I enjoyed reading this story because its characters deeply touched me. It will especially benefit students preparing for careers in social services. Biological progeny and foster children, biological and foster parents can see themselves somewhere in the pages of this book. I would recommend this book for family reading. Unquestionably, this novel is a page turner. Gaouette delivers a powerful story with an emotional wallop, filling her pages with surprises and suspense, mystery and romance, pain and growth. The Destiny of Sunshine Ranch appealed to every emotion: there are joy and sadness, richness and loss.
Micah, the optimist, has suffered as much as Benedict, but he always sees the bright side and attempts to wear down Benedict’s rough edges. Too wounded by his early life experiences to accept the healing they offer, he’s likely to reject them and run away into the night. Benedict, on the other hand, provides a counterpoint to everything the Credence family attempts to share. Theirs is an impossible task - they welcome hard-case kids like Benedict and scrape together the resources to meet their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Eventually, Benedict realizes that The Sunshine Ranch gives him the only happiness that he has ever known, and that his constant worry and fear prevent him from enjoying it.ĭavid and Martha Credence and their many foster children embody generosity and unquestioning faith. But Micah, Benedict’s roommate, and chief rival keeps the faith. Although David and Martha ask Benedict and their other foster kids to have faith that God will provide, Benedict refuses to believe. When foreclosure threatens The Sunshine Ranch, Benedict’s doubts seem to be confirmed.
Over the next four years, he remains aloof, not daring to trust that he has found a home and family. Benedict sees the other foster children as rivals and doubts that his good fortune will last. When he arrives at The Sunshine Ranch, he doubts the sincerity of his new foster parents, David and Martha Credence and withholds his affections lest he is ripped again from friends and security. Having passed from bad foster homes to worse, he dreads the uncertainty of new surroundings and new rules. At age ten, Benedict carries massive chips on both shoulders.
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