The Pattern Seekers
Stories that teach children to notice
Book 1
The Hole in the Fence
Text locked. Cover locked. Authors: Todd DoBucki and Izzy.
Eli looks up. Lila plants and waits. Finn, their dog, goes first. Through a hole in an old fence they find the Harlans' peaceful farm — prayer before cookies, birds on the feeder, a pruning lesson, and the first understanding that noticing the patterns God stitched into ordinary things is a kind of worship — and to follow the true light that leads them home.
They didn't know it yet, but their lives had just changed forever.
Every story, they stumble across something that looks normal on the surface — a popular game, a new toy, a song everyone's singing, a strange symbol on a cereal box — but Eli starts seeing patterns that don't feel right. Lila helps him investigate, and together they learn how to test what they're seeing against truth and light.
First rule: Always pay attention.
The seekers
They return in every story. Here they are — the children, the dog, the farmers, and the birds who keep watch with them.
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The one who looks up
Eli
A curious ten-year-old boy who notices patterns others miss. A cloud. A bird. The way light sits on a leaf. He writes it down so he will not forget who made it.
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The gardener
Lila
Brave, clever, and quick-thinking at nine. Eli's sister and constant companion. She plants and then she waits — and she helps him test what they see against truth and light.
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The farm dog
Finn
Their loyal, scruffy dog. Goes first. Mud on his paws. He can sense when something is spiritually wrong, and he always looks back to make sure they are coming.
On the farm
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan
Mr. Harlan is a kind, wise older farmer who teaches through gardening. Mrs. Harlan is warm, gentle, and a strong woman of faith. Together they keep the farm beyond the fence — prayer before cookies, a place where growth is slow on purpose.
Supporting friends: Mr. & Mrs. Cardinal and Hootie the tufted titmouse. They come every day. Everything here has its place.
Book 2 — in progress
The children's spiritual discernment is growing. They begin to see patterns in phones, social media apps, and television — glowing distractions that keep people from being truly happy and from noticing what is real. Same farm. Same Harlans. Same first rule.