GLDMB II | dinamwilks

Grady woke up and his head felt like he’d been kicked by a mule or Lee, in his mind there wasn’t much difference. His mouth was full of sand and every muscle in his body ached as he tried to stand. Opening his eyes was only possible for seconds at a time, he felt exhausted. And feeling the dirt beneath his body, he knew he must have crashed on the banks of the Trinity. As painful as it was, he realized he had to climb up the banks and go home.

Gonna Lay Down My Burdens II: Eleusis, Texas

There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

Gonna Lay Down My Burdens III: The Greenwood Inn

Grady takes on four misfit boys, friends of J from Book II: Nestor the singer (Echo), Morph the dreamer (Galieleo becuase his future is always in the stars ) and Leandros Cronos the born leader (Meth for being so methodical), Japet the manipulator and black sheep of the boys (Geppetto - the puppet master). The boys move to the Trinity River to help Grady and J build the Greenwood Inn Bed and Breakfast, all having been expelled for various reasons from the Thanton School for boys.