{"id":2466,"date":"2014-11-03T23:26:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T05:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=2466"},"modified":"2026-07-03T08:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:42:59","slug":"2466","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/2466\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/2466\/image-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Scarlett by Francine Rivers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Scarlett by Francine Rivers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Scarlett by Francine Rivers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2468 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1.jpg?resize=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Scarlett by Francine Rivers\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2><span>Favorite Quotes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>&#8220;How could she expect to feel joy and peace in her life when she clung to past hurts and fears of future pain?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Sometimes, we have to let go of the life we have planned in order to embrace the life that God has waiting for us.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"fly6D#d5Qebf\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" jsuid=\"xVHwVb_1e\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"> &#8220;Resentment and anger eat away at love as quickly as a moth devours a wool garment.&#8221;<!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Two women, centuries apart, are joined through a tattered journal as they contend with God, husbands, an<span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Two<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">d even themselves . . . until they fall into the arms of the One who loves them unconditionally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sierra Madrid\u2019s life has just been turned upside down when she discovers the handcrafted quilt and journal of her ancestor Mary Kathryn McMurray, a young woman who was uprooted from her home only to endure harsh conditions on the Oregon Trail.<\/p>\n<p>Though the women are separated by time and circumstance, Sierra discovers that many of the issues they face are remarkably similar. 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