It seems that all of my life, most folks seemed to assume that just because my father was Oral Roberts, our family absolutely HAD to be rich.  Here is an excerpt from my book My Dad, Oral Roberts which hones in on that subject:

“...[W]e had just finished dinner.  Ron (my husband) and Dad were still sitting at the table talking.  The television was on but no one was paying particular attention to it, that is until we heard the voice of Dan Rather mention Oral Roberts.  Of course the four of us were all ears and instantly became quiet as church mice -- so we could hear what the famous reporter was saying.  Mr. Rather was telling the world that Oral Roberts had made so much money over his lifetime that he had given a million dollars to each of his four children.  

I suppose what made the news report so noteworthy to us was that as Dan Rather was making the comment, I was standing in front of the sink rinsing the dishes -- wearing my mother’s rubber gloves -- and Mother was standing to my left, loading the dishwasher.  In the dead silence which ensued in the kitchen after that stunning remark, I turned to my mother, looked her straight in the eye and demanded:  “Where is my million dollars?  I never got mine!”  Of course at that point, our uproarious laughter could no longer be contained.  It was so absurd!  Well if any of my dear readers know Dan Rather, I wish you would ask him if he is aware of the location of my million dollars.  So far at least, after approximately forty years, it remains in an undisclosed location....”  

I would be very interested to know what you think.  

My Dad, Oral Roberts is available at http://www.robertapotts.com