On
the day Sarah Kimball planned to mail out wedding
invitations, her fiancé, Kyle, trampled her heart with
this confession: his supposedly ex-girlfriend is pregnant,
and he’s the father. Talk about shock! Six months later,
Sarah is moving forward as a successful teacher with her
own home and a fabulous roommate. Her exasperating yet
adoring family members are setting her up with every
eligible man within reach—even virtually. Sarah thinks
she has everything under control—until a few wrong
clicks prove otherwise.
Searching her soul, Sarah confronts deep humiliation and
anger over Kyle’s betrayal. As fierce pride claws her
from within, she seeks healing through the Savior’s
tender mercy. When Sarah meets Craig, who was also badly
wounded by love, she finds another chance at
happiness—but can both of them leave their painful pasts
behind and fully embrace the freeing power of forgiveness?
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1.
What caused you to begin writing this book?
Among my friends are a number of divorced men and women
who are sometimes misunderstood or unfairly judged by
others. I wanted to be an advocate for them. At the same
time, I wanted to speak to some of my friends who have
been so wounded by an ex-spouse or ex-fiance that they
can’t move on. Their progress is dammed by their own
pain.
2. What do you most enjoy about being an author?
I love the rare but precious moments when a reader shares
an insight that has improved real life for him or her.
I’ll never forget the friend who was tending her husband
through the end of a terminal illness, but took time out
to read my first novel just because it was mine. She said
it was the first time she had laughed in months.
3. What do you hope people come away with after
reading your book?
It’s lovely if readers laugh and cry and want to read
more of my stories, but if they come away with a greater
love of the Savior, and a more personal sense of the power
of His atonement, that is my real message.
4. Share something with us that most people don’t know
about you.
I’m a closet jam addict. Show me fruit and I’ll start
thinking about turning it into jam or jelly. I like to
take belly dancing classes and I used to play drums in a
rock band.
5. How did your love for writing begin?
That was so long ago, I’m not certain! I was in the
third grade when I started my first “novel” on a
yellow legal pad. I was writing with one of those thick
graphite pencils and I got through nine whole pages before
I ran out of steam. I’ve wanted to write almost as long
as I can remember.
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1.
Sarah has a favorite painting by artist Craig Emory that
has great meaning to her. What is it called?
2. Craig and Sarah make a trip to Vernal together.
What is the purpose of the trip?
3. When Craig meets Sarah, he has already heard of
“her work.” What work and how does he know of it?
4. Sarah’s sisters-in-law run a small business.
Doing what? What do they sell for Sarah?
5. Sarah and her third graders use a painting
project to bring Craig to the school. What is it?
Trivia Answers:
1. Embrace
2. Craig is presenting a painting commissioned by
the local government.
3. Sarah’s third grade class has been making
packages and self-portraits to send to soldiers overseas.
The story has been featured in local media, both newspaper
and television.
4. Wendy and Denise buy select small items at yard
sales and second-hand stores and resell them on the
Internet. They resell Sarah’s old Barbie dolls at
premium collector prices.
5. They are painting a huge image of the global map.
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Ingredients:
Potatoes, onions, celery, ground beef, evaporated milk,
salt and pepper. Optional: carrots, dried potatoes, a
fresh red bell pepper, parsley.
Directions:
Scrub
6-7 medium baking potatoes and cut into bite-size pieces.
(You may peel them or leave the peel for more color.) Put
them into a 3-quart sauce pan with 1 tsp salt, barely
cover with water, and bring to a boil. Meanwhile brown 1/2
- 1 pound ground beef, one large onion (diced) and 2
stalks chopped celery. When the potatoes are just
softening and the beef mixture is browned, pour extra
grease off the ground beef mixture and add it to the
potato soup. Stir in a can of evaporated milk (1 2/3
cups). Add salt and pepper to taste. If you wish you may
also grate a carrot into the pot, add half a bell pepper
(finely minced) and/or thicken the soup with some dried
potato flakes. Dash some dried parsley across the top of
the bowl when serving.
Makes six generous servings.
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