Our Books
About Us
Meet Robin & Michael
We’re Robin and Michael Cooley. Faith, family, and serving others have shaped our life together. Our books grew from real experiences—some meaningful, some difficult, and plenty that still make us laugh. Brown Dog Grace is simply a place to share those stories and the lessons God has taught us along the way.
Why Brown Dog Grace?
Brown Dog Grace began with Sig, our chocolate Lab and faithful companion. He had a way of finding his place in our stories—and eventually in our books. His memory reminds us that God often teaches us through ordinary moments, laughter, and the ones we love.
Stories from Real Life
Around here, inspiration can come from just about anywhere—a jobsite, a hunting blind, a family gathering, a quiet morning, or something that makes us laugh for days. Those ordinary moments have a funny way of becoming stories worth telling.
Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace
A 90-day devotional for the people who build, fix, repair, Create, and keep things running. Ordinary work becomes something more when we recognize God's grace right in the middle of it.
90 Days
Short daily devotions for everyday working life
NIV Scripture
Biblical encouragement paired with each devotion
For the Working World
Written for tradespeople-and anyone who sees purpose in ordinary work.
Lessons from Cowboy Country
Life in cowboy country has a way of teaching lessons nobody planned. A stubborn cow can test your patience. A missing tool can reveal what was in your hands all along. Muddy boots, broken fences, empty rain gauges, and unexpected storms can turn ordinary moments into reminders of God’s steady grace.
Thirty warm, humorous, faith-filled tales from the trail—each with a simple spiritual truth, a quiet prayer, and one thought to carry down the road.
30 TALES
Warm, humorous stories inspired by life in cowboy country
FAITH ON THE TRAIL
Every story points toward a simple spiritual truth and Scripture.
PRAYER & REFLECTION
Each tale leaves you with a quiet prayer and a thought to carry down the road.
Between the Woods and Home
Faith, family, hunting, and the lessons we find along the way. Between the Woods and Home features 40 devotions filled with real outdoor stories, humor, encouragement, and reminders that some of life’s best lessons are found in the woods—and carried home.
Faith
Biblical encouragement woven into everyday moments in the outdoors
Family
Stories of marriage, family, traditions, and time spent together.
The Outdoors
Hunting stories, humor, hard lessons, and reminders that follow us home.
A Little Christmas Grace
Christmas is beautiful, meaningful—and occasionally held together with tape. These 25 lighthearted devotions find faith, humor, and grace in tangled lights, forgotten gifts, family memories, and the joyful messiness of the season.
Faith
Simple reminders of Jesus and the grace found in the middle of the season.
Humor
Tangled lights, forgotten gifts, family mishaps-and Christmas that rarely goes as planned.
Christmas Grace
Encouragement to slow down, enjoy the moments, and find grace in both the merry and the messy.
The Power of Forgiveness
Forgiveness can be difficult, especially when the hurt runs deep. Drawing from biblical truth and personal experience, Michael Cooley Sr. helps readers face the pain of the past and discover the freedom that comes through forgiveness, healing, and faith in God.
Forgiveness
Biblical guidance for facing deep hurts and learning to let go of the past.
Healing
Encouragement for moving through pain toward emotional and spiritual healing.
Freedom
Discovering the peace and freedom that can come when forgiveness replaces bitterness.
Everyday Believer
Faith was never meant to stay inside the church walls. Everyday Believer is a practical book and study guide that encourages Christians to live out the Great Commission in everyday life—sharing their faith, serving others, and making a difference right where God has placed them.
Faith
Growing beyond simply believing to living your faith in everyday life.
Purpose
Understanding the Great Commission and the part every believer can play.
Action
Practical encouragement to share, serve, and make a difference right where god has placed you.
Coming Soon
Messengers of Hope
Grace Never Goes Out of Style
Grace Never Goes Out of Style
Coming soon from Michael S. Cooley Sr.
Grace Never Goes Out of Style
Grace Never Goes Out of Style
Grace Never Goes Out of Style
Coming soon from Robin L. Cooley