Introduction
January 14, Spring Breeze, Dreamland. . .
Miriam stared at her mother in dismay and incredulity. “What?! We’re going to do what?!”
The mother and daughter were standing in the kitchen of their little house, talking about a very important event that was to shake the foundations of Miriam’s life and change it in a very drastic manner.
“We’re moving,” Meredith said calmly, looking her daughter in the eye. “Your twin brothers will be born in a few months and our house is too small to accommodate five people. We’ve bought a bigger house up in Prism Plains, thanks to that fund donation my sister recently did for me. There’s also a Christian school you can attend to get a better education than you are down here. Not to mention that Leo has gotten a better job up there that doesn’t require a lot of manual labor. He can’t push himself too hard, as he just got released from the hospital.”
“B-But what about my friends?!” Miriam exclaimed. “I can’t just leave them! I’ve lived here for so long. . .and I like my school. . .”
“Miriam,” Meredith said firmly but kindly. “We’re doing what’s best for you, darling. We cannot live here after the boys are born. We have to move. It’s our only option.”
Miriam looked at the floor, knowing it would be useless to argue any more. Meredith, sensing her thoughts, knelt down and hugged her daughter. “Miriam, I love you. You know that. I want the best for you. That’s why we’re moving. I don’t want you to be separated from your friends. But we don’t have a choice, dear.” She brushed a wisp of black hair away from Miriam’s face. “God has something great in mind for you, my child. But you must follow His will if you are to achieve the blessings He desires you to have. If He wills us to move, then we must. Deuteronomy 11:27 says, “You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today.” She put her hand on Miriam’s shoulder. “Do you understand?”
Miriam glanced down at the bulge of her mother’s stomach and then back up into Meredith’s sparkling brown eyes. Then she nodded, catching her mother’s hand. “Yes, Mom.”