1. After the accident, Jessie gave up her dreams, moved back with her parents and refuses to consider moving away from Noah’s Crossing. Have you ever felt defeated by life’s circumstances? What helped you go on?
2. Why does Jessie resent her parents’ and friends’ concern for her? Have you ever felt resentful over something you knew you should be thankful for? How did you deal with it?
3. Peter is completely dedicated to his research in a race against time to save his friend. Why is it so important to him that he take on the role of daddy as well?
4. Why did Jessie decide to help Peter with Jake even when she feared Peter could decide to fight her for custody of her baby? Do you understand her decision?
5. What did Peter do to ruin Jessie’s budding trust in him? What is his biggest flaw? How did his past contribute?
6. Jessie loved her twin and deeply grieves her death even though she doesn’t understand her sister’s choices. Have you ever struggled to understand a loved one’s choices?
7. Why was Jessie convinced that any man who loves children will want babies of his own? Did the men in her life contradict her belief? Why or why not?
8. A life-long Christian, Jessie still struggles with faith. Do you understand her struggle? What is her mother’s advice to her? Have you ever questioned your faith? When? What did you do about it?
9. How are Jessie and Peter different in their ways of approaching God? Do you think they are able to help each other in their faiths? If so, how?
10. Do you know anyone who has a debilitating, life-threatening disease? How do you encourage that person?
11. Jessie feared losing people she loved. How did she handle her fear? How do you handle yours?
12. How did Peter overcome his pain? What did he learn over the course of the story? How?
13. When I am afraid, I will trust in you. —Psalms 56:3 Have you ever had trouble living by these powerful words? Why?
2. Why does Jessie resent her parents’ and friends’ concern for her? Have you ever felt resentful over something you knew you should be thankful for? How did you deal with it?
3. Peter is completely dedicated to his research in a race against time to save his friend. Why is it so important to him that he take on the role of daddy as well?
4. Why did Jessie decide to help Peter with Jake even when she feared Peter could decide to fight her for custody of her baby? Do you understand her decision?
5. What did Peter do to ruin Jessie’s budding trust in him? What is his biggest flaw? How did his past contribute?
6. Jessie loved her twin and deeply grieves her death even though she doesn’t understand her sister’s choices. Have you ever struggled to understand a loved one’s choices?
7. Why was Jessie convinced that any man who loves children will want babies of his own? Did the men in her life contradict her belief? Why or why not?
8. A life-long Christian, Jessie still struggles with faith. Do you understand her struggle? What is her mother’s advice to her? Have you ever questioned your faith? When? What did you do about it?
9. How are Jessie and Peter different in their ways of approaching God? Do you think they are able to help each other in their faiths? If so, how?
10. Do you know anyone who has a debilitating, life-threatening disease? How do you encourage that person?
11. Jessie feared losing people she loved. How did she handle her fear? How do you handle yours?
12. How did Peter overcome his pain? What did he learn over the course of the story? How?
13. When I am afraid, I will trust in you. —Psalms 56:3 Have you ever had trouble living by these powerful words? Why?