Haley burst into the farmhouse and did not even bother to close the door because she was so upset! She screamed at Joe, “That contest in Sunday School was not fair! They must hate me, and I do not ever want to go back to Sunday School!” Haley then turned around and stomped out of […]
Category: Stories
Stories from Medford Forest – Trapped in Sin
Summer was over, fall had come and gone, and now it was winter at Joe & Haley’s farm at the edge of Medford Forest. One morning Haley was in a grumpy mood when she sat down for a late breakfast! The day had started out terribly! Just before she had woken up, she had had […]
Stories from Medford Forest – The Father’s Voice
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 […]
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 […]