Summer Dreams by Delia Latham

Author:Delia Latham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian Fiction
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2017-04-17T04:00:00+00:00

10

On the way to church the next morning, comfortably ensconced in Logan’s car, Summer sat in contemplative silence. With the night behind her, she felt a little more inclined to question Deah’s motives. She’d risen early and hurried outside to spend a few minutes with Freckle and to put out his liquid meal—which hadn’t yet seemed to affect him adversely, despite her initial concerns.

Had she not promised to attend service with Logan, she might have hung out with her little friend all day. It would have been an excuse to be nearby, where she could keep an eye on her cousin. Deah’s out-of-character behavior concerned Summer, especially with Miss Angie in the line of fire if her cousin had some underhanded scheme in mind.

But Logan had been so excited about taking her to meet his pastor and a couple of friends at the church. He’d promised a tour of Chrysalis, as well—the local teen shelter operated by Cambria House of Praise. The teen outreach was still new to the village, and Logan said the community had embraced it with open arms, to the surprise of almost everyone involved.

The new wife of Logan’s friend, Declan Keller, had been instrumental in getting the place going. Although he himself had admittedly done only a little toward making the shelter a reality, Logan supported Chrysalis whole-heartedly, and wanted Summer to see what it was all about.

In the face of his enthusiasm, she’d been unable to bring herself to disappoint him by staying home. But her mind insisted on running down a half dozen rabbit trails of possibility, and imagining unfavorable scenarios at the end of each.

Logan reached across the seat, took her hand and gave it a squeeze. “Let go and let God, Summer.”

She blinked, startled. A wave of warmth flooded her cheeks when she realized she’d been so caught up in her own concerns she’d forgotten where she was. “Oh, Logan…I’m sorry. I’ve been rude.” She angled to face him. “I probably should’ve stayed home. I can’t stop thinking about what she’s up to.”

“Deah?”

She nodded, unwilling to go into detail about her cousin’s usual, less-than-admirable behavior, which Logan hadn’t witnessed last night. Deah wasn’t her favorite person, but she did care about her and had no desire to paint her in a negative light.

“Let me ask you something. Do you believe God is bigger than Deah?”

“Of course He is.”

“Good.” He grinned and winked, clearly trying to lighten her mood. “First question answered correctly. Here’s the next one. Do you believe Miss Angie is a friend of God?”

She hesitated, struck by his terminology.

A friend of God.

What an amazing, mind-bending concept. And yet…yes, if anyone in this world was a friend of Christ, Miss Angie certainly was.

“Yes.” She whispered the word, still caught up in the magnitude of the phrase.

A friend of God.

“Two for two.” Logan chuckled. “You’re doing great. Now, here’s the kicker. If God is bigger than Deah, and if He is Miss Angie’s Friend, then seriously…what could you do back there at

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