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that she wished that the authorities would focus on finding the truth instead of listening to lies from unreliable sources: Definitely, definitely unhappy days for me and Jason, we are trying to keep our kids sheltered from all of this.
    Karri went on to reference several Bible verses dealing with remaining steadfast during times of tribulation: I may lose my worldly possessions, I may suffer, I may even lose my freedom, but I will never lose my faith, the Lord’s love, and the love of my husband and children.
    She would be as Job, she said, standing through the pain, praying for those accusing her of wrongdoing, and she would be restored, if not in this life, she said, then in the next: No matter what happens on this earth, God will one day say to me, as he said to the woman in the Pharisee’s house, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

CHAPTER 7
    A s time passed and the investigation heated up, Karri could no longer spend the majority of her blogging time pretending nothing was happening in regard to the Ider rumor mill and the fact that it was now running overtime about her possible responsibility for Billy Shaw’s death. She posted an unusually long blog entry that was primarily devoted to the impending arrival of the “bad stuff” she had earlier referred to, which was now “coming down the pike” at breakneck speed.
    Karri knew the matter of Billy Shaw’s death was about to be presented to the grand jury and she was well aware of the overwhelming evidence of her guilt, and she seemed to believe that her army of supporters would actually be able to sway matters in her favor. She used that one last blog post as an attempt to cinch her hold on those faithful friends who believed in her with a devotion that bordered on fanaticism.
    Saying that there had been so many rumors “started and spread” about her in the little town during the past few weeks, Karri admitted she couldn’t “begin to address them all.” She added that she couldn’t go into details, but just wanted to say they were “all lies”: I have been accused of something I would NEVER, EVER do for many reasons.
    Karri elaborated that, first and foremost, she loved the Lord, and though she was a sinner, she would not and did not break a sacred Commandment. Second, she said, she loved her family more than anything on earth and would not do anything to hurt them or put them in jeopardy.
    Anyone who really knows me knows the truth by now and I do not hold a grudge against those who have spread these rumors, she wrote. Karri added a thank-you to her pastor for his “message yesterday at church.” She then went on to say that all she asked was for people to speak to her personally before they spoke of things they “really have no idea about.” If they heard someone else speaking of things they knew nothing about, she requested that they please refer them to her.
    Sorry to get into that, but I had to get that off my chest, she wrote.
    Karri also said she wanted to say thanks to her family and friends: [They] have supported me through this mess. If it were not for you guys and the good Lord giving me strength, I think I would crumble into a million pieces.
    Even through the sadness and confusion, she wrote, God had blessed her and her family far more than they deserved. She was grateful to get to spend time with her children, and to have gotten to do so much work at the church, all for Him, she said. Karri then asked for continuing prayers for her family and, strangely enough, for the church’s Vacation Bible School taking place that week: I hope that the Lord will claim some more victories in lives for HIM this week. May the Lord bless you all!
    There was a great deal of response to that post from several of Karri’s close friends and most loyal supporters, her legion of “true believers,” as it were. A long string of comments appeared below the post, most