http://slow.writerscafe.org/Kristen45 The original writings of author Kristen Rohde en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776018874 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 IntroductionI never knew God in the waythat other people seemed to. I saw Him as someone merely with authority, whowas distant from the world, who inspired a book filled with some nice andnot-so-nice stories. He was up in the clouds watching us run amok and hurt eachother, never choo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1626468/ “Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.” - Leo Tolstoy http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1398927/ Itwas the moment Sylvia Carmody opened her blinds that she knew she should stepout of the confines of her dreary house. She placed her hands gently on thewindowpane and fixed her eyes on the sky. The morning sun was filled withopportunity and possibility, but there were already a few ash.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1368379/ "He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1346372/ "I will face my fear. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” - Frank Herbert http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1325725/ "I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other." - Rainer Maria Rilke http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1321732/ ChapterOne: The Fire“Hisword is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I amweary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.” - Jeremiah 20:9Understanding the innerfireWhen I was in my teens, Ihad RFS (Radical Fan Syndrome). I was a radical fan of on.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1279876/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1279874/ “You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.” - Scott Westerfeld http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1227523/ A journey of two girls, Jules and Loren, who are polar opposites yet who share something deep inside them that only one another can help tame. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1227518/ Olivia Lopez is bound by crippling anxiety and a nasty inferiority complex and one day vows never to leave her house for anything. Ever again. Until she's given the One Thing a Day Challenge. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1184330/ “I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.” - Audrey Hepburn http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1171894/ “Nobody ever gets what they want when it comes to love.” - Scott Turow http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1166226/ “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164621/ “God doesn't require us to succeed, he only requires that you try.” - Mother Teresa http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164616/ "Fear makes us feel our humanity." - Benjamin Disraeli http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164609/ "If you get trapped in the idea that what is most important is what image of yourself you're giving to the world, you're on a dangerous path." - Jeanne Moreau http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164607/ The fourth young woman, April, is a chronic book lover, clever as Einstein, teenage recluse, and impressionable as hell; qualities her mother does not approve of. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164605/ The third young woman, Darcy, is fighting a continuous battle with the entity she wants to believe is God, and to release herself from the expectations she believes He places on her to be worthy. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164603/ The second young woman, Natalie, is suffering under pressure from her resentful boss. All she wants is to be appreciated yet she's constantly left feeling isolated and forgotten. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164596/ The first of the four young women, Adrienne, is bound by her husband's unlawful expectations and her overwhelming self-doubt. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164593/ Follow the lives of four different women who battle with expectations. Their experiences bring them together in a close bond and together their strengths prevail. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164588/ Leah is in love with the boy at her local coffee shop. Or so she thinks she is. She's too self-conscious to properly speak to him though. Will her love be requited or will she find her confidence else http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164213/ At school Steph is labelled a 'Jesus Freak'. She's bullied and tortured for her faith but tends not to seek friendship or comfort from anyone because she's developed the notion that 'Jesus is all she http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164210/ Ellie has never understood the feeling of being valuable. Her colleagues treat her like dirt and she accepts this as her life. Will she find her inner strength to break free? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164209/ Vince has never been able to pronounce words properly - a somewhat unrealistic incite into a day in the life. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kristen45/1164206/