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 From Medford Forest
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 […]