Aidan’s lament. He misses our church (on the left), his school Kimberlin Academy (on the right), his friends (three green boys), but he sees the adventure of traveling and exploring.

Sophie’s lament: She misses her friends, Texas, family, church, her former big house and big van. The word life is obscured underneath vellum. She said, “In Texas life seemed blurred, but here in France, life is clearer.”