Dad & Mom's Country Wisdom
Subtitle: everything I know about the Bible I learned on the farm
Publisher: Ambassador International
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Greenville, SC; Belfast, Northern Ireland
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781620200315
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Keeping your feet under God's table : "Pass the fried chicken, please"; title: Accountability : "the corn field caper"; title: Thistles and thorns : "Ouch! Thorns are sharp!"; title: The blessings of snow : "Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!"; title: Sassafras tea : "a cure for all that ails you"; title: The brevity of life : "I got there in a hurry"; title: Harvest time : "tables of food, bushels of grain"; title: Park farm : "an attempt to return to the Garden of Eden"; title: Uncle Leighton : "flowers and trees, birds and bees"; title: A country church : "small in size, large in service"; title: Shep : "Things have gone to the dogs"; title: Wakarusa (Bethlehem) : "Saturday night in a small, country town"; title: Bountiful harvest : "The wagons are running over"; title: Hobos : "Can you spare some food?"; title: Party line : "the royal telephone"; title: Suppertime : a time of fun, food, and fellowship"; title: Coon hunting : "barking up the wrong tree"; title: Lost relationships : "roadside friendships"; title: Dinner bell : "Sit up and pay attention"; title: The cattle are out : "The fences are broken down"; title: Example : "Example is always clear"; title: Front porch : "No need for a psychiatrist"; title: Stewardship of time : "Please, turn off television"; title: Wooden toys : "Whether a man or a boy, he is known by the size of his toys"; title: Dirt poor : "poor materially, rich spiritually"; title: God keeps record : "My Dad (and other farmers) had the first Palm Pilots"; title: Well fed : "three square meals a day"; title: Hard work : "the sweet smell of sweat"; title: A field full of weeds : "Help! I am being choked to death!"; title: Distressed, but hopeful : "Help, I am in pain. Please send the perfect arborist"; title: Demonic power : "demon-possessed pigs"; title: Sunday afternoons : "food, family, and fun"; title: Conclusion