02341cam a2200349 4500 1148737571 TxAuBib 20240222120000.0 920624s1992||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 92000547 //r92 9781556612961 pbk. $6.95 1556612966 pbk. $6.95 9781556612978 Large print 1556612974 Large print TxAuBib Oke, Janette. The Measure of a Heart. #6 Women of the West [PAPERBACK] / Janette Oke. Minneapolis, Minn : Bethany House Publishers, 1992. 219 p. ; 21 cm. Women of the West. Anna Trent felt fortunate to finish the eighth grade with first-class honors. Already past her sixteenth birthday, most of the girls her age had been forced long ago to drop out to help at home. She loved school loved to learn, loved the excitement of new discoveries, loved the quickening of her pulse as she shared some great adventure in the pages of a book. And now that is over. The oldest child in a farming family with six young brothers, Anna is shy, sensitive and a bit self-conscious. But when Austin Barker comes to their church to fill the pastorate for the summer months, the young seminarian is captured by Anna's admirable qualities, especially her intense desire to learn. Through his books and correspondence, Anna's education continues to expand, and the sweet country girl grows into a lovely woman. When they meet again, will she be able to believe that Austin's words are sincere? Despite the compassion and grace she so effectively lives, and despite her selfless commitment to God and His Word, what can she do when time does not erase the inadequacy she feels or her struggles with the standard that measures her heart? Will she ever be able to see herself as others do? If only the feelings of guilt and inadequacy would go away- 20240222. Christian Fiction. Adult Fiction. High School High School. Women Relationship. Canada Canada Fiction. Historical Fiction Historical Fiction. Romance ficiton. Women of the West. TXMIT