13. Read 1 Corinthians 12. The Bible talks about everyone having a role to play. Why is this helpful for people who find their self-worth in their career? How does this speak to you?
14. How was Tyler surprised by his conversation with Sami at Pensacola Beach? He thought Sami valued him because he could play baseball. Explain how Sami really saw Tyler. How could this part of their story help you or someone you know in your story?
15. Explain the chain of events that led Tyler to a new life of grace. Talk about a time when a series of unusual events led to something life-changing for you or someone you know.
16. Why and how did the miracle at work in Tyler’s life affect the people around him? Share a time when a miracle or answered prayer in your life touched people around you. Why do you think it’s important to recognize how our stories affect the stories of others in our lives?
17. How did Tyler’s miracle turn out differently from what he had hoped and expected? Talk about a time when you received a different result or answer than you had hoped or prayed for.
18. Sometimes an attitude of forgiveness can change a person’s life. Explain how that happened in Tyler’s life. Tell of a time when an apology changed your life or the life of someone you know.
19. Why is it important to never give up on the people you love? Discuss how Tyler’s parents destroyed their relationship with their son. What was the result for his parents? For Tyler?
20. Restoration is part of life. How was Tyler’s story restored in Angels Walking? How about Sami’s story? Has your story ever experienced restoration and healing? Share it.
One Chance Foundation
THE KINGSBURY FAMILY IS passionate about seeing orphans all over the world brought home to their forever families. As a result, Karen created a charitable group called the One Chance Foundation.
This foundation was inspired by the memory of her father, Ted C. Kingsbury. Ted always said, “Life is not a dress rehearsal. We have one chance to love, one chance to truly live!”
Karen often tells her reader friends that they have “one chance to write the story of their lives!”™ Now, with Karen’s One Chance Foundation, readers can join her in the belief that all of us have one chance to make a difference in the lives of orphans.
In the Bible, James 1:27 says people with pure and genuine religion care for orphans. The One Chance Foundation was created with that truth in mind.
If you are interested in giving to Karen’s One Chance Foundation and having your dedication printed in one of Karen’s upcoming novels, visit www.KarenKingsbury.com. Below are dedications from some of Karen’s reader friends who have contributed to the One Chance Foundation:
In honor of Edith Kemp with love forever
In memory of sweet Bella
In memory of my precious Benjamin
With love to all our Baltzly Miracles!
For my #1 mom and friend, Alice Farnworth
For the love of reading—Angela Loper
To the best sister, Peggy Joyce Roberts
The best daughter ever, Rachel Chapman
To my beautiful daughter, Ruth Anne
Grammie—Too much! Love, The Cousins
Nicole and Linny, you are Prov. 31! Hejo
Dedicated to my mom, Carol Reynolds
Teichroeb, Elias, and Reimer: I love you—H
Merry Christmas, MawMaw! Love, Macey and Morgan
In honor of Macey and Morgan—Love, Mom and Dad
My precious daughter, Kelly Aylsworth Keys—Mom
To our sweet daughter, Heather Hankins
Thanks for all the Hawaiian sunsets, Mom!
Blessed: Thank You, Jesus! N. S. Okano & CMM
Merry Christmas, Wendy Kerstetter, Love ya
For JoAnn Williams—Love, Jessica
To our Children and Grandchildren—Joyce and Nath
In honor of all RNs by Juleen Henderson
Theresa Parent, follow your dreams, Babe
To Michelle Stiller, the best mom ever!
To our beloved hero, Sherilyn Kingsbury
We love and miss you, Hollis Layne Richer
Merry Christmas to the O’Connell Gang
For my best friend and mom, Lori Erickson
For Patsy Callaway and Waynetta Myers
To our miracles, Jer. 29:11—K&S Holman
In memory of Grandma Gerry and Grandma J.
In memory of Grandpa Conaway—Love, Laura
Mama, your life, legacy, and love live on
To Kaitlyn, Hailey, Leyla, and Elton with love, Lila
The Virginia Riggers Family
In memory of Maria Javier and Rey DeLaCruz
To my angel, Dominique Zuniga—Love, Mater
In memory of Sara Blair Brakebill
In memory of Sandra Mason Vanwinkle
Ken and Melanie Stoy, James 1:17
Ruby McKay, thank you! Love you! KMZAPxo
Brenda Helwig, we love you!
