Grandpa Hill's True Stories
By Grandpa Hill
Marshmallow and his friend Gorf, often review the story from their perspectives as a raccoon and a frog. They hope that by them talking about the story it will help the listeners, young and old, to talk to each other about their thoughts and experiences. Lessons are learned, as we laugh (or cry) and listen to Grandpa Hill’s stories.
Grandpa Hill's True StoriesApr 01, 2022
Fishing With A Four Year Old - Children Stories
Grandpa Hill shares another true personal story of fishing with a four year old. Grandpa claims to have always caught something on every fishing trip, even this one. Caleb his grandson challenges Grandpa when he seems to contradict himself, ‘Sometimes never even getting a bite, yet always catching something. Come on! Which is it?’
In this true story Rebecca is the four year old, the gear is a bamboo pole, the catch….. well you will have to listen to the story!
Grandpa assures the audience that this trip like every fishing trip or family adventure gave him and his children precious memories that have lasted a life time. This one "Fishing With A Four Year Old" was exceptional fun and excitement to live and to remember.
Grandpa Hills Children Stories and Health Stories are listened to in dozens of countries, dozens of States in the USA, and dozens of communities in Pennsylvania. The website is grandpahill-stories.org. Please spread these stories far and wide, it will probably help make the world a better place. You will probably never know exactly how, but one thing affects another and then another and then another and then surprise you are telling your own stories, and, learning from Grandpa Hill’s true stories and the world is better.
Think. Do what you can. Then laugh and live.
A Boy and His Dog Jack
Andrew really wanted to be in 4H and show a dog. Rebecca his sister had a dog, and, she was in the show. He had two huge obstacles to overcome. First he was too young to enter the show at the Indiana County Fair. Second he did not have a dog!
Determined, he got the best dog he could get from his sister Amy. His name was Jack, the last of the Jack’s.
Andrew’s persistence, was endearing. He won over a lot of the 4H leaders and organizers. In a class of his own, Andrew and his dog Jack, were registered, and, entered the show. They won blue ribbons!
For Andrew’s Dad, Rebecca, and Andrew it was one of the best days at the Indiana County Fair that ever was.
Grandpa Burns Down His Fort - Childhood Story
In the winter of 1968 Grandpa Don and his friend Bill Lecuru in Rochester Michigan built a fort of sticks and newspaper in the woods near Bill’s house. Grandpa was 14 and the fort was not warm enough for the two boys to stay warm so a very small fire was needed, inside of the fort. Like a teepee.
Don was not thinking about how strong the draft would be. Shortly after they were starting to get heat off the fire sparks went up and lit the newspaper on the inside of the fort. Within a couple of seconds it was clear that they had to get out of the fort, through the fire. A few seconds after the boys scramble out the entire fort is a roaring blaze.
Gorf and Marshmallow discuss how serious, and dangerous and dumb and stupid it was to have a fire inside of a small fort constructed of sticks and paper. They review how there are lots of ways we can learn to do things right. One way is to make mistakes and learn not to repeat the mistake in the future. Another way is to listen to other peoples stories, and learn from their success and their mistakes.
Grandpa Hill hope’s you listen and share Grandpa Hill’s True Stories with your friends and family. Then sit back, think about the story, talk about it, share your own stories, then laugh, and live!
Two Women That Talked Too Much - Faith and Family
Grandpa Hill knows lots of people that just talk way too much! Two special women to him really talk a lot. At one time, Don was quite sure they both talked too much. Mary Lee, Don’s wife, and his oldest daughter Patricia are the two ‘talkers’ that taught him a lesson and the value of sharing stories with and taking the time to get to know and share with people about yourself.
This story is about learning that lesson, learning to be patient and learning the importance of sharing your story as you get to know others, be friendly, and perhaps make a friend.
Just today when Mary Lee and I went for our daily walk, she met Tiffany in the park. The two of them talked for about 30 minutes. Her story was sad and she looked desperate. Her tears seemed genuine. Telling her story seemed to lift some of the burden she was bearing. Mary Lee assured her of God’s Love for her and not to give up. Please pray for Tiffany. We will.
Please, Think, Laugh, and Live and share Grandpa Hill’s True Stories!
Grandpa Leaves His Body - Faith and Family Story
Grandpa left his body in 2003. He was 46 years old living in Iselin PA. While on the operating table sedated as a surgery was being performed, he got the privilege of watching the Doctor examine the tumor he had just removed.
As Grandpa Hill tells this story to his grandchildren, they have just as much trouble trying to understand Grandpa’s story as Grandpa did 20 years ago when he first realized he had left his body. Grandpa believes that this was a bit of first hand evidence that he is more than just his body and his brain. He always believed he had a soul but didn’t really know what it was. This out-of-body, experience was proof to him that he was more than flesh and bones.
Please enjoy the story, think about it, and go about laughing and living your life. Share this story and of course tell your own stories to your children, your grandchildren, and all children. Shalom.
Grandpa Sees an Angel - Faith and Family Story
In 1988 Grandpa Hill (Don) and his family were at a parish mission in Burnsville Minnesota. Just before the priest called on Don to come up front for a demonstration about faith and trust, an angel came and sat down next to Grandpa.
Grandpa really doesn’t know what angels are. He calls what he saw an angel because it seemed friendly, calm, and all energy. Whatever it was that evening he first sensed it’s approach, saw it for a second or two and then responded to the priest. As Don left the pew to ‘volunteer’ for the demonstration in front of what seemed like over a thousand people, the angel was gone!
Don describes the faith moment, his demonstration of the concept of trust, and, how interesting it was for one time in his life to sense and see some sort of being that he truly thinks was an angel, sitting with him. Either Don had the wildest imagination in the world, or he really saw something, or both!
In any case, please know that Grandpa Hill’s Stories are True Stories, as true as he can remember them. This encounter with this ‘angel’ truly happened to him. It was definitely a faith moment, and, has always been an inspiration to him when he is being reluctant or hesitant to do what he really thinks God would like him to do.
Please enjoy and please share this story and this podcast. It really means a lot to Grandpa Hill to share and teach to entertain and to make it easier for others to think laugh and live regardless of the troubles of the day or times we live in. Use the stories to remember and share your own stories of when you grew up or you learned something true. What you do matters, it matters to the whole world.
As of today April 21, 2023, Grandpa Hill’s True Stories have been listened to in 28 countries, 173 cities in 36 of the United States of America. That’s way over 33,000 minutes helping you and your children to think, laugh, and live. Listen, listen, listen. Share Share Share. Thank you!
Real Road Rash and Honey - Health Story
In this episode Grandpa Hill tells how he finally got real road rash! When he was a small boy with bare skin sliding in the gravel (listen to Pebbles and Blood, Episode 1) he thought he had road rash. This time he really had road rash!.... and some broken bones, and the healing balm of raw honey applied to his wounds by his wife Mary Lee. This story is both a health (and safety) story as well as a slightly wiser story.
Don had baking to do and batteries to buy. In his haste he ended up hitting the pavement at forty five miles per hour, breaking his shoulder blade, rib, and collar bone, and ripping up his skin. Don is so grateful for his helmet, he probably would be dead without it. Don learned by experience and later in riding class to always check out his motorcycle no matter how short the ride was going to be. He failed to do a check the day of the wreck. He failed in his haste to put up his kickstand!
When Mary got home, and saw the terrible road rash wound on his left shoulder. ‘Hospital protocol be dammed’ she proceeded to thoroughly clean the wound and then applied raw honey and in six days completely healed his shoulder wound.
Grandpa Hill would like all motorcyclists to be purposeful in their rides, take appropriate caution and have a fun time. If something goes wrong and you do get road rash consider raw honey. It worked for Grandpa Hill and it may work for you to. Shalom.
