TROUBLE TREE The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I drove...
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The Secret
THE SECRET A woman named Frances once knew a young person at church named Debbie. Debbie always seemed effervescent and happy, although Frances knew she had faced struggles in her life. Her long-awaited marriage had quickly ended in divorce. She had struggled to get a grip on her single...
The Rose
THE ROSE Red roses were her favorites, Her name was also Rose, And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door. The card said, “Be my Valentine,” like all the years before. Each year he sent...
Second Chance
SECOND CHANCE If we might have a second chance To live the day once more, And rectify mistakes we’ve made To even up the score. If we might have a second chance to use the knowledge gained, Perhaps we might become at last As fine as God ordained. But...
Sand and Stone
SAND AND STONE Two friends were walking through the desert. In a specific point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but…without saying anything, wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND...