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Not Truly Alone

Not Truly Alone

Teacher said that God didn’t create the earth. She said the earth and everything in it began by itself. Selene didn’t believe it.

Love  and War

Love and War

When she was released from prison, she needed a place to stay. Unfortunately, her husband had died while she was in prison, and she had nowhere to live.

No More Red Spot

No More Red Spot

“Mother, why did this happen to me?” Deborah asked her mother again and again.

Missing Car Keys

Missing Car Keys

Father didn’t know. Mother didn’t know. ZZ didn’t know. ZZ watched from the back seat as Father and Mother looked for the keys.

No Rain on Roofless House

No Rain on Roofless House

“God,” Grandmother Brigitte prayed, “please don’t send rain because we live here and will get wet.”

The Leaky Roof

The Leaky Roof

Grandmother Brigitte opened the letter and read, “We just found out that we have to give you this additional payment.”

Crying at School

Crying at School

He looked up at Mother and Father with great determination on his tiny face. Stamping his feet on the ground, he yelled, “I don’t want to go to the other school!”

Going to the Adventists

Going to the Adventists

Father didn’t like the sound of that. “You are not going to go to the Adventists,” he said. “You are going to study at an Adventist school.”

This Is Not a Church!

This Is Not a Church!

“Why do we have saints in our church, and they don’t have saints in their church? Why do we baptize babies when they are born, and they do not?”

“WHAAAAAAAAAA!”

“WHAAAAAAAAAA!”

“Our Father,” Teacher said, “please help Denisa to calm down and to understand that it is better to play with the other children and not only with Timeea.”

Cake With Cream on Top

Cake With Cream on Top

As he listened, the words made sense for the first time. He understood that the seventh day of the week, Saturday, was an important day.

Daria Goes to Kindergarten

Daria Goes to Kindergarten

Before, Daria played in the mud all day and was always dirty. Mother used to have to tell her, “Wash your hands, wash your hands.” Daria always used to say, “No!”

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