Sitting by My Laughing Fire

by Graham, Ruth Bell

• ISBN13: 9781593281199
• ISBN10: 1593281196
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-30
• Publisher: Wesscott Marketing Inc

Summary

Ruth Bell Graham grew up in China, the daughter of Presbyterian missionaries. She traveled extensively with her husband, Billy Graham, on his many Crusades around the world. While their five children were growing up, she took on the responsibilities of managing the household to give Billy the freedom to travel and preach wherever God called him.

Table of Contents

In appreciation	p. 4
Author's note	p. 5
Sitting by my laughing fire ...	p. 7
"... to the hills" ...	p. 13
Over on Little Piney Ridge ...	p. 21
I awoke heavy ...	p. 29
Let it be twilight	p. 35
Truth here revealed ...	p. 43
The candle flames of poplars ...	p. 51
His presence and His Word ...	p. 57
Odd this twisted form ...	p. 65
... my shelf of peace ...	p. 73
Where I hid my little nest ...	p. 79
The hills on which I need to gaze ...	p. 87
... then let it snow ...	p. 93
The growing darkness closes in ...	p. 99
The closing of a door	p. 107
Beauty distilled by solitude ...	p. 115
I cannot look You in the face, God ...	p. 123
It won't be long ...	p. 131
The hills were hunkered down in mist ...	p. 137
Atop the ridge ...	p. 143
God, look who my daddy is!	p. 149
... done with play ...	p. 157
... a last bright leaf ...	p. 165
... there'll be spring!	p. 173
Index of first lines	p. 174
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