Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I didn't experience a idyllic childhood like most people in small-town America in the 1960s and 1970s. I remember my brother Ronnie, who was paralyzed from the neck down after being attacked in gym class, coming home to us. #2 I have never asked my brother about the day in gym class or what they did to him in the hospital. I see no point in rehashing those painful times. For him, and for us. #3 Grandma Harris was also tough. She never felt sorry for herself, and her faith was a big part of that. She grew up in Louisiana, picking cotton with her mother when she was a little girl. In 1940, a hurricane caused flooding in much of the Southeast, and they had to move to Arkansas. #4 I had a very close-knit community in Hamburg, and I never felt poor. I felt blessed. I was always watched over, and I never got in any sort of trouble.