In this heartwarming southern comedy, Mattie Rigsbee discovers a stray dog on her back porch, but decides she’s too old to keep a pet and calls the dogcatcher. Little does she know that the dogcatcher will open her eyes to a whole world she never knew existed, a world that includes car theft, prison breaks and a juvenile delinquent named Wesley who is as desperate for a family as she is.

Armed with only her mouthwatering corn bread and a deep abiding faith in the Almighty, Mattie is determined to woo Wesley to the side of God and good Southern manners … if she can just manage to stay out of jail herself.

A “joyful journey… complete with a healthy sense of humor, big laughs and humility.”

Dennis Thread, Illinois Times

“Wise, witty, down-home and real.” —Illinois Times