A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Your Wedding by Cindy K. Green

Author:Cindy K. Green
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Man-woman relationships, Christian, Christian - Romance, Fiction, Romance, Fiction - Religious, Love stories
ISBN: 9781601540720
Publisher: Wild Rose Press
Published: 2007-06-08T22:27:00.041000+00:00

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Your Wedding

Chapter Twelve

The next week, Kari was back into her old routine. Without the extra work of the benefit or the constant reminder of Randy, she reverted back into her shell. Except this time it was worse. She wanted no contact with anyone—no emails, no phone calls, and no visits. She was decidedly depressed, but she was also trying to gain some perspective on her life.

By the next Sunday, she was convicted by her behavior. She needed to get out of her rut. One thought kept going through her mind. Randy can help you—call him. Then she thought, No, Randy is the root of my problem. Needing to make sense of her jumbled thoughts, she stayed after morning services to speak to the pastor’s wife, Judith Elton.

“Can I help you with something, Kari?” asked Judith.

“Maybe,” replied Kari with a deep sigh.

“Is something troubling you?”

“I’ve just been thinking that I really enjoyed working on the charity benefit, and I thought maybe there was something more I could do here around the church.”

“Well, it is interesting that you ask because there is something. We’re starting another Thursday night teen girl’s Bible study, and we need someone to lead it. The current class is just getting too large. So, we want to start a second one. Do you think you could handle that?”

“A teen Bible study? I would lead it…all by myself?”

Mrs. Elton smiled and nodded. “It could be something you’ll really enjoy. It’s a small group of eight. The girls are all really sweet, and I think they’ll like you too. They aren’t a troublesome group. They just need some guidance.”

It was no mistake that this had come along. God wanted her to serve Him and here was her chance. “All right, Mrs. Elton, I’ll take it on.”

“Great. I’ll get the phone numbers for the girls in the group, and you can set up a time and place for the Bible study. I’m really glad you asked, Kari, because I have had a real burden on my heart to find a leader for these girls. I would have taken it on myself if I didn’t already have a group of my own on Thursdays.”

“I certainly hope I can handle it.”

“I’m sure you will.”

****

Mrs. Elton had been right. The study was going very well. After only two weeks Kari was really beginning to love these girls. They were young thirteen and fourteen year olds, but they were genuinely sweet and accepting of Kari, which was exactly what she needed.

Even with the added responsibility of the Bible study, she still had time to think about what she didn’t want to think about. Most of the time, it happened at night just when she was trying to get to sleep. She would lie in her bed, close her eyes and Randy’s face would pop into her mind. She’d toss and turn, and then there he would be again. She could hear his words too, ‘Will you be right for anyone, Kari…Even if you won’t let me in, you must let in God.

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