In moving reflections, Dr. RoseAnne Coleman shares heartwarming as well as difficult stories about growing up in the turbulent South of the 1950s and 60s. A lover of gardening, Dr. Coleman compares the painful and wounding moments in life to what every garden needs - manure. When manure is aged and combined with other nutrients, it can enrich any soil, producing a beautiful garden. Her first book, Stories I Keep, shares her journey to make sense of her stories. Along the way, she finds a loving God who points her to the beauty, purpose, and hope that He has been growing in her life all along.