Category: Stories
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The Flood – Love Hurts #2
In the dark January night Don Mary Lee and Brian set out for the Indiana Library. It was a warm day in Pennsylvania in January in the early 1990’s. The snow had been melting all day. Flashflood warning were out. There was water on Route 286. Then the family car was floating and was in…
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Hospital Check – Grandma Saves the Day
In 1979 Grandpa and Grandma Hill, were proud parents of their first child, Patricia Kay. The huge $1900 hospital bill had just been paid. Grandpa Hill was broke! In a few days he would be at a to-be-determined-address 500 miles away with no money, no job, and full time college classes to attend. The very…
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The Insurance Commissioner – Grandma Saves the Day
Grandpa Hill tells this true story to give credit to one of the unexpected talents that Grandma has for peaceably settling disputes and disagreements and issues. Don (Grandpa Hill) wasn’t so good at that sort of thing. Before Don would get into the arguing, the run-around and the frustration of handling difficult issues he would…
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Grandpa Kisses a Woman
Grandpa is catching his breath, on the plane on his way to deliver his report to Georgia Power and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in Washington D.C. He had realized he didn’t have the report! He wouldn’t be on the plane now if not for the work of Jody the secretary who drove across town with…
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Grandpa’s First Boat
Once upon a time there were two little boys in the back of their father’s aluminum flat bottomed fishing boat, two big boys took turns at the front, but the two little boys got bigger. As the four boys grew, one moved away, and, the little boys were crowded and heavy in the back of…
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Grandpa Mangles His Bike
In the spring of 1973, Rochester Michigan, Grandpa Hill found freedom, fun, and adventure on his light and fast 10 speed bicycle. He had saved up for this bike and it met all of his needs and then some. Grandpa had plans of pedaling his bike on many long rides packed with adventure. In this…
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Grandpa Leaves for Mexico
Come Home Son, is the story about how the simple honest love of Grandpa’s Father changed and saved his life. A special story for those who do not love themselves and for you dads who love your children. Grandpa has just left the Air Force Academy in Colorado. His dreams, and his plans, of who he…
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One Day Truck Driving Career
Grandpa Hill needed to earn money for college in 1976. He got a job working in a chemical factory. It was a stinky job with many hazards. He got a chance to be promoted to be a truck driver. He was to go at lunch renew the license he did not have and then finish…
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Indian Tree
Grandpa Hill as a small boy in the 1960’s, near Northport Michigan, would cross Route 22, and, head up into the Pines to explore, and play. He had a very active imagination in those woods and everywhere else too for that matter. This episode is about one special tree the “Indian Tree” at the Northeast…
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The Fruitful Decision
Grandpa Hill’s True Faith and Family Story of what truly happened to him at the Latin Mass in Latrobe Pennsylvania was possible because Donald and Mary Lee made a fruitful decision, to open the womb 33 years ago. They offer to everyone their story of deciding to reverse their sterility, and, proceeding to go from…