Thanks a Lot, God
When his first true love sends 19-year-old Hollis Olmstead a shocking "Dear John" letter while he is serving in the Army, he questions why God has abandoned him. Upon his discharge, he returns with a vengeance to establish an independent life, settling on Omaha, Nebraska, as his adopted hometown. The reader follows him on his journey into manhood and his experiences with God. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching and sometimes painful, Hollis's varied experiences teach him important life lessons.
When his first true love sends 19-year-old Hollis Olmstead a shocking "Dear John" letter while he is serving in the Army, he questions why God has abandoned him. Upon his discharge, he returns with a vengeance to establish an independent life, settling on Omaha, Nebraska, as his adopted hometown. The reader follows him on his journey into manhood and his experiences with God. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching and sometimes painful, Hollis's varied experiences teach him important life lessons.
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<strong>Thanks</strong> a <strong>Lot</strong>, <strong>God</strong>!<br />
her and offered to walk her to her house. She agreed and<br />
told me their station wagon was in the garage getting new<br />
brakes. We had gone to the same high school but never<br />
met. I asked her if she would like to go on a date<br />
sometime, and she said she would ask her mother, but it<br />
probably would be okay. I told her I had no car, but we<br />
could walk to the movies or the drugstore.<br />
Julia's mother met us at the door and invited me in.<br />
We sat in the living room, and I was grilled like a<br />
suspected criminal. Where do you live? Where does your<br />
father work? How much do you save from your income?<br />
Which church do you attend? Have you plans for your<br />
future? After a half-hour of this, I asked Julia's mother if<br />
it would be all right if I took Julia to a movie. She said she<br />
would drive us to the movie, see it with us and drive us<br />
home. Julia smiled and nodded her head as if this was<br />
perfectly fine with her. As I got up to leave, I said I would<br />
call to set up a date after I checked my busy schedule.<br />
On my way home, I began to suspect that Julia's first<br />
kiss would be at the alter when she got married. I took the<br />
phone number she had given me and stuck it in the back<br />
of my wallet where it would never be in the way of any<br />
daily activities. I would see Julia from afar on occasion.<br />
One day, as I picked up my check, she asked when I<br />
thought I would be able to take in a movie. I said I was<br />
saving up to splurge on a soda at the drugstore after the<br />
movie. She gave me that you-big-fat-liar look and<br />
officially ended our relationship.<br />
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