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

“The very one,” Mrs. Ledbetter said. “Wears a yellow carpet on his head. Large mouth—when he opens it wide enough, you can see his foot in there. Had him over for dinner once, and the man choked on Lydia’s filet mignon. Made a spectacle of himself. But he loves being the center of attention, so that’s all right.”


“Is Mr. Trump a friend of yours?” Mama asked.


“Heavens no! He was asking for money. Again, mind you. Some luxury hotel he was building—he needed investors. I told him I don’t do business in New York anymore. Money comes and goes so quickly there. They hit the wrong button on a computer and investors are out billions of dollars. No, thank you. And while I’m quite fond of luxury properties, I would never stay in a hotel that had the owner’s name splashed across the marquee. So very gauche.”


“I wish Stephen had lived to see this,” Mrs. Ledbetter said, lowering her eyes to look at her plate.


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