Love Hurts No. 3, Grandma Kicks Grandpa - Faith and Family Story
In January of 2015 on a cold morning in Iselin Pennsylvania Grandpa Hill (Don) decides to tease and surprise his wife Mary Lee. After she gets startled and chilled she retaliates.
Don felt he deserved to receive the kick that Mary wanted to give him. Presenting himself for the kick, he cautioned Mary that it would hurt her more than him. This turns out was a major understatement. Don got the kick of his life! Mary got a lot of pain. She had kicked a wrench in Don’s pocket! There was explaining, comforting, apologies, and forgiveness to be given and received.
Since the Kick-the-Wrench incident, Grandpa has been much more careful and kind in the teasing and startling of Grandma. No similar incidents have occurred since 2015, at least not any that Grandpa can remember.
The grandchildren in the audience Joe, Catherine, and Lizzie and their parents briefly discuss the moral of the story.
Please share Grandpa Hill’s True Stories, widely. I think they help us in the effort to Think about our situations, act as we are able, then Laugh a lot, and Live life abundantly. Grandpa Hill, of Grandpa Hill's True Stories. Also check out the website where all the stories are there for your pleasure
grandpahill-stories.org.
Grandpa Learns to Maneuver His 401K's
Grandpa Learns to Maneuver His 401K – A Slightly Wiser Story
The “God Send” in this story is Paul Hamacher. He is the CEO of Spire Stocks http://www.spirestocks.com/. Grandpa tells his story and how just as he was retiring he meets Paul and they hit it off well. Next thing you know and Grandpa is maneuvering his 401K. Getting out of the market when it is going down, and, into the market when it is going up. It sounds simple and it is!
Years ago when Grandpa first started 401K’s they were more difficult to access and change. As they became easier to change the investments, he didn’t keep up with the times and did nothing with his 401K and Roth IRA accounts. Grandpa started out a do-nothing investor in the 80’s and 90’s and remained a do nothing investor until October of 2022.
In 2022, Grandpa and Grandma got a tour of the Borremeo Center by Sister Maria Karol. On the tour they swap stories. Sr. Maria Karol, tells of her family, her dad and her vocation story. Grandpa shares "Grandpa Hill’s True Stories" told live to Sister Maria Karol, the stories are about himself, and his family and his love of math.
The next thing you know Grandpa is meeting Sister Maria Karol’s Dad, Paul Hamacher. Soon after that Grandpa and his son Michael soon learn the value of and how to maneuver their retirement savings using Spire Stocks Market Sentiment Indicator as a guide.
To help others get started in the process of maneuvering their 401Ks, Paul has extended an offer of discount subscriptions to Spire Stocks. Those discounted subscriptions are offered to anyone that tells Paul (Spire Stocks) that Grandpa Hill sent them.
Just go to http://www.spirestocks.com/, sign up for a free one week membership and then notify spire stocks at notification@spirestocks.com/. Spire Stocks will get in touch with you and perhaps you too will learn and decide like I did to maneuver your retirement savings in the stock market using Spire Stocks. Maybe you will start long before you retire, I wish I had.
How Grandpa and Grandma Met Each Other - A Faith and Family Story
On St. Patrick’s Day, 1975, Mary Lee Mack met Donald Paul Hill in the library of the high school in Rochester Michigan. That was the day that Don’s girl friend realized she was his girlfriend.
Don had been so anticipating having Mary as his girlfriend and so anxious about being rejected that he struggled to tell Mary of his intentions. “Everything had to be just right,” was the excuse Don had for not asking Mary to go out with him on a date.
Listen and learn what $1 and a green carnation had to do with the start of Grandma’s and Grandpa’s togetherness, as they have learned to think, laugh a lot, and live life well.
Although this story is not how Don recommends that couples should start their relationships. It is, as best as Don can remember, the truth about how it all started 48 years ago on St. Patrick’s 1975.
The Healing Power of a Grape Leaf
Grandpa is taking his daughter Amy across the fields of western Wisconsin in 1990. The two of them had come out of the woods away from the rest of the group. The Romo’s children, and their mom, Mrs Teresa Romo and Don and his four children had spent the late morning hours foraging for medicinal herbs and wild foods.
They had experienced seeing baby raccoons in an old tree stump. They had gotten a few mosquito bites and now the push was to get back to the farm house. Little did they know that off of the beaten path there would be an old fence line and there would be bees! Bumblebees!
As they were crossing the last fence line, Amy disturbs a modest nest of bumblebees. She gets stung and immediately starts to swell. Donald knows that their visit with the Romo’s would now get cut short with a trip to the emergency room. Amy has many allergies and bee stings is one of them.
When they get to the farm house her hand is quite swollen. As Don and Mary Lee start to fuss, there is no alarm from Teresa. She pulls out a wild grape leaf from her bag we had filled that morning. She places it in shallow water in a frying pan on the stove. The leaf becomes soft and thick. Teresa proceeds to wrap Amy’s badly swollen hand in the grape leaf and we proceeded to fix lunch.
Before Amy sits down to her lunch, the swelling is completely gone. What Benadryl couldn’t do in an hour, the grape leaf had done in just minutes. Grandpa learned the healing powers of a grape leaf. He also learned a lesson about knowledge, being curious, and the importance of sharing what you know with others.
Gorf and Marshmallow also marvel at the power of a grape leaf and how smart, resourceful and wise, Mrs Romo is. Semloh takes the opportunity to teach Gorf and Marshmallow a relevant lesson about knowledge and learning.
How did Mrs. Romo know of the power of a grape leaf and the value of dozens of other plants that grew in her own “back yard”?
Please share often, follow, and listen often to Grandpa Hill’s True Stories as you and your children learn to think and then laugh and live life fully.
Lots of Bumble Bees - Childhood Stories
In the summer of 1968 Grandpa Hill (Donald) was playing with Mike Martin his cousin. They were along Hamlin Road in Rochester Michigan playing tricks on his brother Eugene. Donald and Mike decide to hide from Eugene after they had secretly dropped leaves and twigs from high up in the tree nearly hitting Eugene as he pedaled buy.
Those trees are gone now. The old fence line where Donald and Mike had hid is gone now. Hamlin Rd no longer cuts through farm land. Rather there are large houses and a nearby industrial park. What isn’t gone is the memory of the revenge of lots and lots of Bumble Bee’s.
Donald and Mike had hid from Eugene on top of the bumble bee nest!
Grandpa learned a lesson that day. He remembered it well. Until he didn’t! But that, is another story.
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Grandma's First Couch - A Slightly Wiser Story
It was the fall of 1985, Grandma and Grandpa Hill had just got a new house in Savage Minnesota. There was an ongoing disagreement about money and furniture. We both wanted living room furniture. Mary Lee wanted to sit comfortably in the living room with friends and family. Don wanted to sit comfortably but had no money to buy furniture. Buying a couch at that time was out of the question. Even so Mary Lee, went and got a couch and much more.
Mervin and Janette, Mary Lee’s parents were generous and bought the furniture. Mary Lee negotiated a low price. Don’s happiness and gratitude, was hampered by his stubbornness and pride. Don has recorded this episode as a memorial to the love and generosity shown by Mervin and Janette Mack.
By the way, Mary Lee saved the day again! She turned the furniture buy into a dent and scratch sale! She still advises buyers to just ask for that lower price. “Frequently you will get it”.
Grandpa Gets a "U" in 2nd Grade - Childhood Stories
In the fall of 1964 Donald was in the second grade at Hamlin Elementary School in Rochester MI. There was a struggle going on. Donald had, in his mind, invented numerical bases for counting, and used them fluently to do his math work. He was interested in second grade level books but not to read them. How and why things worked were mysteriously interesting to him especially the abacus. So varied and unusual were his interests that Donald was oblivious to his classmates, and at times did not “hear” nor heed his teacher Mrs Crocket. The disruptions had to stop. An intervention was necessary!
