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could never completely remove small-town camaraderie from the heart.
    Kurt resolved to take a different approach, and stopped for a moment to ask himself - What Would Jesus Do? He knew that Jesus loved everyone, and treated each person with respect, and Kurt knew that he needed to follow the good example. He hadn't been very Christ like in his conversation with Chelsea , but he vowed to do better and try to have a conversation with her again in a more civil manner.
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    Chelsea worked tirelessly throughout the week to clean up her father's house, and go through his financial information in order to decide what to do with his assets. Thanks to the help from Mrs. Bullock, she was able to sort through the radio station finances, and she realized that the picture was even grimmer than she had anticipated. The radio station was in a lot of debt, and there was no way she could come up with the money to save the station from foreclosure. She came across a letter from the bank that indicated they would be auctioning off the equipment starting the following week.
    Even though she was hoping to have everything taken care of before heading back to California, she knew that she would need to come back to finish up the business that still needed to be handled. Some of the stuff just couldn't be done from far away, so her plan was to head back to California and get caught up in the office since she'd been away for a week. She still had her two-week vacation that was scheduled for later that month, so she'd fly back to her hometown for the holiday and use that time to wrap up her father's business.
    Chelsea 's main concern was paying off her father's debts and making sure that Mrs. Bullock was taken care of. Luckily, her father had a small life insurance policy, and when that money came through it might help her get caught up on some of his smaller debts. Unfortunately, it wouldn't be enough to get caught up on the mortgage and still keep the radio station going... she would have to pick one or the other. Since the radio station couldn't continue without the building and equipment, it made sense that she should pay off the debts and then discontinue the radio show because she couldn't pay the mortgage. Plus, closing everything down would help to avoid accumulating more debt.
    The week flew by, because Chelsea was so busy with de-junking, cleaning, and trying to make sense of her father's paperwork. Sunday, she decided to attend her old church before flying back to California on Monday. She wanted to have the chance to see her old pastor, and to say goodbye to a few of her neighbors before heading home.
    The church services were beautiful, and Chelsea was grateful that, despite the hard week that she had experienced, she still felt close to God. During the sermon, the pastor offered words of hope and encouragement and talked about how God was the one that should be turned to in times of need. It was the perfect message that Chelsea needed to hear, and she said a prayer in her heart asking God for the support and strength she would need to make it through the next few weeks.
    As she sat in the pew, she looked around and saw familiar faces in the crowd. Some of the people in the congregation had been attending for many years and she remembered seeing them in church when she was a young girl. The room was full, and as her eyes scanned the crowd, she saw the familiar dark hair that she'd seen a few days before - Kurt!
    He was quietly whispering to his mother, and she could see a gentle look in his eyes and handsome, straight teeth as he smiled. He really was the epitome of "tall, dark, and handsome," and had the physical traits that she'd always dreamed of in a man. But despite his good looks, she reminded herself of the horrible conversation they’d had in her father's front room, and the terrible things he’d said to her. Good looks could never cover up an ugly personality.
    As she thought of the conversation that she'd had with Kurt, her