Rock Harbor Series - 03 - Into the Deep by Colleen Coble

Author:Colleen Coble [Coble, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense, Mystery, ebook, Inspirational, book
Goodreads: 15869689
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Published: 2004-09-01T05:00:00+00:00

15

Bree trudged into Nicholls’s Finnish Imports. Anu stood folding Tshirts at a display table. Her bright smile dimmed when she saw Bree’s face.

“Ah, kulta, I see your day on your face. You need a hug. Come here.” She held out her arms, and Bree allowed herself to be wrapped in them.

“He’s gone, Anu. I think he’s gone for good.”

“It’s only been a week, Bree. Do not give up yet. I’ve been praying, and I believe we will find our Samson.”

Bree pulled back and looked into her mother-in-law’s face. “Really, Anu? You really believe that?”

“I know it in my heart. You must believe too.”

“I wish I could.” Bree stepped away and fished in her pocket for a tissue. “Where’s Davy?”

“He is fine, kulta. Naomi has him.”

“How’s Hilary doing? I haven’t talked to her since Samson was taken. She called and left a message on my machine. She said she was so sorry about Samson.”

“In spite of her dislike of dogs, she likes Samson more than she admits.”

“I’ll take your word for it.” She poured a cup of coffee from the pot on the counter. “What did you and Davy do today?”

“I took Davy to visit his grandfather.” Anu said.

“When does Abraham expect to be moved to the state prison?”

“Soon, perhaps as early as next week. I wanted to see him before he went. The pastor has been to see him every few days, and I have hopes that he will accept Christ soon.”

Anu’s face was glowing, and Bree gave a slight smile. “It amazes me that you can still show concern and love for him after he deserted you for thirty years. You know all he did, but you can still forgive him.”

“To harbor bitterness would accomplish nothing,” Anu said. “It would hurt me more than it would harm him. God loves him just as much as he loves me. All people are able to be redeemed.”

“I don’t know about that,” Bree said.

“Ah, I see by your face, you are thinking of your parents. You must let go of that bitterness, kulta. If you do not root it out, it will send its tentacles into every area of your life. It was your mother’s birthday recently, no?”

Bree shook her head. “I sent a card and got the usual response: nothing. I didn’t expect anything other than maybe a request for money. I guess I’m surprised even that hasn’t come through. She hasn’t called in over a year.”

“Maybe she is sober now.”

Bree gave a short laugh. “I’ve been accused of being a Pollyanna, but even I know better than to hope for something like that.”

“God can transform even a life like your mother’s.”

Bree knew Anu meant well, but she’d never met the drunk who raised Bree. Bree usually thought of her mother as Dolores instead of Mom. Such a warm, fuzzy endearment like “Mom” or “Mother” didn’t apply to a hot-tempered woman who spent nearly every evening passed out on the sofa.

“What of your father? Have you been to see him?”

Bree shook her head.

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