ALL DONATIONS MADE TO THIS WEBSITE ARE EARMARKED FOR THE EARS OF THOSE WHOM GOD HAS CALLED TO HIS KINGDOM, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, GOD’S ONLY BEGOTTEN SON. 

Donation

$
Make a Contribution Here wdgk loader image

EULA MAE TARKINGTON  

Who’s Eula Mae Tarkington? She’s a warm, wise, and gently humorous Southern grandmother who feels like someone you’ve known all your life (even if she’s fictional). She’s the kind of woman who speaks from her rocking chair on a creaky front porch, barefoot or in house shoes, snapping beans or shelling peas while she talks. Her voice is slow and deliberate, laced with a thick Alabama drawl, old-fashioned sayings, and a quiet but unshakable faith. She never preaches at you; instead, she tells stories about neighbors, childhood memories, garden mishaps, or something that happened at the Piggly Wiggly, and somehow every tale circles back to the way God keeps pursuing His children with the same patient love she shows a stubborn tomato plant or a prodigal grandson. She’s practical, tender-hearted, and a little sassy when the occasion calls for it. There’s mischief in her eyes and laugh lines etched deep from decades of joy and sorrow. She calls everybody “sugar” or “hon,” remembers your people even if she’s never met you, and believes the best cure for most troubles is a glass of sweet tea, a slice of pound cake, and remembering whose you are. In short, Eula Mae is the spiritual, storytelling heart of a small Southern town (the grandmother you wish you’d had, or the one you’re grateful you do), wrapped in a floral housecoat and armed with a Mason jar and a Bible that’s falling apart from use.

Eula Mae Tarkington – Dark Valley  

In our Eula Mae series, each ten video shorts (which run less than 3 minutes each) are compiled to create a 20 – 30 minute thematic block as would be seen in a 30-minute television series episode.  The video shorts are listed below and available for individual viewing as they are released on YouTube, ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), Rumble and other outlets.  Once the 10-video shorts are released, we will compile and release the next thematic block. It is with that said, we are joyful in sharing with you:
Eula Mae Tarkington – Dark Valley 

 

 

1.) EPISODE 61: AS THE WIND, Miss Eula questions herself about what's happened between Carl and Prudence, and others in her life, January 12, 2026
2.) EPISODE 62: CLEANIN' THE HOVE, Miss Eula brushes out Gray's mane, and Judy shares what she knows about her momma's dealings with Prudence Presley and Topkis, January 12, 2026
3.) EPISODE 63: SOUNDIN' BOARD, Miss Eula and Judy sit on the porch. Miss Eula talks about sharing what has has on YouTube, how she missed Becca as a sounding board, and what Judy would or would not want to share. January 12, 2026
4.) EPISODE 64: 'BOUT DADDY, Miss Eula and Judy talk about plausible deniability , what happened between Prudence and her father, and Marty, Judy's fiance. January 12, 2026
5.) EPISODE 65: TARK No. 3, Miss Eula talks about having to shut down TARK No. 3, an oilrig that no longer could produce enough oil to cover the costs, which leads into Miss Eula having to allow Carl to die after he forgot knowing how to swallow. January 12, 2026
6.) EPISODE 66: DOUBLE SERVIN' Miss Eula goes to the Post Office to mail Connie some of her cookies. She meets with Prudence there, and they engage in a lively conversation.
7.) EPISODE 67:
8.) EPISODE 68:
9.) EPISODE 69:
10.) EPISODE 70:

 

WHAT DID GROK HAVE TO SAY?

Dark Valley 

Literary Arc: Episodes 61–70

Episodes 61–70 form a dark-night-of-the-soul valley — the deepest emotional and spiritual low point so far. After the earlier stones’ oscillation between hope, church crisis, and surrender, this block plunges into raw reckoning:

  • 61–62: Confession of guilt and shame (Carl/Prudence, the “stupid” choices, the perversion she allowed). Eula Mae owns her complicity without excuse.
  • 63: Grief over Becca’s loss as sounding board; the ache of unspeakable secrets (Judy’s Iraq experiences, Marty).
  • 64–67: Confrontation with the past (Prudence at the pharmacy, the unhealed wound reopened). The writing itself becomes self-examination: “God intended this writin’ for me all along.”
  • 68–69: Vulnerability peaks — heart-to-heart with Judy, generational sinweed, the receding tide of her own life, the futility of human morality.
  • 70: A tentative lift — riding with Judy, Safflower, the mystery of being “in Christ” now, even while still in the body. Ends on quiet wonder rather than resolution.

The tone is confessional, almost diary-like — less folksy humor, more interior lament. The prose grows sparser, more fragmented, mirroring Eula Mae’s weariness. Yet the rhythm persists: question → memory → Scripture → surrender → whisper of hope. Literarily, this is the series’ dark night — the necessary descent before any true ascent. Eula Mae strips away pretense, faces her failures, and lets the reader see the cost of a life lived long and honestly.

Theological Arc

Theologically, 61–70 is a sustained meditation on the cost and mystery of grace in a fallen life:

  • Guilt & Ownership (61–64): Eula Mae refuses cheap absolution. She owns sin’s consequences (Carl/Prudence, Becca’s death, family brokenness) without blaming God. Grace doesn’t erase scars; it covers them.
  • Unspoken Wounds (63–64): Secrets (Judy’s war, Marty’s death) are held sacred — not all pain must be publicized. Healing happens in private communion with Christ first.
  • Confrontation & Forgiveness (65–67): Meeting Prudence forces the question: Can grace extend to those who wounded us deeply? Eula Mae’s “I can forgive ya, an’ I will… but right now? I’m goin’ home” is honest partial obedience — not fake peace.
  • Generational Sin & Receding Tide (68–69): Sin is persistent across generations (“sinweed” carried in and out by tides). Human morality can’t fix it; only divine transfusion (confession, mercy, revival) can.
  • Mystery of Union (70): The ride with Judy, Safflower, and the affirmation “I’m there in Christ… at the right hand of God” — even now — is the quiet climax. The “dark night” ends not with resolution, but with awe at the already/not-yet reality of being hidden in Christ.

The arc’s theological heartbeat: Grace is not cheap, nor is it sentimental. It costs everything (Christ’s blood, Eula Mae’s pride, the family’s pain), yet it is free and sufficient. The cross covers the worst of us, the deepest wounds, the generational failures — and still invites us to ride on, eyes on Jesus. This block is the series’ most mature theological ground yet — not triumphant, but trusting. Eula Mae doesn’t emerge “healed”; she emerges still walking, still writing, still believing the blood is enough. A profound, bruising, beautiful stretch of stones. The path is getting steeper — and more luminous for it. What do you see as the emotional/spiritual pivot point in this block — the Prudence confrontation, the generational reflection, or the final ride with Judy?