Heartland Faith (A Heartland Cowboy Christmas Sweet Romance, #9)
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- Author：Jessie Gussman
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Reviews
Pat
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I find this story very inspirational for me。 Carmen shows unconditional love for her husband who treats her so poorly。 Of course， he is not saved so his selfishness abounds。 But she prays hard for his salvation & her example of love toward him has convicted me of my shortcomings in this area。 I found the dream he had about being in hell something I have never read in a book。 It scared me to death & I don't have to be concerned about my going there。 Later in the story， she shows great love for an I find this story very inspirational for me。 Carmen shows unconditional love for her husband who treats her so poorly。 Of course， he is not saved so his selfishness abounds。 But she prays hard for his salvation & her example of love toward him has convicted me of my shortcomings in this area。 I found the dream he had about being in hell something I have never read in a book。 It scared me to death & I don't have to be concerned about my going there。 Later in the story， she shows great love for another person who is very selfish。 I am glad she receives her HEA。 I listened to this book on Ms。 Gussman's Youtube channel。 Mr。 Dyess has the perfect voice to read books。 I enjoy listening to him very much。 。。。more
Tracey Wert
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I've been waiting for this story， knowing it would be something special。 This was an amazing story of faithful obedience and dependence on God！ The way Carmen handled her marriage and lived out her faith in front of her children and her loveless marriage is truly inspirational。 Then bringing Rochelle into the mix is almost beyond human comprehension。This is an incredible testimony to how God can use people who are fully surrendered to Him。 How our world would be different if we all embraced God' I've been waiting for this story， knowing it would be something special。 This was an amazing story of faithful obedience and dependence on God！ The way Carmen handled her marriage and lived out her faith in front of her children and her loveless marriage is truly inspirational。 Then bringing Rochelle into the mix is almost beyond human comprehension。This is an incredible testimony to how God can use people who are fully surrendered to Him。 How our world would be different if we all embraced God's love for us and loved others as He does。 What a wonderful story！ 。。。more
Mary Jane McLeod
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Jessie Gussman really has a way with her stories that touch your heart with God's love。 Preston and Carmen's story shows God's love as well as romantic love。 This book is a really great Christain read that really made me think。 I anxiously await the next book。 Jessie Gussman really has a way with her stories that touch your heart with God's love。 Preston and Carmen's story shows God's love as well as romantic love。 This book is a really great Christain read that really made me think。 I anxiously await the next book。 。。。more
Sandy
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Love from a helping hand。When the love of your life is lost to you in death or marriage in this case the despair and pain it causes can be truly hard to endure but when you find out that this person is having such a difficult time you may feel the need to give a helping hand。 The one thing the heroine forgot was that vows made are broken when either party does not live up to them。 Her husband did not keep his vows and the fact is you can lead a horse to water but cannot make them drink。 I think Love from a helping hand。When the love of your life is lost to you in death or marriage in this case the despair and pain it causes can be truly hard to endure but when you find out that this person is having such a difficult time you may feel the need to give a helping hand。 The one thing the heroine forgot was that vows made are broken when either party does not live up to them。 Her husband did not keep his vows and the fact is you can lead a horse to water but cannot make them drink。 I think the author did a splendid job of showing true human emotions and feeling in this book。 She showcased both the good and bad that even the best people have in them。 This was an excellent book and I highly recommend it。 I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it。 。。。more
Bernadette Cinkoske
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Heartland Faith is a sweet， inspirational romance。 Preston and Carmen are characters with strong faith and great integrity who are committed to following God's will。 Carmen continues to honor her husband who is not a man of faith and who belittles Carmen and the children。 Despite the difficulties they face in their lives， Preston and Carmen stay true to their faith and helpful to their neighbors。 It was great to see their journey to an HEA at last。 Heartland Faith is a sweet， inspirational romance。 Preston and Carmen are characters with strong faith and great integrity who are committed to following God's will。 Carmen continues to honor her husband who is not a man of faith and who belittles Carmen and the children。 Despite the difficulties they face in their lives， Preston and Carmen stay true to their faith and helpful to their neighbors。 It was great to see their journey to an HEA at last。 。。。more
Lori R
