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earn your way to heaven. In the book of Ephesians it says that eternal life is a result of God’s grace — his undeserved favor. It’s a gift you can’t see but you can receive by faith. All you need to do is believe that Jesus Christ died and rose again for your sins and ask him to forgive you.”
    Skye fixed her gaze on a vase of flowers on the end table beside Mr. Chambers.
    â€œMy life has never been the same since I did that many years ago,” Mrs. Chambers added. “Girls, God gives you a peace in your heart that’s hard to understand.”
    Morgan smiled and directed her words at Skye and Sooze. “I accepted Christ as my Savior after I moved in here, and it’s so cool having the Lord as my best friend. He’s always there to help me through tough times. Now I finally have my head screwed on straight instead of making stupid choices that get me in trouble.”
    Skye stared at the floor and couldn’t help but notice that Sooze was doing the same thing.
    â€œThe Lord does help us with our decisions, girls.” Mr. Chambers laid down his Bible. “Eileen and I pray daily that we will lead you girls down the right cow path,” he added with a smirk in a show of his returning humor. “Right now we need to discuss what happened earlier today with Stormy. Sooze, since you disobeyed in front of the whole family, everyone is included in this discussion. We value all of your opinions on decisions we must make. We want you to tell us how you see things.”
    â€œIt wasn’t my fault,” Sooze snapped. “I told you I know how to ride.”
    â€œShe has been to riding camps a ­couple of times, Mr. C.,” Skye added in support.
    â€œSkye,” Mrs. Chambers leaned forward on the sofa, “you know our horses are not like camp horses and ponies. We’ve warned you all well in advance how much training it takes to handle one of these show horses. It’s a big deal. We’re talking about your safety and the horse’s safety, not to mention thousands of dollars.”
    Mr. Chambers sat back rigidly in his chair with his elbows on the armrests, one finger absently stroking his mustache. “Sooze, I’m afraid you’ve broken the alltime record for the kid to get grounded the quickest after moving in. If it were a lesser offense, we might go a little easier. But we just cannot tolerate reckless behavior around the horses. Somebody could get killed.”
    â€œBut I told you it wasn’t my fault!” Sooze whined, slumping in her chair.
    You better cool it, Skye thought, or they’ll tack on another week for griping. Skye caught Sooze’s eye and shook her head in silent warning.
    Mr. Chambers spelled out the sentence. “Young lady, you will be grounded for two weeks. No mall, no trips, no recreation room, no phone. You will still be expected to do your household chores and yard work, but the barn and the horses are off limits. The rest of us will cover your chores down there.
    â€œSkye and Morgan may still visit you in your room each night for a half hour, and you will still go with us to church. Other than that, life will be crawling a little slowly for you. Now, you don’t have to lock yourself up in your room. You are not in jail. We want you at every meal and in all the family devotions and discussions. But your other activities will have to wait.”
    â€œThat’s so not fair!” Sooze griped. “You’re not giving me a chance. I hate this place!”
    â€œSooze,” Morgan said, “why don’t you give us a chance — and this place?”
    â€œWe love you and want you here with us,” Mrs. Chambers said. “But you have to cooperate.”
    â€œAll your rules are stupid,” Sooze said. “My mother doesn’t make me do anything. I can do whatever I want!”
    â€œDoes that make you happy, Sooze?” Mrs. Chambers asked.
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