by Lynn Landes
“Come play, Daddy,” they call and Magdalaine sits and watches her boys play. She runs a hand over her small bump.
“Welcome to the family little one. You’re going to be so loved.” She sighs and jumps when her brother marches over to sit next to her.
“Jack how are you?” she nudges him and stares at the handsome young man beside her.
He frowns, “I have news Mag’s.” His deep voice startles her for a moment. It hard to see him as a man, when she remembers the baby.
“Care to share it?” she asks.
“I got it,” he grins at her surprised look.
“What?!” she shouts, and he laughs as she throws her arms around his shoulders and hugs him close. “Jack, I’m so proud of you!”
“Thanks, Mag’s. I couldn’t have done it without your help. Apprenticing in the kitchen at the largest Hotel in Little Falls is one thing, but what if I fail. It’s Paris, Magdalaine,” he drops his head and looks at his hands.
She grips it and squeezes gently. “I know exactly how you feel, Jack. I left at sixteen for Boston. It was terrifying, but so exciting too. The things you will be able to see, and experience Jack can’t be taught. They have to be experienced. You were born to do this you just have to have hope.” She glances at her boys playing with Shep and she smiles as she quotes Jeremiah 29:11.
“I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. They are plans for peace, not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope.”
Jacks sits up taller, “I like the sound of the Mag’s, thank you,” he presses a kiss to her head.
“No problem.”
“Just one. Now I have to tell Mom and Dad,” he quips.
“Uncle Jack, come play!” the boys shout and run over to pull him into the grass. Shep shoves a glove at him and sits next to his wife.
“Wanna sneak away before anyone notices?” he asks pulling her to her feet.
“I’d go anywhere with you, Mr. Millard.”
Laughter floats around them as the door closes.
The End.
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An answered prayer brings two families together. Anika agrees to become a wet-nurse for the family. Delaney needs a safe place to grow up, away from sorrow and fear. Will they find shelter with the Ward family?
Two broken-hearted families must find a way to move past the pain and choose forgiveness. Will they feed the shadows growing in their hearts or allow God to heal their wounds?
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London Taylor works as a lady’s maid by day, while secretly playing the stock market. Becoming “the mouse” was necessary to get the job. Everyone warned her that Tessa Hubbard was horrible to work for, but the job came with perks. It was supposed to be a simple thing. Wear a disguise, work hard and secretly play the stock market. When London overhears a plot, she is forced to make a choice that will alter the path of her life.
This is a heartwarming tale of two people trying to trust the Lord to guide their path, and along the way find a love worth fighting for.
About the Author
Lynn Landes is the author and independent publisher of multiple books in all age brackets. Her stories span the spectrum of Fiction, from historical romance, paranormal, romantic suspense to Christian fiction to fantasy including the best-selling Mercy’s Promise Series.
Educated as a teacher Lynn never lost her love for literature and began writing at an early age. Poetry, short stories and fiction. She regularly can be found in the car rider line at her children’s school writing on receipts, napkins or whatever scraps are at the bottom of her purse. A Virginia girl at heart, she lives with her husband and three children in South Carolina.