When my four girls were small, my Mother lived with us for a while. One time the kids were concerned about my Mom, their grandmother, dying. She told them a sweet story. … More A Grandmother Tells a Story About Heaven
Originally written Thursday, June 29th, 2006 When I was a baby, less than a month old, I caught whooping cough. Whooping cough is a very dangerous disease for an infant. It was especially dangerous back then before all the healing graces of modern medicine were available. My family was very afraid that I was going … More What Whooping Cough Taught Me
Originally written Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 Growth is the prime indicator in Christ’s view of real honest faith. Not growth for growth sake, but healthy growth that leads to healthy fruit. “Some thirty fold Some sixty fold Some a hundred fold.” What is meant by fruit? The Apostle Paul gives us the definition of fruit. … More The Healer
Originally written Saturday, June 3rd, 2006 I grew up in a home where very little was stable. I could never be sure my needs were going to be met. Sometimes I felt loved, but often I was scrambling to find a way to ease my insecurity. Sometimes the rent could not be paid and we … More Three Kinds of Stability
The deer crashes through the thicket Made desperate by the gun. The lion chases the goat who in Terror is made to run. The mother of the child is frightened She fears and hates the snake. The whole forest dreads the bear And the havoc he can make. But a new voice comes in love … More They Shall Not Hurt or Destroy
Written Saturday, December 1st, 2007 FOR GINA AS MY GIFT TO HER ON HER 40TH BIRTHDAY There is a verse in the Psalms that says, “The Heavens are telling the glory of God.” The writer looked at the Heavens as a friend, a night companion that communicated wondrous things to him. When I look at … More The Heavens and My Heavenly Daughter
Written on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 Jerelyn, my ex-wife, was a few months pregnant with Jill when we were deciding to move from the East Coast back to California. At the time, we already had one daughter, our adorable two year old Gina The decision to move was a tough one for me to make. … More To Jill
Written May 20, 2011 For most of the time I was in the US Army, I was a Chaplain’s Assistant. By rights, I should have been in an Admin Company but in fact I was attached to a Medical Company. Here is how that happened. I attended the chapel service nearest to my company area. … More My Army Days – How I got to be the Chaplain’s Assistant
Limericks Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 There once were two girls named Mayer, Who were smart, wise and wondrously fair. They gave me my “Bad Jokey” name, That shows the source of my fame. It’s my hope that I can soon see their lair. —GMC When I was a very young girl I had a cat … More Limericks
The following story ran in the Los Angeles Times on January 29, 2005 following our Story Corps interview. By Martin Miller Times Staff Writer January 29‚ 2006 Audio time capsule‚ one story at a time With a mobile booth and an open microphone‚ the Library of Congress is capturing the quiet drama of everyday life. … More LA Times Article featuring George & the StoryCorps project
George Caywood 