Grandpa used to be a cadet in the United States Air Force Academy. While at the Academy his life took a totally different direction due in large part to circus peanuts and how Grandpa dealt immaturely with his immature room mate's disgust with Grandpa having eaten some of his circus peanuts. At the time it was a disaster. His room mate that could have been his best witness had become an enemy. Grandpa was found guilty of an honor code violation. For a brief time it looked like Don (Grandpa Hill) would just disappear from all contact with family and friends. Then as the situation improved and improved and improved Grandpa got married to Mary Lee Mack. They had a large family. Now they have twenty five grandchildren. Grandpa wants you to share this story. Be grateful for the chances you have to improve. Grandpa has and still is thinking, laughing, and living life abundantly and encourages you to do the same.Produced by David Richman. Story told by Grandpa Hill. Art by David Richman. Banjo music by Michael Steele. Grandchildren in the audience Anna Richman, Annette Steele, Breandan Steele, Miriam Richman, and Eoghan Steele.
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Winter Sailing In The Yard
Way back in 1967, Grandpa was a 9 year old boy in Rochester Michigan. That winter Grandpa went sailing. He made the sail for his red Radio Flyer, and it was better than his brother Eugene’s. The sailing was fast on that windy day on the icy yard. Grandpa’s speed, his fun, and the use of Mom’s new pillowcases got his mother very "excited."
Semloh, a wise frog that knows many things, including Grandpa, explains what happened that day. He explains to his friend Gorf (also a frog) and Marshmallow a Racoon, exactly why Grandpa made restitution and why it did not hurt Grandpa to do so.
We hope Semloh’s message and Grandpa’s True Story is shared and shared and shared so that children everywhere and their parents will think, laugh and live abundantly.
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Grandpa Sees Santa - Childhood Story - Christmas Special!
Merry Christmas!
Did you know Grandpa Hill saw the real Santa Claus? (Or at least, he thought he did.) Grandpa Hill tells the true story of one cold Christmas night in his family's old house, way back in 1961.
At the end of the story Grandpa Hill shares two of his favorite Christmas movies.
Executive Producer: Grandpa Hill
Producer: David Richman
Music: Michael Steele
Art: David Richman
Grandchildren in the audience:
Sarah, David, Anna, Miriam, Raymond and Naomi
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Grandpa Trusts God and Learns to be Content
In 1989 the Don and Mary Hill family start trusting God more and more. In the process of trusting they learn to be content.
Convinced that they should be homeschooling, and open to more children they jumped right in. In a short
period of time their homeschooling, a tubal reversal, a move over 900 miles, the birth of the 5th child, 6th child, 7th child and 8th child. And the misscarriage of three children. While that was going on Mary
resumed having epileptic seizures. Don changed jobs again and they bought a Catholic Church and a Rectory for a place raise their family.
To Don and Mary contentment is realizing God has already provided everything they need for their current
happiness. The set backs, and, the trials at times kept them from being content. Then they would remember that “contentment” is realizing God had already
provided everything they needed for their current happiness.
Grandpa Hill encourages the listener to spread Grandpa Hill’s True Stories. Share! Share! Share!
Find his stories on podcast platforms and on the
website grandpahill-stories.org. Think
laugh and live!
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Grandpa and the RAT - A Slightly Wiser Story
In 1991, Grandpa, Don, was a development engineer by day and homeschooling and homesteading Dad at night.
Some persistent and relatively large creature was eating the animal feed intended for the ducks and rabbits.
As the battle with the creature continued, Don came to
realize that it was a RAT that he was dealing with. A very
big and very smart RAT. Don outsmarted that RAT, or so he thought he had, by storing the grain in the family car.
The mystery developed as Don would keep seeing the RAT, on, or running to, the side porch of the house to greet him as he came home from work. It was as though the RAT expected to be fed by Don. Eventually Don does
figure out the schemes of the RAT.
When Don figures it out he needs to apologize to his children. The RAT was just trying to survive and really
wasn’t that smart. Grandpa was trying to
get the RAT and really wasn’t that smart either.
Grandpa encourages parents and grandparents to tell their stories to their children and grandchildren.
Please share this story with families and friend and
remember to follow the podcast or to follow on the web at
grandpahill-stories.org.
Think Laugh and Live!
Grandpa Hill’s Stories are told by Grandpa Hill, usually with a live audience of one or more of his twenty two grand children. Each story is based on his memory of what truly happened to him.
Marshmallow and his friend Gorf, often review the story from their perspectives as a raccoon and a frog. They hope that by them talking about the story it will help the listeners, young and old, to talk to each other about their thoughts and experiences. Lessons are learned, as we laugh (or cry) and listen to Grandpa Hill’s stories.
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