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25 Most Recent Family Short Stories

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View Photo of GOD is good! Read excerpt from GOD is good! GOD is good! by Bradley Fralick
This is an update on my son Charlie. How GOD has answered our prayers!..
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God's Gifts (Part I) by Esteban Martinez
God's gifts are all around us...
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God's Gifts (Part II) by Esteban Martinez
God's gifts are all around us...
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God's Gifts (Part III, ending) by Esteban Martinez
God's gifts are all around us...
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God's Own Time by Linda Murray
I often wondered what it would feel like to hear these simple words...
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God’s Sense of Humor by Lisa Barker
Don't be afraid to ask God for specifics - like comkon sense - when praying for your baby... ======================..
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Read excerpt from Goggles Goggles by Beth Fowler
Goggles is a simple story about complex relationships. A young daughter and her father see more than they want to when they slip on a pair of swimming goggles...
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goin' to billy bob's texas!! :) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Louisiana and her family are in Texas; they are going to see Loretta Lynn at Billy Bob's Texas!..
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Going Backwards by Rita Hestand
Facing the divorce of your parents can be traumatic, but learning what love from your family is all about can be a reward. Going Backwards takes you back to childhood memories and good times and what they all meant. Read Going Backwards in The Millennial Milestones: A Celebration o..
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Read excerpt from Going Home Going Home by Jacqueline VanZandbeek
She remembered how warm the sun was upon her face, when she swung on the tire swing that her daddy built when she was just seven. ..
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Going Home After Daddy Died by Carl Wayne
Coming Home after Daddy died..
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Golden Retriever Puppy Update by Vena McGrath
Where did that little wuppie go?..
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View Photo of GOLFING WITH MY MOM! Read excerpt from GOLFING WITH MY MOM! GOLFING WITH MY MOM! by Bradley Fralick
This is a story about a time my father went golfing with my mother...
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Gone Fishin' by Lisa Tidrow
GONE FISHIN’ As they walked down the pier David looked down at his son Robbie and felt an overwhelming surge of love flow through him. It was so strong he could almost taste it in his mouth. The wonder of having a child had faded very little in the eight years since Robbie was born. Sure, t..
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Good (And Not So Good!) News (By Barbara, aged 15) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Barbara has heard from her folks, who are now in Alaska...
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View Photo of Good Friends! Read excerpt from Good Friends! Good Friends! by Bradley Fralick
P>This is about some of  my good friends that I have made over the years here and elsewhere.  Peace out man!/P>..
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Good Intentions by Harold Hester
A son grows up in a hurry and a mother gets still more lessons in the way a 16 year old mind works...
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Goodbye To Chipmunk by Kim Schuelke
What God taught us through "a broken down, rusted out chipmunk". ..
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Goon. (Part Thirteen) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Garrett Perkins is home in New Hampshire for Christmas. Image (c) 2010, by Karla Dorman...
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Grace Courage's Story by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Life as seen by a girl with a hearing impairment who lives in Burleson, Texas. She is the oldest of four children, and she is one of two children who were adopted. (She was adopted from Romania when she was small. She has two younger sisters and an adopted baby brother from China.)..
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Grace Mukhtar Hope's Story. (Part Eleven) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
An update on a special little girl and her family. Image (c) 2011, by Karla Dorman...
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View Photo of GRAMPA ROY! Read excerpt from GRAMPA ROY! GRAMPA ROY! by Bradley Fralick
I wrote this story for my wife's grandfather's birthday a coupla years ago...
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Grandchildren Can Be So Much Fun!! by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Call me a doting grandparent if you will, but I am very proud of my 3 darling grandchildren. I have 2 precious little grandsons, Derick William (just a couple of months old) and LeAndre' Reaux (he is 2); and I have one beautiful little granddaughter by the name of Jamisha Nichelle, who is going on ..
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Grandma by Vivian DeSoto
To Conor and Isaac ..............................................................................
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Grandma H by Sara Cunningham
i seem to write what i know better than what i dont. i changed names because i dont know if i have the right to use anyone's real names..
