Nostalgia reaches into the past to grasp what is already gone and likely never will be again. Legacy reaches into the past with one hand to grasp what is teachable and passes it forward with the other hand to the next generation. Family legacy comes to the surface when an author from rural Star, Mississippi, recounts his childhood stories and the significance of the values that he later realized that those stories contained. Lines in the Gravel will not only remind you of your own childhood stories but will also remind you of the importance of being intentional about establishing your own family legacy through the stories that your family repeats time and time again.