Gift is His (eBook)
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298 Seiten
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978-1-6678-1287-8 (ISBN)
298 Seiten
Bookbaby (Verlag)
978-1-6678-1287-8 (ISBN)
THE BOOK OF RUTH Ruth is a teenage girl with the gift of prophecy, but she has blood on her hands when she chooses her boyfriend over her gift. THE BOOK OF GRACE As a freshman in high school, all she ever wanted was to be popular, but the principal's daughter, Angelica Rogers, filled that position a year before she arrived, but she soon realized that there's more to life than popularity. Grace has a gift. God speaks to her through dreams and visions, just like her mother, Ruth. THE BOOK OF GRACE AND CHARLIE: THE BEGINNING When Charlie walked into their first period Religion class, Grace and Angelica suddenly had something in common: they both liked Charlie. What's not to like? He was Prince Charming and a Knight and Shining Armor all in one, but Charlie had a secret.
THE BOOK OF RUTH Ruth is a teenage girl with the gift of prophecy, but she has blood on her hands when she chooses her boyfriend over her gift. THE BOOK OF GRACEAs a freshman in high school, all she ever wanted was to be popular, but the principal's daughter, Angelica Rogers, filled that position a year before she arrived, but she soon realized that there's more to life than popularity. Grace has a gift. God speaks to her through dreams and visions, just like her mother, Ruth, but will history repeat itself once the students start to tease her about the revelations she received? Will she turn her back on her gift? Will another tragedy occur?THE BOOK OF GRACE AND CHARLIE: THE BEGINNINGWhen Charlie walked into their first period Religion class, Grace and Angelica suddenly had something in common: they both liked Charlie. What's not to like? He was Prince Charming and a Knight and Shining Armor all in one, but Charlie had a secret. He wasn't exactly who he said he was, so what is he doing at Mountaintop Christian Academy? Should Grace be worried?
THE BOOK OF RUTH Ruth is a teenage girl with the gift of prophecy, but she has blood on her hands when she chooses her boyfriend over her gift. THE BOOK OF GRACEAs a freshman in high school, all she ever wanted was to be popular, but the principal's daughter, Angelica Rogers, filled that position a year before she arrived, but she soon realized that there's more to life than popularity. Grace has a gift. God speaks to her through dreams and visions, just like her mother, Ruth, but will history repeat itself once the students start to tease her about the revelations she received? Will she turn her back on her gift? Will another tragedy occur?THE BOOK OF GRACE AND CHARLIE: THE BEGINNINGWhen Charlie walked into their first period Religion class, Grace and Angelica suddenly had something in common: they both liked Charlie. What's not to like? He was Prince Charming and a Knight and Shining Armor all in one, but Charlie had a secret. He wasn't exactly who he said he was, so what is he doing at Mountaintop Christian Academy? Should Grace be worried?
Chapter One
“… Mom, we only go to church twice a year. Why do I have to go to church camp?” Ruth Sinclair whined.
Gloria Sinclair took her eyes off the road for a moment to look at her thirteen-year-old daughter in the passenger seat. “It’ll be good for you, Sugar Dumpling. I promise.”
She folded her arms across her chest and stared out of the window. She hated that name. What was a sugar dumpling, anyway?
A half hour later, Gloria parked her station wagon behind a line of cars at the church. “Come on. It’s time to go.”
“Oh, momma! Do I really have to—”
“For the last time, it will be good for you, Ruth. You can hang out with some of your friends from school—”
“Some friends?” She thought. They hadn’t called her all summer or invited her to any of their birthday parties. As far as she was concerned, she didn’t have any friends.
Suddenly, a boy walked by their car and Ruth followed him with her eyes all the way to the bus. She was watching him so closely that she pressed her nose against the glass.
“Ruth? Are you listening to me?”
“Mom, do you know who that was?”
“No.”
“That was Adam!”
“Adam who?”
“Adam Daniels! Thomas Daniels’ son.” Thomas Daniels was her father’s boss.
“Oh, yes! I remember seeing him with Mr. and Mrs. Daniels at the last company picnic. He’s a nice boy.”
“Nice? He’s more than nice. Adam is the cutest, smartest, sweetest boy in school. He’s also the most popular boy in school.” She said, blushing. “Don’t you just love his curly brown hair?”
“Yes! He’s a very handsome young man. So, does this mean you’re willing to get out of the car now?”
She pulled down the sun visor and looked at herself in the mirror. “Why did I let you put my hair in a ponytail? That is so juvenile.”
“You’re thirteen and your ponytail looks fine. Besides, naturally curly hair doesn’t stand a chance against this heat, and I wouldn’t get in the water if I were you. Now come on… let’s go… the buses are filling up fast.”
Gloria was right. By the time Ruth got on the bus, the only seat left was near the emergency exit. Adam was sitting with two boys from school and she had to force herself not to look at him.
