Caleb desperately wants a cat, but his mother is allergic to them. When a stray cat show ups at the house, Caleb can't resist taking care of it--despite his mother's sneezing Hopes are dashed when Caleb's father explains to him that he cannot expect God to always answer his prayers in the way he wants. Yet a surprising twist in the story makes Caleb eventually realize that "God does answer prayer, in His own time and in His own way."
A Better Ending is a collection of short stories and poems that take place at home, in school, across the world, and in out own back yards. Each story has a theme that encourages readers to reflect on their own hearts and lives as the relate to God's Word.
Table of Contents:
- A Better Ending: "Small Steps"
- A Higher Purpose: "Instruments of Praise"
- Hand-Me-Down Dog: "A Child's Walk with God"
- The Red Geranium: "Let Them Come to Me"
- When the Rains Came: "Just a Little Cloud"
- Caiman and Camelids: "White as Snow"
- The Ruins: "Heroes of the Faith"
- Second Chances: "Blessings from Above"
- French for Rachel: "Planned with Care"
- The Swindler: "Tangled in Sin"
- Patches's Way: "The Saddest Sight to See"
- Sweeter than Them All: "Today Is the Day"
- Too Much Chatter: "Creatures of the Deep"
- Surprised by Joy: "Happy Inside"
- Two Are Better than One: "Closer than a Brother"
- Wait for Me : "To Serve His Way"
- Missing : "Jesus, Shepherd"
- Ahead of the Storm: "My Feathered Friend"
- A Break from Spring Break: "The Master's Way"
- Laughter in the Woods: "We Are Bears"
- Someone Special: "The House of God"
- Treasures and Daydreams: "What God Has Given Me"
- Better than Sacrifice: "Be Holy"
- Camping Woes and Wonders: "Two Words"
- Hungry Inside: "Tell Me"