FAITH OF A CHILD The father, a well digger, strong was he, And as loving and kind as a father could be. And Mary his daughter, Just five years old, Was very much dearer than millions in gold. To Mary her father was big, grand and nice, So each...
Kids
The Smell of Rain
THE SMELL OF RAIN A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in Dallas as the doctor walked into the small hospital room of Diana Blessing. Still groggy from surgery, her husband David held her hand as they braced themselves for the latest news. That afternoon of...
Six Year Old’s Prayer
SIX YEAR OLD’S PRAYER Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son had asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, “God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if...
Pinewood Derby
Aging, Kids, Life, Perseverance, Prayer
PINEWOOD DERBY (The wisdom of a child) My son Gilbert was eight years old and had been in Cub Scouts only a short time. During one of his meetings he was handed a sheet of paper, a block of wood and four tires and told to return home and...
The Ant and the Grasshopper
THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER A mother of a 9 year old boy, Mark, received a phone call in the middle of the afternoon. It was the teacher from her son’s school. “Mrs. Smith, something unusual happened today in your son’s third grade class. Your son did something that...