Chapter Seven – The Purpose What Will We Do With the Life We Have Been Given? The years continued to pass. Daniel was now twenty-eight. Emma was twenty-five. The little boy and little girl who had once played beneath the old oak tree were now adults. They had careers. Relationships. Responsibilities. Dreams. Disappointments. And lives …
Chapter Six – The Healing
Chapter Six – The Healing What We Carry, What We Forgive, and What We Release The awakening had changed Daniel and Emma. They had begun asking questions. But discovering the truth about yourself can sometimes lead to another discovery: There are things inside us that need healing. Daniel was twenty-four now. Emma was twenty-one. Both …
Chapter Five – The Awakening
Chapter Five – The Awakening When We Begin to See Life Differently The years had passed quietly. Daniel was twenty-one. Emma was eighteen. The children who had once sat beneath the old oak tree asking their grandfather where they came from were now young adults preparing to leave home. The family had changed again. Grandpa …
Chapter Four – The Struggle
Chapter Four – The Struggle The Chapters Nobody Expected The years passed. Daniel was now sixteen, and Emma was thirteen. The family had changed. Grandpa Michael’s hair had become completely grey. Grandma Margaret walked more slowly than she used to. David and Sarah were working harder, and the children were beginning to imagine lives beyond …
Chapter Three – The Love
Chapter Three – The Love Learning to Give, Receive and Understand Love Winter arrived quietly. The mornings became colder, and the family began gathering around the fireplace in the evenings. Daniel was thirteen now, and Emma was ten. They had grown taller, louder and more independent. Daniel wanted to do things on his own. Emma …
Chapter Two – The Learning
Chapter Two – The Learning What Life Teaches Us The summer holidays had arrived, and the family home was full of noise. Emma was now nine, and Daniel was twelve. Their father, David, had decided that this would not be an ordinary holiday. “We’re going camping,” he announced at breakfast. Daniel looked up from his …
Chapter One – The Beginning
Chapter One – The Beginning Where Our Story Starts The little girl sat underneath the old oak tree in her grandfather’s garden, her knees pulled up against her chest. “Grandpa?” “Yes, Emma?” “Where did we come from?” Her grandfather smiled. It was a question he had been waiting for. Emma was eight years old. Her …