Chapter Twenty-nine: The Dream

by | Nov 19, 2011 | Amazing Grace

No sooner did we have a plan and a shared goal that one would think could bring two people close together, something began to act on Larry in a strange and self-destructive way.  First, he was fired from work. Then, every day, he managed to run into someone who needed...

Chapter Twenty-eight: The Ark in Montana

by | Nov 19, 2011 | Amazing Grace

When I think about the “Boat Ride to Damascus,” it is exactly a metaphor for my life as a born again Christian.  The moment of truth, of course, was symbolized by the trap of the anchor that nearly pulled me to a watery grave.  And moving out of that...

Chapter Twenty-six: Another Face at the Window

by | Nov 17, 2011 | Amazing Grace

Again, another thread of events that were running parallel with the overview given in chapter 24. My eldest daughter awakened in the night screaming in terror so intense she was almost completely unable to describe to us what was frightening her.  Soothing and rocking...

Chapter Twenty-five: The Boat Ride to Damascus

by | Nov 15, 2011 | Amazing Grace

By now the reader knows that I cannot write all of this in strictly chronological format since there are always several threads weaving through a person’s life and for the sake of clarity, I’m separating those threads both thematically and...