Stories by Larry

Welcome to Stories by Larry. On this site, you will find stories that we hope will make you laugh, cry, smile, or think. We also hope these stories will touch your heart in some way. Maybe some will even help change your life. We hope you enjoy and tell others about Stories by Larry. Larry Whiteley

Stories by Larry

  • OPEN HEART SURGERY

    OPEN HEART SURGERY

    A few years ago, I had open heart surgery. I had been having heart problems for many years. Some of my problems were inherited. Most were because of things I had done. Bad choices I had made. My wife and I attended several churches over the years. I would go and sit in the pews,…

  • How Kids Spell Love

    How Kids Spell Love

    I was outside enjoying my morning cup of coffee. The sunrise was beautiful. Birds serenaded me with songs. A deer walked through a nearby field. Turkeys soon joined them. I sat down on the porch to spend a little time talking to God. A big yellow school bus drove by. My smartphone dings and I…

  • God’s Great Outdoors

    God’s Great Outdoors

    The outdoors is a great place to worship God and talk to Him. It can be sitting in the shade in your backyard, tending the garden, working in the fields, around a campfire, in a tree waiting for a deer to walk by, or reeling in a fish. For many years, I have used quotes…

  • Love You To God And Back

    Love You To God And Back

    I am looking at a picture of a 3-year-old girl sitting on my lap at the cabin we once owned surrounded by the Mark Twain National Forest. As I look at more photos of her, my mind travels back to many special times we have had together. I am proud of the woman she now…

  • Don’t Worry Be Happy

    Don’t Worry Be Happy

    Our Happy Buddy Weston!

  • Mulligans

    Mulligans

    Simply put, a mulligan is a do-over for those who play the game of golf. Hit a bad shot? Take a mulligan. Drop another ball on the spot from where you just played, and replay the shot. Then, the other shot does not count. Our son Kelly loved to play miniature golf when he was…

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