Adam was just as handsome as the rest of his brothers, with his smooth skin, short, curly brown hair, and hazel-brown eyes. He had perfectly straight white teeth and a dimple in his right cheek. He was 5’4 and 125 pounds. He played sports all year round, so he was extremely athletic. All the boys wanted him on their team and all the girls wanted to cheer him on.
Ruth was what people considered being tall for her age. She had beautiful naturally thick curly hair that took on a personality of its own sometimes and big brown eyes that revealed every emotion she felt. She was pretty, but insecure. She compared herself to every girl she came in contact with and everyone looked better than her, as far as she was concerned.
That weekend, she watched Adam’s team dominate every event: tug a war, potato sack races, canoe sprinting, tree climbing, and firewood building. The more he won, the more fans he gained. One girl in particular- Amber Washington- wanted to be his next girlfriend desperately. She batted her eyelashes and flirted with him all week. The worst part was: he seemed to enjoy all the attention he was getting from her, so Ruth put Adam out of her mind. Besides, he didn’t even know that she existed.
On the last night, they all sat around the campfire roasting marshmallows and singing hymnals. Then, their youth minister talked to them about their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
“He is a friend to the friendless.” He said, as his words echoed through the woods.
After spending most of the week alone, Ruth didn’t feel like she had a lot of friends, so she stood in line to be baptized in the river. The flier mentioned something about baptism, but never in a million years did Ruth Sinclair think she would get baptized. She was what the kids jokingly called a “Christer” because she only went to church on Christmas and Easter, but there she was- filled with joy because she would never feel alone again, but her hands were trembling.
“Are you nervous?”
She turned, and her heart almost leapt out of her chest. It was Adam. Stop staring. Say something. She thought.
“Yes!” She blurted out awkwardly. “I guess I am.”
“Well, don’t tell anyone, but I’m pretty nervous too. I wish my parents could be here, but I just feel like I should do it now.” He whispered.
Something told her he didn’t admit to being nervous often and that made her feel special.
When it was time for her to step into the water, the minister took her hand and said, “I baptize you in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit for the remission of your sins.” Then he lowered her body into the water and brought her up again. She expected this immediate change, but the only difference was she was wet and cold, and she could feel herself panicking because there was a short window of time before her hair became thick and puffy.
What a letdown? No fireworks! No big transformation! What was the point? She still felt alone.
The minister’s wife put a towel around Ruth and she stood there shivering as she watched Adam’s baptism.
A few minutes later, the two of them stood beside each other, shivering.
“The water was freezing. I think I felt a fish tickling my toes.” Adam said.
Ruth covered her mouth to keep from laughing in the middle of the next baptism. “Well, I swallowed a mouth full of fishy water.” She whispered, frowning.
He laughed and said, “You were supposed to hold your breath.”
“I did.” She insisted. “It went up my nose and I started coughing.”
He started to laugh and the minister’s wife asked them to be quiet.
For the rest of the evening, the two of them laughed and talked every moment they could about any and everything and suddenly Ruth wondered if he was the friend God sent her. Perhaps he was the one who would make sure she never felt alone again.
The next day, they sat beside each other on the bus. She was the envy of every girl on the bus. On their way home, Adam asked her to be his girlfriend. She was so excited that she couldn’t wait to tell her mother everything! Her father worked for Adam’s dad, so she imagined that he would be just as excited as she was.
When the bus pulled in front of her house, Adam held her hand for a moment and promised to wait for her in the hallway on the first day of school. Suddenly, seven days seemed like an eternity and she couldn’t wait to get back to school.
While the butterflies in her stomach flapped out of control, she managed to remain cool, calm, and collected. “That sounds good. I’ll see you next week.” She said, softly.
Amber was extremely upset. Her arms were crossed and her bottom lip was poked out a mile long, as Ruth passed her seat.
Ruth wanted to blow Adam a kiss before she exited the bus, just to make her mad, but something prevented her from being mean and spiteful. She wasn’t sure what it was, but she definitely felt it.
As soon as the bus pulled out of view, she ran inside to tell her parents everything that happened.
Gloria was in the kitchen, preparing dinner. “Slow down. You’re talking so fast.”
“I’m sorry, momma but I am so excited. You won’t believe what happened.”
Gloria walked over and inspected Ruth’s hair. “Child! What happened to your hair? Did you go swimming in the creek?”
“No… not exactly…”
“Well, I’ll have to wash and press it out later. Go on and get washed up for dinner. I’m making your favorite… spaghetti and meatballs.”
Ruth obeyed her mother. A hot shower sounded nice.
During dinner, she told her parents that the minister baptized her in the river, and they looked at her as if she’d grown a second head. Then, her mother smiled and said, “Well, that’s nice, sweetheart. I told you this would be good for you.”
Her father,...
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.11.2021 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror |
| ISBN-10 | 1-6678-1287-4 / 1667812874 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-6678-1287-8 / 9781667812878 |
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