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Hi, Ladies!  These are great questions!!!!  I wish I had more time to discuss them.  I feel like I kind of hurried through them this week.  I can't wait to hear what everyone else is thinking about the book!

On page 46 Mary-Margaret reveals that she has a different name given to her by Jesus. She goes on to say that we all have a one, many of us just don't know what it is.  She then asks, "Don't you ever wonder what that name might be?" Do you think you are known by a special name? If so, what would that be?

 After having a baby, I have no doubt that God has special names that He calls me.  My little girl is known by so many names that I am quite positive it will take her until she is 8 to know that her “real” name is Finley Ela.  I also have pet names for my best friend and my husband that only we get so it would make sense that God has His own name for us since He is our Father, Our Best Friend, and More!

 I don’t know what my special name is to God, but I love the idea that He has one for me.  That He loves me and is so intimately acquainted with me that He can’t just call me by my formal, given name.  I can’t wait to hear what He calls me!

 Jesus tells Mary-Margaret to be His hands, to offer a touch for Him. What are some ways Jesus is asking you to be His hands? And are you, like Mary-Margaret, willing to do it?

 This is a good question. As a stay-at-home mom, I sometimes feel limited in being His hands.  As a teacher, I felt His call constantly to the students in my class.  I would pray every morning that God would use me in their lives.  Though I definitely feel it is His will for me to be at home right now, I am still adapting to His new call and desire to use my new role as He commands.  I think we must always be aware of ways to be His hands because it is far too easy to become complacent and miss opportunities around us.

 In chapter 7 (pages 53-73), Mary-Margaret gives us a glimpse into Jude's relationship with his mother and step-father. She says she blames herself for "not seeing what was really going on with Petra Keller. But who could guess such a thing? We walk by people every day who are daily experiencing a horror, and we don't even know it." (p. 63) How did that statement resonate with you? Is there anything we can do to change that?

 When I read this, I felt very convicted that I often live in my own little bubble and might be missing out on those around me who are troubled.  I would love to become more observant of others behavior so that I can sense when something may not be right.  As for MM, the situation with Petra was probably going on before she even knew Jude and I think those are the situations that are most difficult to tune into.  It is almost impossible to know about things that have formed the personality of a friend before you knew them because they have always been “that” way to you.  

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