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bored with all the history at Shiloh and struggled through the historical programs sheâd been required to learn. She and Brad, her firefighter husband, loved living at the Grand Canyon and were always trying to get Kristy to come for a visit.
Dear Kristy, I hope things are going better for you now. I know youâve faced more than your share of challenges these past weeks, but youâre going to get through them, and youâll be a stronger person when you do. God has great things in store for you. You just have to be patient. I know that isnât easy right now, but remember when I met Brad? I wasnât even looking for a friend, much less for love. And I found my soul mate. I have no doubt the same thing will happen to you. Now I know you donât want to hear this ... but I think I actually agree with your mother. Maybe you should get back out there. Donât sit home and feel sorry for yourself. I know there are a couple of churches around there with some pretty big singlesâ groups. Get involved. Donât let Mark steal your happiness. Remember, you deserve the best. And donât let anyone make you doubt it. Okay, girl, Iâve gotta go. Weâre about to go out to dinner. Iâm praying for you every day. Letâs talk soon! Come see us!
Love,
Ainsley
Kristy spent the next couple of days pondering Ainsleyâs advice. She wanted to call her and whine, But I donât want to get back out there. Itâs scary out there. And I havenât been on a date with anyone but Mark in years.
Not that dates with Mark were much fun, especially for the past year. Kristy could refer to her handy list for a reminder of that. Number eight on the list of why he wasnât right for her: He refused to go out to any new places for dinner. If she hadnât wanted to eat at the Waffle House, El Toro Mexican Restaurant, or Cracker barrel, sheâd been out of luck. So maybe a date with someone who wanted to go to a new place would be nice.
But she was nervous. Not the silly, giddy nervous of a teenager going on a date. But a different kind of nervous. Sheâd been willing to walk down the aisle with Mark. A man who was so obviously wrong for her that she now had a list a mile long of reasons that made her glad they were no longer together. And in some ways, that bothered her more than being publicly humiliated.
By Friday, Kristy had finally come to terms with her impending dive back into the dating pool. It wouldnât be that bad. Robert was a perfectly nice guy. Besides, it would have been bad manners to call and back out. And as Vickie pointed out, just because they went out to dinner didnât mean they were locked in to anything. But the fact that her heart still felt like it was busted into a million pieces made it hard to get excited about a date with someone new.
CHAPTER 11
No need to panic. Yet. Kristyâs bathroom clock showed that she still had an hour left to complete the transformation from park ranger to regular girl. An hour shouldâve been plenty of time.
In a perfect world.
But in âKristy World,â there was always a little glitch. This time, the glitch was Sam. Since heâd been banished to the fenced-in yard while Kristy got ready for her date, she hadnât been surprised by his nonstop barking. But now all she heard was silence.
And that was never a good sign.
She stopped plucking her eyebrows and peeked out the window. Sure enough, he was up to no good. Sam loved his backyard but was a natural-born explorer. And he had apparently decided the grass was greener elsewhere. His little tail end was all she could see as he dug his way out. In a few seconds, heâd be running loose.
Now it was time to panic.
She reached for some pants but remembered the spray tan still glistening on her legs. No pants yet. Not unless she wanted Robert to wonder if she were part zebra. Instead, she grabbed her long, oversized robe and cinched it tight as
Dear Kristy, I hope things are going better for you now. I know youâve faced more than your share of challenges these past weeks, but youâre going to get through them, and youâll be a stronger person when you do. God has great things in store for you. You just have to be patient. I know that isnât easy right now, but remember when I met Brad? I wasnât even looking for a friend, much less for love. And I found my soul mate. I have no doubt the same thing will happen to you. Now I know you donât want to hear this ... but I think I actually agree with your mother. Maybe you should get back out there. Donât sit home and feel sorry for yourself. I know there are a couple of churches around there with some pretty big singlesâ groups. Get involved. Donât let Mark steal your happiness. Remember, you deserve the best. And donât let anyone make you doubt it. Okay, girl, Iâve gotta go. Weâre about to go out to dinner. Iâm praying for you every day. Letâs talk soon! Come see us!
Love,
Ainsley
Kristy spent the next couple of days pondering Ainsleyâs advice. She wanted to call her and whine, But I donât want to get back out there. Itâs scary out there. And I havenât been on a date with anyone but Mark in years.
Not that dates with Mark were much fun, especially for the past year. Kristy could refer to her handy list for a reminder of that. Number eight on the list of why he wasnât right for her: He refused to go out to any new places for dinner. If she hadnât wanted to eat at the Waffle House, El Toro Mexican Restaurant, or Cracker barrel, sheâd been out of luck. So maybe a date with someone who wanted to go to a new place would be nice.
But she was nervous. Not the silly, giddy nervous of a teenager going on a date. But a different kind of nervous. Sheâd been willing to walk down the aisle with Mark. A man who was so obviously wrong for her that she now had a list a mile long of reasons that made her glad they were no longer together. And in some ways, that bothered her more than being publicly humiliated.
By Friday, Kristy had finally come to terms with her impending dive back into the dating pool. It wouldnât be that bad. Robert was a perfectly nice guy. Besides, it would have been bad manners to call and back out. And as Vickie pointed out, just because they went out to dinner didnât mean they were locked in to anything. But the fact that her heart still felt like it was busted into a million pieces made it hard to get excited about a date with someone new.
CHAPTER 11
No need to panic. Yet. Kristyâs bathroom clock showed that she still had an hour left to complete the transformation from park ranger to regular girl. An hour shouldâve been plenty of time.
In a perfect world.
But in âKristy World,â there was always a little glitch. This time, the glitch was Sam. Since heâd been banished to the fenced-in yard while Kristy got ready for her date, she hadnât been surprised by his nonstop barking. But now all she heard was silence.
And that was never a good sign.
She stopped plucking her eyebrows and peeked out the window. Sure enough, he was up to no good. Sam loved his backyard but was a natural-born explorer. And he had apparently decided the grass was greener elsewhere. His little tail end was all she could see as he dug his way out. In a few seconds, heâd be running loose.
Now it was time to panic.
She reached for some pants but remembered the spray tan still glistening on her legs. No pants yet. Not unless she wanted Robert to wonder if she were part zebra. Instead, she grabbed her long, oversized robe and cinched it tight as
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