Years have gone by since the death of Noah his special needs son, and Wiley Cantrell realizes it’s time to move on. He and his husband Jackson try to adopt little Tony Gorzola, a deaf boy with HIV who is emotionally traumatized.<br><br>Difficulties quickly set in. Tony is a sweet boy but very damaged by abuse and neglect. And Tony’s mother, in prison, is unwilling to relinquish her parental rights. No sooner do they get the go ahead to foster Tony when another child they had considered becomes available -- the daughter Jackson always wanted.<br><br>With two children on their hands, life is complicated -- wonderfully so. But just as things begin to settle down, Tony, his immune system compromised, falls ill with pneumonia ... and Wiley and Jackson find their little family faced with crisis once again.

Go Tell It on the Mountains

“Yes, Alice?” Amelia said innocently.


Mrs. Ledbetter paused, regarded Amelia with grudging respect. “I think I’m going to like you, dear. And I don’t like very many people. Not unless I have to. But I think I’m going to make an exception for you. You’re a very smart girl, aren’t you?”


“I’ll bet you did. So tell me, Amelia, are these two clowns treating you like a lady? Because if they’re not, Granny Ledbetter is going to have some words. Some very strong words, mind you, words that innocent young ears like yours ought not to be hearing.”


“They’re a bit weird,” Amelia admitted. “They’re both dorks, if you want to know the truth. But I like them. Mr. Jack wanted to buy me a bedspread with a princess on it. So lame!”


Chapter 67