Author: Randy Grathen
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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
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FAITH OVER FEAR
Click on the green Listen bar above if you want the story read to you. Story by Jerry O’Dell. Woke up suddenly… Wide awake… it is after 1:30 am. April 28th 2022. I normally don’t wake up like this… I usually sleep soundly until 5-5:30. As I lay there the thought hit my mind that… Read more
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Family of The Month – Part Five.
Can’t Work on Sundays, – time to rebuild. Story by Randy Grathen. Laurie and I met Mike when we moved to the Lake of the Ozarks in October 1998. The one and only time Mike ran a Handyman for Hire ad in the local newspaper, the owner of the house we were renting hired Mike… Read more
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Family of The Month – Part Four.
God is a God of “Just in time.” Story by Randy Grathen. God’s Perfect Timing: When the people who took us in the night of the storm; (read about them in Part Three here in, “We Know Where Our Treasures Lie.”) brought us back to the house the next morning, it was the first time… Read more
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Family of The Month – Part Three.
We Know Where Our Treasures Lie. Story by Randy Grathen. We Know Where Our Treasures Lie: In May of 2003 in Camdenton, Missouri my wife Laurie and I survived a tornado that destroyed our home while we were in it. That “tragedy” was the catalyst to discovering so many amazing and wonderful lessons about life… Read more
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Family of the Month – Part Two.
God Knew we’d need it. Story by Randy Grathen. When I came home from work each night, I put my wallet and car keys in a drawer of our China cabinet as I came in from the garage. Likewise, Laurie put her purse on a little table next to the door. When the tornado hit,… Read more
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Miracle on Midway
Click on the green Listen bar above if you want the story read to you. Story by Randy Grathen. While stationed on the Island of Guam I was sent on a temporary duty assignment to Midway Island the northern most landmass in the Hawaiian Island chain, 2,600 miles East of Guam or 2,800 miles West of San… Read more