A Place Called Grace
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Last published Fri, Oct 14, 2011
She is the oldest of 5 kids, homeschooled and very mature. She has lots of friends, a great church and brains. But she is alone. Her Mom doesn't have time for her, her Dad has cancer, and all of her friends believe she is perfect. Her firm hold on her faith is being shaken and she thinks she may give up. Until she meets him. He is handicapped, aloof and an atheist. He is alone also, because he doesn't respect anyone enough to form a friendship. Until he meets her. Will their unlikely friendship be enough to build trust, or will their personal beliefs tear them apart?
It's a story of love and fear. a story of friendship and secrets, a story of life and a search for truth. It's a story of hate, and pain, and death, and sorrow. But most of all, it is a story of hope.
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