Company for the Moon

By Tracey Swift Burdo

This book skillfully weaves together the adventures of two unique characters who are in pursuit of the purpose God has for their lives.

The lead character, Abigail, aware of her disability, questions if God could have a purpose, even for her.

This same question is mirrored through a character in the animal kingdom.

This book is an inspirational adventure, beautifully illustrated and cleverly written, that answers the question as to the wondrous, perfect plan our loving Heavenly Father has for each of us.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Nov 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781973607557

Tracey Swift Burdo

Tracey Swift Burdo is a married mother of three and a native of the New York area. She has extensive experience as a designer and illustrator. She attended Parson School of Design and Pratt Institute in New York. This book, Company for the Moon, began as a story she created to entertain her daughter as a child. She has expanded her narrative into this appealing and engaging story that she also magnificently illustrated. She and her Husband Hal reside in the New York Area.

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-0754-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-0753-3 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-0755-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017917297

WestBow Press rev. date: 01/10/2018

Contents

Chapter 1 The Owl

Chapter 2 Abigail

Chapter 3 The Farmer

Chapter 4 The Wolf Discovers the Horse’s Purpose

Chapter 5 The Wolf Discovers the Cow’s Purpose

Chapter 6 The Wolf Discovers the Sheep’s Purpose

Chapter 7 The Wolf Discovers the Bee’s Purpose

Chapter 8 The Wolf Discovers the Hen’s Purpose

Chapter 9 The Wolf Discovers the Beaver’s Purpose

Chapter 10 Good Night

Chapter 11 The Wolf Discovers His Own Purpose

Chapter 12 Abigail’s Purpose

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A s the valley slept, the great horned owl flew silently through the predawn sky. Little did he know that before the next dawn he would make a difference in the lives of two other creatures—a difference that would spread joy throughout the forest and beyond.

Nothing that moved through the dark landscape escaped his keen eyesight. Gliding effortlessly, he occasionally beat his large wings with short bursts of power that propelled him forward. His wings were designed to be silent as he flew so he would be undetectable to the creatures who crept at night and to the ones who scurried through the dry underbrush. The owl wondered if the tiny field mouse darting among the thorn bushes below knew how lucky he was that this old bird was full after a long night of hunting.

His golden eyes reflected the fading light of the retiring moon. The owl’s ears beneath the pointed feathers atop his head, though tucked back in flight, could still hear sounds from throughout the entire valley—even the rustling of the swaying pine branches in the trees below. The changing breeze rippled his brown and black feathers to reveal his downy white coat, the underside of which matched the collar of white feathers under his face.

The owl banked and soared down to fly right above the spray of the river that traveled through the valley. The rushing water sparkled in the moonlight as it rippled over the bed of river stones. He followed the river as it snaked through the valley between the hills and the great mountain range.

Suddenly, a strong updraft arose, seeming to hold him still in midair. The owl so enjoyed the games the wind played with him! For a moment, he hovered over the surface of the water, then flapped his wings and broke the wind’s grasp.

The owl’s panoramic view of the forest and wild-growing fields changed as he crossed high over the farmlands. The forests were wild, thick, and beautifully unconstrained compared to the manicured rows now below him.

Crossing over the fence that