Yes, it's nearly time... The book I have personally been awaiting along with a number of others who no doubt thought is would never come to be, has a number and a place in the history books. Be it unknown as to what the place may look like, "It is..."

I have promised snippets of insight to the book here on my blog as the author of "A Love Beyond Time". Today I am opting to offer a sneak peek at one element of the story, perhaps a small element, but a large component of the make up of one of the main characters.

The hope I have in creating this character is to offer an insight to the lives of those born into the ministry and the pressure that appears to be unjustly placed upon them. The view is from a personal reflection of several pastors off spring that I have come to know through out my life.

There are so many old adages about the "PK" reputation. Two of the most common myths in my experience are:

1.) The unrealistic impressions of overly self righteous expectations.
2.) The old adage that you don't allow your children to date the Preachers kid cause everyone knows their the worst!

In "A Love Beyond Time" Katie, a lovely young woman, is attempting to discover her own identity, in spite of the image that a small community creates for her as the daughter of one of the area's church pastors. She is the youngest child of three and seemingly more aware of the burden of responsibility placed on her than her older brother. Though he is several years her elder, she views him as nearly perfect in her eyes. Katie struggles to meet the level of expectancy she feels he has put before her. Yet, she is willing to take the burden as it connects her to her own personal faith and belief. Her position is unlike Veronica’s, the middle child and Katie’s older sister. Veronica has since a youthful age been rebelling against all that her lot in life has dealt her.

It opens our eyes to the nearly mystical world of the life of many if not most that choose a life of service in the ministry. We can see from a more personal vantage point where such expectations can and often do affect the outcome and lives of those who we so often take for granted. Those individuals whom we inadvertently place our own image and expectations upon even without realizing we've done so.

The book takes us on a life time journey of twists and turns. With each passing chapter we never know what to expect as the cliff hangers continue to unfold. If honest, we can each find a bit of ourselves intertwined within the pages of the unfolding plot.