QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

  1. Adam Mackenzie feels as if he has been stuck with an unfinished camp, and used by his cousin. People have used him before. How could he change his attitude toward this situation?
  2. Jenna Cameron made a five-year plan for her life. She left out relationships. Why do you think she did that?
  3. Jenna is a single mom, and the twins are her first priority. What is the balance between being a mom and being a single woman?
  4. Adam is determined to get the camp running, then leave. It isn’t that he’s a bad person, but he feels he isn’t qualified to run a camp, and he hadn’t planned on running it. How would you react if something like that was dumped in your lap?
  5. As Adam’s attitude toward the camp changes, how do you think he’s changing?
  6. Adam has a strained relationship with his family because of the very career that has supported him. What caused those strained relationships, especially with his father?
  7. Jenna doesn’t feel beautiful, but she’s trying hard to feel good about herself. How do you think the amputation has changed her life?
  8. Jenna is a new Christian. She grew up fighting God. Why?
  9. Adam was raised in church but hasn’t gone for years. Why do people like Adam walk away from church? Does it necessarily mean they’ve walked away from what they believe, or have they just let other things get in the way?
  10. Is there a big moment that brings Adam back to his faith, or small moments that draw him back? How is that like our lives?
  11. Jenna made a decision that she wouldn’t fall in love, in order to protect the boys from having another man walk out on them. Can we really make those decisions to control what we feel or the things that happen in our lives?
  12. How does faith play into the decisions that Jenna made, and the decisions we make for ourselves, especially if we believe that God has a plan and purpose for our lives?
  13. Adam realizes that football is what he’s always done, and that he never really thought about the dreams he had for his life. How connected are our dreams for our own futures and the plans that God has for us?
  14. Adam reaches a point where he knows that being in Atlanta is a mistake and that his dreams are in Oklahoma with Jenna and the boys. How has he changed from who he was in the beginning of the book?
  15. Jenna doesn’t expect Adam to come back to Dawson, but a small part of her hopes he does. Did you think Adam would return? Why or why not?