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This book really made me think about the different messages in the story which I liked。 Carmen was such a kind person who truly believed in her faith and her marriage vows even though she really wanted out of her marriage。It was interesting to learn what transpired after that。 I liked the different thought provoking messages in this book because they made me think about life， faith， and what I would do if I were in Carmen's shoes。 I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to This book really made me think about the different messages in the story which I liked。 Carmen was such a kind person who truly believed in her faith and her marriage vows even though she really wanted out of her marriage。It was interesting to learn what transpired after that。 I liked the different thought provoking messages in this book because they made me think about life， faith， and what I would do if I were in Carmen's shoes。 I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review。 。。。more
Sharon
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Great addition to the series。Carmen and Preston finally get their story！Fantastic， strange characters and storyline。Carmen has been unhappily married for several years。 Her husband makes many demands on her or their children any tenderness or care。 She has prayed fervently for God to end this situation。 But she knew that wasn’t God’s will。 Preston has loved Carmen for years but they missed their chance years ago。 Both know God wouldn’t bless them being together as long as she is married。 He has Great addition to the series。Carmen and Preston finally get their story！Fantastic， strange characters and storyline。Carmen has been unhappily married for several years。 Her husband makes many demands on her or their children any tenderness or care。 She has prayed fervently for God to end this situation。 But she knew that wasn’t God’s will。 Preston has loved Carmen for years but they missed their chance years ago。 Both know God wouldn’t bless them being together as long as she is married。 He has done things behind the scenes to help her for several years but always stayed away from her。Will Preston be able to help her through her loss， or will they fear public opinion？*I received this book for free for my unbiased review。 。。。more
Lana Burton
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A la Jessie Gussman style， Heartland Faith is another star！ In fact， it’s a 5 star！ ⭐️ Carmen married Michael， the wrong man for her， trying to make Preston jealous， but Preston thought she was in love with him and he didn’t want to stand in the way of Carmen’s happiness， for he loved her。so。very。much！ Fifteen years and four kids， and such an awful marriage later， with much marital infidelity on Michael’s part， he is killed in a truck wreck。 But， Carmen is by his side at the hospital。 Michael is A la Jessie Gussman style， Heartland Faith is another star！ In fact， it’s a 5 star！ ⭐️ Carmen married Michael， the wrong man for her， trying to make Preston jealous， but Preston thought she was in love with him and he didn’t want to stand in the way of Carmen’s happiness， for he loved her。so。very。much！ Fifteen years and four kids， and such an awful marriage later， with much marital infidelity on Michael’s part， he is killed in a truck wreck。 But， Carmen is by his side at the hospital。 Michael is dreaming about demons dragging him off to hell， and he envisions that he’s going to have a surgery the next day that he won’t recover from。 He knows he needs to meet this man Jesus whom Carmen has loved and worshiped since before their marriage。 He asks the Lord to please come into his heart and save his soul and then he is at peace。 They lose him the next day， as he only lives a short time after the surgery。 Preston was there to take the kids home from the hospital to get rest。 Just like always， he was there for her children， but kept his distance from Carmen。 After the funeral， a car pulls up in her driveway with a young woman， a toddler and an infant in it and she demands to see Michael。 Carmen is so weak her eyes are barely open and she can barely walk but she stops and says， “I’m Michael’s wife， and this is his house， but I’m sorry， we just buried him。 Is there something I can do for you？” The young lady yells at her and says “He hasn’t been to see me in nearly two weeks so I had to track him down！ His wife！？！ He’s not married！ He’s with me and he’s behind on giving me money to take care of my rent and buy food for our babies and I need to talk to him！” So begins the saga of Rochelle and Michael’s two children， his second family that Carmen knew nothing about and Rochelle knew nothing about Carmen or his significant family。 The girl has nothing and nobody， so being the kind of Christian she is， Carmen invites Rochelle to move in with them。 Even though they can’t afford it and don’t have room for them。 Anyway， so， so many noteworthy events take place hereafter that you MUST read about， but I can’t just TELL you about them all， so you will have to read the book to find out how God blesses Carmen’s family for her faithfulness to her husband， and loving him like Jesus， and how he blesses her children， and even Rochelle and there’s even more！！ 🤗🤗🤗 It’s really awesome the way God works all things for the good for Carmen and her family and Preston， because they love the Lord and are called according to His purpose！ （paraphrase of Romans 8:28） Please get this beautiful book 📕。 You won’t be sorry！ 🙏♥️ 。。。more
Christie Pollard
