Grandpa Hill shares stories of how much your identity as first a Child of God really is, and second how important your decisions are. Everything you do matters! It matters to people you know, and to hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people you will never know.
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Grandchildren in Audience: Leah, Anna, and Miriam.
(Note: the two stories about George are not exactly Grandpa Hill’s stories, but they are important nonetheless.)
It is almost June, and with it comes “dumb deer” season. What do you do when there is a deer in your head lights? A dog? A turkey hen and ten little chicks?
In this Slightly Wiser Story, Grandpa Hill tells the story of 3 encounters with animals on the road that have shaped how he approaches braking for animals. Before swerving or breaking Grandpa Hill first checks his mirrors and accesses the situation. Then, he takes action to keep his family, himself, and his car safe, before he tries to avoid hitting the animal.
Well… most of the time anyway. As with many of Grandpa Hill’s Slightly Wiser Stories, Grandpa doesn’t always do everything right, but he always learns from his mistakes.
We hope this story will help you to think precisely and live wisely when you next encounter a deer, dog, or turkey on the road.
Production & Art — David Richman
Executive Producer — Grandpa Hill
Music — Michael Steele
Grandchildren in audience:
+ Leah, Anna, Miriam, Ray and Naomi
Grandpa used to be a cadet in the United States Air Force Academy. While at the Academy his life took a totally different direction due in large part to circus peanuts and how Grandpa dealt immaturely with his immature room mate’s disgust with Grandpa having eaten some of his circus peanuts.
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Grandpa as a boy in Rochester Michigan in the winter went sailing. He made the sail for his Red Flyer and it was better than his brother Eugene’s. The sailing was fast on that windy day on the icy yard.
Grandpa’s speed, his fun, and the use of Mom’s new pillowcases got his mother very excited.
Merry Christmas!
Did you know Grandpa Hill saw the real Santa Claus? (Or at least, he thought he did.) Grandpa Hill tells the true story of one cold Christmas night in his family’s old house, way back in 1961.
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In 1991, Grandpa, Don, was a development engineer by day and homeschooling and homesteading Dad at night. Some persistent and relatively large creature was eating the animal feed intended for the ducks and rabbits.
(more…)When Grandpa was a seven year old boy in 1964 he visited his Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Bob in Cheboygan Michigan. Upstairs in a hot room a fan was spinning trying to cool the room and boys were playing and the fan was interesting.
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In 1974 Grandpa Hill, Don Hill, was clearing stump logs around Karl Greimel’s Estate. He was 16 years old and the blade on Mr. Greimel’s saw was 16 inches long. When the blade entered his leg he knew he was in trouble. As he drove himself to the hospital his left leg was warm and wet as his boot filled with blood.
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Grandpa Hill was recently in the Latrobe O’Reilly Auto Parts Store and an incident occurred. It turned out to be a timely end to his search for sanding discs for his son John. Then just a few weeks later it happened again but differently and better.
(more…)In 1983 Grandpa Hill, Don Hill, a young metallurgical engineer was assisting with an investigation to find the root cause of a gas line explosion in the Bayous of Lousiana. He expected adventure, success and a lot of work.
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