Love Finds You in Bridal Veil, Oregon by Miralee Ferrell

Author:Miralee Ferrell [Ferrell, Miralee]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781935416630
Publisher: BookMasters
Published: 2011-03-10T06:00:00+00:00

Margaret sat on the bank of the stream a hundred feet below the waterfall, plucking at the grass growing close to the water’s edge. It was the first time since the children had come, and certainly the first time since they’d tried to run away, that she’d felt comfortable leaving them for any length of time. Samantha had promised with her hand covering her heart that she and Joel would still be home when she got back. The solemn look in Samantha’s eyes convinced her that the girl had spoken the truth, and Margaret left with a sense of peace blanketing her soul. Maybe Sammie was beginning to trust her, and she could get beneath the hard shell the girl used to protect her small family.

Margaret couldn’t believe how much the two young people had grown on her since they’d arrived. Sure, she’d always enjoyed children, or she wouldn’t have taken up teaching, but Samantha and Joel had struck a deep place in her heart. Not that there was a bevy of occupations a girl could turn to in a small town—which made it even nicer that she enjoyed her job. But Samantha and Joel were different. They weren’t just any children. Margaret wrinkled her brow and struggled to understand her feelings. They were hurting, scared, and needed someone to protect them—and they accepted her for who she was, demanding little in return. It had been too long since she’d felt needed in just that way.

The sun streaming through the trees warmed her bare ankles, and the soft breeze dried the last drops of water lingering from cooling her feet in the creek. The water still had a bite to it, as the snow in the high Cascades continued to melt and pour into the swollen creeks. The rush of the waterfall and the distance from town softened the whine of the planer mill to the point where the stream and the squawk of a blue jay were the primary sounds breaking the peace of the late afternoon hour.

She leaned back on the grassy bank and laced her fingers under her head. How wonderful to experience such peace, after so much turmoil and pain. Nothing would mar this hour that God had given her. She closed her eyes and lifted her heart to Him, seeking to understand what He might want to share. It had been far too long since she’d opened her soul to His voice, and even now, fear and doubt tried to creep into her spirit. What made her think God would show her the answers to the myriad of questions that sometimes kept her awake at night?

What if she thought she heard His voice again, and made the wrong decision regarding the children—or Andrew? It wasn’t just her life that hung in the balance, the way it had been when she thought God told her He’d take care of her future with Nathaniel. Obviously, it hadn’t mattered to Nathaniel, but she’d been so sure. So positive…

A nearby bush rustled and her heart jumped, then galloped like a runaway horse.

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