"A Lot of Hope and Hard Work" Chapter 1
Boy, does that hit home! Reba's recollection of her Mama [her name was "Jackie" 😀] deciding it was time to be Baptized by say "Preacher, I'm turning myself in. I'm tired of doing this all by myself. " p. 22
"Back to God" listen and watch here
"Can't Even Get the Blues" 1983 listen here
"Dusting off your boots"... "Don't Forget to Kick Back and Enjoy" Chapter 8
"Eyelash material"? I had to look it up
Forward by Garth Brooks
"Good things won't come if you give up and go home." p. 11 "God's plans for me are always better than my plans, even if they do take me by surprise. And most of the time, they do." p.89
Hometown: Chockie Oklahoma Chapter 15: Here's Your One Chance
"I knew I needed to wait for more Information. " p. 8 "I'm turning myself in. I'm tired of doing this all by myself." p. 22
"Jesus Loves Me" p. 20 "Just be still. Listen for God instead of doing all the talking." p. 23
"Keep an open mind about others' opinions. " p. 74 Chapter 14: Keep Dreaming Forward
"Looking to slow down, get back to basics, and just have a heckuva lot of fun..." p. xi
"Love, strength, peace, and wisdom." p. 27 Chapter 13 Live Out Your Legacy
"Nature Is My Church" Chapter 2
"Oklahoma truths"
"Piddlin' means "doing stuff other people might think is a waste of time" p. 9
Questions on p. 125 ie. "If you could relive one day from your life, which day would it be and why?"
Recipes might be reason enough to buy a copy of this book. Yum! Yep! And that was before "Beer Cheese" on p. 81 and "Crispy Smashed Potatoes" on p. 82
"Stick-to-itiveness" p. 11 Secret to a life well lifed is to get out of your head, step back, let loose, and live every moment as if it's your last." p. 131
Three things to succeed [in life and in relationships]: a backbone, a wishbone, and a funny bone. p. 127
"Unshakable belief in themselves ... end up succeeding most often." p. 106
"Very few rewards to be had in this life that don't require some risk." p. 221
kiX Brooks (as in Brooks & Dunn) - yeah, I know it's a bit of a stretch - but what a fun name :)
"You Gotta Be You" Chapter 5
Z? If you've read this far and have any ideas for a "Z" that works here, please feel free to leave a comment. Especially if you just happened to be a Reba fan, or... Reba McEntire! :)
