My Story #62 -- Battery Problem

 

My Story #62

BATTERY PROBLEM

Once my car's battery went bad, and the car stopped. I did not know what to do. I did not have jumper cables, so no one could help if they wanted to unless they had cables. So, I sat there and just waited--no cell phones then.

Then, an old, nearly dilapidated truck pulled in front of my car, and I think it was three boys got out and asked if I needed help. I said, "Yes, do you have jumper cables." One of the boys said, "No, we don't need jumper cables." I said, well I just need a jump to get the car started to try to get home. The boy said, "No problem." Then he went to the truck and took the battery out of the truck, brought it back to my car, took my battery out of the car and replaced it with the battery from the truck. Then I started my car.

He then switched out the batteries back, and I was ready to be on my way. I had never seen anything like that in my whole life. I was thankful and went on my way and arrived home. Later I had to get a new battery. 

 

My Story #61 -- Just A Peek

 My Story #61

JUST A PEEK

Ronnie W. Wolfe -- 12-13-2021

I was in the ninth grade when in the school at Morgan, Kentucky, I was offered an opportunity to take a typing class. The only other elective that was available was Agriculture, and I had no desire to take that class, though I thought I might have to do so.

The principal, Mr. Gulick, took me into his office and asked if I would like to take typing, and I said yes. In those days typing was offered only to grades 11 and 12, but I was the one exception to that rule.

My parents decided to buy me a portable typewriter. They bought one and put it under our Christmas tree at home packaged up really well.

My brother, as his wont was, could not stand to think he did not know what was in the present, so he colluded with me (against my will) to open the gift just to see what it was, then seal it back up so no one would be the wiser. He said to me, "Now, when you open this later, act surprised." Well, how in the world could I act surprised when I know exactly what is in the gift wrapping? I just hated what he had done. He ruined my real surprise. Do you have a brother like that?

Well, the typewriter served me for several years, and I was happy to have it; but to this day I cannot overcome the feeling that I had when my brother had to have "Just A Peek."

 

Caught In The Act

 

My Story #60

CAUGHT IN THE ACT

Pastor Ronnie Wolfe

So, it's time to mow the yard, which I used to do for a few years until I got too old to do it.

I would usually get on the small riding mower and leave my crutches in the garage so I could drive the mower into the garage and get the crutches when I was finished mowing.

One day, while mowing the front yard, the mower ran out of gas, and there I was down in the middle of the yard away from my crutches, so I could not walk with my crutches to the garage to get more gas.

So, I watched to see that no one was traveling down the road, and I got off the mower and began to crawl to the garage to get my crutches. I noticed a car coming down the road, so I just stopped and sat while the car went by. After the car passed, I felt sure that no one was watching, so I crawled the rest of the way to the garage, got the gas, put the gas in the mower, and then I tied my crutches to the mower so this would not happen again. It would have been SO embarrassing if someone had seen me crawling up the hill to the garage. Whew! Got by with that one.

Some time later, I stopped in to my neighbor's house, because they were having a yard sale. I went to the back of the house and sat with the man to talk a while. I was telling him about the experience, and you will never guess what he said. He said, "Yeah, I know. I was sitting right here watching everything that happened. You can't keep any secrets from me.

. . . be sure your sin will find you out (Numbers 32:23).