ADVENTURES IN THACKERVILLE
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The Moving Rock Once upon a sunny day in Thackerville, where it is never right to do wrong and it is never wrong to do right, two little girls discovered a mysterious rock. One bright morning, as they were playing in their playground, Cassie and Candy noticed a strange little rock. “Look at this!” shouted Candy. Cassie came running over to her from the slide, her favorite part of the playground. “What is it?” she asked. “It is a funny little rock,” Candy said. “Maybe it rolled down from the woods on the hill.” “I know,” said Candy. “We’ll put it over here by the garage in Mommy’s flower bed.” “Okay,” said Cassie. Just then, Mommy called for them to come for lunch. They ran inside the house and washed their hands very well because they had been playing in their playground. After lunch, they rushed back outside to play in their playground again. When they got to the playground, they noticed that the little rock was back. “Mommy, Mommy!” they shouted. “Come and see.” Mommy looked at the little rock and said with a smile, “Oh, I see girls. This is not a rock. It is a turtle. He must like your playground.” The girls named the little turtle ‘Rocky’ and they kept him in their playground. Cassie thought that his favorite part was the slide, just like her.
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Adventures in Thackerville will carry you, your children, and your grandchildren to the wonders of God’s little miracles and the joyfulness of childhood in a refreshing new way. Experiences include a beloved quote:that it is never right to do wrong and never wrong to do right. Written from individual experiences of his or of his children or a friend of the family, each account could be read as a bedtime story or they could be read by the children themselves. The Author has inserted his children and grandchildren’s names to personalize each story. Other names mentioned are his grandma, siblings, two cousins, an uncle and some family pets. It is the desire and prayer of the Author that these stories will be significantly used of God to stir the hearts of children and adults alike.
About the Author
Steven Randall Thacker was born in Southern Ohio in the early 1950’s. Steve was raised by his maternal grandmother and mother who were a considerable influence in keeping him in church during his early years. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Debby Jo Steiner. God blessed them with two sons, Corey and Shawn. Steve served in the United States Air Force during the Viet Nam era and retired medically with Multiple Sclerosis. He was ordained and a preacher in Baptist churches for 13 years. Since retiring Steve has served as interim pastor, filled the pulpit for pastor friends and held revivals. Later in life they were blessed again and adopted a grandnephew, their third son, Cody. They have seven grandchildren whose names appear in this book and who are pictured on its cover along with their ‘cuncle’ Cody. Hearing of his children reading bedtime stories to their children, he was encouraged by his wife to write ‘Adventures in Thackerville’. He has also written poems and songs since he was a teenager and is in the process of having his poetry published, ‘Seasons of Time’. He has a desire to publish his favorite sermons in outline form and a book of quotes. Steve has a enjoyment for life that is obvious in the stories in this book.