Meet six-year-old Tommy Johnson, Super Cowboy and Super Story-teller. Want to build a box to capture wild cats that roam the farm? How about tips on catching a greased pig at the fair, or teaching a stubborn lamb to avoid being trampled by angry milk cows? From the first paragraph, when Tommy explains why a boy needs a dog for a pet instead of a cat, he wins us over with his down-to-earth and humorous view of the world. Once Tommy begins school, however, things get complicated. He gets picked on by teachers and mocked by classmates. And then tragedy strikes. In the process of dealing with his grief, Tommy learns the meaning of true friendship.
But when Tommy becomes friends with the neighbor Grandma has a grudge against, he learns the importance of not letting little things destroy wonderful friendships.
In this new book in the Under Open Skies series, Tom Johnson is in his early 20’s and struggling to make it through college and take care of his little family. Due to the stress created by the overload of class work, the challenges of having very little money, and the limited amount of time for his family, he often feels trapped by his circumstances.
To try to earn some extra money to help out with his family income, he procures a job taking care of horses. When the lady he works for buys a famous old racehorse, Tom starts to see the world and his situation somewhat differently. In sensing the old stallion’s trust in him, learning from friends and those around him, Tom begins to realize that prisons can be made as much from our attitudes and decisions as they can be from cement and steel, and that challenges can be good. That is when he begins to understand what true freedom really is.
If you love horses and great stories, this book is for you.
Tom Johnson is in college. He is a collegiate wrestler and taking tough math and sciences classes. He has struggled in his dating, partly because he is not a good dancer. A girl convinces him to sign up for a dance class, telling him it is first-semester dance, and she will help him. But in the first class, they learn it is 4th-semester competitive dance, that there are 54 girls and 8 boys, and Tom wreaks havoc in his attempt at dancing. They decide to sign out of the class, but the teacher won’t sign Tom’s card. That is when a kind girl and her friends start to work with Tom to compete in the International Ballroom Competition.
This is a fun story filled with struggles of dating and feeling socially accepted. It is also one of determination, hard work, and friendship.
Buy all of the Under Open Sky books.
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Daris Howard is a master of short-form storytelling on family issues. His columns are wrapped around an anecdote from his own childhood, or from his experiences as a parent and husband. Life’s Outtakes are often funny, with a moral to every story, and a takeaway that is inspiring. It is like a nonpharmaceutical mood stabilizer and spirit booster that sends you back into the parenting fray with greater confidence about how to achieve harmony.
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Daris Howard is a master of short-form storytelling on family issues. His columns are wrapped around an anecdote from his own childhood, or from his experiences as a parent and husband. Life’s Outtakes are often funny, with a moral to every story, and a takeaway that is inspiring. It is like a nonpharmaceutical mood stabilizer and spirit booster that sends you back into the parenting fray with greater confidence about how to achieve harmony.
Patrick Hedland, Managing Editor of The Mountain Enterprise
52 humorous and inspirational short stories from Life’s Outtakes 13. From the inspiration of memories about a friend in An Old Friend to the humor of what a father does with a gift in A Father’s Day Mystery, these 52 humorous and inspirational short stories, one for each week of the year, will make you laugh, reminisce, and contemplate the relationships you cherish most.
Daris Howard is a master of short-form storytelling on family issues. His columns are wrapped around an anecdote from his own childhood, or from his experiences as a parent and husband. Life’s Outtakes are often funny, with a moral to every story, and a takeaway that is inspiring. It is like a nonpharmaceutical mood stabilizer and spirit booster that sends you back into the parenting fray with greater confidence about how to achieve harmony.
Patrick Hedland, Managing Editor of The Mountain Enterprise
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