Posts Tagged ‘Forgiveness’
After She Left, the Mischief Began
When I was a young boy, I lived in the small town of Afton, Wyoming. Afton was a place where keys were left in the cars, doors remained unlocked, and it was safe to leave young children home. One day my mother and sisters went to town, leaving my two cousins and me alone.…
Read MoreThe Blue Sweater
Due to inclement weather I went walking at an indoor gym. Normally when I walk at this gym I try to do so for an hour, depending on my attitude of the day. On this particular cold day in the middle of February I wore my favorite blue sweater to the gym, then took it…
Read MoreAmbrose Stole Some Apples
Ambrose Call grew up in Bountiful Utah, during the early 1890’s. At the age of 82, I sat on his floor for two plus hours fascinated and enthralled as I listened to him tell his life history. He told of a time when he and some friends stole apples from an elderly man’s orchard. A…
Read MoreCourage to Apologize
One Sunday morning several years, ago, my father was in a church leadership meeting at which a man who no longer attended was being discussed. Dad was curious why this man of great faith had suddenly stopped coming. I’m sure this man’s situation had been discussed many times over the years, but on this particular…
Read MoreI Thought You Would Understand
An experience with my high school history teacher has been indelibly etched into my mind. At the time it happened I was a naïve, underachieving, average student with no self-confidence. It is well known that I was not a good student. Earning an ‘A’ in anything other than PE was scarce, earning a ‘B’ was…
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