On Your Knees by Liz Bradford

Author:Liz Bradford [Bradford, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Stand on the Rock Publishing
Published: 2019-09-16T23:00:00+00:00

Ella kept stirring the sauce. It was the only way to keep her hands from shaking. It had been a long day of nothing. She had helped Amelia sort through baby things, mostly hand-me-downs from Becca and Becca’s sister, Amy. It had been a perfect distraction, but it hadn’t lasted more than a few hours. Then she was back to avoiding sleep. Her nerves were fried, leaving her stomach with a perpetual state of queasiness. O Lord, help. Bring peace to my soul. I’m so weary. I know I need to sleep, but the dreams… She needed to refocus. She had spent the hour after Adam left and before Amelia got up reading her Bible. It had been wonderful, and the Lord had really touched her heart and given her peace, but that peace was once again dwindling.

She was also anxious for Adam to get there. They had talked almost thirty minutes ago, and given the threat he received today, she was more worried about him than ever. Hopefully, he’d show up soon.

Thunder rumbled outside. It sounded like they were in for a doozy of a storm. But the sound of thunder always reminded her of one of her favorite hymns, so she started singing softly.

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, consider all the worlds thy hands have made,

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy pow’r thro’out the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul, my savior God to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

Then sings my soul, my savior God to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

She sang the last verse and chorus, and a familiar baritone joined in. Without stopping, she turned to see Adam standing at the edge of the kitchen, looking just as exhausted as she felt.

Then sings my soul, my savior God to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

Then sings my soul, my savior God to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

She wished he believed the words he so easily sang with her. Jesus, please draw him to your heart. “Hey.”

“Hey.” He moved closer to her.

She was sure he wanted to hug her, but she turned and attended to the food on the stove. The flashbacks were sitting on the sidelines just waiting to play, but she would do everything in her might to keep them benched. “Rough day, huh?” she asked him.

“You could say that. What did Amelia tell you?”

“Everything you told her.”

Amelia walked into the kitchen. “Any developments? Any idea where the flowers came from?”

“There are a few possibilities. Where are the kids?”

“They’re upstairs,” Amelia said. “Go ahead and fill us in.”

Ella put down the spoon she was using to stir the alfredo and stepped across the kitchen to where Adam was pulling out a stack of photographs.

“These are the only four people who entered the squad room and could have possibly been carrying the flowers.” Adam laid the pictures out across the counter and held up another.

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