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Kyla even begins to appreciate capable and hard-working Peter Watkins, who, though ultra-religious, is vigilantly keeping an eye out for everyone at Wynnbury. However, when an accidental discovery by her two-year-old charge causes her to question who in the household she can trust, Kyla realizes that she must confront the lies that she has believed about God and turn to him for help. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #115315;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoan Crombie grew up in a small town on the prairies of South Dakota. In 1985 she graduated from St. Olaf Collage with a B.A. in English Education. She and her husband Steven Crombie have been married for thirty-five years and have five children and eleven grandchildren. 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Kyla even begins to appreciate capable and hard-working Peter Watkins, who, though ultra-religious, is vigilantly keeping an eye out for everyone at Wynnbury. However, when an accidental discovery by her two-year-old charge causes her to question who in the household she can trust, Kyla realizes that she must confront the lies that she has believed about God and turn to him for help. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #115315;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoan Crombie grew up in a small town on the prairies of South Dakota. In 1985 she graduated from St. Olaf Collage with a B.A. in English Education. She and her husband Steven Crombie have been married for thirty-five years and have five children and eleven grandchildren. Currently the reside in beautiful southern Minnesota where they pastor a church. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

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