Our home in Madison was in a pleasant neighborhood. Across the street was a charming wooded area with a creek running through it.

It was all potentially ideal.

When I was very young, I remember feeling safe and content. I even remember thinking that my parents were perfect. I'm sure most young children do.

Then a stark dichotomy began forming between the real world and the world that existed in our home.

I kept praying that one day I would wake up and find the whole thing had been a bad dream. Or I would find an answer that would make it OK.

My answer came from the infinite wisdom of God. His answers touch us at our core - because they are familiar, like coming home.

They help us better understand the present world -- so that we can leave it behind.

I was not alone.

I just didn't know it yet.

"Too much about God. But the intended audience will probably like it."

SW, Retired Teacher

"Honesty . . . to help others."

JH, Counselor MPH

LPCC LADC

"Insightful, Piercing, Comforting, hopeful"

KL, Student