Comments for Surviving God's Woodshed

Comment on Joe’s Heart by joe sears

joe sears — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:51:23 +0000

I had a heart transplant in jun 1988 in Richmond va & doing great after 24 years, I wish you the same

Comment on Bevier & Southern Railroad by The End of a Generation (and some Reese history) | Morrie's Stories

The End of a Generation (and some Reese history) | Morrie's Stories — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:32:44 +0000

[...] Most of the passengers on the Underwriter continued on to Florence, Nebraska (near present-day Omaha) where they were outfitted with covered wagons and continued on to Utah. The Reese party, however, had spent all they had just to get across the ocean and needed to earn more money in order to purchase their outfits. They stayed in Bevier, Macon County, Missouri. Today, Bevier is a small, sleepy town of 700 people, the coal mines all played out; in earlier days, it was quite the opposite. A recollection of a slightly later time: [When I used to visit my grandparents there,] Bevier… was a bustling coal town, with active coal mines all around the area. I loved hearing the big steam engines pulling the heavy coal trains from the mines through town…. Miners would gather at the Bevier roundhouse each morning to catch the 4 a.m. passenger train and ride to work. [Larry Vaughn, Surviving God's Woodshed.] [...]

Comment on Heartland Ministries by L

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:52:48 +0000

Heartland is not the place it appears. They fail to show the program kids an accurate view of Jesus and Christianity. I can honestly saw I have seen more damage than good come out of this place. I pray everyday that the kids there can get out before their hearts are completely hardened to God. Its a cult. I lived there so I know what I’m talking about.

Comment on Heartland Ministries by kimberley a schoenhofen

kimberley a schoenhofen — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:46:53 +0000

I keep coming back to your letter first let me say sorry for your son passing I then want to say when i found my son he had 4 breaths a min peramedics said he had 5 min left We was at witts end loving my son and protecting everything we had came as a chore ,He was the lowest i think he could get now i want you to know i have lost 2 children to sids so i know the pain of a loss Anyways We sent my son to heartland and for us its the best thing that could have happened to him We go every month sometimes twice a month and i believe they have saved my sons life i hope when he graduates that he deciedes to stay there rent free and have money he has saved over 5,000.he has learned to pay his bills and take responsibility for his actions He has become the man i knew he could become he is a person i would love to be around again and thats what heartland and god has done for him..Thank god we found this for him they have taught him so much and he loves it

Comment on Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of by Help my marriage

Help my marriage — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:58:50 +0000

General observation shows that the couples in a successful belong to a similar cultural group. By cultural group in American context refers to refers to Italian, Cuban, Mexican and Irish American groups. The other groups include Chinese, West European and Hispanic American.

Comment on PFC Chance Phelps by Rob Schlegel

Rob Schlegel — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:34:04 +0000

I served in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam and my best friend in high school in El Paso Texas was a member of the 3rd Marine Division assigned to Khe Sanh Vietnam. He was killed in action only 2 months after his arrival in Vietnam. I have watched “Taking Chance” many times and I am so very grateful that this nation is now treating its fallen warriors with reverence and respect unlike the Vietnam Vets.

Comment on PFC Chance Phelps by Tim Shey

Tim Shey — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:54:51 +0000

I haven’t seen the film “Taking Chance” yet, but I hope to in the future. I have visited Chance Phelps’ grave in Dubois, Wyoming–I hitchhike through there quite a bit. Chance Phelps is an American hero.

Comment on A Little Soul by spicyt

spicyt — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 03:15:07 +0000

that was such a touching story and really puts things into perspective. i have been questioning God and my faith lately due to personal suffering. that story helped me a little. thank you for sharing and i will keep that family in my prayers along with every other parent who must also endure such a loss.
tammy
tammyspice@msn.com

Comment on Witnessing by spicyt

spicyt — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:00:36 +0000

wow. i’m too sleepy to read all of this tonite, but i had to tell you that this story sounds like me….in 2005 while having my ovaries removed a doc punctured my intestine, didn’t note it, and i became septic and got flesh eating disease in abdomen and was on ventilator in coma and had overf 15 abdominal surgeries to repair the damage and was in hospital for almost 200 days. lost part of my intestine. i am left with an unrepairable ventral hernia from breast boneto pubic bone. i cannot lift push or pull or walk or sit too long. i wear a binder to hold in my belly. i have had to radically change my diet. i must take narcotic pain meds from a pain center just to function. my husband is a saint and must act as my nursemaid alot. the pain is unbearable and relentless. my faith in
God and my kids are what pulled me thru…it would have been easier to die…idid die, but God sent me back. So I must have a purpose for him here on earth yet. I will be back to read more of Leas story. I also live in ne Indiana…I see you are in texas now. thank u for your story. God bless.
http://spicyt.wordpress.com

Comment on Bevier & Southern Railroad by Ron King

Ron King — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:57:24 +0000

Saw your article. My family comes from Bevier and I had two uncles that worked for the Bevier and Southern. One was vice president and work in the corporate headquarters (old passenger (?) car) and the other was in charge of roundhouse. Often when we went to Bevier to visit familty we’d go down to the yard to see Uncle Harry and Uncle Grit. I remember in the mid 50′s Uncle Grit trying to get me to take a ride in the cab of one of the steam engines out to the mine. I was to scared to get in the cab! Oh, the mistakes we make…