The intervention started with a startling and terrible report card with a couple of “U” s for his unsatisfactory performance and behavior. This was followed by a parent teacher conference where Grandpa suspects the details of the intervention were worked out. On that fateful day, in the fall of 1964, Mrs Crocket and Donald’s mom intervened. The event included a speech therapist, a math researcher (tutor) and an opportunity for independent work. If Donald made the right decision his life would be changed for the better, forever!
Semloh a new character to Grandpa Hill’s true stories joins Gorf and Marshmallow to help explain Grandpa’s problem. Semloh observes thinks and explains the details as best he can. He is a wise observant and understanding character that help’s Donald think and helps Gorf, Marshmallow, Grandpa’s children, Grandpa’s grandchildren, and all children to understand how to be very much like others while being happily quite different.
Patricia Puts the Baby First!
Patricia, Grandpa and Grandma's eldest child, listens with her seven children, and Grandma Hill (Mary Lee) as Grandpa Hill tells the heart tearing and heart warming story of when Patricia, was seriously ill in Children's Hospital of Columbus Ohio. Patricia was not responding well to her treatment and medications for asthma. After a day of no progress she is finally able to communicate what's wrong... It is a problem with her "room mate" - a little infant girl.
The infant that Patricia was sharing her room with had a problem of no spinal cord and was constantly crying. The baby's illness wasn't a problem for Patricia. The baby's constant crying wasn't a problem for her either. The fact that nobody was caring for the baby was a huge problem. As we, Don and Mary, came to realize the source of Patricia's agony, we cared for the baby and tried our best to the extent we could to comfort her. At her request, Patricia was doing without attention. Patricia needed us to care for the baby more than anything else we could do for her.
Grandpa and Grandma realized just how special, caring, and loving Patricia was, to put the baby first, ahead of herself.
Gorf and Marshmallow are back to help the young listener understand how beautiful it is when someone who deserves so much attention is unselfish and puts the cares and needs of another person first!
Hospital Incident No. 1 - Stay With Your Child
Hospital Incident No.1 - Stay With Your Child is a true story of when Grandpa stayed with his oldest daughter Patricia as she was treated for a severe asthma attack. As children Grandpa and Grandma had never been hospitalized. As young parents Grandpa and Grandma Hill had been to the hospital several times and had several multiple night stays with their first child, Patricia. When they moved from Houghton Michigan to Westerville OH they got strong and good advice, Always stay with your child when they are hospitalized.
As young parents with little children, we had mentors and guidance from wiser, experienced, and successful parents. Tom and Margaret McSweeney were especially helpful on health, faith, and family issues. We had a community from our parish church St. Paul's Catholic Church in Westerville OH and our Marriage Encounter Community.
Grandpa Hill encourages the listeners to our Health episodes. Always stay with your child. Know their medications. Know the effects of under and overdosing on the medicines. Pay attention. Expect the best and be ready for the unexpected. As parents with many children with several illnesses and injuries Grandma or Grandpa always stayed with the sick child. They never wavered.
Please enjoy the drama of Grandpa standing his ground and getting the best right thing done for Patricia in the hospital in the summer of 1981 in Pontiac Michigan. Please share this story, with others. It means so much to us to know that others might think better, live healthier, and laugh and enjoy life more because they Stayed With Their Child when they were hospitalized.
Great Michigan Bicycle Trip - PART 4, We Made It! - Childhood Stories
This last episode of Grandpa Hill’s adventure trip is told by Grandpa Hill. It truly happened to him. There and back, the trip was nearly 500 miles. This last episode starts on Day 6 and is full of adventure and fun.
The day starts with spirits high, leaving MARION. Eggs are stolen from a hen house and they confess when discovered. They are cared for by Aunt Margaret at the farm in Harrietta. The next day they make it to Okenama and Bill Lecuru’s grandparents. The bikers pick berries to get food money to come home. Tension builds the group starts to break up. Bill Lecuru does not make the return trip. Near the end Grandpa is attacked by a man in a pickup truck. Tensions build, Grandpa starts to fight with his fellow bikers. Sunburns and blisters are part of the very last day as the group dissolves never to be again.
Think, Laugh and Live with Grandpa as he retells this true adventure story to Caleb, Corbin, and Walter.
As Grandpa finishes the telling of the great Michigan Bicycle Trip, he reminds his grandsons that just because something is hard to do doesn’t mean it isn’t worth doing.
CREDITS:
Produced by: David Richman,
Executively produced by: Grandpa Hill
Art: David Richman,
Music: Michael Steele,
Audience: Grandchildren Caleb Corbin and Walter.
The Great Michigan Bike Trip - PART 3 - Childhood Stories
Part 3: Day 4, Day 5, Day 6. Stuck in Marion Michigan.
Grandpa Hill and his friends leave Wilson State Park, where their neighbors had taken them after their highly unlikely and very fortuitous chance meeting the day before. They headed out of the park on what would come to be known as the "disaster day." The road was clear... until it wasn't.
There is a tractor trailer truck in the opposing lane, going 70 or 80 mph. The gust from the speeding truck makes the bikes wobbly and some of them fall down. The bikers are a little scraped up, but even worse Bill's bike is busted. It's 3 miles to Marion Michigan, the next closest town. They'd have to walk.
In Marion, after a catastrophic attempt to fix the bike, Grandpa Hill and his friends don't have much to do, but they sure are hungry. There was not a crumb left of their lunch. The bikers run into a little trouble with the Police Chief and Fire Chief. In their opinions the group of bikers were too friendly with the police chief's daughter. They had their ways of expressing their disapproval. Nonetheless the girls did tell them about the park where they set up camp. Its raining, and the bikers find refuge playing cards in the town hall.
Day 5 Grandpa and Bill hitch hike to Cadillac Michigan to get a new bike wheel, and they come back to accusations of breaking into the laundry-mat, and the bikers agree to leave town the next day. With Bill's bike fixed they leave Marion Michigan behind. Just before they go they witness an exciting chariot race.
Grandpa and his friends met a lot of challenges in Marion. They didn't give up. With rapidly emptying pockets, frequently empty stomachs, and a broken bike they kept on going.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced and Recorded by Grandpa Hill
Art: David Richman,
Music: Michael Steele,
Grandchildren in Audience: Caleb, Corbin and Walter.
The Great Michigan Bike Trip - PART 2 - Childhood Stories
On The Great Michigan Bicycle Trip PART 2, Day 2 and 3, Grandpa Hill has a much better time than day one of this 500 mile adventure across Michigan by four teenage boys. In Day 1 the Lapeer County sheriff deputy was called to question him and he was rescued and escorted by the North Branch police.
In Day 2, his friend Bill gets cut by Dean and his big bowie knife. Later Dean insists on showing his knife as they pedal on MI-46 in downtown Saginaw. The next morning little girls fix Grandpa’s hair, and the later that day, Grandpa meets a special person in a special place that rescues all the bikers from a loose-gravel road that was not taking them where they wanted to go. At the end of Day 3 in Wilson State Park. They rest well, and, think they are ready for the excitement that will come on Day 4 near and in Marion Michigan.
Part 3 is coming soon, it will start with Day 4, which started so easy. MI60 was a flat straight road, no traffic. An 18 wheeler came barreling down the road, and the bikers just were not ready for what happened next.
Please share Grandpa Hill’s true stories with at least one other person. We think you will be glad you did!
Shalom!
Grandpa Hill.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music recorded by Michael Steele,
Art by David Richman,
Grandchildren: Caleb, Corbin, and Walter
The Great Michigan Bike Trip - PART 1 - Childhood Stories
Grandpa Hill was 16 years old and drawn to adventure. The adventure in this story is a 500 mile long bicycle trip in the early 1970’s. Four boys leave Rochester Michigan on their 10 speed bicycles. Not one of the boys had ever been even on an overnight bicycle trip. Their experience at camping was next to nothing. A recipe for disaster.
