Pencil in His Hand: A Mother's Journal of Stories, Thoughts, and Poems.

  A Bright Tale A Story for young people, (+- 10-14) and the young at heart By Alison Lawrence Introduction Before commencing our tale, I would like to give you a short tour and overview of Brightston. I am sure that you would like to picture it as clearly as possible, and so, I will do my best to do it justice. It won’t be easy though, for Brightston is a very special place, as you shall see. First, we shall start at the centre of Brightston, which is a bit like travelling to Jerusalem if you were on our planet. Well, right at the centre of Brightston, is a city called the Golden City. It is so called for it is made of gold. Yet, dear reader, it is not the gold which brings illumination, although it does gleam wonderfully. No, it is the king of Brightston himself who radiates light throughout his kingdom. The king, who is very, very holy, and very, very good, has several beautiful names, but he is known everywhere in Brightston as simply the King of Truth, for this is the es...

The Gift Of The Lightlings: An Inspirational Free Fantasy Story. Dear Readers,  I hope that you have a blessed Christmas time. My prayers are with you as we enter the new year. To end off the year, here is a nice long holiday read. Although there is no obvious Christian content in the story, you will find that the message shines through. *** Copyright: Alison Lawrence. 2023 All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction.  *** Dedication: To my blog family *** The Gift Of The Lightlings By Alison Lawrence Chapter One Thunk, thunk, thunk. Agri's hoe connected solidly with the soil. It wasn't naturally good, but he had worked hard to enrich it, and Leela would be pleased with the greens he was hoping to grow. Agri had labored hard to clear his small patch in the dense forest. The work was back breaking, and there was never enough sun. His heart was heavy as he worked on. He wasn't about to give up, but his hope was failing. Leela now carried their little one under her heart, a...