Writing children's stories and offering them to the public to enjoy via the Internet, rather then publishing them as a book, is part of my Christian ministry. Glorifying God through the wonders of creation that I see so commonly displayed in farm life is a wonderful way to praise the greatness of our Creator, and present a witness to His power and glory. These stories give our whole family an opportunity to express respect and gratitude for the gift of life God gives to all living things.

This project began as a series of letters to my grandchildren. I wanted them to be able to frequently enjoy the experiences of "Grandpa & Nana's farm" despite the great distances between us; so many of my little lambs live several states away. But it wasn't long before I was led to greatly broaden the availability of this information to a much wider audience that could include all children everywhere. Thus, this site.

While the text of each story was written by me, most members of my family participated in the project in one way or another. All of the stories were inspired by actual events that have taken place on our farm and all of the photography was taken here. The animals you will meet within these pages really do exist and live right here.

Due to timing and the nature of some of the more complicated photography used for illustrations, these stories took several years to compile and God willing, there will be more to come - several are being edited right now! Our stories are copyrighted and most of our graphics are watermarked with our farm domain name in the hope of preserving them from theft. It is a bit distracting when viewing the images, and we apologize for that. Whether it actually protects them or not, that, as in all matters, we "let go, let God."

We would like to thank the many families who shared in the editing process of critiquing the material and sifting out my ever present typos - patient souls like Angela, Erika, Heidi, Becky, Kathy, Les, Shannon, (and all their children) - to name just a few - who offered such kind voluntary help to me. Their input was such a blessing! If you, kind reader, find errors we have missed please let us know.

We want to share with others the miracles and joys that we often experience in our life, especially with those who may never get a chance to visit a real farm. As parents of home schooled children (now grown!), Bill and I personally know how important wholesome educational resources are and we are grateful for the opportunity to offer ours here.

We well know how dark and perilous the Internet can be, but, herein we offer to proclaim our Christian faith through the stories about our life on the farm as one more lamp shining to illuminate Christian truths and the love and goodness of Christ.

I encourage you to share time with your children reading these stories! The subject matter will certainly inspire thoughtful conversation. All of them were written with pre-school through 2nd graders in mind but would surely appeal to the child in the hearts of persons of any age.

We invite you to share this resource with others and also raise this challenge to all of our Christian brothers and sisters: Proclaim your faith! Use the Internet to offer up your inspirational stories because you have them, we all do. Each of us needs to use the power of the Internet for the cause of good and share our love for Christ. There is no better way to take advantage of the information highway than to bring glory to God.

If you are on a spiritual journey yourself and searching for answers, remember these words of George Fox, founder of the Quakers: "There is one, even Christ Jesus, that can speak to thy condition." Take your concerns to God in prayer. Repent of your sins and with faith accept Christ's sacrifice for salvation and He will speak to thy condition. Then you too will know the comfort Paul spoke of in Philippians 4:7 - "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

In the Service of Christ;

Quaker Anne
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