Grandpa Hill, Don, knew that if they didn’t go this year they would never go. Summer jobs, graduation, college, military service, their interests, and their responsibilities would be changing. Prepared or not, skilled or not, they were going to make this adventure trip.
They had 50 miles behind them, their spirits soaring, and then the trouble began. There was pain, anger, fear, viscous dogs, a knife, a Lapeer country sheriff deputy and a friendly and very helpful policeman from North Branch Michigan. The confrontation was over, no one was hurt, no one was arrested and Grandpa would live to tell this story of the Great Michigan Bicycle Trip. There was no discouragement with the setback of Day 1. With the end goal of Bill Lecuru’s Grandparent’s house near Onekama Michigan, Day 1 was done, and what a day it was!
Stay tuned for PART 2!
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill,
Music played by Michael Steele,
Art by David Richman,
Grandchildren in Audience: Caleb, Corbin, and Walter.
Sparky the Dog and Devil's Night - Childhood Stories
This story isn't really about Devil's night, a night of tricks and pranks. It is a story about an unfortunate—or rather fortunate—course of events that led to Sparky becoming the dog of Grandpa Hill's family, way back when he was a just a boy of 11 years old.
It was 1967 on a foggy Devil’s Night in Rochester Michigan. A prank was played on a most unfortunate family and their dog. The next morning when the fog was still thick, Grandpa discovered there at the end of the driveway the Devil’s Night Dog, a young black and white Smooth Fox Terrier. The sweetest and barkiest dog there ever was... maybe. Nonetheless, the situation needed to be remedied.
Grandpa’s family knew the drill. They needed to find the owner and let them know what had happened to their terrier. They tried and failed. What happened next was a few years of fun love and happy times with Sparky. One day Sparky took off for his normal morning run. He was normally back at the house within an hour.
That day Sparky was brought home dead. He was killed by a neighbor’s dog. Gorf and Marshmallow help the young listener to think through Sparky’s death and how it may have shaped Grandpa Hill’s life and what lessons may have been learned.
CREDITS:Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Gorf: Grandpa
Marshmallow: David Richman
Music: Michael Steele
Art: David Richman
Grandchildren in the audience: Kyla, Lawrence, Eddy, and Levi
The Money Tree - Childhood Stories
"Money Doesn't Grow on Trees" Grandpa Hill (Don)'s Dad said... as it turns out money does sometimes grow on trees. Donald was a teenager in the 1970's, and his Dad was explaining the folly of a purchase. Don replied oh yes it does grow on trees! "Look right there!" Right out side the living room window there was a money tree. Grandpa's Mom used to pick what looked to be silver dollars off the tree and exchange them for dollars.
This seems unbelievable to the grandchildren listening to this story from long ago. So, Grandpa takes them down the street to Ken and Cindy's house in Latrobe Pennsylvania and right there in the garden is a Money Tree, for real!
Gorf and Marshmallow discuss how to make money with the Money Tree, and, food, and doing the right thing when talking to your parents or are considering harvesting someone else's crop. We hope you enjoy this simple Grandpa Hill True Story, keep listening, sharing, and exploring the dozens of other episodes!
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music recorded by Michael Steele,
Thumbnail composition by David Richman,
Grandchildren in Audience: David, Kyla, Breandan, Lawrence, and Edmund.
Turtle Soup - Childhood Stories
This story is about Grandpa Hill and his grandfather, Grandpa Bonse. "Donny Boy" got turtle soup for his birthday and learned to consider carefully what he really wanted in his life. In this case he was very excited to get a special meal that he was sure was the best ever. Grandpa Bonse had to make his regular visit to the garbage dump near North Port MI. Then he had Donny Boy look in a barrel of turtles, then they enjoyed a great lunch. Grandpa Bonse enjoyed teaching Donny Boy this way. Grandpa Hill (Donny Boy) enjoyed learning this way. He felt loved.
Gorf the frog and Marshmallow the raccoon discuss the eating of frogs and turtles. What you think about your food plays a big part in whether you will like it or not. Grandpa did some thinking about his highly desired soup and then it wasn't quite so desired. Marshmallow mostly thinks about eating more not what it is that he is eating. Gorf handles the whole story pretty well. Gorf does get tense with all the talk about eating things like frogs. Marshmallow reminds Gorf again that he won't be consuming frogs any time soon.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music: Michael Steele,
Art: David Richman,
Grandchildren in Audience: Annette & Breandan
Car Buying - Grandma Stories
Grandma teaches Grandpa how to buy a car--how not to pay more than it is worth or than you can afford. 34 years after he learned his lesson Grandpa has bought over 20 cars. The family has nearly always has one dependable family car and a back up car. This has saved the family so much money. No car payments ever! Only once did he feel he should buy collision insurance coverage.
His two current cars cost $1,000 and about $4000 dollars when they were new to him. Never has he bought a brand new car. Occasionally he has offered money on cars at used car dealerships. Never have those offers been accepted he just can't bring himself to pay more than what it is worth to him. Grandpa is OK with that. So is Grandma.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music and Art by David Richman
Love Hurts #2 - A Faith and Family Story
The Flood
In the dark January night Don Mary Lee and Brian set out for the Indiana Library. It was a warm day in Pennsylvania in January in the early 1990's. The snow had been melting all day. Flashflood warning were out. There was water on Route 286. Then the family car was floating and was in a flood.
Grandpa quickly made a plan to leave the car and when it came time for the family to escape the car he ended up hurting Mary Lee. Grandpa dragged her over the console of the small Chevy station wagon. The floating car sank, the flood was eliminated with a shovel and the evening came to a close. Mary Lee's arm was badly bruised and the car was totaled by the insurance company.
Grandpa loved Grandma deeply and at the moment considered the dragging minor compared to losing Grandma in the flood. Looking back, Grandpa knows he loved well. Grandpa also knows he over-reacted. A few more seconds of thinking could have avoided the haste of the "escape". A bit of caution and good judgement and he may have completely avoided being in the flood.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music & Art: David Richman
Hospital Check - Grandma Saves the Day
In 1979 Grandpa and Grandma Hill, were proud parents of their first child, Patricia Kay. The huge $1900 hospital bill had just been paid. Grandpa Hill was broke! In a few days he would be at a to-be-determined-address 500 miles away with no money, no job, and full time college classes to attend. The very next day the good news came in the mail. The health insurance from Central Foundry was going to cover all of the hospital bill. Grandpa went immediately to the hospital to get the $1900 back. The hospital had already cashed the check, and, couldn't give him the money! It would be weeks before they would get the check and the address to send it to still wasn't known. All of the back and forth of getting the money would have to be done by mail and expensive phone calls. The situation looked bleak, but, then Mary Lee (Grandma Hill) took over.
It took some sitting, some talking and a lot of patiently waiting and then it happened, Grandma Hill saved the day again. Grandpa was so proud of what she had done, and grateful for the money. "Honey how did you do it?" Was his frequently asked question in those early years. Grandma had truly saved the day!
Grandma and the Insurance Commissioner - Grandma Saves the Day
Grandpa Hill tells this true story to give credit to one of the unexpected talents that Grandma has for peaceably settling disputes and disagreements and issues. Don (Grandpa Hill) wasn't so good at that sort of thing. Before Don would get into the arguing, the run-around and the frustration of handling difficult issues he would wisely turn it all over to Mary Lee. It would seem like a miracle to Don, when somehow Mary Lee would get the issue settled.
