The skin beside David’s eyes crinkled even before his mouth curved. “Over the moon. Mamm has been despairing of me. She’ll burst into tears, too. You must know that.”
“Esther may take it harder.” Oh, why had she even said that?
But this man who intended to stand with her for the rest of their lives only shook his head, eyes warm on her face. “After your talk today, I think she’ll come around fine.” His smile widened. “Miriam, Miriam. You aren’t trusting in God.”
Now he teased her. And yet . . . she wondered if she’d been running from him, afraid to trust herself to him.
“I do,” she said softly. “I trust Him, and I trust you.”
His gaze didn’t leave hers. He warmed her, uplifted her, inspired her—and renewed her faith.
Miriam took a very brief moment to bow her head and thank her Lord for opening her eyes to this man. Her life with David and any kinder they were blessed enough to have would always be filled with love.
About the Author
The author of more than a hundred books for children and adults, Janice Kay Johnson writes about love and family—about the way generations connect and the power our earliest experiences have on us throughout life. An eight-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA award, she won a RITA in 2008 for her Harlequin Superromance novel Snowbound. A former librarian, Janice raised two daughters in a small town north of Seattle, Washington.
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