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Winter Is Not Forever

By: Janette Oke
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
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Life was full of choices. The only problem was figuring out what to do! "What do you plan to do after graduation? Are you gonna be a minister, or what?" Or what, my mind echoed in frustration. What?

I had been asking myself the same question over and over. And I still didn't have an answer. Graduation was only a month away, and it seemed that I was the only one in our small town school who didn't know what to do with life after the big day. It wasn't that I hadn't given it a thought. In fact, I thought about it most of the time. I prayed about it, too. But I still didn't have an answer except to say honestly, "No, I don't know yet." And I'd been saying that for a long, long time.

Though life seems to be moving others ahead, Josh appears to have come to a dead standstill. What does the future hold?

©1988 Janette Oke (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks

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I love this series

I love this book, and all the ones in the series. They remind us of God’s ways. I love the family dynamics.

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Very wholesome and heartwarming!

Reminds me of simpler sweet times of growing up and discovering hidden strengths in a young mans life

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Love these books!!!

Jeanett Oke writes wonderful books! This book along with the others in this series are wonderful!!! They are sweet stories and have deep meaning.

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LOVE this series!

My husband even listened to some with me and enjoyed it as well! I love how in this series the main character is a guy, neat perspective in my opinion :)

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I've always loved Janette Oke's books and stories.

I love that God is intertwined in so many areas of her story telling.
Living this series.

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Great Book in this Series

We continue the next four years in Josh’s story. As he graduates from high school, he continues his help on the farm as he struggles to hear God’s calling for his life. Oke shares his joys, hardships, heartbreaks, betrayal, hurts, death and enlightenment of his day to day life. It may just be that through all of this he finally finds his calling.

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It finished with me wanting more!

Loved the everyday simple life of that time period. The description’s and personalities of the characters, wrap you into their lives.

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Everybody wants to know what Josh is going to do after graduation, but no one wants to know more than Josh himself! I loved this story of living your life in obedience day by day! I felt the readers and listeners knew God's plans way before Josh did, but sometimes we each need someone on the outside to show us what everyone else already knows!
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Sweet

I enjoy novels where people are living and wrestling with their faith. This story was good. The narrator is excellent.

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A really nice Christian book

I like that the characters look to God for guidance.Obedience is foremost in their lives. I read this book twice.

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