Bygones (40 page)

He scooped her into his arms, pulling her against his shoulder. “What about Beth? Will she return to Cheyenne alone?”

She made no effort to extricate herself from his embrace. Her face against his neck, she murmured, “God has brought us back together. He’ll take care of Beth—I trust Him with her.”

He crushed her close, burying his face in the scent of her hair, before setting her aside. Tears trailed down her smiling face, and he brushed them away with his thumbs.

Her sweet lips curved into a smile that sent his heart racing. “Merry Christmas, Henry.”

For once, Henry’s clumsy tongue found the perfect words. “You are my God-bestowed gift. I love you, my Marie.”

Kim Vogel Sawyer is wife to Don, mother to three girls, grandmother to three boys, and a former elementary school teacher. A lifetime writer, Kim travels to women’s groups to share her testimony and her love for writing, tying together the skill of writing a good story with the good plan God has for each life. She is very active in her church, where she serves as adult Sunday school teacher and participates in the music ministry in both vocal and bell choirs.