The Measure of a Heart — Janette Oke

Everyone Admired the Sweet Country Girl

Already past her sixteenth birthday, Anna Trent felt fortunate to have been allowed to go to school so long. She loved school--loved to learn, loved the excitement of new discoveries, loved to share some great adventure in the pages of a book: And now that is over.

Will She Ever See What They See?

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. But despite the compassion and grace she so effectively lives, she cannot shake her feelings of inadequacy or her struggles with the standard that measures her heart? Will she be able to believe that Austin's words are sincere?