Mary Lee (Grandma Hill) was a stay at home mom in the early 80's in Columbus Ohio. With two little children and one on the way money was tight. There had been a wreck, the car was damaged and the insurance company wasn't going to pay. Mary Lee gets the insurance carrier to reverse their decision, cut a check, and, pay us for our loss. The check was in Grandpa's hand about five hours after Mary Lee had started to address the issue. The money was greatly needed. She got it done, and fast. Nobody mad, nobody sad, and several hundred dollars available to fix the family car; she truly saved the day.
Mary Lee's special talent has served the family well these past forty four years. Don is so proud of and in love with Mary Lee.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman, Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music by David Richman
Grandpa's First Boat - A Childhood Story
Once upon a time there were two little boys in the back of their father's aluminum flat bottomed fishing boat, two big boys took turns at the front, but the two little boys got bigger. As the four boys grew, one moved away, and, the little boys were crowded and heavy in the back of the boat. Grandpa, one of the not so little boys, takes it upon himself to purchase a boat of his own so that he can go fishing while two of his brothers can be in the family boat. Grandpa Hill's solution was a little yellow inflatable boat with a brass fitting. He had saved his money and was determined to be independent in his own boat!
He learned that being independent is a lot of work. That didn't stop him from being independent. Out on the lake all by himself, catching fish.
Grof and Marshmallow discuss the importance of independence but also the importance of taking turns (even when you don't like to) and spending time will your family. They also imagine what might've happened to Grandpa Hill's Boat. What do you think happened to Grandpa's Boat?
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Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Art: David R,
Music: Michael Steele
Grandchildren in the Audience: Lawrence, Edmund, and Levi
Grandpa Kisses a Woman - A Slightly Wiser Story
Grandpa is catching his breath, on the plane to deliver his report to the Georgia Power and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but he realized didn't have the report! He wouldn't be on that plane if not for the work of Jody the secretary who drove him the papers he needed for the Nuclear Reactor case (another story). His boss held the plane, his job has been saved, and Grandpa realizes that... that... he kissed Jody. You know how people say, when they are very happy and thankful, "Oh I could just kiss you." Well, Grandpa didn't say that, instead he just kissed her.
The report is on a nuclear reactor failure, a crack in the boiling water reactor, but he realizes that he didn't have the report, but that is another story.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Grandchild, Art & Music: David Richman
Grandpa Mangles His Bike - A Childhood Story
In the spring of 1973, Rochester Michigan, Grandpa Hill found freedom, fun, and adventure on his light and fast 10 speed bicycle. He had saved up for this bike and it met all of his needs and then some. Grandpa had plans of pedaling his bike on many long rides packed with adventure. In this episode he takes his bicycle on one very risky ride with his friend Bill.
His plans to ride that bike on trips that were 100’s of miles long were shattered when the bike crumpled against a curb. In the wreck he loses his bike, breaks his arm, all while skipping school. He does not want to admit his pains, especially not to his Dad that offered help.
Gorf and Marshmallow help the younger listener figure out what this growing up story is about. There were losses, and, yes lessons were learned, the hard way.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music: Michael Steele
Art: David Richman
Grandpa Leaves for Mexico - A Faith and Family Story
One Day Trucking Career - A Slightly Wiser Story
Grandpa Hill needed to earn money for college in 1976. He got a job working in a chemical factory. It was a stinky job with many hazards. He got a chance to be promoted to be a truck driver. He was to go at lunch renew the license he did not have and then finish out his shift, and report for work Monday morning to drive a truck he did not know how to drive. The story is about Grandpa Hill's first day as a driver and how his career ended quickly.
Gorf and Marshmallow discuss the clever way Grandpa started his driving career. Marshmallow is so excited about Grandpa's adventure in truck driving. Gorf is adamant that Grandpa needed to be more honest and suggests a better more honest way to have talked to the owner, Mr. Michelin about getting his license.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music: Michael Steele,
Art: David Richman,
Audience of Grandchildren: Sarah, David, Leah, Anna, Miriam, and Ray, and their mother Patricia Richman
Indian Tree - Childhood Stories
Grandpa Hill as a small boy in the 1960’s, near Northport Michigan, would cross Route 22, and, head up into the Pines to explore, and play. He had a very active imagination in those woods and everywhere else too for that matter. This episode is about one special tree the “Indian Tree” at the Northeast boundary of the “Pines” that he was in. The Pines were deep dark and cool a perfect place to imagine just about anything.
Gorf and Marshmallow learn and explain about imagination. Gorf (a bullfrog voiced by Grandpa Hill) likes to imagine adventures. Marshmallow (a Raccoon voiced by Grandpa’s Grandson) imagines mostly food. Please join them time and time again by listening to Grandpa Hill’s True Stories. Share our stories and their hope for more thinking laughing and living.
As you share Grandpa Hill’s Stories, consider sharing your own stories more. Share your imaginations. Just imagine the good that may happen!
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music: Michael Steele,
Art: David Richman,
Audience of Grandchildren: Caleb, Corbin, and Walter
The Fruitful Decision - A Faith and Family Story
The Fruit of One Decision
Grandpa Hill’s True Faith and Family Story of what truly happened to him at the Latin Mass in Latrobe Pennsylvania was possible because Donald and Mary Lee made a fruitful decision, to open the womb 33 years ago. They offer to everyone their story of deciding to reverse their sterility, and, proceeding to go from a “large enough” family to a much larger family.
Grandpa realized recently in a sudden rush of emotion that the path they chose, although less traveled, not popular, and, considered risky and ill-advised has truly made all the difference. Grandpa Hill is not a theologian, nor doctor, nor expert on fruitful decision making. He is just a good critical thinker, and problem solver. It’s what he does. When Grandma has a good thing she shares it with everyone she knows and that’s what she does. Grandpa and Grandma believe that their decisions, acting on those decisions, what they love, and how they love is what makes them who they truly are.
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Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music by David Richman
Love Hurts #1 - A Faith and Family Story
Grandpa tells a story of his love for Grandma, and a massive flying squirrel. Grandma gets very hurt. In the darkness of the new couples bedroom there is shouting, then they are crying, then—as the story comes out about the squirrel—they are laughing.
Love Hurts #1 is the first in a series of mishaps that Grandpa and Grandma have loved each other through, in holy matrimony since 1978. Love Hurts #1, truly happened to us!
We hope this series of stories is especially valuable to teenagers, those dating, those betrothed, and those living in holy matrimony. Might these stories encourage you to love your spouse (or potential spouse) more deeply, laugh a little more, think, and live.
Christ was willing to die for His spouse the Church, we likewise must love our (potential) spouse unconditionally. Unlike Christ, as sinners striving to be saints, we make mistakes, and sometimes for the best of reasons... namely Love. For love is self gift and a gift returned, but it is also a total willing the good of the other.
Grandpa Hill was willing to sacrifice himself to save his wife from the incoming squirrel. Unintentionally he slugs Grandma, but upon awaking and finding what he has done to his wife begins crying with her, then laughing with her at dream of the flying squirrel.
Afterwards Grandma and Grandpa reconciled, and learned a little more how to think, laugh, and live in the early years of their marriage.
We wish you Peace on your journey,
שָׁלוֹם, Shalom.
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Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music & Art: David Richman
Audience: Grandma, David, Leah, Anna, and Breandan
Food and Vacation Fun at Grandma Bonse's - Grandpa Hill's Childhood Stories.
Every year Grandpa went, with his family, to visit his Grandma and Grandpa Bonse in Northport Michigan. He remembers the great food especially his grandma's raisin bread. Yum! Grandpa had adventures every year! A pine forest deep and dark and quiet, and the steep grassy hills behind the barn, set the "stage" for his vacation fun. A box of simple toys gave hours of enjoyment. At night Grandpa and his brothers could see through the floors.
