Even Now 02 - Ever After by Kingsbury Karen

Author:Kingsbury, Karen [Kingsbury, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sent 120620
ISBN: 9781458759948
Google: joOPtZyQYAoC
Amazon: 031024756X
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2006-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

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Emily couldn’t get to the library fast enough.

She believed her dad, that something in her mother’s article was proof that God was opening her eyes, changing her heart. But even more, she wanted to see the photo of Justin. She carried her books in her backpack and jogged down the paved path to the old brick library, the place where she’d spent countless hours studying.

She’d chosen a minor in sociology, something she’d fallen into because of Justin. The impact he had on the Veterans and schoolkids — and especially on the teens — was impressive. She’d always pictured herself as a writer, even a reporter. Only she would present the facts without bias, at least as much as possible.

But now she wasn’t sure she could be a responsible journalist without also being involved in the community around her — volunteering the way Justin did. Her writing courses had always been easy, and she wasn’t far enough in her studies to work for the campus newspaper yet. So her fall schedule had three sociology classes. But social studies required hours of homework and reading. After the soccer field and the little campus chapel, the library was where she spent much of her time.

She came to the stairs and took them two at a time. The image she had of Justin, the one she carried in her heart, was the one of him in his dress uniform, standing beside her along the railing of the cruise boat. He was tanned and at ease, his eyes shining with love. Twice so far, he’d sent her digital photos of himself in Iraq. He and a buddy named Joe, standing in front of their barracks, or him and a group of Iraqi children, where it was impossible to tell who was enjoying the moment more — Justin or the kids. She hurried through the double doors and over to the counter where the library kept its periodicals. She found it almost immediately, several copies of the newest edition of Time. Okay, God … show me what my dad saw. Let me know if she’s starting to see things differently. Please …

She grabbed the top copy and plopped down in the closest chair. It took her seconds to find the layout. And suddenly there he was. She brought the magazine closer and studied him. Somehow seeing him in Time magazine made his situation terrifyingly real.

It was one thing to look at a digital photo attached to an email. But here … there was no denying the obvious. Justin was a world away, smack in the middle of one of the most dangerous parts of Iraq. She inhaled sharply, refusing to give in to the tears building in her throat. Her feelings were a mix of sorrow and longing and the very deepest pride.

Because there was Justin, doing what he did best. Helping people, leading by example. War was raging a hundred yards down the street, but Justin was watching over the children of the protestors. If

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