Forever (Firstborn) by Karen Kingsbury

Author:Karen Kingsbury
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: FICTION / Christian / General, FICTION / General
ISBN: 9781414341408
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2007-02-28T11:00:00+00:00

The church service Sunday moved both Ashley and Landon.

Pastor Mark Atteberry had preached on service and how God’s people were created to serve. “The ‘one anothering’ that goes on throughout the Bible is proof enough. Every day you should wake up and ask God what He wants you to do that day, how you can serve someone else. Whatever your troubles, serving others is one of the greatest cures.”

When they’d collected Cole from his Sunday school classroom and Devin from the nursery, Ashley linked her arm through Landon’s. “That sermon made me think of you.”

“Oh yeah?” He had Devin’s baby carrier hooked on his other arm. Cole danced merrily in front of them as they walked.

“Yeah.” She nuzzled against his shoulder, then released his arm. “That’s all you ever do. Serve people. Ever since I’ve known you.”

“Well . . . I’m not sure about that.” He grinned at her. “There was that one time at the last Fourth of July picnic when I tried my hardest to beat your dad in a fishing contest.”

“You still ended up serving, Daddy.” Cole turned around and flashed a smile at him. “Sort of.”

“Is that right?” Landon rubbed the top of Cole’s head. “How so?”

“Because Papa won, and you had to go in the lake with all your clothes on.” Cole was reduced to giggles at the memory. “Maybe you didn’t mean it to happen, but that was fun for the rest of us.”

Ashley laughed too.

Landon set Devin’s baby carrier down and did a reenactment of himself splashing around the shallow lake water in his clothes. “How’s that?” He picked up the carrier again.

“Funny!” Cole laughed harder than before. “So funny.”

“Yep, that’s me.” Landon found his place next to Ashley again. “Anything to keep the rest of you happy.”

Cole’s giggles faded as he skipped toward their Durango.

“I’m serious, though.” Ashley looked up at Landon. “Pastor Mark spent the hour talking about service, and all I could think about was you. Out there fighting fires and saving lives, running off to New York City to find Jalen.” Her voice fell a notch. “Chasing after me, even when I was a complete brat.”

Landon smiled. “Is that what you were?”

“Sometimes.” She gave him a wary look.

“Sometimes?” He stopped and faced her. His eyes danced.

“Okay, a lot of times.” She loved the way they could stop on a dime and find that place of butterflies and magic, that crazy-in-love feeling that put them in their own world, even in the middle of the church parking lot.

“Yeah.” He touched her face and worked his fingers into her hair. “A lot of times.”

“But there you were . . . hanging around again and again for me.”

“For you?” He chuckled. “That was for Cole, you mean.”

“Guys!” Cole was hopping up and down near the SUV. “Hurry with all that mushy stuff. I have to go to the bathroom.”

Ashley and Landon laughed.

“We’re coming.” Then Ashley eased her hand along her husband’s neck and cradled the back of his head. She drew him closer and kissed him.

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