Mountain Sanctuary by Lenora Worth

Author:Lenora Worth [Worth, Lenora]
Format: epub
Tags: American Light Romantic Fiction, Contemporary, General, Romance, Fiction, Fiction - Romance, Love stories, Romance - General, Single mothers, Christian, Religious - General, Christian - Romance, Religious, Christian fiction, Travel, Bed and breakfast accommodations, Ex-police officers, Bed & Breakfast, Arkansas, Bed and breakfast accommodations - Arkansas
ISBN: 9780373874736
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2008-03-01T23:11:09.328000+00:00

Much later, after she’d watch Kyle and her Daddy head off to church with Adam and the Creamers, Stella thought about that. Maybe she and Wally were grumpy in the mornings because both she and her father were always alone first thing in the morning.

But not today, she told herself. Not for the summer at least. This summer she would be able to stand at the kitchen window each morning and wait for Adam to come charging down the apartment stairs and right through the back door, a smile on his face and a song in his heart, bringing sunshine and hope with him. For a little while at least. Adam had brought new life to this old house.

And, she admitted, he was giving her a touch of hope. But she wasn’t going to get overly confident in that hope. Stella had been disappointed too many times to think things could actually be changing for the better in her life. So she grasped at that hope with a tentative hand, keeping it just out of reach. But she did want to find some sense of purpose again.

With that thought in mind, Stella went out to the garage studio, hoping to dabble in her china painting now that all the guests had left for the day. She needed some time to herself, to think about these new feelings. And with Adam’s gentle encouragement, she was eager to get back into her art again. She could do this; she could balance work and play and art and business. She had to do this, for Kyle’s sake. True, they didn’t have much in the way of money, but if things kept improving around the inn, they just might see a bit of a profit this year.

Maybe it is all about attitude, she thought as she strolled out toward the workshop. The house was looking better, but then, so was her attitude. Was that the secret to running a good business? Was that the secret to just getting through life?

She opened the double doors of the old studio, leaving them open to let the spring air and sunshine flow throughout the long room. The smell of Confederate jasmine drifted in from the bush running along the back fence. The bright yellow-and-white star-shaped blossoms fluttered in the breeze. Deciding she’d try to capture that image in some of her designs, Stella stood just inside the doors, sketching on a small pad. She’d pick a piece of white china, then using a drawing pencil and some graph paper, she’d carefully trace the motif on a plate or a cup, maybe. Then she’d mix the powdered paint on a tile with a palette knife, careful to make sure the paste was smooth and thick. Once she had the colors just right, she’d be ready to paint over the stencil on her porcelain. Stella loved the step-by-step process of readying her supplies for the task. Being alone in the quiet morning, trying to capture the essence of the pretty flowers, did make her feel closer to the Lord.

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