Author Grant Oesterling

Family Stories #6: Grandpa John – Humility

God exhorts us many times in scripture to be humble. In the beatitudes Jesus says, “Blessed are the humble (meek), they will receive what God has promised.” Do you have an example in your life of a humble man? You are more… Continue Reading →

Family Stories #5: Education

My Grandpa was Jakes dad, John Ruben Henderson, born in 1881. Grandpa John never received any formal education and never learned to read or write. When he was five years old his step-father put him to work in a sock factory…. Continue Reading →

Family Stories #3: Nate – Leaving Home

Life on the farm in the ‘20s was difficult. Life on the farm is always arduous work; it’s a family vocation; it starts at daybreak and it never stops until bedtime. At fourteen years old, boys are expected to do… Continue Reading →

Family Stories #2: Jim & Buck – Short Pants

Living on the farm in the ‘20s, Juby only went to the nearest town, Fitzgerald, about once a month, only when she had specific needs. When Jim was ready to start the first grade, in those days there were no… Continue Reading →

Family Stories #1: Nate – Adoption

Adoption is a wonderful process where a child who has no family support is joined to a family that agrees to treat the adopted child the same as a biological child. Frequently the child is an orphan. Sometimes the child… Continue Reading →

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