 The Beginning
the woman who would set his life in motion. In 2000 they were married and welcomed a daughter, Alexandria Rain Foley, into the world, and with his daughter came Benjamin's first glimpse of God's unconditional love.
Over the next few years the life in valley became more and more difficult for Benjamin as he experienced two layoffs back to back on the same day during two consecutive years. Hopelessness and depression created a desire to escape reality which took its toll on Benjamin and his family. They finally agreed that they should make the bold move to just pick up and leave California. They moved north to Oregon so that his wife could complete school at the University she had always wanted to attend.
While they hoped life would improve, it proved to only get worse. The river in which their lives sailed upon split into two and each life chose a different path. As the two grew further away it
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 Prologue
became obvious that there was a harsh end to their tale ahead, yet each of their stories were far from over.
Some believe that the feeling that we get when we fall in love, which so many refer to as "butterflies", is actually two halves of a soul binding together. A soul mate will have the same grooves and nicks in reflection of the other half, however a half from a different soul will not align and will cause friction. As time passes, the two halves will become closer and any signs that they do not match becomes apparent. Depending on how far the couple gets before realizing the match is not true, determines how much the soul must rip away and tear itself from the other half. This is the most painful part of an ending relationship. Sometimes it only takes a little pull but other times you have to rip it apart, even if it means cutting off a piece of your soul. These cuts leave scars which take a long time to heal.
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