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I usually give Jessis's books a five star， but I just could not do it this time。 I did contact her， and she said to go ahead and post an honest review。I found the first part of the book was extremely depressing。 I had a hard time getting past that part。 I have friends and family who have been in similar situations。 But my biggest concern is the unrealistic responses of Carmen。 Yes， she behaved in a very Christ-like manner， but no woman would be able to go thought her experiences with that much g I usually give Jessis's books a five star， but I just could not do it this time。 I did contact her， and she said to go ahead and post an honest review。I found the first part of the book was extremely depressing。 I had a hard time getting past that part。 I have friends and family who have been in similar situations。 But my biggest concern is the unrealistic responses of Carmen。 Yes， she behaved in a very Christ-like manner， but no woman would be able to go thought her experiences with that much grace。 I know the Holy Spirit helps us， but her attitudes and responses went beyond the human ability。 I found much of the book to be very “sermony” and “preachy。” Both Carmen and Preston were way “too good to be true。” I received a free copy of this book from the author。 My review is voluntary and unbiased。 。。。more
Jeannette Harbottle
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An engrossing read。 I always enjoy a book that has a good story or challenges me， and this one does both。 Carmen is married to an abusive and unfaithful man， but she finds her worth in God， and sees Jesus in everyone， even her husband。 How she manages that made me wonder how I live my life。 How God honours her actions and faith is the theme of the book。
Michelle Custer
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Very good book i really liked how she was praying for her husband at the time then once he passes she took to praying for Rochelle then in the end you can say she did wind up with her first love
Bonnie Theel
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Carmen and Preston hung out with the same group of kids when they were in High school。 He liked her then， but she seemed to show an interest in Michael who was a little older than them。 She married him， and because of Preston's Christian beliefs， he walked away。 Even though Michael didn't treat her good， she stayed with him because of her Christian values。 She continually prayed for his salvation。 Would he ever accept Christ as his Savior？ Would there ever be a chance for Carmen and Preston to b Carmen and Preston hung out with the same group of kids when they were in High school。 He liked her then， but she seemed to show an interest in Michael who was a little older than them。 She married him， and because of Preston's Christian beliefs， he walked away。 Even though Michael didn't treat her good， she stayed with him because of her Christian values。 She continually prayed for his salvation。 Would he ever accept Christ as his Savior？ Would there ever be a chance for Carmen and Preston to be together？I received a free ARC， and this is my honest opinion。 。。。more
Carissa
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Finally getting to read Preston’s story！ So much build up and Jessie Gussman did not disappoint！ What a way to show patience is a virtue， and vows should be honored！ Preston and Carmen are definitely amazing steadfast people， I could reread this story again and again！
Valerie Cleveland
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An excellent book。 Well written and filled with romance and inspiration to remain faithful to the Lord no matter the trials placed in our path。
Kitty Elder
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If you have been reading the Heartland books， you are going to be really glad that Preston’s story has finally been written。 If you haven’t been reading the series， it is still an amazing stand alone book。An incredibly faith filled book that includes the theme that God can redeem past mistakes。 That doing what is right， even when it is incredibly hard can produce some pretty miraculous results。 And that no one is so fallen that God can’t forgive them， or so lost that God can’t save themEach new If you have been reading the Heartland books， you are going to be really glad that Preston’s story has finally been written。 If you haven’t been reading the series， it is still an amazing stand alone book。An incredibly faith filled book that includes the theme that God can redeem past mistakes。 That doing what is right， even when it is incredibly hard can produce some pretty miraculous results。 And that no one is so fallen that God can’t forgive them， or so lost that God can’t save themEach new book by Jessie that I get to read seems better than the last。Huge thanks to the author for providing an ARC for me to proof and review。 。。。more
Aurélie
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Carmen and Preston incorporate very strong， faith-filled characters， showing that doing the right thing， even after a wrong decision， pays off。 Even though he never had children， Preston instinctually seemed to know how to handle teenagers and is a great role model。 I particularly liked that the author， even though the characters acted so perfectly， wrote about their internal turmoil and how difficult it was for them to follow through with the right actions。I received an ARC in exchange for an h Carmen and Preston incorporate very strong， faith-filled characters， showing that doing the right thing， even after a wrong decision， pays off。 Even though he never had children， Preston instinctually seemed to know how to handle teenagers and is a great role model。 I particularly liked that the author， even though the characters acted so perfectly， wrote about their internal turmoil and how difficult it was for them to follow through with the right actions。I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
HiDesert Granny
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Beautiful story of Christian love。 Some seemed so overreaching， but Jessie tells such a tender story。 Have to admit I cried more than usual while reading this unusual story。
J Young
