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noon on the following day, Bishop Kemp stood before the gathered community and concluded his sermon on the merits of marriage.

“Levy and Jane, please come forward,” intoned the bishop.

Attired in her new blue dress, Jane stood up and faced the leader of their community. Beside her, Levy also stood.

“You have heard the ordinance of wedlock within the provisions of our faith,” Bishop Kemp said. “Are you now willing to enter wedlock together as Gott in the beginning ordained and commanded?”

Levy spoke first. “Ja.”

Jane spoke next. “Ja.”

The bishop directed his next words to Levy. “Do you stand in the confidence that this, our sister, is ordained of Gott to be your wedded wife?”

“Ja.”

The bishop turned to her. “Do you stand in the confidence that this, our brother, is ordained of Gott to be your wedded husband?”

Ordained of Gott. Never were there truer words. This man to whom she was joining herself was, indeed, ordained by Gott. Jane fought back tears. “Ja.”

The bishop continued with the vows. Then he took her right hand and clasped it with Levy’s. His grip was strong, sure, confident. Jane smiled up at the man now joined with her for the rest of her life.

“…be with you and help you together and fulfill His blessing abundantly upon you through Jesus Christ. Amein,” concluded the bishop. He wiped a tear away and smiled at the couple.

She looked at Levy, the strong, handsome man who had chosen her—a plain Jane—as his wife. Above all, she wanted to lean in and kiss him, but that wasn’t done at a wedding ceremony. Instead, she turned her attention to the bishop for the closing formalities.

Levy’s hand was warm around hers. She was now something she never thought she would be—Levy’s wife—and she closed her eyes a moment. “Danke, Gott,” she whispered.

“Ja,” Levy whispered back. His hand tightened over hers. “Danke.”

* * * * *

Tante Catherine’s Macaroni and Cheese

1 pound pasta (spiral or elbow macaroni)

1 cube (8 tablespoons) butter or margarine

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

½ teaspoon onion powder

4 cups milk

2 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese

2 teaspoons ground mustard

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

For topping:

½ cup Parmesan cheese

½ cup breadcrumbs

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Add pasta to large pot of boiling water (with ½ teaspoon salt, if desired); cook for about eight minutes. Turn off heat, drain pasta, return to pot.

In a large saucepan, melt butter at low heat. Stir in flour a tablespoon at a time while drizzling in milk to make a white sauce. Once all the milk is added, cook at low heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens. Turn off heat. Add spices, Worcestershire sauce and cheese, stir until cheese melts.

Pour cheese sauce over pasta, stir to coat.

Pour pasta/cheese into 9x13 Pyrex baking dish (or other three-quart oven baking dish). Sprinkle with Parmesan/breadcrumb topping. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until topping is lightly browned.

Dear Reader,

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading Jane and Levy’s story. This book meant a lot to me because I, too, am a plain Jane. And I, too, met my “Levy” and have been blessed with thirty wonderful years of marriage to my best friend, a man who looked past my face and saw my heart.

During all our years together, we’ve operated a home woodcraft business. While we’ve never run a booth at a farmer’s market, we’ve run just about every other kind of booth you can imagine. We also have a small farm where we raise similar produce to what Levy raises. In short, there’s a lot of personal experience in these pages!

I love hearing from readers and welcome emails at patricelewis@hotmail.com.

Patrice

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ISBN-13: 9781488070969

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Copyright © 2021 by Patrice Lewis

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“That’s not possible, Connor,” Isabelle murmured.

Their eyes met, and Connor’s were full of questions. “My family isn’t in my life at the moment,” she admitted. The enormity of the situation came crashing over her. Despite being at an event crowded with people, Isabelle was achingly alone.

“Oh, Ella. Please don’t cry. It’s going to be all right.” Connor quickly swallowed up the distance between them and put his arms around her. She let out a muffled sob against his chest. She felt his hand moving on her back as he murmured soothing words. It was comforting to be held by him.

Isabelle breathed in his woodsy, masculine scent. Although she knew it wasn’t possible, she didn’t want this moment to end. It had been a long time since someone had made her feel safe and protected. For so long now she had been trying to protect her family members from harm as well as herself. It was nice to take shelter, if only for a little while, in Connor’s arms…

Belle Calhoune grew up in a small town in Massachusetts. Married to her college sweetheart, she is