The Chronicles of the Rockwell Break-a-Bean
A whimsical blog to amuse, inspire and challenge.
Ol’ Rockwell here. I’ve got me a website full of Nuggets—maybe gold and maybe not.
Read on and take your chances…
My Beginnings with more to come!
Like most people I was born at the usual age. I first saw the light of day in an old log cabin I helped my father build. Doctors used to slap newborn babies to start them breathing. When I was born the doctor didn’t slap me – but the nurses did!
According to my four-years-older-than-me sister I was the latest model from Sears. She wanted to send me back for a refund. In as much as I came without warranty, Sears refused take me back or give a refund. I was born, as they say, with a silver spoon in my mouth. Fortunately, the doctor was able to remove it before I choked.
My father wanted to name me Rockwell Break-a-Bean. (The day I was born I beat him at arm wrestling,) My mom objected. My sister wanted to name me Brat and continued to call me that for many years. She was quite versatile with a broom. Besides sweeping the floor she would sweep me out of the house, accompanied with threats to my health.
Some may have the impression that I was born in pre-historic times. It wasn’t exactly pre-historic but it was different. I met a lady who was born in a sod hut on the prairie. Having seen the inside of a sod hut I was glad I wasn’t born in one. I like the mice and bugs to live outside my house rather than share my room with them. I hope you will enjoy the stories I will be sharing.
Recent Chronicles
Heart Vitamins: Exercises to Build Heart Faith
Jesus warns us that out of the heart come evil thoughts (Matthew 15:19). Not until our hearts speak only words of faith and belief can we move mountains and have whatever we say (Mark 11:22-24).
Questions a Plain Man Asks
Most men stop asking around thirty. This one never did. Where you turn when your back is against the wall, whether God says no, and what the Book is for.
Living It Out
Gold is where you find it, and that is a useless saying. What a man does on Tuesday with what he says he believes.
Does God Say No?
Without knowledge we say, “God sometimes says YES, sometimes LATER, and sometimes NO.” This belief is founded in ignorance. The only way we will ever learn the truth about God is to find out what the Bible says about God.
The Joy of Standing
RADIANT JOY is the secret to the Joy of Standing. We give our prayers power when we breathe Joy into them. Let every discouragement, every setback, every negative report be an opportunity to pour in Joy.
The Impossible Trust
The Impossible Trust for us was to trust God, and God alone, for our finances. God doesn’t do things the way we do them and staying in a state of trust can be extremely difficult.