Two foods brought each vacation to a close. Popcorn made by Grandpa Bonse and Chubs from town for the adults. Gorf the frog is impressed with Grandpa's fun and initiates a game of tree tag. Marshmallow plays too but has his priorities, food first! Grandpa encourages his children his grandchildren and all children set down cell phones, shut off televisions and enjoy each other and enjoy their childhood as they learn to think laugh and live.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill,
Music: Michael Steele
Grandchildren Audience: Kyla, Lawrence, Eddie.
My First Car - Grandpa Hill's Slightly Wiser Stories
In My First Car, Grandpa wants his own car. He is 16, it is 1973 and he doesn’t want to wait until he is 18. He has money from jobs and the recent sale of Brandy (his pony).
Great Grandpa and Grandma Hill (his parents) do not want to repeat what happened to Grandpa’s siblings when they started driving their own cars. Somehow Grandpa Hill was able to get his car, despite the recently formed family rule of no car until you are 18. Grandpa’s good driving, planning, his very good grades in school and his appropriate respect for his parents wishes helped him win his appeal to get a car just two months after his 16th birthday. Within seconds after his parent’s changed their minds all was settled and he was the rightful owner of a 1964 Volkswagen 1500 to drive to school, to Detroit, or anywhere he could afford to go.
Marshmallow the Raccoon is very excited for Grandpa's first car. Gorf the Frog is concerned that Grandpa may have acted badly in going against his parents wishes. Both of them come to think that Grandpa made a rightful appeal and his parents changed their minds.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill,
Music: Michael Steele,
Grandchildren: Joseph, Catherine, Lizzy
Credit for image: http://classiccardb.com/volkswagen/ edited by David Richman
Brandy Is Sold (Part 3 of 3) - Grandpa Hill's Childhood Stories
Grandpa Hill, decided in 1973 in the summer to sell his Brandy. He had received Brandy for his 13th birthday.
As horse and rider Grandpa and Brandy had been through a lot together. Grandpa had learned to be responsible, to be a caregiver, and he learned how to ride well enough to stay on Brandy. Grandpa still considered Brandy to be very stubborn and failed to see the steady progress of gentling that was occurring with Brandy. The plan was to sell Brandy and if possible all of his tack.
On that fateful morning when a potential buyer came to his house Grandpa saddled up Brandy for the little girl that was going to be riding him in the future. Grandpa was shocked and surprised by Brandy's behavior. The sale went through. Grandpa had $600 from the sale of Brandy plus tack. Now, he wanted a car! The experience with Brandy demanded that he learn a lot, and do a lot. Getting bucked and thrown wasn't comfortable. Owning a horse and starting from scratch without knowledge, skill, or contacts, required thinking. As he remembers it he laughed a lot as he tried and tried and tried again.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Voice of Gorf: Grandpa, Voice of Marshmallow: David,
Art: David Richman
Music: Michael Steele
Grandchildren: Joseph, Catherine, and Lizzy
Brandy's Geometry (Part 2) - Grandpa Hill's Childhood Stories
Grandpa Use Geometry to master his troublesome pony. Brandy has been holding his breath while Grandpa puts on the saddle. As result of 2 pi R Brandy gains three inches of looseness on Grandpa, so Grandpa goes flying when Brandy stops for clovers. The solution: Grandpa waits for Brandy to relax, then he cinches up the straps.
Now Grandpa is getting really good at riding, though Brandy tries his best to eject Grandpa from the saddle, but Grandpa just won't quit. Grandpa and Brandy have many more adventures, until that fateful day when Grandpa sells Brandy.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Art: David Richman
Music: Michael Steele
Grandchildren: Joseph, Catherine, and Lizzy
Brandy Pony (Part 1) - Grandpa Hill's Childhood Stories
Grandpa gets a pony for his Birthday, Brandy. Brandy, as it turns out, is a thoroughly stubborn animal who fights Grandpa every step of the way. Hours of watching and reading westerns couldn't prepare him for this bucking bronco. It doesn't help matters that Grandpa knows neither head or hoof about caring for horses, much less how to ride them. As a result Grandpa learns how to get bucked, and (eventually) how to stay on.
Brandy is a difficult horse but he brings a lot of lessons. Lessons of perseverance and responsibility. Although Grandpa didn't like getting thrown in the dirt, he still kept his duties as the owner of a horse. It was his horse, so he had to feed, water and bath it.
By the end of the story Grandpa Hill was living his dream, as real a cow boy he would ever be, but it would be foolish to think this fence leaping horse has been broken. Tune in next time to hear of Brandy's affection for clover, and how Grandpa used geometry to solve the problem of the Bucking Brandy.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Art: David Richman
Music: Michael Steele
Grandchildren: Joseph, Catherine, and Lizzy
Driving Test - Grandpa Hill's Slightly Wiser Stories
Grandpa tells the story of his first and only driver's test, with his family's old stick shift 1970 (and 1/2) Ford Torino. On this driver's test the officer giving the test asked Grandpa a very important question, "Do you know how fast you are going?"
Although Grandpa didn't quite learn it then, this story brings up lessons regarding honesty and safety while driving. The officer did pass the test, but perhaps only because he was amused by Grandpa's creative answer.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Art: David Richman,
Music: Michael Steele,
Grandchildren: Joseph, Catherine, Lizzy
Navigator Brian - Grandpa Hill's Family Stories
Brian the Navigator, Grandpa Hill’s True Story about one of his son’s amazing ability to know where he was and which way to go at the age of five, is what really happened to him and his family in the summer of 1985.
There was a heated discussion, between the parents of a young family, while in an overheated car, on a hot day, in a hot congested snarl of traffic. Brian’s excellent navigation skills got the family out of a jam. It was smooth sailing from there. From a pending disaster in downtown Chicago the family vacation trip was rescued by Brian’s keen interest in maps.
Gorf and Marshmallow discuss handling tense situations as a family, and, how Brian gets even better and never quits s in his interest in navigation.
This story on how the Hill family dealt with the tension, is for Grandpa Hill’s 8 children, his 22 grandchildren, and all children. Grandpa’s goal is to help the listeners get out of their own tense situations and figure out ways to make it easier to think more, laugh more, and live abundantly.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music: Michael Steele,
Art: David Richman,
Grandchildren: Joseph, Catherine, and Lizzy
Sandy and Her Seizures - Grandpa Hill's Health Stories
In reply to Tim's question: Grandpa Hill's true health story “Sandy and Her Seizures” tells how connection and love and critical thinking about health issues came together and resulted in Sandy not having seizures anymore. When Bernadette finally gets Dean and Don (Grandpa Hill) together, the synergy of the information that gets shared leads to a speedy recovery for Sandy.
This story could have had a very sad end. Medical caregivers had concluded that not much could be done for Sandy. Dean’s ideas and direction for Sandy’s care had been dismissed by the Doctor’s. With conviction Dean moved forward, and got the treatment Sandy needed.
This true event in Grandpa Hill’s life motivates him to tell his stories, share his opinions, as he thinks, laughs and lives. Please share the story with everyone! Grandpa Hill is confident that the lives of many will be so much better if you do.
First Day of Homeschooling - Grandpa Hill's Family Stories
Grandpa Hill, that’s me, Don tells this story for his children, his grandchildren, and all children. The 6 Hills go to bed on a summer night in Savage Minnesota determined to not watch the TV anymore. This drastic change in their life was preparation to start homeschooling in the fall.
It was Friday night. It was 1989. In just 11 hours, Saturday animation would be no more. The TV was in the closet!
In the morning Grandpa wakes and soon sounds the alarm to Grandma, the children are missing!
