The Air We Breathe
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Tobias trotted down the beach, Dakota on his back. Molly gave the handle back to her, and she slipped to the ground.
“Look at it,” Dakota said, laughing, her permanent front teeth gappy and still too large for her mouth, her stringy hair flapping across her face. And Molly saw herself there—what could be, what would be—as she kept her face turned toward the light.
Acknowledgments
With a humble and grateful heart, I would like to thank:
Karen Schurrer, my editor, whose valuable input has made all my novels better than they ever could have been without her.
The entire Bethany House Publishers family, for their patience and understanding.
Bill Jensen, my agent and, more importantly, my friend.
Jack Merry, whose miraculous true story I made Beverly’s story, and his wife, Marilyn, one of the most beautiful souls I know.
Laura Combs, MS, LMHC-P, who advised me on the clinical and psychological aspects of this story.
Members and friends of Clifton Park Center Baptist Church, for embracing my family as their own.
Everyone who prayed me through this book, and who prayed for Claire and my family as we crossed from the worst of it into better than we imagined. I can’t name you all, don’t know you all, but your prayers sustained us when nothing else would.
My parents, Ann and Joe Parrish, for your endless support, and for the weekends we flop at your house watching cable television.
My family—Chris, Gray, Jacob, and Claire—you make me better every day. I love you all.
Christa Parrish is the author of three novels, including Watch Over Me, winner of the 2010 ECPA Fiction Book of the Year, and Home Another Way, which was a finalist for the 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award. She lives in upstate New York with her husband, author Chris Coppernoll. They have three children in their blended family.
Books by Christa Parrish
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Home Another Way
Watch Over Me
The Air We Breathe