My light and guidance, Mom and Dad Lappa
Merry Christmas Gekas/Simmons families!
Pamela L. Brown
For Melissa Senter Roberson—Love, Mom
PTL4 His gift of Riley and Vanessa Roberts
Vernon and Sharon Evers and Family
To my dear sister, Dawn Johnson
Proud of Marisa Farrugia’s giving heart!
Shannon Barth, two years cancer-free! Yay!
Joan Thomson, beautiful inside and out!
To my very best, Tayler and Clay
For Pat Heffelfinger and Laureen Lewis
To honor Ellen Shufflebarger
Vern and Carolyn Vaandrager, we love you!
In honor of Evelyn J. Butts
In honor of Linda J. Rouse
Besties: Jax, Alli, Bekah! Eccl. 4:12—Whit
In memory of Danny Hawkins from his wife, the love of his life, Judy Hawkins
KAREN KINGSBURY, #1 New York Times bestselling author, is America’s favorite inspirational novelist with more than twenty million copies of her award-winning books in print and over a dozen #1 bestsellers. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, Don, and their five sons, three of whom are adopted from Haiti. Their actress daughter, Kelsey, is married to Christian artist Kyle Kupecky.
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More Life-Changing Fiction™ by Karen Kingsbury
STAND-ALONE TITLES
Fifteen Minutes
The Chance
The Bridge
Oceans Apart
Between Sundays
When Joy Came to Stay
On Every Side
Divine
Like Dandelion Dust
Where Yesterday Lives
Shades of Blue
Unlocked
Coming Home—The Baxter Family
This Side of Heaven
REDEMPTION SERIES
Redemption
Remember
Return
Rejoice
Reunion
FIRSTBORN SERIES
Fame
Forgiven
Found
Family
Forever
SUNRISE SERIES
Sunrise
Summer
Someday
Sunset
ABOVE THE LINE SERIES
Above the Line: Take One
Above the Line: Take Two
Above the Line: Take Three
Above the Line: Take Four
BAILEY FLANIGAN SERIES
Leaving
Learning
Longing
9/11 SERIES
One Tuesday Morning
Beyond Tuesday Morning
Remember Tuesday Morning
LOST LOVE SERIES
Even Now
Ever After
RED GLOVE SERIES
Gideon’s Gift
Maggie’s Miracle
Sarah’s Song
Hannah’s Hope
E-SHORT STORIES
The Beginning
I Can Only Imagine
FOREVER FAITHFUL SERIES
Waiting for Morning
Moment of Weakness
Halfway to Forever
WOMEN OF FAITH FICTION SERIES
A Time to Dance
A Time to Embrace
CODY GUNNER SERIES
A Thousand Tomorrows
Just Beyond the Clouds
CHILDREN’S TITLES
Let Me Hold You Longer
Let’s Go on a Mommy Date
We Believe in Christmas
Let’s Have a Daddy Day
The Princess and the Three Knights
Always Daddy’s Princess
The Brave Young Knight
Far Flutterby
Go Ahead and Dream with Quarterback Alex Smith
Whatever You Grow Up to Be
MIRACLE COLLECTIONS
A Treasury of Christmas Miracles
A Treasury of Miracles for Women
A Treasury of Miracles for Teens
A Treasury of Miracles for Friends
A Treasury of Adoption Miracles
Miracles—a Devotional
GIFT BOOKS
Forever Young: Ten Gifts of Faith for the Graduate
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kingsbury, Karen.
Angels walking : a novel / Karen Kingsbury.
pages cm—(Angels walking)
1. Janitors—Fiction. 2. Alzheimer’s disease—Patients—Fiction. 3. Miracles—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3561.I4873A54 2014
813’.54—dc23
2014008728
ISBN 978-1-4516-8747-7
ISBN 978-1-4516-8749-1 (ebook)
Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Epilogue
Letter from the Author
Reading Group Guide
One Chance Foundation
About Karen Kingsbury