Road to Mound Grove, a memoir, tells the story of Betty Jean's family in rural southeastern Oklahoma during the Great Depression. In challenging times, they move from one house to another along Indian Road until they stumble on a home of their very own. A quiet little girl, Betty Jean attempts to do the right thing, but accidentally discovers trouble. Betty Jean's family and neighbors lack electricity, running water and indoor bathrooms. A typical coal oil lamp glows in every home and water is routinely drawn from a well. She attends school at Mound Grove where Miss Vergie and Miss Agnes teach eight grades in two rooms. Although her daddy works from daylight until nearly dark, with President Roosevelt's WPA, building roads and bridges, her family barely makes ends meet. In spite of the harsh conditions, Betty Jean has a life filled with love, laughter and singing?a life where she learns to make ?somethin? out of nothin?. The story of Betty Jean's family will continue in a sequel, Growing Up at Mound Grove; a special place where neighbors? lives are intertwined for generations.

Nine-year-old Mary Jane is thrust into a grownup role when she finds herself in charge of her two younger sisters after her mama's death. Her papa's marriage to a neighbor widow bent on securing her own children's future, threatens to tear apart Mary Jane's once happy home. Under strict orders from Papa not to tattle, Mary Jane and her sisters are forced to quietly endure the mistreatment of their stepmother as they struggle to adhere to their papa's rule. No Tattletales is a heartwarming story of triumph through adversity, as Mary Jane receives encouragement by remembering her mother's lessons. She learns to believe that she can do all things through Christ who strengthens her-a big concept for a little girl. No Tattletales shows challenges faced by a young girl growing up on an isolated Arkansas farm in 1888.

Road to Mound Grove, a memoir, tells the story of Betty Jean's family in rural southeastern Oklahoma during the Great Depression. In challenging times, they move from one house to another along Indian Road until they stumble on a home of their very own. A quiet little girl, Betty Jean attempts to do the right thing, but accidentally discovers trouble. Betty Jean's family and neighbors lack electricity, running water and indoor bathrooms. A typical coal oil lamp glows in every home and water is routinely drawn from a well. She attends school at Mound Grove where Miss Vergie and Miss Agnes teach eight grades in two rooms. Although her daddy works from daylight until nearly dark, with President Roosevelt's WPA, building roads and bridges, her family barely makes ends meet. In spite of the harsh conditions, Betty Jean has a life filled with love, laughter and singing?a life where she learns to make ?somethin? out of nothin?. The story of Betty Jean's family will continue in a sequel, Growing Up at Mound Grove; a special place where neighbors? lives are intertwined for generations.

Nine-year-old Mary Jane is thrust into a grownup role when she finds herself in charge of her two younger sisters after her mama's death. Her papa's marriage to a neighbor widow bent on securing her own children's future, threatens to tear apart Mary Jane's once happy home. Under strict orders from Papa not to tattle, Mary Jane and her sisters are forced to quietly endure the mistreatment of their stepmother as they struggle to adhere to their papa's rule. No Tattletales is a heartwarming story of triumph through adversity, as Mary Jane receives encouragement by remembering her mother's lessons. She learns to believe that she can do all things through Christ who strengthens her-a big concept for a little girl. No Tattletales shows challenges faced by a young girl growing up on an isolated Arkansas farm in 1888.