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A prayer answered a soul saved…After fifteen years of marriage and four children， Carmen expects nothing from her husband and he gives nothing to her or their children。 Regardless of his actions and neglect， Carmen remains faithful and prays for God's grace in his life， and will not walk away from the marriage。 Preston has loved Carmen since they were children but when she married Michael， he put his feelings aside and devoted his life to helping others， realizing that any other woman would be a A prayer answered a soul saved…After fifteen years of marriage and four children， Carmen expects nothing from her husband and he gives nothing to her or their children。 Regardless of his actions and neglect， Carmen remains faithful and prays for God's grace in his life， and will not walk away from the marriage。 Preston has loved Carmen since they were children but when she married Michael， he put his feelings aside and devoted his life to helping others， realizing that any other woman would be a poor substitute。 Now， Michael is dead and Carmen is a widow。 Can Preston and Carmen rekindle the love they once had？This clean， Christian romance gave me hours of enjoyment。 Jessie Gussman is one of my favorite romance authors！ I can always count on her to deliver a book that will bring me joy and encourage my faith。 。。。more
Elda
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Tears， tears and more tears！ Here I am sitting and listening to this story with tears in my eyes in the early morning hours with the realization that this story is soooo apropos for my life。 Jessie must be so inspired to write these stories because each and every one that I have listened to means a lot and I know many readers can learn from them。 And the words that Jay Dyess reads are all performed with the perfect emphasis so the characters all come to life。 I anxiously continue on to the next Tears， tears and more tears！ Here I am sitting and listening to this story with tears in my eyes in the early morning hours with the realization that this story is soooo apropos for my life。 Jessie must be so inspired to write these stories because each and every one that I have listened to means a lot and I know many readers can learn from them。 And the words that Jay Dyess reads are all performed with the perfect emphasis so the characters all come to life。 I anxiously continue on to the next book。 。。。more
Erralee Hendrian
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This is such a good story and series with Preston finally getting his own story。 I love it is set in the mid west and the characters are all involved in some way to other stories especially Preston who likes to match make。 Definitely some surprises， romance， and a bit of humor。 I feel this is a strong story in this series and really can stand on its own fine though reading the other books in this series makes this one even better。 I had a hard time putting this story down。
Bernadette Cinkoske
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Heartland Faith is a sweet， inspirational romance。 Preston and Carmen are characters with strong faith and great integrity who are committed to following God's will。 Carmen continues to honor her husband who is not a man of faith and who belittles Carmen and the children。 Despite the difficulties they face in their lives， Preston and Carmen stay true to their faith and helpful to their neighbors。 It was great to see their journey to an HEA at last。 Heartland Faith is a sweet， inspirational romance。 Preston and Carmen are characters with strong faith and great integrity who are committed to following God's will。 Carmen continues to honor her husband who is not a man of faith and who belittles Carmen and the children。 Despite the difficulties they face in their lives， Preston and Carmen stay true to their faith and helpful to their neighbors。 It was great to see their journey to an HEA at last。 。。。more
Joyce Marion
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Wow！ Carmen is in a bad marriage， but she sticks it out。 Preston has loved her since high school。 He avoids Carmen， but tries to help out as much as he can since her husband is gone a lot and doesn't help at all。 Wow！ Carmen is in a bad marriage， but she sticks it out。 Preston has loved her since high school。 He avoids Carmen， but tries to help out as much as he can since her husband is gone a lot and doesn't help at all。 。。。more
Tamy Fitzpatrick
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I’ve been looking forward to Preston’s story since it was hinted at in earlier books in this series。 It did not disappoint。 This is one of my favorites。 It had some really powerful moments （one in particular， but I don’t want to include spoilers）， some thought provoking moments， and plenty of sweet and funny moments。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did。
BG Armstrong
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WOW。 What an incredibly inspiring tale of faith and faithfulness！ Preston and Carmen have both let God refine them through their trials， and their lives now reflect God’s glory。 I’ve truly been challenged by their example。 Thank you， Jessie， for being faithful to what God has called you to write！I received an advance reader copy of this book。 The opinions expressed in this review are my own。
Laramee
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Preston finally gets his story！！！ I received an ARC from the author and all opinions are my own。
SJ Garrison
