Book excerpt: Thank God I Was a Country Boy is a praise to the Lord. He set me free. Without Him, I am nothing. I have written these lines to ultimately say I was a normal child. I was capable of being swayed to sin. I was also taught the proper life to live. My family influenced as best they could, but it was their trusting us that became our bond. They had to trust God to watch over us and trust that saying we followed God was really what we desired to do. They wished for us to walk with God daily. I am thankful for the hard times and the trials. This is not a fiery sermon about how you must change. It is a reminder to be thankful for aEURoeFrom whence cometh your help?aEUR (old Bible translation). Thankful for growing up. Thankful for all I had.