The Little Boy Down the Road - Paperback Author:Douglas W. Phillips ''The Little Boy Down the Road'' is a collection of humorous and thought-provoking short stories and essays on family and fatherhood that reveal the beauty of the Christian household. It is a book about the nobility of the commonplace events in life and the special epiphanies of parenthood -- the moments of supreme clarity where parents realize,... more » as if coming out of a slumber -- the inexpressible preciousness of the Christian family and the unbounding love of Christ to shower sinful men with such earthly joys. Doug gives readers a very personal look at the challenges, losses, and victories of life with his own family of ten. Discover the blessing of family eccentricities and the gentle art of ''home school opera.'' Meet a courageous woman whose decision to choose life paved the way for generations of grateful children. Learn how wise fathers build manly libraries that influence children for generations. Meet an ensemble of animals from Penumbra the Goat to Goose Quixote and Buddy the Hamster, and laugh with Doug as he shares theories on how God uses our children's relationships with pets to teach us important life lessons. And before you leave the Phillips family, take time to remember the ''most important things'' as you meet the little boy who waits faithfully for his father at the end of the road.« less