The Wonder of His Love: A Christian Romance (Fostered by Love Book 1) by Jordan Kimberly Rae

Author:Jordan, Kimberly Rae [Jordan, Kimberly Rae]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Three Strand Press
Published: 2016-10-02T04:00:00+00:00

Noella stared at the front of the sanctuary as she waited for the service to begin. It was the first Sunday of Advent, and the platform held a tree and decorations that hadn’t been there the previous week. The tall full evergreen had tons of little white lights on it but no other decorations. There were poinsettias on the other side of the platform, and on the floor in front of the podium, there was a table that held the advent candles, one of which would be lit later in the service according to the program she held.

The strains of O Holy Night drifted from the piano as the pianist played the prelude. All around her, people filed into the pews, their conversation muted. When she felt movement beside her, Noella glanced over to see Finn settling onto the pew next to her.

“Is this seat taken?” he asked with a smile.

Noella gave a quick shake of her head. “It’s all yours.”

“Hey, man,” Forrest said as he looked past Erin, gesturing to the spot next to Tennyson. “We saved you a seat.”

Finn rested his arm on the pew behind Noella as he leaned forward. “Thanks, but I’ve got one here.”

“I can see that.” Forrest grinned as he winked at Noella.

Feeling her face flush with heat, Noella bent her head and brushed at some invisible lint on her skirt. She should have known that she’d be the recipient of teasing once her foster brothers—especially Forrest—got wind of any sort of interest a guy had in her.

As the worship team gathered at the front, Finn sat back but didn’t remove his arm. Noella found that she liked it a little bit too much. She knew it was making a statement, just like him bringing her hot chocolate had. All of Finn’s actions were forcing Noella to really look at how important her initial approach to a relationship was. She needed to give it some serious thought since she hadn’t anticipated agreeing to something like Finn seemed interested in. But, for the moment, she was going to try to enjoy the first Christmas service of the season.

As they moved through the service, each time they sat back down after standing to sing, Finn would once again put his arm behind her on the pew. She tried not to let it be a distraction since they were in church, but it was hard.

Just before the message, two young people went to stand beside the table. One held a lit candle while the other took their place behind a microphone. Noella listened as the young woman read about the first candle. The candle of hope. Though she’d sat through services like this many times in the past, this year it was as if her heart had softened toward the season and what it meant. She wasn’t just hearing about the hope of those waiting for Christ’s birth, she was experiencing that hope for the first time herself.

As they stood to sing after the first candle had been lit, Noella gripped the pew in front of her.

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