Introduction We came from God's love through the miracle of birth into the loving arms of our parents. The miracle of birth brings love, seen in the face of every parent gazing into the eyes of their newborn. As a newborn, we could sense already awe and love through the touch of our parent as the birth unfolded before them producing a totally unique human being. We were launched into a world of enchantment with a built in sense of wonder about our new surroundings. At what age did we look around and find our enchanted world had diminished? We were born in love but fear is what we learned and it started early in life. Every one of us has felt lost and alone at one time or another in our lives, and it brought fear. So many personal stories fade into our background with little thought as new and pressing challenges or joys shape our daily lives. Too often our fearful minds spin a web of complexity that makes the hardships of the world seem unbearable with little hope of escape.

What if life wasn't meant to be hard or fearful? Love was meant to dominate our lives by threading only the unconditional love God has for us into daily living. We are about to take you through the adventures of our lives, hoping to open a window into a simpler, calmer, and more peaceful existence. Our spiritual journeys were the unlearning of fear and accepting love back into our hearts. The meaning of our lives is to experience love in others and ourselves! To Be of The Earth To be of the Earth is to know the restlessness of being a seed the darkness of being planted the struggle toward the light the pain of growth into the light the joy of bursting and bearing fruit the scattering of your seeds the decay of the seasons the mystery of death and the miracle of birth -John Soos.