

They have to address feelings, suspicions, attitudes and fears that threaten God's redemptive purpose, and could destroy lives in the processĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 05:03:00 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40315218 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Then suddenly, the family is forced to deal with a shocking reminder of their turbulent past. Although she had put hundreds of miles between herself and her Alabama farm, there were some things that followed her to California things she could not outrun things she would have to grapple with if her life, and the lives of her children, were ever to return to normal.

A horrible and unspeakable act of hate and prejudice shatters their peace and causes Katie and her family to move to California, where she attempts to rebuild her life. They had no idea it would be their last full night together, and the last night they would ever step foot in their beloved home again. On one night in 1960, Katie went to sleep along with her husband in their modest home.

Here was where she was raising her children to love God and love others. Here, she could witness God's handiwork in the beauty of the land. Katie's rural Alabama farm, which she shared with her activist husband, was her oasis, her retreat.
