Lisa Lamar

Crossing Stover Creek Lisa Lamar

Some children have two childhoods...


A point where their lives become drastically different than what they have known. Sometimes there is a dividing line, a date clearly marking when a life changed. For Ella, it was a series of events.
Ella Langston is the youngest of her loving, hard-working family. In the early twentieth century, life in rural Texas is simple, yet hard. Work is never ending, but the family enjoys a balanced life of daily chores, Sunday services, and a community of friends and neighbors. Ella knows love and a strong sense of belonging. Then tragedy strikes again and again. She learns to look for happiness in each day and to rely on her faith in God and belief in herself.
If somewhere in your family tree, your ancestors were farmers, owned a small town mercantile, or pastored a country church, then you will feel like Ella's story is your story. You may not know much about your ancestors, but the lives they led set the opening chapters of the life you lead today. Like Ella, you can choose the direction your story takes, but we all started somewhere.