Looking at the Unseen: My Guide Dog Journey
Ostergaard shares her wisdom in obtaining a guide dog, and the greater metaphor
New Xulon Title is a Refreshing Perspective on Letting God Lead
Ostergaard shares her wisdom in obtaining a guide dog, and the greater metaphor
2014-05-01
MAITLAND, FL— In her new book, Looking
at the Unseen: My Guide Dog Journey ($14.99, paperback, 9781628397376; $7.99, e-book, 9781628397383) Olivia Ostergaard
draws a clever analogy on her guide dog experience, and the believer’s faith
walk. She emphasizes
that everything in life is temporal, however, it takes “eyes of faith to
navigate” whatever situations arise. According to the author, by trusting God’s
Word, and by obeying His precepts and principles, the Lord will lead and guide believers
in unfathomable ways.
“We need to rely on God’s guidance, through prayer and seeking His will, which seems difficult at times,” states the author. “God sees what’s in front of us, even though we can’t, and that’s looking at life through the eternal, or unseen perspective.”
Being that author, Olivia Ostergaard, is in fact a blind person, she holds the authority to speak on the topics of obtaining a guide dog, as well as orientation and mobility—the tools for success in independence as a blind person. She has been a guide dog user for the past eight years, retiring her first in 2008, and obtaining her current dog, Fenway, in 2009. The author is a wife and mother, married for twenty-five years, to her husband, Jim. They have one son, James. She holds two B.A. degrees, in three majors—B.A. in psychology from Cal Baptist University, and a second B.A. from Cal State Bakersfield in fine arts, emphasizing in vocal music/English. Olivia has been an advocate for the blind in several organizations: locally, statewide, and nationally.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 12,000 titles published to date. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet and magazine publishing. Retailers may order Looking at the Unseen: My Guide Dog Journey through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. The book is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.