There was a big smile on his face.It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books and asked him where he lived.As it turned out,he lived near me,so I asked him why I had never seen him before.He said he had gone to a private school ...
My friend walked across the stage and received his diploma. Then my name was called. I took a deep breath, nervously climbed the steps, crossed the stage under the hot lights and stopped in front of the principal. He gave me a big smile, shook my hand and handed me my diploma. I ...
By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead. 5By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For ...
One evening on his way home he saw a woman opening her trunk to take out a spare tire. He stopped, introduced himself and began to take over the task of changing the blown-out tire. When Dad finished changing the tire and returning all of the equipment to the trunk of her car, she...
Just after Carter ran away, people found his web and destroyed it. Carter was very sad, but he learned the importance of change. At last, Carter found a quiet corner in a small garden. He spun a better web there and lived a happy life. In fact, change is not always bad. Sometimes...
his family. He must be13. So they dated,14and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it. After 40 years, he15and left her a letter which said: My dear, please16my life-long lie. Remember the first time we ...
He realized that something was as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was for his amazing work in the community.Travis’s hands ; his heart stopped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice...
In the twilight of the Roman Empire, a sculptor struggles to keep an 800-year dream alive while honoring the love of his life and raising his adopted son. Part I of the epic five-part Idolatry saga, the story of a wealthy young heir and a devout Christian girl who find themselves at ...
Life did that phenomenon where it swallowed me up whole, while beats of time strummed its tick-tock tune in the back of my mind. Continue Reading → March 19, 2023 1 Comment ∞ Still a Story Seamstress I’m still a seamstress cutting and trimming and sewing the pieces of my story...
She was glad the boy had someone in his life other than the buffalo. The boy looked troubled. "She's really shy around other people," he said. "And I think she's afraid if anyone sees her, her family might find out that she stops here instead of going straight to her grandfather'...