Katie's Redemption by Patricia Davids

Author:Patricia Davids [Davids, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Religious
ISBN: 9781426850547
Google: ZWJbaMJyZHcC
Amazon: B002WEPD0O
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2010-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

Sunday morning dawned overcast and gray. The warm spell had come to an end. Winter reclaimed the land for a little while longer, sending a cold, drizzling rain that fit Katie’s mood. She would have to make some kind of decision soon. Without her brother, she had no one to turn to now. She needed a new plan.

As much as she wanted to be angry with Malachi, she couldn’t. She’d never felt like she belonged in his home.

Gazing at her baby sleeping sweetly in her arms, Katie tried to block out the despair that threatened to overwhelm her. She was bone tired. Between Rachel’s frequent night feedings and the lingering effects of her hike into town, she could barely keep her eyes open. Any sleep she did get was filled with nightmares of what would happen to them now. No matter what, she had to protect her child.

Outside, buggy after buggy began to arrive. Katie watched the gathering from her upstairs window. Families came together, the men and boys in their black suits and hats, the girls and women in dark dresses with their best black bonnets on their heads.

While most came in buggies, a number of people arrived on foot. Before long the yard was filled with black buggies and the line stretched partway down the lane. The tired horses, some who’d brought a family from as far away as fifteen miles, were unhitched and taken to the corrals.

Nettie had invited Katie to attend services, but she had declined. She didn’t belong among them. She didn’t belong anywhere.

What was she going to do? How would she take care of Rachel? How would they live?

Why had God sent her this trial?

She turned her limited options over and over in her mind. Perhaps Amber had learned of a job Katie could take? It didn’t matter what it was. She’d do anything. Anything.

She turned away from the window. Knowing that the services would last for several hours, she was prepared to stay in her room the entire time. What she wasn’t prepared for was the tug of emotion she felt when the first familiar hymn began.

Downstairs, the slow and mournful chanting rose in volume, as voices blended together in one of the ancient songs that had been passed down through the generations. No music accompanied the singing. The Amish needed only the voices of the faithful.

Listening to the words of sorrow, hope and God’s promise of salvation, Katie felt a stirring deep within her soul. She knew sorrow, she needed hope, but she was afraid to trust God’s mercy.

Moving to the door, Katie opened it a crack. The song continued for another few minutes, then silence fell over the house. She opened the door farther and caught the sound of a man’s voice. The preaching had begun, but she couldn’t quite make out the words.

Moving outside her room, she stopped at the top of the stairwell where she could hear better. Standing soon grew tiring and she sank down to sit on the top riser.

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