Yonder

Jim Bob, Mary Beth, and TP leave Pitts View to travel around Yonder to assess the storm damage.

Yonder townspeople hunker down in the old theater basement during the tornado warning. Jim and Maggie get to tour the theater.

Mary Beth gives the Owens family and Cassie an update on the search for Woodchuck... before storm warnings interrupt the update. A hidden surprise deepens the cave mystery.

The Owens family is visited by Pete and Gladys, the cave explorers. They are joined by Mary Beth's sister, Cassie, who is a cave expert. Their visit is to discuss how Lilly can become part of their team.

The Owens family, including Jim Bob's sisters, enjoys a traditional Owens family Christmas breakfast. However, Siobhan, Freddie, and Siobhan have a surprise for the family.

Jim Bob has a sit-down chat with Siobhan and Deb.

The team successfully installs the game cameras and returns safely to Pitts View. Now the adventure really begins.

The ATV adventure begins to deploy game cameras and scout the northwest sector for signs of moonshine stills, camps, and vagabonds.

Possum spills the beans at the police station.

A special guest is at the 1st Annual Yonder Christmas Baking contest. He is hungry for desserts and ready to sing.

DNR Officer Mary Beth Tinkle joins Annie and the Owens family for breakfast and news about the treasure hunt.

Jim Bob consults with Mary Alice and Annie about the treasure box he found beneath his desk. Annie gives a partial answer to a question that has been bothering Jim Bob

Jim Bob and Squeaky, his orange tabby, explore the mystery box under the desk at Pitts View. He also muses over the list of possible discipleship candidates, including one surprise name that comes to mind.

Jim Bob and TP sit on a bench near the river and discuss life since high school and the future.

Jim Bob stops by Emmet's Feed & Seed to pick up cat food and seek advice from the Greybeards on Reverend Tim.

After the battle plan meeting Jim Bob runs into Tim and Reverend Tim at HeBrew for an awkward encounter. Tim has sage advice for Jim Bob as usual.

Jim Bob, TP, Johnny, Mary Beth, and a surveillance expert meet in The Cellar between HeBrews and She Bakes to lay out a plan for a trip into the northwest sector of Pitts View to place trail cameras to find the moonshine still.

Jim Bob and Mary Alice make the Christmas tree lighting in Yonder a date night. An unexpected surprise makes it a date to remember and moves the investigation into overdrive.

Jim Bob meets with Voncille who is full of surprises.

Jim Bob contemplates his encounter with Reverend Tim, and kicks open a mystery with the help of Squeaky his orange Tabby. Tara's family joins the Owens family at Pitts View for dinner and a quick debrief of the ATV trip.

Sammie, Johnny, Jimmie, Jim Bob, and Teal'c meet at Smoky Toes to close out the group's year of discipleship.

The business owners of Yonder finalize plans for a Christmas Craft Fair on the Square. Jim Bob meets Elijah McDougal, and sees the gate Tubs commissioned before his death.

Jim Bob gathers at City Hall to discuss decorating Yonder for Christmas and coordinating activities in the build-up to Christ. Jim Bob Meets Elspeth and the Reverend Tim Brown, and learns about Tubs last act with the Foundation.

Jim Bob, Johnny, TP, Mary Beth Tinkle, and Thomas develop a strategy for discovering who is making moonshine on the plantation property.

Jim Bob meets with Officer Tinkle, TP, Johnny and the estate manager about investigating what the children discovered on their ATV adventure.

Freddie, Lilly, Jake, and Jennifer complete their circumnavigation of the plantation property. However, they smell up a mystery that puts the brakes, temporarily, on any more ATV adventures.

Tara's children accompanied Freddie and Lilly on an ATV circumnavigation of the plantation property. Tara learns about "the cave incident" and new safety protocols put in place because of it.

Jim Bob shares a cup of Sammie's coffee with Linda, while they discuss discipleship and ministry.

This is chapter one of Yonder Still. It's Christmas in Yonder, but there is trouble brewing in more ways than one.

Alice, from Through the Looking Glass, interviews Larry about his book Yonder, and the second book in the series, Yonder Still. Yonder is available as a paperback, hardback, or on Kindle/Kindle Unlimited. If you would like to purchase a copy of Yonder somewhere other than Amazon or request it at your local library, use the following ISBNs: Hardback 9798859265930 Paperback 9798858712237 Keep up-to-date on Yonder news at Yonderbook.wordpress.com. You can contact Larry directly at [email protected].

Jim Bob and his discipleship group huddle at the plantation to plan a way forward after Tub's "Going Home Celebration".    You can find the podcast As Best I Can Remember at https://open.spotify.com/show/0UouwMyQ0srsoOfvtVcdxW?si=9db605cd429a48d2, and on Apple Podcast, Amazon Podcast, and Audible.

Tragedy strikes at the heart of Yonder, and Jim Bob faces a challenge.  Thank you to Ben Sound for the music at the beginning and end.

The book Yonder is completely written, and all 40 chapters have been posted as a podcast.  I had a few questions from listeners to which I thought I would post answers.  Thank you for listening to my book.  I hope you have come to love the people of Yonder as I have.  Below are some links that I promised in the podcast. Podcasting app Anchor      https://www.anchor.fm Audacity audio editor down load.   www.audacityteam.org Yonder Blog   https://yonderbook.wordpress.com What is an RSS feed and how does it work?   https://rss.com/blog/how-do-rss-feeds-work/

The first discipleship meeting and a surprise guest.

Thanksgiving at the plantation.

The community BBQ at the plantation brings revelations, opportunities, and surprise guests.

Jim Bob, Johnny and Sammie re-enter the cave with cave explorers in tow.

Tubs passes the torch before the second cave summit.

Jim Bob, Mary Alice, Sammie and Candy travel to La Grange, Georgia, to talk with a bat expert.

Jim Bob visits his old homestead and gets some wise advice from Oscar.

Join Jim Bob and his daughters for their weekly Saturday coffee at HeBrews.  

Jim Bob and Freddie venture to the Riverwalk only to encounter Sammie, Candy, and a business proposal.

Jim Bob and Freddie consult the Greybeards on their discoveries in the cave.

Linda and Jim Bob discuss managing the coffee shop.  A mysterious stranger arrives in Yonder.  Teal'c introduces a new breakfast treat at HeBrews.

The Cave Fellowship continues to ask questions of Freddie and Lilly, and develop a plan forward for solving the mysteries of the cave.

Friends and family gather at the plantation to hear Freddie and Lilly relate details of their adventure.

Lilly and Freddie finally get out the hole in which they found themselves.

Lilly and Freddie begin to run low on food and water, but find they have plenty of cash to burn.

Two things motivated me to record this podcast.  First, I have answered a lot of questions about the book and wanted to go on record with my answers.  Second, I have a few new listeners who have not heard me answer those questions.  If you have other questions that I don't address in this podcast, please email me at [email protected]

The search begins as the town of Yonder begin to search for Freddie and Lilly.