Family Wanted (Willow's Haven Book 1) by Renee Andrews

Author:Renee Andrews [Andrews, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Inspirational, Christian Romance, Worship, The Lord, Home, Small-Town, Single Father, Daughter, Secret, Heart Torn
ISBN: 9781460388570
Google: t5WOBgAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 24885395
Publisher: Love Inspired
Published: 2015-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

If I’d have known then what I know now...

There was something about the scent of sawdust that invigorated Titus, gave him a sense of accomplishment and pushed aside every ounce of tension. He’d loved the smell ever since he was a boy, when he and his father spent hours cutting and designing Titus’s car each year for the local pinewood derby. It hadn’t taken him long to realize how much he enjoyed building, creating something functional from little more than wood and nails. No matter how stressed he felt, he could count on his love of constructing to clear his mind, give him peace.

Today was no different. He’d wanted to replace the old porch rails, rotted from water damage, for at least a year but hadn’t made the time. However, as soon as Brodie and Savvy had picked up Savannah, he’d hauled his table saw to the front yard, set up the miter saw on the tailgate of his truck and started a project that, if he worked every spare minute, should be done before the day ended. That should be plenty of time for his place to match the other Main Street homes for next weekend’s Fourth of July activities.

It’d taken him hardly any time at all to rip out the weathered rails, and Titus wondered why he’d waited so long to start the repairs. The things were an eyesore, and he already felt better, even though the missing rails currently made the front porch look like a mouth with more than its share of lost teeth.

He wiped the sweat from his brow and took another look at the front of the house. Now that he allowed himself to really examine it, he noticed that much more than the porch rails needed repair. He spotted a couple of shingles curled up at the edges, and the trim desperately needed a fresh coat of paint. Trying to remember the last time he’d put any elbow grease into his own home, he was surprised to realize that it’d been before Nan’s departure.

The symbolism of him being so eager to fix the place up this morning wasn’t lost on him. For the past three years, he’d been stuck in the past, hanging on to what used to be and shirking even the mere thought of moving forward, of starting anything new, when it came to something that he’d shared with Nan. But that life had truly ended now, the box that sat in his foyer a potent reminder of the fact, and Titus needed to accept that reality and move on. Not only for his sake, but for his daughter’s.

Ready to cut another set of railings, he grabbed the pencil from behind his ear, measured off the two-by-four and brought it to the table saw. Focused on the task at hand, he didn’t notice the car pull into the driveway. However, after the final cut, he turned...and his breath caught in his throat.

Dazzling. The word slammed his thoughts and

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