Planting a Seed of Faith
in the hearts of our children.
What greater gift could we possibly give?
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The Story
A father retells the story to his young daughter that took place forty years ago. A story that no one in the Village of Shiloh will ever forget. So begins author Dan Petronelli’s eloquent parable of faith, chronicling the spiritual journey of a group of young boys.
The Plan
The boys hatched a plan to secretly climb over the mountain in search of a beautiful, living Christmas tree to bring back home to their Village Square for a joyous Christmas morning surprise. They did not know that a fearsome blizzard was on its way. Well into their journey, the fury of the storm becoming nearly unbearable, they knew they had to make a choice.
The Storm
This storm may not let up. In fact, it could get much worse. Do we turn back while we still have a chance? Or do we keep pushing forward?”
The Gift
It was a small wooden box – green and red.
The Seed of Faith
On Sale 10/26/2021
Emily Pritchett
Emily Pritchett has loved both drawing pictures and reading books since she was a little kid, so she has combined her two passions into illustrating books for young readers. She has now illustrated ten books, including three Christmas stories! Her favorite holiday memories are of building the artificial Christmas tree, branch by branch, and decorating it with her family. Emily studied illustration at Brigham Young University, and now lives in Boston with her husband and son. She misses the mountains of Utah but still enjoys the snowy winters!
It is Christmas Eve, and the small foothill Village of Shiloh was suffering from a severe drought. Aside from not having water for their crops, the people had no Christmas trees.
A father retells the story to his young daughter that took place forty years ago. A story that no one in the Village of Shiloh will ever forget.
So begins author Dan Petronelli’s eloquent parable of faith, chronicling the spiritual journey of a group of young boys.
The boys hatched a plan to secretly climb over the mountain in search of a beautiful, living Christmas tree to bring back home to their Village Square for a joyous Christmas morning surprise.
They did not know that a fearsome blizzard was on its way. Well into their journey, the fury of the storm becoming nearly unbearable, they knew they had to make a choice.
The oldest boy, Elijah, warned, “Boys, we are at a crossroads. We need to make an important decision. One that will affect each of our lives.
This storm may not let up.
In fact, it could get much worse.
Do we turn back while we still have a chance?
Or do we keep pushing forward?”
The townspeople prayed throughout the night.
They were praying for a miracle.
A small wooden box – green and red.
This inspired story was written as a cherished Christmas gift for his family, and it is his hope that THE SEED OF FAITH will also bring joy and continue to grow in the hearts of readers around the world.
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