Enigmatic Encounter

Martha still dreams of that great expedition she’ll one day be part
of. On one of the family’s yearly vacations they went into Alberta to the
Valley of the Dinosaurs. Although the area was miserably hot and arid,
they had fun exploring the hills for artifacts but only found active colonies
of rabbits and prairie chickens and the bones of a cow that died a few
years earlier. After a few days and a visit to the local museum, the heat
and the rough terrain cured Martha of wanting to trek all over the globe
looking for illusive skeletons and she is now content to do her exploring
though books.
As time slips through her fingers and Martha becomes a middle-
aged woman with a successful teaching career, two children standing on
the threshold of adult life, and a beautiful home next to her parents,
Charles and Lily Semple. With her life in a neat orderly package, things
suddenly change. Without warning, her husband, David, becomes sullen
and distant. What is going on? I haven’t changed and I’ve treated him in
the same manner for years but suddenly everything’s different. Why?
Then the bomb drops. “I’m leaving you, Martha. I’m packing my
things and I’ll be out by morning.”
Shocked and dumbfounded, she asks, “What have I done that’s so
offensive that you want to leave me? I’ve been faithful, respected you as
a partner, I keep the house in order, and I don’t interfere with anything
you do. As tears streak her cheeks, “If it’s change you want, I’ll do
anything to keep our lives and family together. Please don’t do this,
David.”
After David leaves, Martha faces a new reality. Join us on the
adventure as new challenges enter Martha’s life . . .