she knew they were struggling to survive after david 's death . '' well , '' she said briskly , lifting ten-year-old julie down from the exam table . '' i 'm pretty sure both julie and michael have strep . '' she picked up the two cotton swabs lying on the stainless tray . '' i 'll run the test , but i expect it to be positive

back in the corridor , one of the mercenaries who was directly below the aperture in the ceiling - technically the floor - stared up and through it in disbelief . he did not crouch . he did not notice the moaning guardian until it had grabbed his head with both hands and hauled him off the floor . he screamed as he was thrown through the aperture . if the guardian had intended his body to plummet to the top of the pillar below the aperture , then it had n't taken into account exactly why he had been standing on what , to it , was the ceiling

'' it 's not funny ! '' jack hissed from his hiding spot . '' how many other ways do we have to say it 's only a one-off ? '' choking on incredulous hilarity , i asked , '' please tell me you do n't actually say that ? '' they were both silent , and i really laughed

greg was on break from school and dad took over the youth ministry two wednesdays in a row , giving greg and me the opportunity to spend a few days on galveston beach for our honeymoon . what 's more , there was a small guest house on the property with my folks ' house , which was included with the church . that 's where greg and i sat up our home . by the third week , greg was raring to get back to his youth group and co-pastoring with
dad