Hello, I'm David Kern.

I'm Heidi White.

I'm Karen Swallow Pryor.

And you are listening to Close Reads, a podcast for the Incurable Reader.

And we are here to discuss chapters 17 through 20 of Charlotte Bronte's great novel, Jane Eyre.

We've got a lot to talk about this week.

Before we dive into the book, though, I want to ask everybody to remember and to pray for Tim, our regular here on the show.

His dad passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer in the last week.

And if you're following him on social media or part of the Facebook group, you may already know this.

But I know that a lot of you don't. And we just wanted to ask you to following him on social media or part of the Facebook group, you may already know this, but I know that a lot of you don't.

And we just wanted to ask you to keep him and his family and especially his mom in your prayers,

be thinking about them.

So I wanted to let Tim know that we're thinking about him.

And there's a lot of love for you, Tim, and we're praying for you guys.

And we love you.

So I just wanted to

start with that. Heidi, I don't know if you want to say anything. I wanted to give you a chance.

It is. I just talked to Tim, and he was saying that it's just so up and down and to lose a loved one

after a long battle with cancer. And yeah, so I know that the prayer is, it is very meaningful to him.

He doesn't see it as like, oh yeah, thoughts and prayers with you.

But like, it's really meaningful to him to know that everyone's praying for him.

So, and also feel free to reach out on Facebook, send him a message or something like that.

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