Coming October, 2010

Little Creek Books will release

In The Garden With Billy:
Lessons About Life, Love and Tomatoes

Sometimes people get placed in our lives for reasons we don't quite understand. Such was the case when I met Billy Albertson.

I had passed Billy's home many times since moving to Atlanta. But on a Hot-lanta summer day, my daughter noticed a sign which read, "Baby Goats 4 Sale."

From the moment I met Billy, he  challenged me to become a better person. What I didn't know at the time was that this 77-year-old goat farmer was mourning the death of his wife. He didn't know that I was struggling to accept my mother's terminal illness.

But on the day we met, he shook my hand and welcomed me into his home and his garden. As we worked together beneath the hot sun,  we formed a bond that only happens when we learn to slow down and appreciate everything life offers.