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Cynthia Hilston

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Bestselling author of the Lorna & Tristan Series, Cynthia Hilston is a stay-at-home mom of three young kids, happily married, and lives in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Writing has always been like another child to her. After twenty years of waltzing in the world of fan fiction, she stepped away to do her debut dance with original works of fiction, although she still dabbles in fan fiction.

In her spare time – what spare time? – she devours books, shamelessly watches Hallmark movies and When Calls the Heart, pets her orange and black kitties, looks at the stars, drinks wine or coffee with good friends, and dreams of what other stories she wishes to tell.

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Unanswered Prayers That Are Answered

Did you ever pray for something, but it wasn’t answered?

My pastor asked the congregation that question this past Sunday during his message.

All hands were in the air.

Talk about relatable. We all, at least to those of us who pray, have sent up prayers that have gone unanswered. Or at least unanswered in the way we want.

We’ve been reading through the Gospels at my church. We began on January first a

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Average rating: 4.25 · 374 ratings · 170 reviews · 27 distinct works

	Hannah's Rainbow: Every Color Beautiful 4.21 avg rating — 68 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rock at the Bottom (Lorna & Tristan Series Book 3) 4.15 avg rating — 53 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lorna versus Laura 4.26 avg rating — 50 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Laughing Matter of Pain 4.36 avg rating — 33 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder: It's All in Your Head 4.21 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rocks and Flowers in a Box (Lorna & Tristan #2) 4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus

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The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes

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We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine

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“When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”
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“Change always brings fear before it brings faith. We always assume the worst before we look for the best. God interrupts our lives with something we’ve never seen, and rather than praise, we panic! We interpret the presence of a problem as the absence of God and scoot!”
― Max Lucado, God Came Near: God's Perfect Gift

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