The Little Girl's Gift: For parents who have lost a child and children who have lost a parent.
By H. H. Hughes
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The Little Girl's Gift - H. H. Hughes
Published by BookBaby 2017
This book is for parents who have lost a child and children who have lost a parent.
The story is about grace, hope, and eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.
Copyright © 2017 by H. H. Hughes
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author, except where permitted by law.
In particular, the excerpt from The Paintings and Journal of Joseph Whiting Stock in Part 3 may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts.
This is a work of fiction and non-fiction in three parts.
Part 1 is fiction and the characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Part 2 is non-fiction; the characters’ names have been changed.
Part 3 contains a non-fiction excerpt from The Paintings and Journal of Joseph Whiting Stock; the main characters’ names have not been changed. Part 3 also includes clearly noted fictional insertions by the author.
Excerpt from The Paintings and Journal of Joseph Whiting Stock
Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts.
All Bible verses are from the New International Version, except those in Part 1, which are from the King James Version.
Artworks represented herein are each in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author’s life plus 100 years or less.
ISBN: 978-1-4835912-6-1
First Edition
Cover Design and Photo by the Author; Frontispiece Photo by the Author
This book is for parents who have lost a child and children who have lost a parent.
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
—2 Corinthians 9:15
Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved…
—Acts 16:31
The Little Girl’s Gift
Part 1: Solace
Springfield, Massachusetts, Spring 1840
Digging in the Dirt
The Garden Tour
Roses and Carrots
Attention Span
Springfield, Massachusetts, Summer 1840
The Discovery
Grand Gestures
Springfield, Massachusetts, Fall 1840
Stick and Stone
Snowflakes and Butterflies
First Child
Springfield, Massachusetts, Transition to Winter 1840-41
Silence
Bereft
Springfield, Massachusetts, Spring 1841
Season’s Turn
Solace
Part 2: Known Unknown
Salt Lake City, Utah, 1971
Kmart or Bust
Houston, Texas, 1970s
Mama’s Girl
Last Child
Birthmark
Plaid Pants
Bend, Oregon, Spring 2016
Who Painted The Little Girl?
Let the Research Begin
Dogs, Kittens, and a Bird in Hand
In flight: Seattle, Washington, to Houston, Texas, Spring 2016
Not Worthy
Houston, Texas, Spring 2016
Leaf Line
Airport Art
Salt Lake City, Utah, Circa 1990s
Here you go, princess.
In flight: Salt Lake City, Utah, to Bend, Oregon, Spring 2016
Connections
Bend, Oregon, Spring 2016
Numbers
Scottsdale, Arizona, Spring 2016
Time Unmeasured
Bend, Oregon, Spring 2016
Bring in the Experts
Synapse
Time Will Tell
Keep Digging
Known Unknown
Part 3: Ten Weeks in Cabotville, 1840
Journal as kept by Joseph W. Stock
Springfield, Massachusetts, 1815+
Cheerful and Contented
Kindness and Success
Endangered for a Time
Ten Weeks in Cabotville, 1840
Part 1: Solace
Springfield, Massachusetts,