Mud Road: Gift of the Stolen Child

A young couple growing up in Southwest Louisiana during the 1960s and 70s are positively impacted by Coach Mud but are also impacted and drawn by the need to seek adventure and life beyond rural Louisiana. For a time, a fun and carefree life of party and travel carry them through exciting foreign experiences.

The serious dangers and reality soon catch up. They become involved in smuggling and end up dealing with addiction while strung out on drugs and alcohol. In Central America, at 7 months pregnant, the couple are on a smuggling run in Belize when they crash their truck on an old Mud Road. Strangers deliver and steal the new born baby. Efforts are made to find the child but the strung out couple spiral further into a void. After 7 years they return to Belize with the help of a missionary and find a gift beyond what they sought.

A tale of redemption that makes full circle and fills voids. So much history. So much emotion. The adventure and twists never end. From Nova Scotia, to Rhode Island, to Louisiana, Galveston Texas, Colombia, and British Honduras(now Belize). The importance of sports like soccer, community, food, forgiveness, and family are truly exposed as they all play into this twisting tale of the redemption that only God could provide. Like the prodigal child coming home; only it is the prodigal parents coming home. Extra content includes family recipes, funny Cajun humor and dialogue, interesting quotes, a sneak peek (short story about Cameron, LA), and great illustrations.