Ben and Julie Pearson are faced with a dilemma. A bizarre favor has been asked of them by a terminally ill relative and the young couple promise to grant the favor. To fulfil the request, Ben and Julie must go to considerable effort and expense and they are not certain they ever really intend to keep their promise. Deciding whether to keep their promise, Ben and Julie are advised by a seemingly homeless old man who seems always to be at the local McDonald's. But this time, beneath his usual jibber-jabber are words that seem coherent and insightful. Would you take advice from a grizzled old...

With a Jewish father and a Baptist mother, Daniel Fisher grows into a confused and alienated young man, uncertain of his place in the world. His search for identity takes him from the Bible belt of the South to the Negev Desert of Israel. Along the way he stumbles into love with Mia Murphy, a fellow seeker and soul mate. To obtain the missing piece that will complete their lives, Daniel and Mia must travel to a tiny village in the lowlands of Guatemala. Their search ends when they find an orphaned baby who needs them as much as they need her. They name the child Quetzal after the elusive...

A little deaf girl learns that there are many ways to hear a song.

A collection of short stories by writer Jim Pahz.

Josh is attending medical school in Florida and engaged to a beautiful girl when the Adventure Box arrives, and his well-planned life takes a major detour. Josh and his brother Erik have received adventure boxes from their grandfather in Michigan for years. The boxes helped bridge the distance between Michigan and Florida, and kept their grandfather a part of their lives. Each box was lovingly filled with treats and gifts, and arrived regularly until a year ago when his grandfather died. With his grandfather gone, how can this Adventure Box be explained and what does it mean? who sent the...

EMMA DENNISON, a Midwest housewife and grandmother has a frightening experience while jogging through the forest. It involves an encounter with a wolf. What Emma doesn't know is that the animal isn't an ordinary wolf. It is a manifestation of something far more sinister. LILITH was Adam's woman, but spurned his affections. She got a bad reputation. People called her the Queen of Demons, and entity that lived in a cave and strangled babies after birth. But Lilith disagrees, "Don't believe everything you read in those dusty old volumes from the Middle Ages. Those stories are lies--nonsense."...

Accident or fate? A girl named Quetzal Maya Fisher is born in Guatemala at a Christian mission, and adopted by an American couple. Although raised in Michigan--far from her humble beginnings--she carries within her clues that connect her to the past like invisible threads. As an adult these threads pull her back to the small village of Canoguitas where she was born, and to the missionary family who arranged her adoption. The story of Quetzal is intertwined with that of Tommy Tuttle, a flawed missionary who oversees an international adoption program in Guatemala. Tommy's adoption activities...

After losing her husband, a 77 year-old woman moves from Florida to Michigan to live with her daughter's family. Although the adjustment is difficult they have many adventures together until she becomes ill.