The reason I'm not quite finished tying my shoes

By Martha Whitmore Hickman

Annamaria thinks of many things which prevent her from tying her shoes.

When can daddy come home?

By Martha Whitmore Hickman

A second grader moves to a new town to be near his father who is in prison.

When James Allen Whitaker's grandfather came to stay

By Martha Whitmore Hickman

James Allen's grandfather comes to live with his daughter's family, but he misses his home in Massachusetts and his independence too much.

When our church building burned down

By Martha Whitmore Hickman

When his neighborhood church burns down, a young boy learns that the church is the people, not the building.

A Baby Born in Bethlehem

By Martha Whitmore Hickman

A Baby Born in Bethlehem

By Martha Whitmore Hickman

When Andy's father went to prison

By Martha Whitmore Hickman

When Andy's father is sent to prison for robbery and the family moves to be near him, Andy is afraid of what the kids at his new school will think.

And God Created Squash

By Martha Whitmore Hickman

Robert lives with his grandparents

By Martha Whitmore Hickman

Robert is embarrassed to admit to his classmates that he has lived with his grandparents ever since his parents' divorce.

Then I think of God

By Martha Whitmore Hickman

Children describe moments in their lives when their thoughts turn to God.