Reading: Stress Relief in Troubled Times

   As we endure these tumultuous times, a dose of wholesome entertainment can help us keep a positive outlook while we wait for Christ’s return. This is why I write books for Christians, and I hope that you find encouragement in my stories. 

   In last month’s excerpt from my book Avalanche, we left off where Marlee, our 15-year-old narrator, was buried under snow. Let’s dive into another passage. Here we’ll be hiking with Marlee and her friend Marshall as they try to make it to the ranger station to summon help for the other three in their group.

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   “We just need to hurry if we’re going to make it to help today. If we’re not there by 2:00, I think we’ll need to turn back and return to the girls and Sawyer.”

   I nodded slowly, thinking about his proposition. He was right that we did not have the gear to camp out, so we would need to return to the group before nightfall. I had not even considered that we might not make it to the ranger station today, but as I looked over his shoulder at the map, I realized that it was quite possible we would not make it. Mountain miles take much longer than smooth-sidewalk-in-town-miles. Five miles could easily take most of the day, especially when we had so little food to energize our bodies. I grabbed a handful of raisins and peanuts for myself, pass ...

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