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18. Frozen, page 285, October 12
Josie smiled at the boy’s antics. She let her eyes wander over the patchwork quilt. She fingered the bedstead. It was cool to her touch. Ever so gently she wrapped her hand around it, gripped it...
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18. Frozen, page 286, October 13
“Seth Gibson came back here?” Josie searched her mind for the missing details. “I heard him in the storm but…” “Don’t you worry none about that skunk. He never made it back. He’s likely froze to death...
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18. Frozen, page 287, October 14
“Thank you, Sarah.” Josie tried to wiggle her fingers free of her friend’s numbing hold, but Sarah remained oblivious. “Twarn’t nothin.'” The larger woman squirmed on the bedside like an impatient...
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Chapter 19. Home, page 288, October 15
My bones and brains feel like water, just as weak and slippery. I can’t hold onto a single thought for more than a breath, but I must try. There is something nagging at my mind. I should let it be and...
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19. Home, page 289, October 16
“Are you certain you feel well enough?” Mary Elisabeth asked for the third time in as many minutes. “Yes, Sister.” Josie concentrated on mastering the shake in her hand so she might fasten her buttons....
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19. Home, page 290, October 17
She looked into his dear face with a twinkle in her eye. “Then I expect you were outside the house keeping watch.” “She did allow me to wait in the parlor.” He chuckled. “Your sister was afraid my feet...
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19. Home, page 291, October 18
Ethan carried her down to a waiting, grinning audience. The children parted just enough to allow them inside their circle before they closed ranks and moved as one into the parlor. Carefully, Ethan...
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19. Home, page 292, October 19
“Look, Miss Josie!” George Washington raced over and squirmed himself between the two adults. He held out a fist, opening it slowly to reveal Ira’s promised sweets. In his other hand he brandished a...
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19. Home, page 293, October 20
Sarah dipped a hand into her skirt pocket. “I reckon you could put these socks to use now.” “She’s been knitting up a storm near every night,” Walter revealed in a booming voice. “Now, Walter,” Sarah...
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19. Home, page 294, October 21
Josie opened her mouth to protest. She was not going to spend another day in bed and miss Christmas with Ethan and the children. Her sister gave her a stern look. “See she doesn’t dawdle, Ethan.” A...
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19. Home, page 295, October 22
The tease fell on deaf ears. Josie lifted her eyes to the brilliant blue dome above them. A cold bright winter sun shone forth, setting the snow at their feet aglitter with a thousand diamonds of...
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19. Home, page 296, October 23
“I didn’t kill him. I wanted to. Turns out I couldn’t kill my brother, but rest assured he’ll remember our last meetin’.” He sighed. “I let him go, but he now bears the mark of Cain. I have yet to tell...
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19. Home, page 297, October 24
Josie entered the church on Ethan’s arm. The warmth of the sanctuary welcomed them. Ethan’s benches were filled with the folk of Sorrow River. Ethan boldly drew off her wrap, but Josie held a fearful...
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19. Home, page 298, October 25
“Amen!” Edith Brunner’s flat benediction slapped the silent crowd out of its trance. “No sense standin’ around and gawkin’ like a bunch of sheep.” “Edith!” Mathilda barked. “Sit down, Mathilda, you...
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19. Home, page 299, October 26
George Washington led the way, carrying Ethan’s Bible in both hands as if he held a priceless jewel. With a deliberateness born of reverence, and a confidence inspired by faith, Ethan opened the Holy...
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19. Home, page 300, October 27
Josie watched her children with satisfaction, but one glance at the audience told her she wasn’t alone. The adults’ faces glowed with parental pride. She caught Sarah’s enraptured gaze, but the woman...
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19. Home, page 301, October 28
Josie heard Judge Benner’s words, but looking up into Ethan’s honest features, she was hardly aware of anyone but her new husband. Ethan broke eye contact only for a split second when he reached into...
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19. Home, page 302, October 29
“Yes, Ma’am.”Ethan grinned. The rangy woman snuffled, then gave the tall preacher a quick hug. “It’s Christmas,” she defended as she straightened up. Mathilda Burns strutted forward, a sightless Hannah...
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19. Home, page 303, October 30
“As you would say, ‘All’s well that ends well.'” Josie tried to recapture the cheerfulness that surrounded them. “I don’t think of it as over,” Mary Elisabeth persisted. “He’s still out there. We both...
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November 2, FAITH IN THE SHADOWS
The purple splotched birthmark on her cheek brands Alice Wainwright a spinster. When a gentleman courts her, she jumps into a loveless engagement to Joshua, a braggart in desperate need of cash. His...
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