Joel lived with his just older brother Elam and their widowed mother. Life wasn't easy without a father. But they must go on—making decisions, weeding garden, selling produce, fixing fences. Sometimes Joel felt resentful and uncooperative.

When Lady's carefree gallop across the pasture ended in disaster, the family needed another horse. That's how a horse named Willing arrived at their farm. Willing was a model of... stubbornness!

Through the adventures, struggles, and surprises that followed, Joel learned about willingness and getting along with others. And most important of all, Joel learned that God cares, provides, and does all things well.

A Horse Called Willing... a touching story of family, love, and faith.

Publisher's Note

A Horse Called Willing is set among people who have chosen a life uncluttered by today's technology and conveniences. While culture sometimes replaces spirituality, it doesn't in this book. This warmhearted story portrays important lessons that apply to all of us.

Contents

• 1. Race in the Pasture
• 2. Pat, the Pig
• 3. Willingness
• 4. Lady's Accident
• 5. Accepting Help
• 6. A Horse Called Willing
• 7. Visitors
• 8. Sold for Pet Food
• 9. The Detweiler Boys Again
• 10. The Heavenly Father
• 11. Letters to the Detweilers
• 12. A Heavy Load
• 13. Storm
• 14. Flood
• 15. Cleanup
• 16. A Noble Thing
• 17. A Sudden Trip
• 18. A New Fence
• 19. Thieves
• 20. Art Project
• 21. Appendicitis
• 22. A Grateful Receiver
• 23. Thirteenth Birthday
• 24. Great News
• 25. Brothers-to-Be
• 26. Changes
• 27. Aaron's Hayloader
• 28. Hay Making
• 29. Another Lesson in Willingness
• 30. Mom and Dad
• 31. Closer Than a Brother