Healing Sarah's Heart by Tammy Shuttlesworth

Author:Tammy Shuttlesworth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2014-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Jeremiah patted Sarah’s neck with his hand. “Come on. Wake up, Sarah.”

When Sarah mumbled, the feeling of helplessness that had overcome Jeremiah initially when Sarah collapsed began to fade.

“Please, Sarah.” Jeremiah brushed a lock of hair off her brow.

“Jeremiah?”

“Yes. It is me.”

“What happened?”

“Well, I guess the only way to say it is. . .you swooned.”

Sarah pushed her way up to a sitting position. “I will have you know that I never swoon. I thank you for assisting me, Mr. Stewart, but I am fine.”

Sarah sounded determined, but she was shaking. “Are you sure?”

“Of course I am.” Sarah shrugged her shoulders and shook her hands in front of her. “See? I am fine.”

“What is going on out there?” Bessie’s piercing question traveled down the hall.

“Nothing to worry about, little sis,” Jeremiah called out.

“If you do not leave soon, Bessie will be coming out here to find out what happened,” Sarah said. “She should not be up, having given birth only yesterday.”

“I just want to assure myself that you are all right before I go,” Jeremiah insisted.

Sarah rubbed the sides of her head. “Will you quit arguing with me? You are giving me a head pain.”

Sarah did seem to be herself. When she had slumped to the floor, he hadn’t moved fast enough to catch her. He had worried that Sarah might have seriously injured herself.

Jeremiah thought himself strong and capable, but the sight of Sarah lying on the floor had twisted through him with vicious force. Without thinking, he brushed his hand across her forehead again.

Sarah shoved his hand away. “Bessie told me once that you are persistent. I guess she is right, but I honestly do not need someone to fuss over me. I am capable of taking care of myself.”

Sarah wished Jeremiah would leave, for his arm around her shoulder felt too comforting as he helped her to a chair.

“I only want to help you,” Jeremiah replied. “I am sorry if you think that what I am doing is wrong.”

“It is not,” Sarah said. “I am just tired of telling people that I am the only one I can depend on.”

Jeremiah searched her face. “As far as I am concerned, leaning on others signifies courage, and there is nothing wrong with doing so. No matter what, I know of only one ultimate source of peace. I need to pray, Sarah. Will you join me?”

Jeremiah stretched a hand toward her and closed his eyes. He began to offer a prayer of thanks that Sarah wasn’t seriously injured. When he felt the tentative brush of Sarah’s fingertips on his own, he thought his soul would never stop singing.

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