When Mara was very young, her mother warned her that the Israelites would be punished for their idol worshipping. Later, when the Armenia Army invaded Israel, she remembered what her mother had told her. When Hannah was captured by Captain Naaman, Mara was devastated. But Hannah was a strong believer in her Jehovah God and her belief had a subtle affect on both Naaman and his wife, Abigail. Their lives were different from the first time that Hannah stepped into their home.

The Sweeney family enjoyed their first born and nicknamed him Buddy. Less than two years later, a little girl named Hillary joined the family. As time went on, they had other children and raised them in the outskirts of Fairbanks, Alaska. Raising children in the cold winters in Fairbanks wasn t always easy but they never considered returning to the lower forty-eight. They worked hard at teaching the children about the dangers of bears, swift water, moose, and very cold days. They also took advantage of the fun things there was to do in the great state of Alaska.

At a very young age, Deborah began teaching the children in the neighborhood about Moses' Laws and told her mother that some day she would be the judge of Israel. Her mother was not amused. Deborah did become the judge and she asked God for wisdom when a difficult case came to her court. She also warned the Israelites that unless they gave up their idols, they would not see relief from their enemies. When Barak was general of the Israelite army, he insisted that Deborah go with him into battle against the Canaanites. With her faith, he knew they would win. The problems that came up with her...

Jonathon often babysat the neighbors' daughter, Lisa. Her hair was never comb and she was always dirty from playing in the dirt. He wondered what she would look like when she grew older. She was pitiful looking now. He often took her to his garage because the neighbors' needed a baby sitter. Lisa was a pest with more questions to ask than he had time to answer but she became interested in washing and cleaning cars. Perhaps she would be worth something since she could clean cars so well. He called her his grease monkey and he often wondered if she would still want to work around cars when she...

Slightly off Course Eric heard a loud crash and knew that the airplane he was on had just crashed on an island. When he looked around, he realized that the majority of the passengers had died from the severe impact. Once he left the plane he discovered there were seven survivors. He also discovered that the front of the plane was smashed in. Sending a message wasn't going to work. How could they reach someone to let them know where they landed? How would they survive if they couldn't contact anyone? When would they be rescued?

When her father told Abigail that she was pledged to Japheth-her playmate through the years, she was delighted. But just days before they were to marry, Japheth had a fatal accident. Abigail was devastated! She was very unhappy with her father when he made another marriage arrangement for her just two months later. The man's name was Nabal. How could she marry someone so soon after Japheth's death and a man she didn't even know?

Marilee was very popular through her high school days. On the evening she graduated, she celebrated with some friends. Unfortunately on the way home, a pickup driven by a drunken driver hit the vehicle she was riding in. Once she woke up in the hospital, the doctor told her that she would never walk again. Merilee refused to believe him. Daily she exercised, took special vitamins, and had messages. It was in a wheel chair that she attended college to become a lawyer. Being a lawyer was her goal and crippled or not she was going to achieve her dream.

When Molly was a baby, Russell had lots of help raising her. Being the only parent, his boss encouraged him to bring her to work with him where Molly had her own special room. As she grew older, the employees taught her to count, the ABC's and how to read. Molly was a very independent young girl who knew the right way to do things and didn't always understand when someone did it the wrong way. Everyone loved Molly even though she was very opinionated. Russell wondered what would happen when she married. Could she learn to compromise?