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“Hope Comes in the Morning” For Kate, morning wake-up usually came with a knock on the door and, “it’s time to get ready for school,” from her mom. Saturdays and Sundays were the exception. This morning would be a little different. Much too early, she was disturbed...
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Friend or Foe The guys stood motionless, listening. It was still too dark to see more than shadows in the early morning light. Then, the crunching sound of something moving through the jungle broke the silence. Whatever was making that noise was coming their way, in...
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Love at first sight is a short story about the host of Family Stories and how he met his wife of 50 years. For him it was love at first sight, for her, not so much.
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“A Strange Land” Ben scrambled to the back of the cabin. He braced himself. One hand pushing against the ceiling and the other gripping the back of the seat. He was set to kick the door open, when to his surprise, he noticed the handle was now in the open position. He...
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“First Club Meeting” The following Saturday at 9:00 am sharp, the gang met at their new clubhouse, Hangar 1. Grandpa Jimmy had the doors open and was standing next to the Shirley Ann holding a steaming cup of coffee. “You can park your bikes over there,” said Jimmy....
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“Convincing the Parents” On the ride home, they talked about what their parents might say. Ben was sure his dad wouldn’t mind. “My dad met Grandpa Jimmy last Saturday. Yeah, yeah, I know, the night half the town was searching for me, including the sheriff. He...
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“Cool Place for a Club House” Mr. D. called the gang together and assigned each of them an area of the store. “Take your time,” he said. “Look under, around and behind everything.” They all headed to their assignments except Jold. Bandit had gone missing. “Bandit,...
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“Lost or Stolen” Tali stepped off her bike and pushed the kickstand down with the toe of her tennis shoe. She had worked hard babysitting and cleaning houses to pay for that bike and didn’t like dropping it to the ground. It was a girl’s version of Ben’s bike with the...
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“Ben’s Great Idea” Ben’s dad lived up to his word. Every day after school that week Ben was stuck doing chores. Cleaning the garage wasn’t so bad or even washing the cars. But tilling the garden was real work. The ground had been hard packed from the winter snows. To...
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“A New Friend to the Rescue” It was nearly dark, and the lights on the top of Deputy Johnson’s squad car could be seen for blocks. Something serious had happened in the neighborhood. “Perfect, Dad won’t notice I’m late.” Or so Ben thought until he realized the...
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“Recon Mission” On his way home from school Ben pedaled around the old hangar, something he did most every day. It was the only hangar at the small city airport that hadn’t been fenced off from the public. There was a time when that hangar was the hub of a thriving...
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Tuesdays were counseling day. My receptionist knocked on the door rather early, 8:30 am, and ushered in a middle-aged woman. We’ll call her Judith. Business dress, classy with just the right balance of jewelry and makeup. Appeared to be a very successful and...
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Raising children is neither a science or a mathematical equation to be solved, it’s an art. When your children are born, think of their hearts like a canvas, awaiting the brush strokes of an artist. And God made no mistake when he chose you to be the artist of your...
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Have you ever heard a parent say, “Well, I guess he will just have to learn his lesson the hard way.” I have, and it always makes me cringe because the hard way can be far more than you bargained for. Should children learn that the gas flames on the stove are hot by...
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As April looked intently into the foggy mirror above the bathroom sink; she could not imagine how God could possibly love the woman whose image she saw in the reflection. The replay button of her mind seemed stuck in the on position; constantly reminding her of...
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Educators, psychologists and other proponents of adolescence have managed to convince the world that teenagers are unable to make good decisions and if not closely supervised would live irresponsible undisciplined lives. Sigmund Freud wrote this in an essay he...
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“I must be Schizophrenic,” you say. “What other explanation could there be?” “II Cor. 5:17 says that when a person is in Christ, he or she becomes a new creation; that old things pass away and everything becomes new. If that’s true, then why haven’t I changed, why...
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Who’s your task master? Who brings the whip down when you fail to perform? For the children of Israel it became the Egyptians. They certainly didn’t start out as slaves. In fact, God delivered them from a severe famine through Joseph. Now living in Egypt, with...
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“Great Grandma,” he said as he reached to wrap his arms around her neck for a big hug. “You know what?” “What Justin?” “This has been the best Christmas ever.” She leaned forward in her arm chair and with the biggest grandma squeeze she could muster, said. “Well, I...
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Goose bumps quickly formed on my arms and legs from the water. How the water could be so cold in such a hot country was beyond me, but it did serve as inspiration to soap up as fast as possible. And then, as if on cue, the water pressure suddenly dropped and reduced...
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