Fly Like an Angel - Debbie Bewley - A Short Summary & Review

 Fly Like an Angel: A True Story of Life, Faith, and Compassion - Debbie Bewley - A Short Summary & Review

By: a.d. elliott | Take the Back Roads - Art and Other Odd Adventures

A Rite of Fancy Book Recommendation and Review

Buddy Fly's vignettes on life, love, and his faith.

A short summary:

Fly Like an Angel is a collection of intimate vignettes drawn from the life of Buddy Fly, stories that reflect a deeply lived faith, a strong moral compass, and a quiet attentiveness to the moments that shape a soul. Told with warmth and simplicity, these reflections move through love, loss, service, and conviction, offering a portrait of a life guided less by ambition than by integrity. Each vignette reads like a pause on the road, inviting the reader to consider how everyday choices, humility, and faith quietly leave a lasting mark.

My favorite quote from the book:

"Sometimes, after you make your point, you got to know when to just keep your head down and keep doing what you think is right."

-Buddy Fly, Fly Like an Angel

Questions to ponder while reading:

How do you help others?

What do you dream about?

My review:

This book feels like sitting down with someone who has lived fully and honestly, and is willing to share what that life has taught them. The stories are deeply moving without being sentimental, grounded in action rather than abstraction. Buddy Fly’s life offers a compelling example of how faith can be lived out through consistency, compassion, and courage rather than grand gestures. Fly Like an Angel is inspiring not because it presents a flawless life, but because it shows how a faithful one is built, step by step, through service and love.

*See Corporal Richard L. Fly's Everyday Patriot entry here.*

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About the Author
a.d. elliott is a wanderer, photographer, and storyteller traveling through life

She shares her journeys at Take the Back Roads, explores new reads at Rite of Fancy, and highlights U.S. military biographies at Everyday Patriot.

You can also browse her online photography gallery at shop.takethebackroads.com.

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