Kauffman 01 - A Gift of Grace by Clipston Amy

Author:Clipston, Amy [Clipston, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780310289838
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2009-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Swiping away a tear, Rebecca watched Jessica stomp up the stairs. Her niece’s words echoed in her mind. Poor Jessica had been trying to do something good. She wanted to finish the weeding so Daniel would realize she was truly trying to be helpful. However, the good intentions had blown up in her face. Now her niece’s heart was broken, and Rebecca’s heart was shredded.

Daniel’s reaction had rattled Rebecca. Up until today, she hadn’t seen him lose his temper about the girls. Now he was furious, and she wondered how she was going to make Daniel see that Jessica only wanted to impress him. All Daniel would see was an inappropriately dressed girl doing work on Sunday. To make matters worse, she had embarrassed him in front of his brother Robert yet again. Daniel would never believe that Jessica was trying to gain his approval.

How could she make him see the whole picture without getting him angrier than he already was? But if she didn’t try to make Daniel see the truth, he would never know how hard Jessica was trying. It seemed Rebecca would never win in this situation. No matter what she did, she was bound to hurt someone she loved.

Had God heard her prayers? Was He listening?

Sighing, Rebecca wiped another tear and cleared her throat. She had to pull herself together before she went outside to greet her visitors.

“I guess that didn’t go well, huh?” Lindsay asked, sidling up to Rebecca.

“No, not at all.” Rebecca folded her arms across her chest. “She said she was trying to help. She thought that by doing the weeding she could win Daniel over.”

“She picked the wrong day to do it, though. And that outfit was just about the worst possible.” Lindsay shook her head and frowned. “I wish we had gotten home before Robert pulled up. I could’ve gotten her inside and avoided everyone seeing her.”

“Ya,” Rebecca said, studying her niece.

Rebecca had been so proud to have Lindsay with her today. Lindsay looked like she belonged, sitting with Katie and the other young women their age during the service. The community had embraced her during the service. Rebecca was still astounded by Lindsay’s interest in the Faith and her desire to be a part of it. Unfortunately, she had no idea how to reach Jessica.

“Do you want me to check on her?” Lindsay asked, nodding toward the stairs.

“I don’t know.” Rebecca shook her head. “I think she may need to be alone.”

Lindsay bit her bottom lip as if contemplating the situation.

“We’ll check on her later,” Rebecca said, looping her arm around Lindsay’s shoulders. “I promise. Right now we need to be with our guests and act like nothing happened.”

“Ya.” Her niece nodded with emphasis. “Nothing happened. Got it.”

Plastering a smile on her face despite her inner turmoil, Rebecca took Lindsay’s hand and led her back out to the yard, where Daniel stood talking with Robert and Sadie.

The children were gathered around the fence by the horses. Katie met Lindsay’s gaze and gestured for her to approach.

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