Gus the Guardian · By Andrew Richards
Family adventures.
Heavenly nerves.
A devoted guardian. An adventurous boy. A family with a remarkable talent for keeping Heaven busy.
Buy the book on Amazon ↗Read a free sampleFamily humor, nostalgic adventures and a thread of faith.
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Three brothers, one watchful Rottweiler, and a guardian with plenty to say. Start here.
Family Adventures
Growing Up Together: The Richards Brothers and the Humor of Family Life
A dinner bell, piano lessons and three distinct personalities: meet Andy, Dudley and Lewis through the affectionate humor of ordinary family life.
By Andrew Richards
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Dogs & Mädchen
Meet Mädchen: The Rottweiler Who Became Part of Gus’s World
Meet the watchful Rottweiler who joins Andy’s family—a warm, spoiler-light introduction to her personality and her place in Gus’s world.
By Andrew Richards
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Family Adventures
The Richards brothers, everyday family life and the humor that keeps Gus busy.
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Get to know Mädchen and her place in the Richards family. A good place to begin exploring the dogs in Gus’s world.
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Meet Gus
Protect. Guide.
Try not to panic.
Gus the Guardian is a heartwarming and humorous story about family, faith, childhood adventures, and the angel trying desperately to survive all of them.
From bicycles and tree forts to snowstorms, swings, dogs and near-disasters, protecting a family is rarely graceful—but always worth it.
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The book
Some stories entertain you.
Some remind you what matters.
Earthly adventures and heavenly conversations bring laughter, nostalgia and hope to a world that feels deeply human.
Discover Gus the Guardian by Andrew Richards, or read the opening before you choose.
Your first Gus moment
First day on Earth.
Not his smoothest arrival.
He tumbled head over heels through the clouds, wings flapping wildly in all the wrong directions. His halo spun off like a runaway hubcap, glittering somewhere above him.
From the author’s manuscript, Chapter 1.
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Daily Gus
One more story
Open this Gus-ism →: One more story
“Heaven gave me wings. The children gave me one more bedtime story. Six times.”
Gus · Original Gus-ism by Andrew Richards
Gus-isms
Heavenly patience.
Occasionally tested.
Faith and a fast tackle
“Some miracles happen because of faith. Others happen because your guardian angel tackled a child before the gasoline met the bonfire.”
— Gus · From the original website
The speed of impact
“Children think guardian angels stop danger. Most days we just reduce the speed of impact.”
— Gus · From the original website
A little common sense
“God created guardian angels because apparently “common sense” wasn’t going to be enough.”
— Gus · From the original website
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