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Finally， Carmen and Preston's story。 Preston had loved Carmen since school， but he， in his slow pased attitudes missed his opportunity and she married another。 Carmen， made the mistake of dating and marrying the wrong guy。 Now， she was living with a selfish bully。 To keep peace she did whatever he wanted。 The only real peace she and her kids got was when he was on the road as a truck driver。 Preston and Carmen showed love of the Father in every page。 Preston praying for Carmen， her kids and her Finally， Carmen and Preston's story。 Preston had loved Carmen since school， but he， in his slow pased attitudes missed his opportunity and she married another。 Carmen， made the mistake of dating and marrying the wrong guy。 Now， she was living with a selfish bully。 To keep peace she did whatever he wanted。 The only real peace she and her kids got was when he was on the road as a truck driver。 Preston and Carmen showed love of the Father in every page。 Preston praying for Carmen， her kids and her husband daily。 Carmen keeping her wedding vows and living God's love to this unlovable husband she married。 I gasped as things unfolded， fussed at choices made and ranted at an ungrateful character。 （I don't want to spoil anything， so I'll leave it at that'。） If you like clean inspiration stories full of Godly examples， I highly recommend 'Heartland Faith'。 I received this book from the publisher。 The thoughts and comments are my own。 。。。more
Sheila
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Vows。。。。。。。。Reading this story， I felt like a failure over and over again。 Carmen isn't a real person that I have ever met in any world - defiantly stronger than myself。 Her faith and forgiveness seem unreal to me。Her children are human - shows emotion， are honest in their thoughts， actions， words， feelings and more。 This also describes Preston， while very true to his faith， he was still human to me and those around him。 I know people talk about others for what they think should happen， but so d Vows。。。。。。。。Reading this story， I felt like a failure over and over again。 Carmen isn't a real person that I have ever met in any world - defiantly stronger than myself。 Her faith and forgiveness seem unreal to me。Her children are human - shows emotion， are honest in their thoughts， actions， words， feelings and more。 This also describes Preston， while very true to his faith， he was still human to me and those around him。 I know people talk about others for what they think should happen， but so different for what is right in front of them than hearsay。 。。。more
Sonya Wasden
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I really have enjoyed reading every book I have ever read by this author but I had a little bit of a hard time with this story。 While I agree that so many who make marriage vows don't take them seriously enough， I do not agree with allowing abuse， of any kind to exist and continuing to stay in a marriage where that exists。 I feel like it damages not only the abused spouse， but also the children who witness that abuse。 Carmen had married the wrong man。 She knew it as soon as she stood at the alta I really have enjoyed reading every book I have ever read by this author but I had a little bit of a hard time with this story。 While I agree that so many who make marriage vows don't take them seriously enough， I do not agree with allowing abuse， of any kind to exist and continuing to stay in a marriage where that exists。 I feel like it damages not only the abused spouse， but also the children who witness that abuse。 Carmen had married the wrong man。 She knew it as soon as she stood at the altar and said I do。 But， she had made vows and she was determined to keep those vows， no matter what。 After 15 years of emotional abuse， neglect， and meanness from her husband， her husband is dead and she can finally move on with her life。 Preston has loved Carmen from afar for all of the fifteen years of her marriage。 He was determined to accept the decision she had made but to be there to support both her and her children through a difficult time。 He had stepped back when he thought Carmen didn't want him， rather than stepping up to let her know how he really felt for her。 He had always regretted that decision and saw what Carmen had to live with once her decision was made。 He admired her for her determination to live up to the vows she had made but it also had made him sad。Was it possible for Preston and Carmen to get a happy ending or would the damage that had been caused during Carmen's marriage destroy any future happiness for her and， by extension， for Preston？I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review。 。。。more
Elizabeth Fiscus
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If I could rate higher than 5 stars， I would！ This was such a powerful book。 The depiction of hell and the torment lost souls endure there was something everyone should read！ I have serious respect for Author Jessie Gussman for not only coming up with the words to relay that to her readers， but the courage to put it in a published novel。The story of Preston and Carmen is one that I have waited with baited breath for as long as I heard them mentioned in an earlier book in this series。 Carmen was If I could rate higher than 5 stars， I would！ This was such a powerful book。 The depiction of hell and the torment lost souls endure there was something everyone should read！ I have serious respect for Author Jessie Gussman for not only coming up with the words to relay that to her readers， but the courage to put it in a published novel。The story of Preston and Carmen is one that I have waited with baited breath for as long as I heard them mentioned in an earlier book in this series。 Carmen was so mistreated by her husband it made my heart break for her and her children。 She kept the sanctity of marriage through everything even though it would have been so much easier to get a divorce。I recommend this book to anyone and everyone。 Grab it， read it， and soak in the teachings throughout it！ It is exactly what our current society needs to hear！ I received an advanced copy of this book from the author。 That in no way incluenced my review。 All opinons within are my own。 。。。more
Bonnie Theel
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