Sweet Caroline(96)

2. Raised with a troubled mother, Caroline fell into the role of caring for her Dad and brother, bearing an emotional burden. How can we bear one another’s burdens while each one carrying their own weight? Do you carry burdens that are not yours?

3. Caroline’s friend Hazel offers her an amazing opportunity. Did it come at the right time? Does Caroline make the right decision?

4. Country star Mitch O’Neal wrote a song about cruising over the “yellow line.” What picture is he painting? What yellow lines have you crossed and how did you respond?

5. Caroline decides to give J. D. a chance. Discuss her motivation and hope in this.

6. What personal value did Caroline learn from her daddy? Discuss the importance of setting values early in our lives. Can it ever be too late?

7. The first time Caroline goes to church, God touches her. Discuss a time when you felt distant from God and He reached out to you in mercy and love.

8. Giving inspires giving. While Hazel is touting Caroline’s virtue to her boss Carlos, what does Caroline discover about the café and the cook, Andy Castleton?

9. Caroline makes a gutsy decision to turn down Mitch’s proposal. Why does she do this? How did you respond to her decision?

10. This story is about inheritance. Caroline inherits things from her Mama, Jones, and Jesus. Discuss her tangible and intangible inheritances.

11. Caroline muses about how her life changed the day a man died. Discuss the double-meaning of her insight.