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

That’s right. You are seven years old. Can you sign your name?


That’s right. Your name is T-o-n-y. It’s nice to meet you, T-o-n-y.


Hesitantly, Tony allowed his hand to be shaken.


Miss Dawn carefully folded Tony’s hand in both of her own, offering a bright smile as she held on to him for a long moment.


“Told you,” Miss Dawn said to me. “But we’ll take it very slow and easy. Don’t you worry, Mr. Cantrell.”


She touched Tony gently on the arm. Do you want to meet the other students?


He glanced around the schoolroom fearfully.


It’s okay,she said gently. You can meet them later. You can sit down over there.


Tony adjusted his glasses as he looked at the desk. He glanced up at me, as if to see whether I would follow.


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