By Diane Chamberlain
Unique e-book: 2005
Her family's cottage at the New Jersey shore used to be a spot of freedom and innocence for Julie Bauer -- until eventually tragedy struck while her seventeen-year-old sister, Isabel, was once murdered.
It's been greater than 40 years considering that that August evening, yet Julie's stories of her sister's loss of life nonetheless colour her international, inflicting turmoil in her relationships along with her teenage daughter, Shannon, and her mom, Maria.
Now an unforeseen letter from an individual in her earlier increases questions on what particularly occurred that evening. questions about Julie's personal complicity, a few devastating mystery her mom stored from all of them. questions about the individual that went to felony for Izzy's homicide -- and in regards to the guy who didn't.
Now Julie needs to harness the braveness to revisit her earlier and untangle the shattering feelings that ended in one unspeakable act of violence at the bay at the hours of darkness.
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2 The truth is, God is more than able and more than inclined to soften our daughters’ hearts. So let us, with faith and boldness, ask Him to restore or strengthen our mother-daughter relationships. We must seek the Lord, and we must take action. We must put our boots on and wade into the details of our daughters’ lives. It is not wise to allow them to set the agenda for our relationships. Backed by Scripture’s mandate, we must press in and pursue their hearts and affection. Now this doesn’t mean we come with our fingers wagging and tell our daughters—you will be my friend whether you like it or not!
I didn’t say, “We’re going to talk about biblical womanhood now;” rather, it was the thread that ran through all our conversations. These conversations took place before and after social events, church meetings, or any other activity outside the home. I tried to prepare my girls for the temptations they were likely to encounter: for example, trying to attract a certain boy’s attention or tolerating gossip. I also coached them to enter any setting poised to serve, to reach out to others, and to set a godly example.
He specially selected the woman who is now your mother with precise detail and matchless love. And God in His love granted us unique abilities, gifts, talents, and strengths that benefit each other. Moms, your daughters are a heritage, a reward from God (Ps. 127:3). They are not Imperfect Makes Perfect 31 a bother, a burden, or a problem—but a reward! Your daughter (and not so and so’s daughter) is the perfect girl for you. And, daughter, this works two ways: Your mother is also the perfect mom for you.
