My initial storyboard

1. * Title page, background photo of a brook,
* Soft background instrumental music.
Title comes in one word at a time
Photo of girls walking down a path.
I
Choose
Love
Title – “I Choose Love” As I walk this journey called
life…
* Picture of mountains. Music continues. * Picture of sky lift up. Music continues.
I have realized that it’s all There are always ups…I love
about choices. the ups!

2. * Picture of rapid stream. Music continues.
* Picture of down sky lift. Music continues. Sound of water flowing.
And there are downs. Not a But how I choose to let life
big fan of those. affect me…
* Music ends. Picture of Chalker High School .
* Picture of cabin. Music continues. New upbeat 50’s music begins.
Well…that is totally up to me. Here is where my story begins
– in Southington, Ohio.

3. * High school picture of Mom. Continue 50’s
music. * Music continues. High school picture of dad.
When a beautiful young And a handsome young man -
woman - my mom… my dad…meet…
* Picture of stars - Wedding music begins. *Picture of wedding. Music continues.
And fall in love! And then they say, “I do.”

4. * Sound of wedding bells. Wedding picture * Soft music in background. Picture of yellow
of Mom and Dad in car. house.
Looks like love to me! Life was simple then…very
simple.
* Light-hearted music. Picture of Mom and * Music continues. Baby laughter sound.
friends Baby in carriage.
And life was happy… But something was missing…

5. * Baby picture of Terry. Music continues. * Baby picture of Tim. Music contines.
So they decide to have a baby. A few years go by, so how
It’s a boy – my brother! about another?
* Picture of Lewis Street house. Music
* Picture of Terry and Tim. Music continues.
continues.
And boy were they BUDDIES – Life was getting better, so
from the very beginning! Mom and Dad decide to move
to Florida...my first house!

6. * Picture of Terry on tractor. Happy music. * Picture of Tim on tractor. Happy music.
Life was good. Life was fun. Life was carefree!
* Picture of Terry and Tim playing baseball. Music * Baby picture of Cindy with Grandma, Terry
continues. and Tim. Baby sounds.
But something was missing… But this time it was A SISTER!
That’s me!

7. *Picture of boys holding Cindy. Music. * Picture of entire family. Music.
Looks like love to me! And life is complete.
* Colored portrait of the 3 kids. Background * Picture of Lewis Street house – tearing
darkens. Music darkens. effect. Sad music.
…or was it? I remember the fighting and
the screaming…but, what
went wrong?

8. * Wedding picture – darkened. Music builds. *Picture of Mom and 3 kids. Lonely music.
What about love?! What It was gone… and it was just us
happened to our happy home? now.
*Picture of step-dad and mom. Wedding
bells. * Picnic picture. Back to happy music.
Until, one day, love returns… Life is good again! Life is
carefree.

9. * Picture of Cindy and step-dad at beach. * Picture of step-dad and kids and Christmas tree.
Music continues. Music continues.
And happiness abounds. My step-dad is very good to
us.
* Christmas picture on the couch. Happy
*Picture of mom and step-dad. Happy music. music.
And he loved my mom dearly. Where love was evident.
What a happy home!

10. * Sad music. Picture of Ohio. * Music continues. Clipart question mark.
But there was always a void. They never told me what went
No one talked about why wrong!
Daddy moved away.
* Music stops. Picture of family. Picture
*Music continues. Picture of
fades to dark.
Dad, Tim, Terry, me
When he left, I barely knew How do we truly move on?
him!

11. * Sad music continues. Broken heart clip-art. * Music continues. Picture of yellow house.
I understand that mistakes I understand that we can’t go
were made…that lives were back to the simpler times.
disrupted. Things are different now.
*Music continues. Picture of kids on bikes. * Music stops. Picture looking up into trees.
There’s got to be something But what?
good that can come out of
this!

12. *Picture of trail. Soft music. * Picture of a divided path. Music continues.
Because, you see…along this I had a choice to make…
journey called life…
* Clip-art of anger . Music continues. * Clip-art of people hugging. Music continues.
I could choose to hang on to Or I could choose to forgive, to
hurts and unanswered accept and to love.
questions.

13. * Wedding picture of Dad and Vera. Happy music. * Picture of Cindy and Chad. Happy music.
Because now my dad is And I gain a little brother! (He
happy, too! is one of the good things that
came out of this!)
* Picture of grave marker. Somber music. * Picture of sunset. Music continues.
You see, I have discovered that And we cannot hold onto our
life is way too short… family forever.

14. *Picture of both dads and mom with grandparents.
* Picture of Tent with boys and me. Happier music.
Music continues.
So, even though I suffered When I chose to forgive…I
division in my family... gained wholeness.
* Picture of Vera, Allison, Joanna. Happy
music. * Picture of Dad, Vera, me. Happy music.
I gained a precious step-mom. And a dad who was the best
man I’ve ever known.

15. * Picture of step-dad, Tim and me. *Picture of both dads and mom with grandparents .
I gained an honorable step-dad And a “little” brother who’s
who calls me “daughter.” not so little any more.
* Picture of whole family at reunion. Music ends
* Picture of trees. Music continues. happily.
Family Reunion
Picture
And although my mom and Happiness abounds…because
dad are no longer with me… we choose love!