Always In My Heart
(Thomas Nelson), a novella by Mary Ellis, is a sweet tale of forgiveness given
and reconciliation received within a family.
Mary Ellis has written a beautiful story about an Amish couple, Hope and
Stephen Bowman. Hope yearns to give
Stephen a son but she has just given birth to their fourth daughter.
Hope feels depressed and thinks God is punishing her for
giving up for adoption the son she had at age 16 as the result of a rape. Her father forced her to go to a home for
unwed mothers and sign papers to surrender any rights to her baby. Hope has never told her husband about this
child and the burden of carrying around this secret has caused Hope to feel
blue and despondent.
Hope realizes she needs to expose this secret for her own
peace of mind. She starts by telling her
husband what she has been hiding. Then
Hope decides she needs to forgive her father for coercing her into giving up
her child. With that out of the way,
Hope feels confident that her prayers will finally be answered. Hope is sure God will now send her and her
husband a son. The Lord doesn’t deliver
exactly what Hope imagines. The Lord provides but with all the complications
involved, Hope learns she needs to stand up for
what she wants to get to that happy ending.
Mary Ellis has authored a faith driven novella that delivers
a strong message of hope, love, and above all, forgiveness of ourselves and
others. Always
In My Heart was published February 11, 2014.
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