One night just before dawn Daniel the raccoon climbed down out of his hollow tree and went across the field to Joe and Haley’s farmhouse. He knew how to open the door to the house, so he let himself into the house and went exploring. Daniel stopped first in Joe’s room, he was looking for […]
Category: Stories
Stories from Medford Forest – Clean Words
It was a beautiful morning! When Joe got out of bed he said, “This would be a great day for a picnic on the island!” Joe grabbed his crutches and went to Haley’s room and yelled, “Wake up Haley, it’s a beautiful morning and we are going on a picnic!” Haley jumped about a foot […]
Stories from Medford Forest – Easter at the Tomb
It was evening on Easter Sunday. Joe and Haley were sitting at the kitchen table, and Joe was reading the Easter story from the Bible. He said, “Haley, pay attention to this next part of the story because one of the main characters is a young woman named Mary Magdalene! Why don’t you try to […]
Stories from Medford Forest – God has a plan for your life
In the last story, Haley had some of her things mysteriously taken during the night. It turned out that Daniel the raccoon was taking them because raccoons are curious and are attracted to shiny things. One question remained, ‘Where was Daniel putting the things after he took them? That’s what Joe and Haley had to […]
Stories From Medford Forest – God’s Love Takes Away Our Fears
In the last story, the Black River that runs through the Medford Forest flooded, and Joe and Haley performed a daring rescue to save a baby raccoon that they named Daniel (after Joe’s brother). They adopted Daniel into their family and made a cozy room for him in their barn. One morning, a few days […]
Stories From Medford Forest – Adopted Into The Family
On a warm spring day Joe and his daughter Haley came out of their farm house just to enjoy the beautiful morning. This morning was especially beautiful because for the past four days it had been very cloudy and rained constantly! Joe and Sarah lived on a farm, but they were not farmers, their job […]
God-Connections in National Parks – Grand Canyon is the Goal
The train ride was wonderful, and all the helpers enjoyed it so much because the teacher was there to meet all their needs. The train trip came to an end and the teacher had arranged for the whole group to continue the trip in their own private bus. The helpers were so excited because the […]
God-Connections in National Parks – Time for a Trip
All the helpers had given their reports and the helpers were all gathered in the room with the teacher. They were nervous and wondered if the teacher was happy with their work. All of them could think of things that they could have done better, and wished they had served the teacher better and not […]
God-Connections in National Parks – New River Gorge National Park
They thought that all the helpers had given their reports, but they had forgotten the youngest helper! He was just 18 years old, and he was the son of the teacher. The door to the room burst open and this young helper came running into the room. He apologized for being late, but he had […]
God-Connections in National Parks – Capitol Reef National Park
The last helper was now ready to give his report, but he was a mess! His clothes were torn so much that they were almost falling off his body! His hair was wet and sticking out in all directions, and he had some big bruises! He had lost his glasses and he only had one […]