by Dutch Henry | DEVOTIONAL, Faith
RESPONSIBILITY – DEVOTIONAL . Howdy Friends! Rain pounded the tin barn roof with an eagerness that swallowed almost all sound. Grandpop’s coffee had long gone cold as his interest was focused on repairing torn leather straps on his favorite saddle. He took a sip...
by Dutch Henry | DEVOTIONAL, Faith
DYING – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! The boy sat alone, crying. Sun high overhead, shooting long, straight beams earthward, reaching far into the barn was no help. Grandpop’s soft words could not comfort. Crying seemed the only way. Grandpop had ridden Blue out to...
by Dutch Henry | DEVOTIONAL, Faith
MAKING DECISIONS – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! They’d been in the barn a while. Grandpop and the lad. I could see that as soon as I walked in out of the rain, by the size of the hay bale stack on the flat bed wagon. It was a cinch. Rainy days like this one, it was a...
by Dutch Henry | DEVOTIONAL, Faith
ARGUING – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! The long lane was always a welcome. Giant oaks on either side fenced in the lane, giving it a feeling of security. Horses and cattle behind the board fence gave a peaceful life to the rolling pastures. . I hadn’t planed on visiting...
by Dutch Henry | DEVOTIONAL, Faith
WE ARE ALL SINNERS – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! It had been a rough week for the lad. The ‘issue’ wasn’t the big deal to Grandpop. The issue was how the lad had treated it when his folks told Grandpop. “We all get in trouble some time!” The lad tossed his hands in the...
by Dutch Henry | DEVOTIONAL, Faith
TOUGH CHOICES – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! Morning sun had become hot already. Grandpop and the boy had been working since before the sun had crawled above the barn. “Time for a break yet?” Grandpop suggested in a question. . “I can keep digging.” The boy assured him....
