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neighbor.”
    “Wouldn’t it cost more than those?” she asked, pointing to the paper on the table between them.
    “I don’t think so. It’s a little small and only one bedroom but it’d give you a start. It’s close to public transportation, too, so you could get here pretty quickly and easily.”
    “But one of the nurses told me that to teach in Philadelphia you have to live in Philadelphia. I have a much better chance of getting a job in a big city.”
    “There are plenty of schools along the same transportation line that runs near Miriam’s place.”
    Then it came to him. The art teacher at Tabernacle Christian School was leaving on maternity leave soon. The Lord did indeed work in mysterious ways. “I just remembered that our pastor’s looking for a long-term substitute teacher to take over our art program for the rest of the year. The regular teacher is going out on maternity leave.
    “And there’s another plus. My sister with the rental is the first-grade teacher at Tabernacle Christian. She could give you a lift to and from school everyday and save you transportation costs. I’d bet Miriam’s place might wind up to be cheaper in the long run. There’s no city wage tax and car insurance rates are much lower out in the ‘burbs. Should I give her a call and see what she says?”
    “I-I don’t know.” Sarah frowned. “I couldn’t accept charity. You’d have to ask her up front what she charges.”
    He nodded and hit Miriam’s speed dial on his cell. His sister answered on the first ring. “Mir, you still holding off on that apartment rental?”
     
    Sarah watched as a wide smile curved Kip Webster’s full lips. He honestly was movie star handsome but in a boy-next-door kind of way. There was goodness in Kip’s heart that shone like a beacon the same way his Christian principles did. Even though she was angry at God for Grace’s problems and a whole list of other things, Sarah knew that following His ordinances was the best way to live. She wished her anger would just go away. It hurt worse than any kind of loneliness she’d ever experienced to be so separated from the Spirit of the Lord. Almost every time she was worried or had a decision to make, she started to pray but then she’d remember…
    She remembered the fear and pain of the night she’d awakened alone, frightened and in labor. At twenty-three weeks into her pregnancy Sarah had known Grace was in severe trouble. She’d called out for God’s help. She’d begged Him to stop her labor, but He’d turned His back on her, and now Grace’s life hung in the balance every minute of every day. That was awfully hard to forgive on top of losing Scott and her parents failing her over and over again.
    “Did you hear me?” she heard Kip ask.
    Sarah blinked and focused on his concerned expression. She must have looked like a lunatic staring right at him but not following his conversation at all. “I’m sorry. I was thinking about Grace,” she explained but left out her crisis of faith and her reasons for it. She was honestly ashamed of her anger and doubts, but she couldn’t seem to get past them, either.
    “Try to believe that everything will turn out okay,” he said. He reached over and covered her hand with his and gave it a quick squeeze before letting go.
    Sarah was shocked by the strange tingle that chased up her arm at his touch. Every thought in her head fled, her stomach seemed to bottom out and her heart leapt in her chest. Her response took her by surprise. Even with Scott she hadn’t felt this kind of unmistakable attraction. She fought to get her thoughts back in order. “I do believe it’s all going to work out. But until I met Doctor Prentice no one else agreed.”
    “I have a good feeling about Grace and your move here,” he told her. “Everything in life happens for a reason. I know it must be hard for you to see that right now, but give it time.”
    She nodded but just didn’t believe in God’s goodness the