Story Concept

I have a story idea. I can't figure out the spine of the story, so I decided to just start illustrating the spreads that I have in my head. I'm hoping the pictures will help me find the spine. This is my future daughter-in-law Beth. She grew up in Ethiopia and this is who she was as a child. Now she is a scientist, and is doing much the same kind of work, except that she types on a computer instead of in the family Bible.