Oh, Marnie,” she whispers, dragging me into a hug. Her hair smells like it always has, like herbs and apples. I’m stiff for a moment, then make myself relax. “You always had us.
The ‘G’ stood for ‘God’s,’ ‘R’ stood for ‘Restoration,’ ‘A’ was for ‘At,’ the ‘C’ was for ‘Christ’s,’ and the ‘E’ was for ‘Expense.’ Altogether, it spelled out ‘GRACE’: God’s Restoration At Christ’s Expense.