How It's Done (pgs 1-50)

Summary
How it's Done by Christine Kole MacLean is a very interesting story.  The story begins with a girl named Grace Passedge who lives in a very strict religious home.  Her decisions are very limited because she is forced to live under the rules of both her father and her religion.  Grace feels trapped because she feels that she is not able to do anything she wants to do.  She wanted to go to a famous concert that she has been planning to go to for months, but because her father feels that the concert is set in an unholy environment, she was not able to go.  Out of anger Grace decides to leave and stay with her best friend Liv.  The next day, Liv and Grace went to a college session together.  After Grace went to the restroom she saw a tall older man wearing black wool pants and a black turtleneck smoking a cigarette.  The man stared back at Grace for a moment before introducing himself as Michael Irving.  Grace and Michael had a long talk about religion, education, and themselves.  They began to notice that they had more in common than they would have supposed.  As Grace went back home from the college seminar the thought of Michael remained in her head.  Two days later she met up with him once again.  They sat and ate coffee together. Grace began to notice that Michael was touching her hands and making a lot of flirtatious remarks.  After a while of talking, Michael invited Grace to come over to his house, but she refused.  Even though she really wanted to go, something told her that it wasn't right.  After their outing was done she thought about what should she do next time Michael invited her to go somewhere with him.  She promised herself that next time she will actually go with him. Grace snuck out the house very often in order to see Michael.  After their first kiss, Grace became more fascinated with Michael and wanted nothing more than to be with him at all times.  As she spent more time with him she kept thinking about how to make sure that her relationship with Michael stays a secret from her religious parents. 

Quote
"Wait on the Lord, I thought. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thy heart. Psalms 27: something.

Reaction
I liked this quote because it relates to Grace and her decisions. Instead of her rushing into relationships, and trying to do things without thinking, she should wait.  Grace was also referring to Michael's remark about how he feels; that Christian people do too much waiting.