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GRANDMA BABA SHARES by Barbara Sue
Sharing..
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GRANDMA'S SHOES by Barbara Sue
The following was written by Betty Cessna and one more of my favorites that I wanted to share....
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Grandpa by Diana Wiles
A communication from a Teen to her Grandpa who has just died. There have been difficult family circumstances, and their is sadness and confusion, but eventually some clarity of thought, understanding and Healing occurs in the writing....
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Grandpa by Lark Pogue
An excerpt from the book Missing Ingredients about a loving grandfather...
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Grandparents - A Thanksgiving for Them by Keith John Paul Horcasitas
Recollections of great interactions with Grandparents and the influence they have had on my personal and professional life...
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Grandpere' Armand by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
My grandfather's name is Armand P. (the "P" stands for Pierre) Moliere', and he is 66 years old. He was born in a tiny bayou community in southern Louisiana. He was the youngest of 13 children, and he was also born the "runt" of the litter (as he says). Grandpere' Armand was born in Bayo..
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Micki Peluso
A short , short story on the analogy between a stuned tree and a stunted marriage..
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Greetings From Fan Fair!: Louie Writes To Carmen Rigoletti by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Louie Sandusky takes a break from star gazin' and writes to her friend in Georgia. She and her family are at the CMA Music Festival/Fan Fair until tomorrow, where they have been seeing concerts and getting autographs from their favorite country music stars...
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Grief by April Smith
This isn't really a story, but more of a release of some pent up emotion.....
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Grinches and Angels by Beth Elaine
Memories silly, touching, and profound color my feeling for Christmas...
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Haad's Story. (Part Three) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A little boy from Iraq continues to adjust to life in America, where he has been adopted by an American family. Image (C) 2009, Karla Dorman...
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Haad's Story. (Part Two) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Becky Covington continues the story about her newest child, Haad Asul, whom the family just adopted a few short months ago. They are overcome with joy...
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Haad's Story: The Adoption Chronicles. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A little boy from war-torn Iraq now has a future (and a family) in America...
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Halfway To Forever: The Adoption Chronicles (Part Two) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Beatrice Goldberg gets some good news regarding the little Ethiopian girl she is trying to adopt...
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Read excerpt from Hands of Time Hands of Time by Ida Rowlands
A grandmother teaches her child a little about adversity by explaining to him how her hands became so tired and worn...
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Hannah's Story: The Adoption Chronicles. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A family welcomes a little girl from Romania into their family. This is their story...
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Hanh and Linn..Our Cambodian Foster Children..An Unexpected Thanksgiving Blessing..Part 2 by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
As you know, we have been raising two foster children for a little over a week now. They came to us just after Thanksgiving, right after we got back from Louisiana. This in addition to our brood of 50 that we already have, making for a total of 52 children, most of them special-needs. (Most..
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Happily Tangled in Big Ol' Blues by Xian Horn
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Happy Birthday Sharon by Henry Custer
Satire on daughter's birthday from a fun loving Mom and Dad...
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Happy Mother's Day by Mary Coe
Happy Mother's Day to all the mother's all over the world...
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Happy Mother-In-Law's Day Maw Maw! by Keith John Paul Horcasitas
Special memories of times with Maw Maw, my late Mother-In-Law, as we celebrate Mother's Day. Pic: 1983, Keith and Maria's Wedding; (Left to Right) Andres N. Horcasitas, Jr, Mercedes Kleinpeter Horcasitas, Keith, Maria and Maria R. Perniciaro ("Maw Maw"), Most Holy Name of Jesus Church (Mass..
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Happy To Sacrifice by Linda Boulanger
Abigail Brighton, an avid pilot, found herself grounded by an unexpected pregnancy. Follow her mental journey as she seeks comfort in the one place she's always found it - the air - and takes to the skies to help herself comes to terms with the co-pilot inside...
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Happy to Tears by Frances Seymour
A clear description of joy overflowing...Enjoy!..
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Have A Heart by Sandra Corona
Those good old-fashioned remedies...
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Having Fun with Steven by Joe Meree
How I learned to have fun with my son rather than just spending time with him...
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