Böcker av Vicki Baylis

You know how I can tell God has a sense of humor? Just follow Vicki for a few days. You will see for yourself. Travel with her into the world of growing up in a trailer park, raising kids in the South, and being married to the poster child of ADD. Because there is never a dull moment in her family, it leads to a journey filled with laughs, tears, a little chaos, and precious memories.Just a Little More Southern is a continuing look into the life of an ordinary Southern family who chooses to laugh at the misadventures of their crazy world. Hopefully, you will laugh along with her too. Vicki always says that no matter what happens in life, love your family, learn from your mistakes, laugh out loud, and know that God is walking with you every step of the way.In addition to the laughs you will find in this witty memoir, you may enjoy her other books: Just a Little Southern, Daddy's Money, and Garden Club Secrets.

Welcome to Depot, Mississippi. You will see a town peppered with white picket fences, a church on almost every corner, and the most friendly, down-to-earth people around. If you stay long enough, you will feel right at home, but if you break the law, you will run into its best kept secret-the Garden Club. Depot's Garden Club was a group in plain sight and yet invisible at the same time. Whether one needed a cup of sugar, fashion advice, or help burying a body, you can always count on these women to keep the town running smoothly. If you don't believe it, just ask Maybelle Pickett. She was known for one thing and one thing only-gossip. In fact, she was downright good at it. If you wanted to know anything about anybody in her town, all you needed to do was sit on her front porch and rock a spell. There are always three sides to every story. In Depot, Mississippi, it depends on who you ask. If you want the facts, ask the townspeople. If you want a juicy story, ask Maybelle Pickett. But if you want the truth, you will need to wait for the rose.

Upon learning the age of the "e;child"e; in question, Eleanor Sims made a beeline for the door. Had this man lost his mind? She did not intend to be a nanny to a grown man, and out the door, she went. Jonathan Marcus Howell II was a thorn in his father's side. Money meant nothing to him, except for the fact it was necessary and certainly was always available when he needed it. His mornings were spent sleeping, and his afternoons were usually at a country club. But on this day, before the night would fall, he would find himself at the mercy of a woman he had never known. He would be homeless and alone, but little did he know, it would be a good thing.

Have you ever been just casually strolling along in life and then something yanks the world out from under your feet? Well, that is what happened when Vicki Baylis turned fifty. Oh sure, she no longer had children's diapers to change, arguments over getting their homework finished, and impossible schedules to reach. She even successfully survived their teenager years. Life should be all peaches and cream with her empty nest because their rooms are finally cleaned. And it is awesome for a few minutes-the grocery bill is cut in half, the utility bills are manageable, the laundry is under control. She is actually enjoying sitting in the recliner with nothing to do. Then she began to make plans-the fruit trees she always wanted to plant, beautiful flower beds started to pop up in the yard, and she even started remodeling the house. Life is joyful, but then old age set in. Somehow, her body begin a rapid descent into a world of aching joints, hot flashes, and a kitchen full of sticky post-it notes because she can't remember anything important anymore. The flower beds start to get weeds in them because she pulled her back out. The laundry pile has taken over the house again, and according to the post-it notes, she has another doctor's appointment coming up. Pea Patches and Butterbean Fields is a continuing look into the life of an ordinary Southern family who chooses to laugh at the misadventures of their crazy world. Hopefully you will laugh along with them too. In addition to the laughs you will find in this witty memoir you may enjoy her other books Just a Little Southern, Just a Little More Southern, Daddy's Money, and Garden Club Secrets.

You know how I can tell God has a sense of humor? Just follow Vicki throughout her day. You will see for yourself that sometimes, you just have to laugh about life. Vicki was never embarrassed to say she grew up in a trailer park. She learned you can meet some interesting folks there. And it made her into who she is today-an interesting person. Vicki Baylis welcomes readers into her life and her good-humored outlook. Take the night she and her little sister met God. Well, at least they thought it was him. There was nothing like confessing your sins to the helicopter landing at the trailer next door to make you realize that God has a sense of humor. Just a Little Southern portrays a few run-ins with the law and a few family clashes. This witty memoir shows that what doesn't kill us only makes us stronger. We can go into the next day knowing it will not be perfect, there will be mistakes, we will have tears, and we will learn from it. The main thing is we will be walking through it together knowing that God is walking with us. Through every crazy adventure, Vicki remained mindful that God walks with her and is probably laughing out loud. Discover the humor to be found in minor disasters as you look into the life of an ordinary family who's Just a Little Southern.