This unexpected start to their homeschooling days was a clear sign to them that replacing TV time with family time and great activities, was the best choice, a key opening the door to their success with their eight children being taught in their home.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music by David Richman
Art by Amy Steele
How to Loose Teeth Fast - Grandpa Hill's Childhood Stories
Losing My Two Front Teeth is a story for Grandpa Hill’s 8 children, 22 grand children, and all children. Four of his grandchildren are ready for bed, listening to Grandpa Hill recall the fun time when he had his teeth and played in the clean sheets that his mother had washed and hung to dry. Losing teeth the natural and normal way is usually very exciting and sometimes a little painful. Grandpa lost his teeth in a way that was very painful, and, sad. In the story he disobeys his mother, and hurts himself. His mother forgives him and he grows up to be a very happy and grateful Grandpa Hill with teeth.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced and Recorded by Grandpa Hill
Grandchildren in Audience: Kyla, Lawrence, Eddie, and Levi
Music: Michael Steele
Art: Amy Steele
XCOPRI Worked - Grandpa Hill's Health Stories
In Grandpa Hill’s True Health Story about success with XCOPRI a new AED, anti epileptic drug, Grandma Hill (Mary) did what Mary does. She shares her personal success story, her ideas, and her opinions with another. After her epilepsy improved, with 50% fewer seizures, she shared her story with Gregg, and he does even better.
Grandpa Hill is not a doctor, just a good thinker, seeking the best of care for Grandma and her epilepsy. Our dream, our goal, is that more people will benefit from these stories. Grandpa encourages epileptics, their caregivers, and their Doctors to consider XCOPRI, Cenobamate. Share this story with them, it might get them started. Grandpa is learning to share more like Grandma has always done, as they think, act effectively to improve their health, while they laugh and live abundantly, in spite of the seizures.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced and recorded by Grandpa Hill
Music and Art by David Richman
Lost with the Kitties - Grandpa Hill's Family Stories
In this Grandpa Hill Slightly Wiser True Story, Grandpa loses a child at the Columbus Ohio City Zoo. Grandpa Hill had a system to make it easy for a lost child to find him. He wears a yellow shirt. The yellow shirt system failed and Brian, the lost child, had an adventure while lost with the “kittys”. To this day no one knows if Brian ever petted the “kitty”, with spots. It just so happened to be as tall as he was. From Gorf and Marshmallow we learn that Grandpa Hill does improve the yellow shirt system. With his improvements he didn’t lose children very often after this incident.
As always Grandpa Hill encourages you to listen, subscribe for notifications of new episodes. Let us know if you or your family or friends find it a little easier to think, laugh and live from these stories.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman,
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Voice of Gorf: Grandpa
Voice of Marshmallow: David
Music: Michael Steele
Art: Amy Steele
Grandchildren: Joseph, Catherine, and Lizzy
Nasal Virus Hunting - Grandpa Hill's Health Stories
This Grandpa Hill True Story is about his Nose, and how he helps it stop viruses. Grandpa Hill believes that respiratory viruses nearly always start in the nose and mouth. His nose is where he goes “hunting” for viruses, to kill them. In his story he goes virus hunting every day. Grandpa believes his clean nose is key to not getting sick with the COVID virus.
A Neti pot is his weapon of choice. He found helpful information from Dr. Peter McCullough, (https://brandnewtube.com/watch/dr-peter-mccullough-oral-nasal-hygiene-for-sars-cov-2_AEPLSy6GJlCphYa.html ) and Indian J. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8026810/ ). Grandpa Hill learned more about effective virus hunting using a nasal rinse of dilute betadine.
This is Grandpa Hill's personal true story. He is not a Doctor, just a good rational and critical thinker. But he hopes you will join him in thinking, laughing and living, as he tells how he takes his own positive action to try to improve his health by going virus hunting in his nose every day.
First Time Trout Fishing - Grandpa Hill's Childhood Stories
In First Time Trout Fishing Grandpa Hill spends his last day of his first vacation away from home trout fishing. This story truly happened to Grandpa Hill at a pond in Northport Michigan in the early 1970’s. The pond was completely full of brook trout! There were more trout than Grandpa had ever seen all in one place ever before and ever since.
He has to overcome trees and weeds, and learn to cast sideways. At the end of his successful fishing trip his stringer was full, yet at the end of the day his belly was empty. The fish were all gone.
Marshmallow explains to Gorf how this was a story about growing-up. Grandpa didn’t get something he really had looked forward to - delicious brook trout, and that was OK.
If anyone you know would be entertained by, or learn from Grandpa Hill’s True Stories please share them, and please subscribe and use all of his stories to think better, laugh more, and live abundantly.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Gorph: Grandpa Hill
Marshmallow: David Richman
Art: Amy Steele
Music: Michael Steele
Grandchildren in Audience: Caleb, Corbin, and Walter
Baby Torticollis - Grandpa Hill's Faith & Family Stories
Amy, Grandpa Hill's daughter, had a droopy face, a crooked neck, and her eye wouldn't open all the way. Grandpa and Grandma Hill (Don and Mary) wanted her torticollis to be fixed but were not ready to have Doctors do nerve surgery. Grandpa was praying and sharing with others at work about Amy's situation. Right there, right then, the man praying with Grandpa Hill, started telling him about an Osteopath that he thought would be good for Amy. Grandpa Hill had never heard of such a thing! What would they do to their little girl?
Many would say this was just another lucky circumstance. Grandpa thinks differently. He believes it is God's nature to listen, and, to consider and provide what is best for him and his family. He prayed during that lunch hour and there he was face to face with a man he hardly knew proceeding to tell him of a special Osteopath, a leader in his field, that he thought could help Amy. Grandpa listened, he investigated, and prayed again with Grandma and the decision was made to start manipulations of baby Amy's skull. This lead to a happy and beautiful Amy, with relieved, grateful and joyful parents.
If Grandpa Hill's true story about how he quickly took effective action against a serious problem helps you in any way please let us know. Of Torticollis Grandpa knew very little. Of Osteopaths Grandpa knew very little. He did ask Jesus to help him figure this out, and he thinks that Jesus did exactly that. Grandpa Hill says think, pray, laugh and live.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music: David R.
Grandchildren in the audience: Annette, Breandan, Eoughen
Why Did I Say That About Her Baby? - Grandpa Hill's Faith & Family Stories
Julia was trying to start a family and she had just found out about another miscarriage. Inexplicably Grandpa Hill (Don) thought her baby was still alive, and told her what he thought. Julia needed to hear that, and so did her baby.
To this day Grandpa Hill doesn’t know why he said that, but he did say it. Sometimes we don’t say what what we know we should, but what an impact there can be when we do.
This story changed Julia and her family. This story changed Grandpa Hill and his family. It is Grandpa’s hope that this story will change you and your family. (The story is as true as Grandpa Hill can remember it. Names have been changed.)
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Art & Music: David R.
Quest for Ivermectin - Grandpa Hill's Health Stories
Grandpa Hill is on a Quest for Ivermectin, he calls it his chopper stopper because of how Ivermectin is reported to stop the “chopping” effects the replication or growing process of viruses. He launches his plan to prevent Covid and to be prepared to do early treatment of COVID if his prevention plan fails. A key part of his plan is to get the chopper stopper to slow the replication of any virus long enough for his immune system, supported by Vitamin D3 and his daily nose rinses to do their work.
Ivermectin was reported as especially effective in a test and treat program in Uttar Pradesh (thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/indias-ivermectin-blackout---part-v-the-secret-revealed/article_9a37d9a8-1fb2-11ec-a94b-47343582647b.html) . Many countries and large metro areas were getting similar positive responses with the use of Ivermectin. YouTubers Dr. John Campbell and Dr. Been had explained how Ivermectin is a protease inhibitor, the culprit chopper, hence: CHOPPER STOPPER.
