Biography & Memoirs on page 3

Decades ago when I grew up in the 1940-50s almost every farm had a large, imposing barn that was the center of the life of a farm family. Children learned their work ethic by taking care of animals of various sorts and doing the chores morning and night. That symbol of an agrarian society has rapidly diminished as farms became bigger and more specialized. Today it is difficult for a farm family to make a living from a small farm. Barns from my youth spoke lessons to me both in the last century as well as today when farm after farm loses the once-largest building to the ages. This publication is a collection of old barn photos as well as life's foundational lessons I learned from t ...

I want my kids to understand that it is not enough to just try without a plan. They need to put some thought into what they are doing. Maybe they can improve on our ideas. My hope is that by mapping out our process I can offer my kids some comfort for when they must take on the privilege of raising their own adults. If in reading this you too can draw from the ideas and stories I have shared, then I am grateful.

By the grace of God, Nona Freeman veteran missionary, has written her story. Over 66,000 books are in print. Adventures of Bug and Me - an autobiography Bug and Nona on the Go - an autobiography This is the Day - an inspirational book Box 44, Monrovia - biography of African missionary Shouting on the Hills - biography of her mother, Carrie Eastridge Unseen Hands - the story of revival in Ethiopia In the Bag - an inspirational book My Memorial - (compiled) Pentecostal Journal Beloved Wide Spot, the newest release, is the story of Bug and Nona Freeman's seven years pastoring a small church in a small town in Louisiana before they went to Africa in 1948.

"Giant Hermit of the Back Woods" some folks called old Bill Smith. In days gone by, New York's Adirondack Mountains were home to many 'wild-looking characters', but few compared to Bill Smith! He was 6'4" tall and his grizzled beard trailed on the ground when he didn't have it tied up. His life story reads like a tall tale, but this mountain man was the real deal! This is the true story of the 'Bearded Wonder of the Adirondacks'!