I thought the saying was in reference to a creek/stream too. All my friends think I am a trivia expert. I'll have to admit that I do have an awful lot of useless/useful information in my brain but every day I learn something new. That is what my Mommy instructed me to do when I was little!! Mickey -----Original Message----- From: SLUSFLAG@aol.com <SLUSFLAG@aol.com> To: tmhfbred@netins.net <tmhfbred@netins.net> Date: Saturday, July 03, 1999 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [VAAUGUST-L] But your own! >Hi Mickey, your genealogical sharing spirit has been wonderful. Wish my >families were back that far. It is funny how you ended this last email for >my son told me a few days ago that "the Lord willing and the creeks don't >rise" doesn't refer to a water way but to the Creek Indians who frequently >rose up and raided in Texas. I thought it started when pioneers couldn't >move on when the creeks (water) rose up and blocked their way. Sue