THE JOURNEY
A Bilingual English and Italian story about faith
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Once upon a time there was a little crab who enjoyed playing in the water and listening to the ocean stories. One day he heard a story about a fellow named God who gives gifts to everyone. The little crab liked it so much that he felt the desire to go look for God. To start his search, the little crab went to see the… C’era una volta un piccolo granchio che amava giocare nell’ acqua ed ascoltare racconti del mare. Un giorno sentì una storia su un personaggio chiamato Dio che dà doni a tutti. Al piccolo granchio piacque così tanto che gli fece venire il desiderio di andare alla ricerca Dio. Per cominciare la sua ricerca, il piccolo granchio andò…
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About the Book
This is one of four stories about Faith, Hope, Love and Joy. This is about Faith and describes the journey of a little creature searching for something, or rather someone, and how he gradually discovers that what he was looking for was already in his heart. Also, this book offers 3 things: The story, a chance to learn a few words in Italian and the possibility to spend time coloring some illustrations.
About the Author
Francesca Follone-Montgomery, (M.A. and M.S.W.), is an Italian American Secular Franciscan (ofs), born in Firenze and raised in Pisa and Firenze in Italy. She likes to travel around the world and strives to seek God in all aspects of life and creation. She moved to America with the desire to sing Jazz, yet she soon realized that God had different plans for her, including being a wife and a mother. Francesca started as an intern in a well-known American center for international studies and got her first job in the United States working for a nonprofit organization as secretary and then as office manager, interned at a military medical center while pursuing her second degree, and subsequently worked in a bookstore and gift shop. She is now a teacher of Italian at the university level as well as a teacher of English as a foreign language, and who knows what else is yet to come. The challenges of these life plans brought her the reward of a spiritual path much greater than her heart could dream. Her wish is to communicate God’s love to others and encourage them to have faith and to hope joyfully in the plans God has for every one of His children.