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    Grandpa's Prayer
    Grandpa's Prayer
    Grandpa's Prayer
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    Grandpa's Prayer

    By Morris Rye

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    Six year old Emma and her grandpa enjoyed summer days together at his farm. Either building projects from wood, or trips to the old-time, cluttered hardware store in town.

    Then an accident one day in his old work truck, and an unbuckled Emma goes flying into the windshield.

    Her life teeters on the edge, but held in check by loving doctors and nurses, and the power of community and prayers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMorris Rye
    Release dateMar 17, 2013
    ISBN9781301428502
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      Grandpa's Prayer - Morris Rye

      Grandpa's Prayer

      By Morris Rye

      Copyright 2013

      Smashwords Edition

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      A story of courage, and about the power of prayer.

      Inspired by a community of family and friends, pulling together in a time of need.

      A fictional story, based on real life.

      ******

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      My Grandpa fixes things. He builds houses too. He made me my own backyard playhouse, and it's just my size. We painted it blue, with white around the windows. He lives on an old farm in the country with Grammy Jean. I live in the city. Grammy Jean reads me stories when I stay overnight, and I help her make pancakes for Grandpa in the morning. They have a big black dog Trinity, and Noel the cat. My name is Emma. I'm 6 years old.

      I visited Grammy Jean and Grandpa for a whole week late last summer. Mom, Dad, and my baby brother Zack all stayed at the farm for a couple days, but I stayed behind. Grandpa said he needed my help to build some rabbit pens for a neighbor down the road. I looked up at him, winked, and said, Ok. I like rabbits and thought maybe he was really building them for me.

      I have my own bedroom at the farm, its second story window looks out over the horseshoe shaped, gravel driveway. Just beyond the driveway is the old weathered barn that grandpa's dad used to milk cows in. It's a workshop now, with a big sliding door, big enough to fit a car or a truck or even a boat.

      I like playing with Trinity, he

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