Seventeen Wishes
It’s summer, and that means the beach and other adventures. And Christy Miller’s best friend, Katie, is always full of ideas. They’ll be camp counselors! But when Katie can’t go, Christy is bewildered and overwhelmed by her fifth-grade girls, who have boundless energy for anything except what Christy wants them to do. Do they even hear a word she says? Soon they’re playing matchmaker between Christy and Jaeson, a handsome counselor...and he doesn’t seem to mind. When Christy’s seventeenth birthday arrives later in the summer, just what will she be wishing for?
It’s summer, and that means the beach and other adventures. And Christy Miller’s best friend, Katie, is always full of ideas. They’ll be camp counselors! But when Katie can’t go, Christy is bewildered and overwhelmed by her fifth-grade girls, who have boundless energy for anything except what Christy wants them to do. Do they even hear a word she says? Soon they’re playing matchmaker between Christy and Jaeson, a handsome counselor...and he doesn’t seem to mind. When Christy’s seventeenth birthday arrives later in the summer, just what will she be wishing for?
- What was the jar for that sat on the shelf in the guys’ apartment? Have you ever sponsored a child in another country? If so, what are some things that you enjoy and have learned from that experience? What country do/did your children live in?
- Have you ever thought about having your own apartment and how you would decorate it?
- Christy thinks about the “invisible rope” that connects her to her parents and how, the older she gets, the more rope they let out and let her experience on her own. Do you ever feel like that? Does the rope seem confining or comforting to you? Or both? What kinds of rules do you have right now? How are they different from when you were younger or what older siblings have?
- Do you find it hard to fit in to a new group as Christy did at the God Lovers meeting?
- What rule did Christy almost break after the God Lovers meeting? Why was she tempted to break the rule? Have you ever been tempted to disobey a rule because it was awkward to go against the crowd? How did Christy’s friends help her? How will true friends behave when you try to do what’s right, even if it’s inconvenient?
- Why was Christy concerned for Katie? Why do you think Rick treated Katie as he did?
- How did the guys seem similar to the different animals that they gravitated toward?
- Why do you think Todd seems to hold back in his relationship with Christy at this point? Why doesn’t he treat her romantically like Rick did? Why do you think Christy keeps wishing for more instead of appreciating him as Katie suggests?
- What does Todd mean when he says he won’t deliberately arouse a desire in Christy to he can’t follow through on honestly before God?
- What surprise did Christy get about camp? How would you have reacted to that surprise?
- Christy’s cabin girls responded positively to touch and positive attention. Christy also responded to these things from Jaeson. What does this tell us about the power of touch and attention? How can we use these for good? Can we sometimes give the wrong message with our touch or attention? How does this tie back into what Todd told Christy about why he takes things slow?
- What was the advise that Jessica gave to Christy about counseling her girls? What was the most important thing she could remember? Did Christy find this advice to be true?
- Do you think it was a good idea for Christy to try to have a camp romance with someone she would only know for a week? Do you agree with Jaeson that no one gets hurt if they both know it’s a game? What did Christy decided about this in the end?
- What is Todd’s blessing? What does it mean to love God above all else? Do you think you have that kind of love for God?
- What does Christy tell Sara about kisses? (p134)
- Christy felt that the ant attack was one of her worst experiences. Has anything like that ever happened to you? What was one of your worst experiences? Did anything good come from it?
- What did Dean Ferril suggest Christy do during her recovery time? Have you ever used a time of illness to draw closer to God and to pray? Robin tells about how she did this in a recent blog entry. http://www.robingunn.com/quiet-time/
- What did Dean Ferril say Christy had accomplished during this week? Do you ever feel like you have failed at getting through to others about spiritual matters?
- What did Christy learn about her dreams and God’s dreams for her? (p 154)
- How does Christy tell Sara how to accept Christ? Have you accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior? Do you have any questions?
- Robin, Katie and Sara accepted Christ at camp. Do you remember where you were when you accepted him as your Saviour? Who helped you to learn about salvation? How can we teach others about Christ? How did Christy teach the girls? What made the most influence in reaching her girls that week?
- What was your favorite/least favorite part of this book?
- What lessons did you learn from reading this book?
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