According to Cindy

I didn't work on my novel this weekend, due to a combination of teenagers in the home, depression, and laziness.

I'm going to get to work seriously on it this week. SERIOUSLY.

I have the first scene pretty clearly in my mind, as well as a few later scenes.

In the opening scene, I plan to have the Brittany family arriving at the gates of their new farm. They will be staring at the sign "Dea th Farm" and the "R" on the sign has fallen off. Each of the character's reaction to the sign will tell something about their individual personalities.

Joshua (Josh) - the little boy is calling his sister "Jelly" (short for Angelica) and bouncing around laughing, oblivious to what the others are staring at.
Angelica - the teenage daughter who doesn't want to live way out on a farm thinks the ominous sign is a bad omen and a good reason to just leave and go back to the city.
Tara - the mom/wife is practical, just picks up the "R" and asks her husband to replace it later.
Cole - the husband/father who has just found the Lord, thinks that it is a sign they should all pray for the land and for themselves.