What if the only way to heal a father's broken heart was to travel 200 years into the past?

Thirteen-year-old Cinda Parker always felt a mysterious bond with her little brother Ian that was too deep for words and too real to ignore. When Lexi, a stranger from the 31st century appears, Cinda discovers that bond is far more extraordinary. It is a rare gift that makes her the key to saving her family.

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For years, their father, Evin, carried a silent grief: the loss of his father and the broken relationship with his brother. It's a burden no one in the family knows how to lift. Until now.

Lexi was sent from the 31st century through the Galactic Antipaterminal Passage, a bridge that cuts through any dimension of time and space. Her mission: to guide Cinda and Ian where no ordinary traveler can go. Through their bond, the siblings can witness the past unfold and live the history that shaped their family.

The choice is clear. Cinda and Ian will journey into the past and face the wounds that hold their father captive.

From the windswept shores of a Danish island to the heartbreak of 1880s Houston, Texas, Cinda and Ian witness their ancestors' courage firsthand. The wounds carried by one generation are not forgotten. They are passed down.

And they can be healed.

Based on a true story,

as chronicled in the author's great-great-grandmother's diary.

Voices in the Past: The First Journey is a deeply personal blend of time-travel adventure, historical fiction, and Christian faith.

Previously published as Voices in the Past: Journeys Beyond the Peaks (2018) This is a revised and expanded edition, 2026.

Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time, The Shack, and the Christian speculative fiction of C.S. Lakin.