God Willing And The Creek Don T Rise

"An immersive and deeply emotional reading experience—especially satisfying for readers who love richly drawn characters and a strong sense of place" —NPR He's gonna be sorry he ever messed with me and Loretta Lynn. Sadie Blue has been a wife for fifteen days. That's long enough to know she should have never hitched herself to Roy Tupkin, even with the baby. Sadie is desperate to make her own mark on the world, but in remote Appalachia, a ticket out of town is hard to come by and hope often gets stomped out. When a stranger sweeps into Baines Creek and knocks things off kilter, Sadie finds herself with an unexpected lifeline...if she can just figure out how to use it. Fans of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek will love this intimate insight into a fiercely proud, tenacious community and relish the voices of the forgotten folks of Baines Creek. With a colorful cast of characters and a flair for the Southern Gothic, If the Creek Don't Rise is a debut novel bursting with heart, honesty, and homegrown grit. "Like all great southern writers, Leah Weiss's magic turns the local into the universal." —Wiley Cash, New York Times bestselling author, on All The Little Hopes

This is a collection of modern poetry that was written over several years about war, social issues, religion, life, death, and many other topics. It makes the reader think.

After her mother's death, the author--the a four-year-old--was raised by her aunt, the last surviving African-American widow of a Union soldier who spirited her sharecropping family out of the lynching South and reinvented them as ranch hands and hunting guides out West.

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Notes & tab for all 10 songs from LaMontagne's fourth full-length album, featuring the Pariah Dogs and nominated for multiple Grammys. Includes: Are We Really Through * Beg Steal or Borrow * Devil's in the Jukebox * For the Summer * God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise * Like Rock and Roll and Radio * New York City's Killing Me * Old Before Your Time * Repo Man * This Love Is Over.

"Beyond Bethlehem and Calvary: 12 Dramas for Christmas, Easter and More!" is a collection of brief dramatic presentations that invites everyone, from the novice performer to the most experienced, to share basic Biblical truths in a variety of settings. Flexibility, ease of production, and themes that meet us where we live make this collection suitable for large or small groups, whether in a church setting or on the most rugged mission trip. The themes are universal. They include tough choices and their consequences, acceptance and rejection, and the impact of attitudes. Each presentation includes: A title that identifies the content focus Related scripture A brief summary Props and costuming suggestions Run time Just a few of the titles included: "Mary's Song" (Luke 1: 39-56) "A Bouquet of Praise" (Ephesians 1: 3-10; Psalm 100: 1-5) "Eggsactly" (John 3:16-17) "Making a Message" (Luke 2:17) "Let His Light Shine" (Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11; Romans 12:3) Diana Childress Derringer, a former social worker and adjunct professor, writes and presents monologues and other drama for churches, various community settings, and mission trips. She also writes articles, devotions, and poetry for numerous publications. Her works have been accepted by Lifeway, Standard Publishing, Cook Communications, The Upper Room, Reiman Publishing Group, Judson Press, Warner Press, and others. Diana has a master's degree in counseling, and belongs to the American Christian Writers Association and the Kentucky State Poetry Society. She currently teaches a middle school girls' Sunday school class and sings in the adult choir at Campbellsville Baptist Church in Campbellsville, Kentucky. Diana and her husband serve as a friendship family for international university students.

These stories not only share the wisdom but also heartwarming examples show how Country Wisdom was put into practice in the Good Ole Days.

The 'All Music Guide to Country' is a complete guide to country music's performers and their top recordings, covering the entire spectrum of the genre, from old-time country to new alternative country.

Do you know how to avoid spankings? Did you realize that telling lies can get you out of trouble? Do you know why its not a good idea to suggest to a teenage girls parents that she might win a beauty contest at the Hogzilla Festival? The answer to these and other vital questions are found in this book, a collection of stories the author first posted on Facebook. Jimmy Allen grew up in a small town in Georgia, during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, in a family of big talkers, including four uncles who were great storytellers. He continues that tradition in Keep on Pedaling, sharing homespun stories of hard work and easy play, little victories and big defeats, the good and bad, happy and sad times of growing up. But Jimmys stories are not bound by time and place. Human nature is at the heart of each story, where youll meet familiar people in situations that mirror your own. The kid who hides a firecracker in his mamas sugar bowl, the boy whos fleeced out of his spending money at the fair, the war veteran who cant seem to reclaim his old life, the football coach who learns how to overcome adversitythese people have a lot to teach you about how to keep on pedaling.