Stories by Larry

The Last Cast

July 24, 2024

He was alone on the lake. The sunrise was breathtaking. He had seen lots of mornings but none this beautiful. His first cast landed near some bushes. He felt the thump and set the hook. The largemouth bass came out of the water, trying to shake the bait. It fought hard but soon tired. He…

The Power of Prayer

July 23, 2024

Prayer is two-way communication between you and God. The answer to your prayers might be yes, no or not yet. Sometimes, we feel like God has not answered or He wasn’t listening. The reality is, sometimes we don’t like the answer we received. A great example of a yes, happened a few years ago at…

Hugging Is A Good Thing

July 22, 2024

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University concluded from a study that huggers are happier. Another study linked people who hug with a diminished rate of sickness. So, greet people you know with a hug and experience the joy and better health of showing people that they matter to you and God. That’s how Jesus and the…

The Power In Your Hands

July 21, 2024

I recently read a story titled Grandpa’s Hands. It reminded me of my Grandpa and Grandma’s hands. They were old and wrinkled, like in the story I read. They used them to survive and raise their family on the farm where I was born and spent my early years. Their hands guided me into being…

Real Men Do Cry Sometimes

July 20, 2024

I still remember the day vividly in my mind. It was 1954. I was eight years old and walking around Grandpa and Grandma’s farm. It was where I was born and grew up. My Daisy Red Ryder BB gun is in my hand. I had been shooting at a piece of old, rusted tin hanging…

Frog Hunters

July 19, 2024

My dad and his friend Gene were returning from a successful nighttime frog-gigging trip when Dad’s truck’s headlights went out. Looking all over, they could not find a fuse. Lucky for them, they found a .22 caliber bullet that fit perfectly into the fuse box. The headlights came on. After traveling approximately 20 miles and…