Not all love stories are steeped in romance. Searching for identity is the undercurrent to this story, which emphatically deals with intergenerational bonding, hope and coping mechanisms, while underscoring the power of faith in one's life. Readers will delve into the complexities of: Grief Betrayal Cancer Suicide The challenges of blended families The dilemma of the orphan-hearted Finding "miracles in the madness" An incredible happenstance of events had to providentially align to bring us together, knowing that even one of the numerous illusory lily pads resting upon the rushing rivers of both our separate lives had moved a centimeter in any other direction, we would have never found each other. This book celebrates both the inordinately unbelievable links that ultimately connected us, but moreover, the unsurpassed joy, love, and courage we found together.