November 2016
- Article on Janette Oke published in the Online Encyclopedia of Canadian Christian Leaders.
October 2016
- Blog post “Eleven Must Haves in My Toolkit” placed 3rd in the Inscribe Christian Writers Fellowship 2016 Fall Contest.
- Poem “Dangerous Secret” won 3rd place in the Inscribe Fall Contest.
September, 2016
Review of All the Light We Cannot See published in the September / October issue of Faith Today.
July & August 2016
Our summer vacation included:
- Attending the Canadian Gospel Music Celebration in Red Deer, AB.
- A meander through the Kootenay area of British Columbia.

Looking down on Nelson, B.C. (Photo © 2016 by V. Nesdoly)

Enjoying the street sculptures in Castlegar B.C. (Photo © 2016 by V. Nesdoly)

Climbing the covered stairways up the streets of Trail, B.C. (Photo © 2016 by V. Nesdoly)

Looking out over Myra Canyon, near Kelowna, B.C. (Photo © 2016 by V. Nesdoly)

One of the 18 trestles, Myra Canyon, B.C. We walked from #18 to #6. (Photo © 2016 by V. Nesdoly)

Another Myra Canyon trestle (Photo © 2016 by V. Nesdoly)

Curving Trestle – Myra Canyon, B.C. (Photo © 2016 by V. Nesdoly)
- A road trip to visit family in northern B.C.
- Giving big welcome granddaughter Abby.

Grandma with baby – August 2016.
May 2016
- Review of The Orenda published in the May / June 2016 issue of Faith Today.
April 2016
- “The Longsuffering of Old Bibles” won Honorable Mention in the Utmost Christian Writers 2016 Poetry Contest
January 2016
Three guest blogging opportunities have 2016 off to a great start!
- January 17, 2016 – Guest blogger on Novel Rocket: “Your Outpost on Entertainment Mountain.”
- January 16, 2016 – Guest post (with my grandson) on Penny Klosterman’s blog: “A Great Nephew and Great Aunt Guest Violet Nesdoly and Grandson Liam.“
- January 11, 2016 – Guest blogger on the Canadian Bible Society Blog: “The world is your (social media) field.”