For the next ten years, Cindy spends much of her time Homeschooling Leah and Josiah. Shannon has no desire to go on to college, nor does Cindy encourage it. What she does encourage, is Shannon's interest in helping Homeschool Samuel.

Leah and Josiah are more receptive to Mom, but Samuel seems fascinated by anything Shannon chooses to teach him. And one thing Shannon teaches Samuel all about is ---Dad.  Yes, about horses too, but mostly about Dad.

As Samuel gets older, he becomes fascinated by the line of work that Dad had been in. He is interested in all sorts of law enforcement, but mostly prison work. He studies the history of the prison system, how they've changed throughout the years ---and variations of how prisons are run in other countries.

Samuel also collects all the newspaper articles about the prison break, inclusive of Crazy Larry's escape and Stephen's disappearance. He seems very objective about it, trying to figure out for himself what he feels happened. He has many questions and though most of his family doesn't want to talk much about it, he finds Rebekkah will often talk about it.

He is impressed with the way Rebekkah had handled the press and formed her own investigation.  Though Samuel's primary interest is in Shannon's discovery of that particular Boater's magazine and the entire story behind the writing of the article.

   Leah is just finishing up her Homeschooling, and Josiah has only one year left to complete his final high school grade. This makes it easier, teaching one child. Shannon continues to teach Samuel, so Cindy has more time to think of what she'd like to do with her spare time. She'd put every other notion on hold, so she could dedicate her life to her children. But now that she'd nearly fulfilled the most major part of that, in raising them, she looks again to that idea of long ago. Maybe now is the right time to do it.      

  The world is certainly messed up and confused …so Stephen's book wouldn't be outdated.  Maybe she could get his notes organized and attempt to write the book he had started.   It is all hand-written in ink.  But neatness is compromised as well as organization. She has to figure out his difficult maze of arrows. And if that doesn't slow her down, there are inserts and additions to complicate the way, along the way.

  Cindy types: The Essence ....

                  At least the title page is clear.   Or is it?