The sentiments expressed in poetry and prayer may be gentle and soothing or quite powerful and profound. Especially when writing is of a personal nature, it evokes moods, images, and emotions which reside within and come from the heart of the one trying to convey them.

In this first collection of writings, F. L. Richards candidly reveals himself from two different perspectives. Gut-wrenching memories of confusion and fear rise from the ashes of a long-abandoned tomb of emotional unrest to remind him of the person he once was. Those whispers from a remote time and place come face to face with heart-warming rememberances which affirm, with louder resolve, how the embracing of self-truth has allowed him to live as he must, love only as he is able, and appreciate, with the gift of inner peace, those who have been close to him. While tears and smiles are not visible, they are embedded in the pages of what has emerged as a bittersweet reminiscence.

In the House of the Father has been revised and reformatted for this second printing.