Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Tuesday is a good day to tell a story

This is a story about a lovely young woman named Callie McAllister, who falls in love with, and marries, the perfect man. They move into a beautiful mansion that has been in her husband's family for hundreds of years. Then, one morning Callie wakes up to find that her husband is far from perfect, and her marriage is not what she had dreamed it to be.

In her search for answers, she wonders through the section of the mansion that has been closed for over a hundred years. In one of the many rooms, she discovers a dusty, old journal. The name on the cover is Antone Bellani - her husband's great-great-grandfather. She wipes the cobwebs from the journal and finds a comfortable, though deterioating old chair.

Carefully, she opens the journal and begins to read about a young boy's adventures. Then, suddenly, the tone of the journal changes and she feels a chill run down her spins as she reads four separate entries spanning a two-year period.

May 1830
Today is my thirteenth birthday. My father did not come to celebrate with me. He is too busy trading slaves. . . . .

June 1830
In my dreams I see the faces of the children my father keeps in the cave . . . .

January 1831
I wish my father was a better man. He does not love my mother as he should. He does not love me . . . .

May 1831
today, I am fourteen. My mother gave me a dog. I think he will replace my father in my heart for he is better than my father . . . . .

October 1892
My father told me these people have no souls, but I know they have beautiful souls . . .

the remaining pages of the journal were blank. But what Callie learns from the pages she has read will lead her on a journey through secret rooms and hidden caves to those who have waited hundreds of years for her to fulfill a promise she had made in another time.

The name of the story (book) is "Journey of the Promise." If you have a chance to read it, please do so. The author would be ever so grateful.

Before I sign off, I want to leave you with this thought: "Do not pray for tasks equal to your power. Pray for power equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. You shall be the miracle."

I can't remember whose quote this is. I only know that it has affected my life for good. Thank you for visiting.

5 comments:

Shauna said...

Love your blog! Thanks for telling me about it :) ♥ HUGS ♥

Kathi Oram Peterson said...

My daughter and I just finished watching North and South, the miniseries so this issue is very fresh in my mind. Thanks for writing about this. Hope you're doing well. :)

Hollie Robb said...

I have read your book last spring.I loved it. I thought that you have done such a good job ^-^.

Shirley Bahlmann said...

Ooo, your book description gave me SHIVERS! Sounds like another winner I've got to get my hands on!

Jewel's Gems said...

Wow, that sounds like an awesome story! I definitely want that book.

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