Don figured that Ivermectin may help him and was not likely hurt him, so he launched his quest to get some. Grandpa Hill is highly supportive of his new pharmacy, Keystone Pharmacy in New Alexandria PA. Grandpa Hill's supplier of Ivermectin is Allgenericmedicine.com. They are not highly rated on the internet, but, so far he has had no problems with his orders from them.
Grandpa Hill is 64 years old. He is an engineer, a husband, a dad, a grandfather. He is not a doctor just a good thinker. He evaluates his options, the risks, and tends to give the highest credence to doctors that are doctoring. He especially likes the FLCCC Alliance and their prevention and early treatment protocols. If you decide as he did to use the “chopper stopper” be aware there are issues with pregnancy and Ivermectin and be sure to get the dosage right for your weight and circumstances.
As he learns more about what is going on in his body Grandpa Hill thinks, takes effective action, laughs and lives.
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music & Art: David Richman
Vitamin D for Me & Mary Lee - Grandpa Hill's Health Stories
In Vitamin D for me and Mary Lee, Grandpa Hill tells the true story about “discovering” Vitamin D3 and its effect on his immune system. As he takes D3 and more D3 he studies and learns to take K2 with the D3. His immune system seems stronger and he doesn’t get Covid-19.
In the beginning D3 is simply something that might help and won’t hurt, but as the pandemic proceeds and Grandpa learned more, he ponders the possibility that because adequate D3 is a challenge for those with the Covid comorbidities of old age, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and dark skin that maybe D3 is a bigger deal than he ever realized.
Here are the two places for information on the internet: Dr. John Campbell youtube videos Vitamin D, Strong evidence from Israel and Vitamin D levels advised; and, the Dark Horse Podcast, Rays of hope, Covid and Vitamin D. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4BXJgl3LYVez6CrDTbkwOl.
Grandpa Hill hopes that listeners will be intrigued, study, consult, and decide for themselves whether to use D3 for preventing serious viral infections. After thinking about it, act effectively to improve your health, laugh and live.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Art & Music: David R.
When My Mom had a Massive Stroke - Grandpa Hill's Health Stories
In 1996, Grandpa Hill received a call, his mother was paralyzed in a hospital bed after a massive stroke. Medication prescriptions mounted, and by the time she left rehab she was on 9 different drugs.
Listen to hear how Grandpa Hill ends up taking his mother out of the rehab, and helps her to continue to live a good healthy and happy life. Mom came to stay with them in Pennsylvania. The rehab psychiatrist had prescribed purpose rather than more medication. A strong Will to Live was what Grandpa Hill’s mother needed most. Her struggles in Grandpa Hills very busy house with seven homeschooled children would keep her mind and body challenged.
Slowly and surely (one medicine at a time) they managed to mostly unmedicate Mom. Suddenly Mom takes an unexpected turn for the worse, her liver was shutting down.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music: David R.
Welcome to Health Stories, a New Subset of Grandpa Hill's True Stories
Welcome to Grandpa Hill’s Health Stories. True Stories from Grandpa Hill’s Life which encourage you to consult, think, act effectively, laugh more, improve your health, and truly live.
We are sharing these stories in the hopes that one of them might help even just a single person. If any of our stories have impacted you, please reach out and let us know, we love to hear from you.
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Lots of Bunnies! - Grandpa Hill's Childhood Stories
Hide in seek is a very fun game, which everyone loves to play. Hide the bunny is also a very fun game, except when it is not.
In Lots of Bunnies Grandpa Hill tells the true story, as best he can recall, how a bunny died because it could not breathe. A few days later a little girl lived because Gerry, Grandpa’s brother, kept her from hiding in a refrigerator where she wouldn’t have been able to breathe.
Gorf is sad about the bunny. Marshmallow gets Gorf to see how important it was for Gerry to learn this lesson: Air is needed to breathe. Never hide yourself or anything living where it can’t breathe.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Art: David R.
Music: Michael Steele
Grandchildren in the audience: Annette, Kyla, Breandan, Lawrence, Eddy, and Levi
Sledding in Summer? - Grandpa's Childhood Stories
Can Grandpa really go sledding in the summer? According to his true story he sure can. Listen as he relates what fun he had with his family sledding on the hills at his Grandma and Grandpa's place near Northport Michigan in the early 1960's, IN THE SUMMER!
Gorf doesn't want to go sledding until he hears Grandpa's story. Then when he wants to go sledding, he is reminded by Marshmallow that he must take care of his cardboard box, like Grandpa did. This will assure them summer sledding fun each and every year for Gorf, Marshmallow, and all of Grandpa Hills 22 grandchildren.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Music: Michael Steele
Grandchildren in the audience: Annette, Breandan, Eoghan
I Want To Go Camping! (Part 2) - Grandpa's Slightly Wiser Stories
I Finally Go Camping.
Grandpa tells the rest of the story. Grandpa now has enough platelets, and finally goes camping with his brother in Canada; where they meet several mosquitoes, a skunk, and not enough fish. Gorf is worried that Grandpa quit camping all together. Marshmallow knows better. All are encouraged to listen, laugh, and think and wonder what would you do when you finally get to do what you wanted to do, and, worked so hard for, and, it doesn't turn out nearly as nice as you thought it would.
Credits: Gorf (Grandpa), Marshmallow and Producer (David C. Richman), Music (Michael Steele), Cover Art (Annette), Grandchildren in the audience: Annette, Breandan, and Eoghan.
I Want to Go Camping! (Part 1) - Grandpa's Slightly Wiser Stories
Grandpa tells the story of a time he really wanted to go camping. A disastrous turn in his health threatens the trip. Grandpa's platelets were mysteriously and quite completely gone! Listen to his intense efforts to to get those tiny little cells called platelets back up to normal safe levels. Marshmallow, the raccoon and Gorf, the frog, discuss what they think is evidence of Grandpa's stubbornness. All are encouraged to listen, laugh, and think and wonder what would you do if you wanted to do something and were told no, and, knew you shouldn't do it, but still really wanted to do that something.
Credits: Gorf (Grandpa), Marshmallow and Producer (David C. Richman), Music (Michael Steele), Cover Art (Annette), Grandchildren in the audience: Annette, Breandan, and Eoghan.
Pipe Fishing - Grandpa's Childhood Stories
Grandpa goes fishing in the unlikeliest of places. A pipe. Fishing without a fishing pole? Fishing without bait? How do you do that? This unique fun and challenging adventure, was also Grandpa's Grandma's way to afford pickled herring (suckerfish). Marshmallow the raccoon is quite excited and sees the value of play while working, and, of waiting for a reward. Gorf shares in the learning but is hesitant. He suspects that some of his relatives have ended up on the wrong end of Grandpa's pole.
Credits: Gorf (Grandpa), Marshmallow and Producer (David C. Richman), Music (Michael Steele). Grandchildren in the audience, Caleb and Corbin.
The Making of Lake Livernois - Grandpa's Childhood Stories
Grandpa Hill tells the story of Lake Livernois to three of his 22 grandchildren. Grandpa and his brother Gerry make a lake! The story recounts how his seemingly harmless excitement at dam building, had a sobering not-to-be-repeated impact on his neighbors. A police car, fire truck, and a dump truck all come to make things right. Through this exciting adventure Grandpa learned to consider the harm his actions may have on others.
Credits:
Produced by David Richman
Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill
Art: Amy Steele
Music: Michael Steele
Grandchildren in audience: Caleb, Corbin, and Walter
Pebbles & Blood - Grandpa's Childhood Stories
Some fun isn't worth the price. As well as he can remember Grandpa tells this personal experience story of his first bike wreck of his childhood. He learned about listening to his mom, wearing his shirt and shoes when pedaling, using the right sized bike, and restitution.
Credits:
Producer, Marshmallow, and Artist: David C. Richman
Executive Producer and Gorph: Grandpa Hill