharman and Wesley, and seven grandchildren. From 1975-80 she was Pub­lic Relations Officer at Sydney Adventist Hospital. She also worked seven years as an assistant editor for the Signs Publishing Company, Warburton. She enjoys garden­ing, knitting, crafts, and especially her Mal­tese Terrier, "Tuppence."

This article appeared in the North New South Wales Shepherdess, March 1994. Used with permission.—Via Shepherdess International