The inspiration for this book came in a dream one night. It was so strange yet so real. When I awoke, I asked myself, Why such a strange dream? Soon the answer came to my restless mind in the form of a tree stump with a face, and it began talking to me. It said, My name is Stumpy. As you open the pages of this book and hear Stumpys story and see the illustrations, you will be encouraged that love and hope can rise above rubble to restore anything that has been taken away by lifes unexpected events.