Everything that was precious to him was embodied in the scene before him. His family was bound together with an everlasting cord of love and commitment and faith.
An array of emotions flooded him—hope, joy, the most transcendent peace he had ever known. His throat swelled, and he sent a prayer of profound gratitude heavenward.
John opened the door and stepped out into the yard. Across the wide expanse of grass came the joyful cries of a curly-haired little girl. She ran toward him on pudgy legs, her silvery voice calling, “Grandpa! Grandpa!”
ISBN: 978-1-4268-0749-7
A VOW TO CHERISH
Steeple Hill Books/October 2007
First published by Bethany House
Copyright © 1996, 2006 by Deborah Raney
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