We all have a story!  Come on.  Admit it.  You have one, I have one, old uncle whatshisname has one, your crazy neighbor has one.  Like I said, we all have a story.  Admit it! 

Sometimes it’s a short story about a person or something special to you.  Sometime it’s a poem expressing deep feelings you can’t say out loud.  And, sometimes it a story based on what you know, people you know, and now you want to place it in history for everyone to enjoy.  Come on now.  Admit it.  Everyone has a story!  And it’s not too late to share it with readers everywhere.

Thirty years ago our family helped to organize a church in Stanley, Kansas.  It was a special time, we worked hard, and we all learned something from the experience.  During the time our congregation was out-growing available space we spent an evening speculating where we could worship until our church building became a reality.  The discussion led to silly speculation, which included hiring a pilot and helicopter to fly an old white frame church from the Ozarks of Missouri and place it on our five empty acres.

This conversation and the laughter with friends led to my writing a children’s story back in 1982 and I named it THE CHURCH MOUSE THAT FLEW.  It’s a whimsical view of flying the church from Missouri to Kansas as seen through the eyes of the church mouse that lived under the pulpit step.  It also relates the faith of the mouse during his wild trip because listening to the pastor had taught him to pray.  Prayer helped the mouse deal with fear, uncertainty, his move to a new location, and his safe arrival where he knew he would be cared for by a new congregation. 

This is my moment to say TaDa!  THE CHURCH MOUSE THAT FLEW has just been published for me by CreateSpace.  It has evolved over the years into the same sweet story of the mouse in flight while teaching children the value of prayer, including guidelines for parents and children at the end of the story to develop skills in personal prayers.  I am excited and I know you will all love it when you read it. 

Share with me now how you learned to pray.  How old were you when you felt comfortable praying, even by yourself?  Who prayed with you or did you learn on your own?  Do you have special memories of finally feeling comfortable with personal prayers?  Please comment on these feelings and experiences.  I hope to put this book into parent hands and would love to share with them some personal experiences from people who remember how their prayer skills evolved and strengthened. 

Remember the name.  THE CHURCH MOUSE THAT FLEW and ir's available now in paperback from amazon.com and createspace estore.  You and special children in your life are going to love this story!

Terri Clamons, author
Cocaine Campus, The Toy Room, and Corporate Prince,

Available as paperbacks at amazon or createspace estore, and

          as ebooks at amazon or The Kindle Store.

The Church Mouse That Flew, a children's book about prayer,

          is at amazon and createspace estore..  

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