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Chapter Forty-Two

Unfortunately, our walk takes longer than we anticipated, and
we arrive at the church late for the morning service. We’re
greeted at the entrance by a very friendly woman.
“Good morning and welcome. My name’s Linda. We’re so
glad you could join us today. I don’t believe we’ve seen you here
before. Would you be so kind as to sign your names in the guest
book before going into the sanctuary?”
We do as requested and then quietly scoot in, trying not
to draw attention to ourselves. We are the last to be seated.
The organist stops playing and a middle-aged man in a white
flowing robe appears behind the pulpit.
“That must be the minister,” I whisper.
“Ya think?” Gord softly mutters into my ear. I give him a
poke in the ribs. He likes to make fun of me. We sit closer and
I snuggle into his firm body. I love sitting beside him. I love
everything about this guy. The fact we’re here in this church
together just makes me adore him even more. Hudson would
have never done this.
“Good morning, my good friends. Praise God we are alive
and here to worship our Lord on this glorious spring Sunday.”
Nice. He sure seems upbeat!
“Before we get started with our service we would like to
acknowledge and introduce those guests in our congregation
who are visiting with us today.”
Gord nudges me. My morning brain isn’t quite computing.
Did I just hear him correctly? What does this mean?
The minister looks down at his notes. “We are so blessed to
have Gord Lemon and Kelita Haverland visiting with us this
morning.”
Gulp! Oh my, he’s really serious.
“Where are you folks sitting?” He scans the sanctuary
looking for any sign from Gord and me. The other congregants

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