A storybook wedding night ends in horror due to a regrettable tragedy. The family's never-ending nightmare of heart-wrenching terror begins. Meet a family under less than ideal circumstances as each one begins to realize they have lost Jake as they knew him. The account is told from the perspective of a mother trying to maintain sanity and minister to her heartbroken family. It is a trip through a fog in an unknown world where pain and grief reign. True stories of such devastation are hard to write but can be the best help to other families dealing with a brain-injured loved one. The story of...

A never ending supply of pretty flowers, plenty to eat and good neighbors gave one little girl a sense of absolute security growing up in the 50's and 60's. A trip down memory lane and a fine tribute to the one parent who influenced Eleanor Lowery Martin the very most. She attributes her strict up-bringing as the reason she has been able to overcome all the trials the devil has put her through. The daughter of the "meanest woman in town" who now realizes that no other way would have worked for Lula Mae Lowery except to keep an upper hand by instilling fear in her off-spring. There would be...

On February 12, 1869, a palatial sidewheeler, the Mittie Stephens, burned and sank near a landing on Caddo Lake. Sixty-one passengers of the one-hundred and seven aboard perished not realizing that they were within wading distance of land. The Mittie Stephens left New Orleans for Jefferson, Texas on February 5, 1869, with passengers and crew members, and assorted cargo, including 274 bales of hay. A spark from the torches that provided light to run by at night ignited the hay. The bow and forward part of the boat were engulfed in flames; the only way off the boat was off the stern. The boat...