Chase kissed her. “Since most of them look like their mother, that’s not at all hard to do.”
It was such a romantic thing to say, but then she’d learned early on that this was what she could expect from him. Chase McCandles loved his God, his wife, and his children with his whole heart. Through the years he had taught Rusty so much. They had grown in the Lord and closer to each other with every passing day.
“Coming to bed now?” Rusty asked.
“Yes.”
Chase joined her a few minutes later. Rusty let a huge sigh escape when her head was finally pillowed on Chase’s shoulder.
“Why the sigh?” he asked.
“Eight children, Chase. Can you believe it?”
“Yes, I can, but even if I were having trouble, I would need only to walk around the landing and look into each door.”
Rusty laughed. “A long time ago I asked God to remember me when He thought of motherhood.”
“I didn’t know that.” Chase came up on one elbow to look down into her face.
“It’s true.” Rusty brushed the hair from his brow. “I worked with children at the orphanage and even with Quin, and I wondered when I would have children of my own.”
Chase smiled. “Now Quintin is your own, plus seven besides. God certainly did remember you, didn’t He, Katherine?”
“Yes, He did, but that’s no surprise at all, is it?”
“No surprise at all,” he echoed softly, a smile in his voice. “No surprise at all.”
About
the Author
LORI WICK is one of the most
versatile Christian fiction
writers in the market today. Her
works include pioneer fiction,
two series set in England, and
contemporary novels. Lori’s books
(more than 5 million copies in
print) continue to delight readers
and top the Christian bestselling
fiction list. Lori and her
husband, Bob, live in
Wisconsin and are parents
of “the three coolest
kids in the world.”
Books by Lori Wick
A Place Called Home Series
A Place Called Home
A Song for Silas
A Gathering of Memories
The Californians
Whatever Tomorrow Brings
As Time Goes By
Sean Donovan
Donovan’s Daughter
Kensington Chronicles
The Hawk and the Jewel
Wings of the Morning
Who Brings Forth the Wind
The Knight and the Dove
Rocky Mountain Memories
Where the Wild Rose Blooms
Whispers of Moonlight
To Know Her by Name
Promise Me Tomorrow
The Yellow Rose Trilogy
Every Little Thing About You
A Texas Sky
City Girl
English Garden Series
The Proposal
The Rescue
The Visitor
The Pursuit
The Tucker Mills Trilogy
Moonlight on the Millpond
Just Above a Whisper
Other Fiction
Sophie’s Heart
Beyond the Picket Fence
Pretense
The Princess
Bamboo & Lace
Every Storm
Harvest House Publishers
Fiction for Every Taste and Interest
Phil Callaway
The Edge of the World
Wonders Never Cease
Linda Chaikin
Desert Rose
Desert Star
Mindy Starns Clark
THE MILLION DOLLAR
MYSTERIES SERIES
A Penny for Your Thoughts
Don’t Take Any Wooden
Nickels
A Dime a Dozen
A Quarter for a Kiss
The Buck Stops Here
SMART CHICK MYSTERY SERIES
The Trouble with Tulip
Roxanne Henke
COMING HOME TO
BREWSTER SERIES
After Anne
Finding Ruth
Becoming Olivia
Always Jan
Melanie Jeschke
THE OXFORD
CHRONICLE SERIES
Inklings
Expectations
THE OTHER WAY HOME SERIES
A Journey by Chance
After All These Years
Just to See You Smile
The Winding Road Home
IN A HEARTBEAT SERIES
In a Heartbeat
Flash Point
Moment of Truth
Susan Meissner
Why the Sky Is Blue
A Window to the World
Remedy for Regret
Craig Parshall
CHAMBERS OF JUSTICE SERIES
The Resurrection File
Custody of the State
The Accused
Missing Witness
The Last Judgement
Raymond Reid
The Gate Seldom Found
Debra White Smith
THE AUSTEN SERIES
First Impressions
Reason and Romance
Central Park
Northpointe Chalet