Reaching across the table, I squeezed her hand. “Oh, Mom, think of it! Think of the people we’ve always looked up to, so respectable and virtuous, so God-fearing and honest. How’d they get that way? Maybe it’s because they came through some tough times. Maybe it’s because they strayed from the Lord and He brought them back and they’ve experienced God’s grace first hand. I’d say our family is a shining example of God’s forgiveness. They sinned, they repented, and they held up their heads and kept going. They sure didn’t knuckle under in shame and defeat, and we won’t either. I’m pretty proud of them all.
Maybe it was our way of dealing with Burke’s sensational story. Maybe we had downed too much tea and coffee; whatever the reason, we both laughed until we cried. Jethro slipped off his cushioned chair and, with a questioning glance at us, slunk into the living room. We laughed until the ceiling light flickered and caused us to glance out the window. It looked like another storm was coming.
—Excerpt from Grave Heritage, the fourth book in the Darcy and Flora cozy mystery series.
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