Adventures in Thackerville

By Steven R. Thacker

Adventures in Thackerville will carry you, your children, and your grandchildren to the wonders of Gods 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 grandchildrens 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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 4, 2011
• ISBN: 9781467043144

Steven R. Thacker

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.

Book preview

© 2011 by Steven R. Thacker. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 10/19/2011

ISBN: 9781467043151 (sc)

ISBN: 9781467043144 (ebk)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011917618

Printed in the United States of America

Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Adventures In Nature

It’s Broken

Grandma’s Toy

A Bug with Racing Stripes

The Beautiful Blanket

The Little Green Bags

The Moving Rock

The Fuzzy Worm

Grandma’s Little Baskets

Tickling Fishing Worms

The Buzzing Bees

CHAPTER 2

Adventures In The Backyard

The Ground is Moving

The Eperbemic

The Rude Worm

Bubbles in the Sky

Someone is Knocking

Something is Wrong!

The Slippery Duo

My Fish Can’t Pray

Caught in the Act

The Dancing Bird

CHAPTER 3

Adventures At Grandma’s House

The Big Egg Hunt

Hungry Bunnies

The Biting Bugs

God’s Little Flashlights

The Parachutist

The Best Dinner Ever

Two Boys Faced with a Problem

The Little Green Apples

The Spooky Fur

A Kite with Legs

CHAPTER 4

Around Thackerville

The Sand Trap

A Fort was Built

The Hunter

The Invaders

Cody Makes a Friend

Daddy’s Big Helper

The Black Squirrel

Daddy’s Big Catch.

Patches’ New Friend

The Jar with Legs

CHAPTER 5

Long, Long Ago

The Highwayman

Grandma’s Bible

The Bear Cave

Grandma’s Cure

The Feather Tick Mattress

Grandma’s Roofing Job

The Pop Bottle Hunt

The Adventure

The Train Man

The Penny Toss

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to my precious wife, Debby Jo, and our three sons, Corey, Shawn, and Cody, our daughters-in-law, April and Esther and to our seven precious Grandchildren—Courtney, Candace, Cassandra, Cameron, Chelsea, Halle and Sarah. They are the joy of my life. A special thanks to my wife, our son Shawn and his wonderful wife Esther who so graciously did the editing of this material. Steven R. Thacker

CHAPTER 1

ADVENTURES IN NATURE

 "

IT’S BROKEN"

Once upon a sunny day in Thackerville, where it is never right to do wrong and it is never wrong to do right, a little girl was confused.

One day, while looking at Mommy’s flower garden, Courtney saw a strange thing.

She saw a little worm moving in the oddest way. He would move his back legs forward while his front legs stayed still, then his back legs stayed still while his front legs moved forward. She ran in to tell her Mommy.

Mommy, Mommy! she shouted as she came into the house.

What is it? ask Mommy.

I just saw a funny little worm in your flower garden and I think that he is broken.

Broken? Mommy asked with a puzzled look on her face.

Yes, Mommy, come and see!

Courtney took Mommy by the hand and led her outside to the flower garden to show her the ‘broken’ worm. See, Mommy, said Courtney, he’s broken.

No, he’s not broken, said Mommy happily, he is an inchworm.

What is an inchworm Mommy? asked Courtney.

She became thoughtful for a moment, Does he measure your garden?

No, said Mommy, we only call them that because of the strange way that they move along the ground. It looks like he is measuring the ground as he crawls along.

Oh, I see, said Courtney, God designed him in a special way, didn’t He Mommy?

Yes, He did, Courtney, Mommy said with a smile.

Only God could make something as special as an inchworm.

GRANDMA’S