Letters to Katie (39 page)
1. For
years Katherine struggled with unrequited love. Have you ever yearned for something
you couldn’t have? How did you handle having a dream just out of your reach?
2. Did you find Johnny’s actions impulsive? Do you understand why he refused his family’s
and community’s help? Why or why not?
3. What do you think might have happened to Johnny and Katherine’s relationship if
he had told her about his feelings earlier? Would their relationship have lasted?
4. Sawyer had to convince several people he was serious about his faith—Laura, Cora,
Laura’s mother, the bishop, among others. Do you think he succeeded? Why or why not?
5. How do you think living in the Amish community will affect Cora? Do you think she’ll
ever understand the Amish faith?
6. Do you think Johnny made the right decision by turning down the Wagners’ offer?
What do you think would have happened if he had accepted it?
7. Can you relate to Katherine’s struggle with letting God take the lead in her life?
Are there areas in your life where God needs to take control?
8. In what ways do you seek God’s will and timing for your life?
I want to thank my editors Natalie Hanemann and Penelope Stokes, who always take my
raw manuscripts and provide invaluable guidance to help me get them in shape.
Letters to Katie
is no exception. Thank you to the team at Thomas Nelson for their unwavering support
during the writing of the Middlefield Family series. Thanks as well to my agent, Tamela
Hancock Murray, for standing by me. And above all, my family, my friends, and my Lord—without
whom I couldn’t get through the day, much less write a book.
Kathleen Fuller is the author of several best-selling novels, including
A Man of His Word
and
Treasuring Emma
, as well as a middle-grade Amish series, The Mysteries of Middlefield.