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The Christmas Miracle.

He wasn’t much of a dog to look at. He knew a lot of tricks but was rather bull-headed and refused to do any of them for us.

Posted byJohn PurvisDecember 20, 2020December 20, 2020Posted inHumor, Preachers KidTags:blogging, christmas, dog, family, friends, home, methodist, miracle, parsonage, pets, presents, puppy, santa14 Comments on The Christmas Miracle.

Just A Pretend Fire.

A little bit is good, but more is better………Right? Especially when it comes to fire…………..or was that ice cream?

Posted byJohn PurvisSeptember 11, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, burn, children, church, family, fire, methodist, mother, parsonage, play, Preachers Kid, sister, trauma13 Comments on Just A Pretend Fire.

Jump, John, Jump!

Jumping from the parsonage roof with a homemade parachute couldn’t possibly end badly. Could it?

Posted byJohn PurvisAugust 17, 2020August 18, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:army, blogging, church, flare, jump, methodist, parachute, parsonage, preachers kids, secret, toys10 Comments on Jump, John, Jump!

The Flood.

The flood at the creek nearly drown me. I never told mom what really happened.

Posted byJohn PurvisJuly 22, 2020July 23, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:blog, bridge, cold, courage, creek, flood, frozen, ice, methodist, parsonage, Preachers Kid, stupid, water3 Comments on The Flood.

The Crash of Glass.

The crash of glass was heard as I tried to make it through the door.

Posted byJohn PurvisJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:blogging, brother, children, church, crash, dad, family, glass, methodist, mom, parsonage, preachers kids, sister6 Comments on The Crash of Glass.

Shocking,.. Just Shocking!

That toy truck flew like a rocket when we put the electricity to it. And nearly killed the neighbor doing it.

Posted byJohn PurvisMay 14, 2020June 6, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:blogging, children, church, death, electricity, family, funny, Humor, methodist, parsonage, Preachers Kid, religion, rocket, sewing, toys5 Comments on Shocking,.. Just Shocking!

Fire, Fire,..Oops!

Playing firefighter in the parsonage got too real when my plan went awry.

Posted byJohn PurvisApril 25, 2020May 8, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, children, church, dad, farlington, fire, firefighter, funny, girard, kansas, methodist, mom, parsonage, preachers kids, smoke8 Comments on Fire, Fire,..Oops!

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