Spare and Share God's Little Gems

By Carole Ritter

It was a real experience as from city life to country farm was the very best and I was very glad I had got the experience! I am old now, but farm living made me healthier and stronger. It was an experience you never forget, and I am thankful I got the farm life. Every child should get to spend some time on a farm, hunting, fishing, etc. never need a vacation. It's always there one way or another. Make a living and have vacation time to state fairs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 4, 2023
• ISBN: 9798887511696

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Spare and Share God's Little Gems

Carole Ritter

ISBN 979-8-88751-168-9 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88751-169-6 (digital)

Copyright © 2023 by Carole Ritter

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Table of Contents

Introduction

The Story of One of God's Little Gems

About the Author

But even the very hairs on your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

—Luke 12:7

Introduction

No, I was not a movie star or a famous person, but God knew me just as well. I was just one of God's children like we all are. This is my story of how the system can change a child's life forever without regard for their feeling and render them helpless to do anything about it. Yet with God's help, I made it through without hate or malice or vengeance. During my life, I have learned that we need more Christians to make this a better world. Even though we can do miraculous things and the world has become so advanced in so many ways, too often God's will is lost in greed, lust, love of money, and selfishness. We have become forgetful of why God gave us life in the first place. If I, an unknown, can make it with God's help, surely we all can! We need orphanages in every state. It's a solution for helping children that do need help and more do than one realizes.

The Story of One of God's Little Gems

In a small town in northeast Iowa, life can be gentle, quiet, and most fulfilling, but like most small railroad towns, everyone knew everyone's business. One may expect to enjoy life to the most with one's whole life ahead of you. I felt like a normal eight-year-old even though my father did not live in our home. I had a brother and three sisters to play with and help look after. Our mother was unwed. I was born the eldest of the five illegitimate children. We lived with my grandfather. He was a wonderful man.

My dear little gramps came to this country when he was only seventeen. He could not speak much English at all. He loved America, worked very hard to be a good American, was very grateful to be here, and retired from the railroad. He helped my mother care for us and provided for us financially because Mom didn't work outside the home. He felt that a big part of the responsibility was his, just as if