Author: Randy Grathen
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God-wink at the Nail Salon
Story by Michele (with one L) Rose This afternoon I went to get a pedicure/manicure. I guess going to nail salon during the middle of a weekday is the best time because there was no waiting. In fact, there were only two patrons present. I was told to sit next to next to an elderly… Read more
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On Behalf of a Grateful Nation and a Thankful Pastor
Story by: Dr. Timothy R. Valentino: A grace-loving husband, father, pastor, seminary professor, conference speaker, swimmer, and incurable Philadelphia Phillies fan. Thank you Scotty Grathen for sharing this story. It’s always an honor to participate in a funeral for a veteran of the armed services. This morning I had the privilege of laying to rest… Read more
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Tick, tick, tick, goes the heart valve.
Story by Renee Johnson. “I give God ALL THE GLORY – LOOK what He has done!” “The King of the Universe has taken care of me and written on my heart with His Word and loving care.” I contracted bacterial endocarditis in May 2011. Endocarditis occurs when bacteria or other germs enter the bloodstream and… Read more
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Tornado or Hurricane – which would you prefer?
Story by Randy Grathen. Laurie and I have now experienced both. “Been there, done that, got the T-shirt” as the saying goes. If you want a potentially quick death, choose a tornado. A tornado takes minutes to do its dirty work and moves on. Our tornado, when we lived in Missouri, was a high F-4… Read more
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“HEY!… are you winking at my wife?!?”
“No, sorry, I’m having a facial spasm.” Story by Randy Grathen In February of 2022, I woke one morning, and the left side of my face was twitching. I don’t know what caused it, but I thought it would quit. Boy, was I wrong! My left eye was winking, the corner of my mouth was… Read more
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God’s Promise – Rainbows in My Car
Story by Laurie Grathen. I told the first installment of my story of having a rare form of breast cancer in a previous post you can find here. In that post, I mentioned that after I thought I’d finally gotten the all clear and required nothing but follow-up monitoring, I got a call one day… Read more
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Family of The Month – Part Seven.
Learning to Graciously Receive. Story by Randy Grathen. Our house was destroyed by a tornado in May of 2003. We lost everything but the clothes we were wearing. The outpouring of support from our friends, church family and the community was stunning. We never knew so many people would come together as they did to… Read more
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The Big C – what do you do?
Story by Laurie Grathen I’ve heard that we all have cancer in our bodies. After all, the definition of cancer is simply abnormal cells dividing out of control. Whether or not that’s a “Problem” is how fast that’s happening, where it is in the body, and what those cells do as they’re multiplying. We don’t… Read more
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Family of The Month – Part Six.
You Can’t Buy It. Story by Randy Grathen. How many of you remember Blimpie Subs? They were, hands-down, the best sub-shop anywhere, long before Subway rolled into town. I’ve already written several stories about many of the things that happened to Laurie and me following the F-4 tornado that destroyed our house while we were… Read more
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Freedom in Forgiveness
Click on the green Listen bar above if you want the story read to you. Story by Randy Grathen. As a young airman just starting my career in the Air Force, I was involved in an incident that nearly ended my career before it started. My first assignment out of tech school in 1972 was… Read more