A Life Lived With Joy

About the Book

This is a story I wanted my children and grandchildren to hear. I grew up during the depression of the 1930’s. I remember when a penny to spend was a rarity. I remember when the dust storms roared in and turned the days into night. Because we were close to the land I remember the change of seasons, the habits of the farm animals, and how very dependent we were on weather. We suffered from winds, snowstorms, droughts, and insects, but we rejoiced in good years, enjoyed our neighbors, and trusted in God to care for us. No TV, no cell phones, no video games, but life was good.

About the Author

Joy Brown grew up on a small cotton farm in the panhandle of Texas. She graduated from high school in Silverton, Texas, attended West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, and then married her high school sweetheart, Clayton Wood. They moved to Dell City, a small town in the West Texas desert west of the Guadalupe Mountains. There, Clayton and Joy started a farming operation that grew to 800 acres of cotton and alfalfa hay. Joy was an apt operator of all farming equipment, and she and Clayton worked side by side for forty-fi ve years while enjoying an almost fairy tale love story of success and good fortune with their four children. Their life was focused on church, family, farm, and community. Joy is now a widow after 57 years with Clayton. She continues to enjoy church, family, and friends.