Child of Promise by Kathleen Morgan

Author:Kathleen Morgan [Morgan, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2010-11-23T23:00:00+00:00

The snow fell all day, covering the land with a thick, white blanket that only grew deeper as the hours passed. The sky took on the leaden color of a storm growing in strength and power. Clouds sagged with the weight of rising moisture, until it became difficult to see more than a few yards above or ahead. And then the wind picked up, howling wildly as it careened between buildings and down the streets.

Noah glanced up from the sermon he was preparing for tomorrow’s service on Sunday, January 30, and frowned. January and February were traditionally the most bitter, snow-laden winter months in these parts. The pending storm, however, promised to be one of the worst he had ever seen.

He laid down his pen and glanced at his desk clock. Half past three. Save for a few finishing touches, his sermon was done. Though he made it a policy not to take work home with him, today was an exception. The weather outside would only get worse. The thought of watching it from the warm, snug haven of the rectory with Millie, Emily, and Beth held great appeal.

It was frigid outside, well below zero, he noted as he paused to check the thermometer nailed beside the church’s side door. Noah turned up his collar, hunched down in his coat’s thick, woolen warmth, and made a dash down the street toward the rectory.

The dash, however, quickly slowed to a trudge through the knee-high drifts. By the time he stomped into the rectory’s entry, he was coated from head to toe in thick, fat flakes.

“Oh, thank the Lord!” Luanne ran into the entry as Noah stood there, slapping off as much snow as he could from his clothing. “I was hoping you’d come home early, Father Starr. It’s a long walk to my house, and what with the snow getting so deep . . .”

“Would you like me to hitch up the horse and buggy and take you home?” he asked. “I’d be glad to, you know.”

“Well, if you wouldn’t mind too much, Father Starr.” Her expression brightened. “And then, on the way back, you could fetch Dr. MacKay, too. She hasn’t come home from the clinic yet, but she sure needs to right soon, don’t you think?”

“Yes, I think so, too.” He hung his coat on the coatrack. “Let me just check first with Millie. And where’s Emily?”

“Emily’s in with Millie. They’re both still napping.”

“Okay. That should be all right. We’ll only be gone about fifteen minutes or so.” Noah took up his coat again, donned it over his woolen neck scarf, slipped on his gloves, and added a knit woolen cap to his head. “Stay inside here until I bring the buggy around. Then come on out with those two lap robes in the trunk there.”

Luanne nodded. Noah shot her a quick smile, then headed around back to the stable. The horse was none too fond of the idea of going out into the near-blizzard conditions, but Noah was finally able to coax the animal into the buggy traces.

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