Give Us This Day Our Turkey . . . Again (955 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 13 2011	Views/Reads: 2816/1764	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Thanksgiving is my kind of holiday. Apart from the "thanks" part, the primary purpose of this celebration is eating. That is the one thing I do quite well.
A Son's Forgiveness and a Father's Pride (2030 words)
Author: CL Schilling	Added: Nov 16 2011	Views/Reads: 2867/1848	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A short non-fiction story about forgiveness, love, and family.
A Stranger and a Prayer (946 words)
Author: CL Schilling	Added: Nov 16 2011	Views/Reads: 2638/1770	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A short non-fiction story about a homeless man along a California railroad one night and the offering of a simple prayer.
Why I love the month of December (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 27 2011	Views/Reads: 2918/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It was a wise person who divided the year into 12 months. I really do not know who came up with this idea but let me go on record in saying that it was a good one. Each month seems to have its own peculiar value. Some months are better than others.
Whatever happened to cute? (914 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 03 2011	Views/Reads: 3833/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage had commandeered the Christmas decorating operation for yet another year. I am not quite sure how she remembers when to start all of this, because the thought had not yet entered my mind.
If You Can't Resolve 'Em, Perfect Last Year's Mistakes (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 24 2011	Views/Reads: 2795/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
An old year is fading and a new year is upon us again. Each year I go kicking and screaming into the New Year, and not because I am against change. My pants pocket is full of change.
Some amazing words for the New Year (902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 08 2012	Views/Reads: 2735/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Every year somebody, who does not really have a life, comes up with words that should not be used during the New Year. I am not sure where this started but it just goes to show that there are a whole lot of people who do not have much to do.
Giving credit where credit is due (901 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 29 2012	Views/Reads: 2781/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I am rather old-fashioned in some areas of my life, which I do not intend to upgrade to current standards. I do not believe in changing something unless it really needs to be changed. A crazy phobia is going around these days suggesting that if something
Keeping close tabs on my investments (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 04 2012	Views/Reads: 2681/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I find it quite amusing that some of the brightest and richest people in our country do not seem to have a clue as to what they are doing. Most do not have the common sense that God gave to a caterpillar. As Abraham Lincoln used to say, common sense is no
Around the world in 90 minutes (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 11 2012	Views/Reads: 2643/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I was snuggling down in my easy chair with a riveting book in hand when the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage shared with me an observation. "I just was thinking," she began very seriously, "that we have not taken a trip lately."
It's My Body; I'll Exercise It If I Have To (905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 18 2012	Views/Reads: 2733/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Lately, I have noticed a lot of news regarding all aspects of the body. According to one report I read, this is a multibillion dollar-a-year business. I never knew my body was worth so much money. I’m tempted to sell it, or at least rent it out on a part-
A Grandparent’s day at the park (898 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 25 2012	Views/Reads: 2894/1744	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Fun is a relative quantity. One person's fun may be somebody else's drudgery and pain. I know someone, and her name shall remain anonymous, whose idea of fun is rooting through thrift stores all day long. That concept of fun has never darkened the shadowy
Easter Tribute to Godspenman (938 words)
Author: Cyrano	Added: Apr 02 2012	Views/Reads: 2649/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A thank you for so many inspirational stories from your pen!
Be careful little eyes where you stare (905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 07 2012	Views/Reads: 2786/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Whenever I am out in public, I try conducting myself with the greatest of care knowing that people are watching. The thing that bothers me the most is that many people have never mastered the fine art of how to dress in public.
Knowing what you want — just a plain cup of coffee, please! (912 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 29 2012	Views/Reads: 2681/1751	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Through the years, I have discovered two important facets of husbandship that has stood me in good stead for many years: a vigorous nod of the head and a rhapsodic “Yes, dear.” Flowers don’t hurt either.
I used to believe in Leprechauns (901 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 20 2012	Views/Reads: 2851/3	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I must make a confession. It has taken me a long time to get to the place where I am willing and comfortable to make such an admission. I think some of my friends will be shocked at what I have to say. I think it is time I come clean and confess. Sort of,
...AND SO I OPTED NOT TO GREET YOU A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY (851 words)
Author: azzir1	Added: May 23 2012	Views/Reads: 2768/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Mother knows best – an old adage I’ve been hearing since I was in preschool.
My Name Is E'willer (293 words)
Author: Anonymous	Added: Jun 11 2012	Views/Reads: 2698/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
My mother named me E'willer, after a woman on my fathers side of the family called E'riller. I caught hell growing up with that crazy name. Then one day, not that long ago, I researched my name and discovered things I wished I had known growing up.
How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Day (902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 18 2012	Views/Reads: 2722/1750	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Speaking of good days, and who isn't these days, I am looking forward to two in a row. I know it may be wishful thinking on my part, but a person has to do something with his time.
Whatever happened to old-fashioned spankings? (911 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 08 2012	Views/Reads: 7346/2468	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Sometimes watching the news on television gets rather disparaging. Now that we have 24/7 news, not only can we see the news any time we want to, but we can see it over and over and over again. It is particularly disheartening when there is a "slow&qu
Pigs can fly, but not with me (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 14 2012	Views/Reads: 2893/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It is time for good old Uncle George to pay up. For years, at least as long as I can remember, he always eluded everything by saying, "I'll do that when pigs fly." Or, "I'll give you $100 for that when pigs fly." My favorite might be,
a secret life (6000 words)
Author: Amlita	Added: Jul 17 2012	Views/Reads: 2777/1730	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A lady editor of a reputed magazine secretly gives the glimpses of her childhood days. It shearly showed the rigid Indian village thinking. But the main thing that may leave a reader thinking is, was her real name prerna or rewati? And after her family’s
All I ever wanted to do was go fishing (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 22 2012	Views/Reads: 2939/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I just celebrated another birthday, which got me to thinking about the "good old days." You can usually tell how old a person is by how many times they refer to the "good old days," or the phrase, "when I was a youngster."
Local Church Appreciation Day announced for Sunday (902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Aug 05 2012	Views/Reads: 2699/1732	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It is funny where you pick up an idea. I know I was not born with a truck full of ideas like some people. Take, for example, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. She has more ideas than you can shake a stick at, and believe me; I have shaken many a sti
Whatever Happened to the Simple Things in Life? (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Aug 20 2012	Views/Reads: 2806/1721	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Just when you think life can't get more complicated, it does. Personally, I work very hard trying to keep my life as simple as possible. And I must say I do not get very much help on this part, especially from the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. Her i

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