When a leader asked if I rsquo d speak with her privately I found Karen in the retreat center counseling room red-eyed and wet-cheeked Forty-two years old Karen longed to be married and a man was currently showing her interest The problem was this man was her boss mdash and he already had a wife With a brother who cruelly teased her and a father devoid of affection Karen discovered early that she was susceptible to men rsquo s advances A renewal of faith had given her new boundaries to live by but her longing remained and this glimpse of
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