Stories of God's Blessings: The amazing life of Bud and Paulette Page

By Bud Page

I met my wife, Paulette, at a single’s Bible Study held in the basement of a missionary organization where she was employed as the secretary of a vice president of that organization. We were married in March of 1975. Shortly after we married, we moved from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne, Indiana. There, I attended Fort Wayne Bible College.

I had been in sales for sixteen years but never felt like it was what I wanted to do all my life. We left Ft. Wayne in 1982 and moved to Tyler, Texas, to start an auto interior restoration business. Along with that business, we raised many kinds of animals for fun and profit.

We have lived in Tyler for the last thirty-seven years. We believe God led us to Texas and has blessed us in ways that seem almost miraculous. This book tells the story of how God has given us a life far beyond what we could ever have imagined. We have truly been blessed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 10, 2024
• ISBN: 9798892439954

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Stories of God's Blessings

The amazing life of Bud and Paulette Page

Bud Page

ISBN 979-8-89243-994-7 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-89243-995-4 (digital)

Copyright © 2024 by Bud Page

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Chapter 1

The Early Days

Chapter 2

A New Chapter in My Life

Chapter 3

The Beginning of the Animal Business

Chapter 4

My New Business

Chapter 5

The Move to Texas

Chapter 6

First Venture at Our New Home

Chapter 7

The Ups and Downs of the Miniature Horse Business

Chapter 8

The Publishing Business

Chapter 9

Adversity

Chapter 10

What's Next

Chapter 11

The House Built by Emus

Chapter 12

Preaching Detour

Chapter 13

The Next Big Thing

Chapter 14

Advent of Miniature Llamas

Chapter 15

Teacups and Munchkins

Chapter 16

Back to the Donkeys

Chapter 17

God's Next Blessing

Chapter 18

To God Be the Glory

Dedication

To my wife, Paulette, who has stood faithfully by my side through good times and bad.

Then I can't forget all the wonderful people we met over the years who helped us in so many ways. Without them, there would be no story to tell.

Introduction

They say everyone has a story, and, of course, some are more interesting than others. I hope you will find our story to be one of the more interesting ones. My intention was to make these stories entertaining as well as inspirational.

As the title suggests, this is a collection of stories of how God blessed us in ways that seem almost supernatural. I don't know any other way to explain it. When I look back over those years of my life, I see God's hand at work, and I am just as amazed as you probably will be as you read about them. All I can say is it was God who chose to bless us with success. It was all in His plan, and I choose to give Him all the glory.

I have also included a few stories that you may not consider God's blessing. You might wonder how I can include times of adversity in a book titled Stories of God's Blessings. It's because God has taught me much in our times of adversity.

Over the years of trials and blessings, I've learned that God is faithful, and we can depend on Him no matter what. He is in control of all His creation, and He can be trusted. I pray that you will be encouraged to trust God more fully in your own life as you read about the unusual ways God chose to bless us.

Chapter 1

The Early Days

First, I would like to state that I am not a writer. I have just been told many times that I should write these stories down before they are lost and forgotten. These are stories of God's blessings, which have given me a life that I could never have imagined. But before I get into the good stuff, let me give you a little background.

I was born in 1945. My dad was a preacher, and my mother was a teacher. We lived very modestly and moved around a lot. We seemed to always have a little bit of land, which allowed us to have many different types of animals. My dad tried raising pheasants, rabbits, hogs, fishing worms, nutria, and even mushrooms in