Another theme is faith in God. Rachel's belief in God was extremely important to her. Her father was a minister until her parents divorced. When she was 12, Rachel was visiting some relatives in Louisiana, and she asked the Holy Spirit to work in her life. After that trip, her parents noticed a change in her. Her faith in God was extremely important to her. Her father did several devotionals with her and noticed that she went beyond surface questions, truly trying to understand God and what God wanted from her life.