We've crossed the halfway mark. Today we're featuring the seventh book in the 2022 Prairie Roses Collection. Author Rena Groot is our guest today with her Prairie Roses story, Rose.
What is God saying to her about Lachlan, her surprise chaperone? Why did God bring Lachlan into her life if their dreams collide? Rose has dreams of being a teacher in town. Lachlan's dream is to be a rancher, far from any town.
Must Rose abandon her dreams to embrace his...or will she let this gentle giant of a man leave to pursue his own dreams?
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Rose plunked herself down on top of her steamer trunk and sobbed. Her heart surely must be broken, it hurt so badly. How was it possible she’d been denied passage on a wagon on the Oregon Trail?
“Naw, there ain’t no room for a single woman on this here wagon train.” Captain Whittaker punctuated his sentence with a chunk of raw tobacco spit towards her feet. The shock of his words and actions left her speechless. She’d even offered to pay double the fare, but he appeared immovable. Being determined to help him understand how badly she needed to get to Oregon didn’t change his mind at all.
Why hadn’t anyone told her that rule—an unaccompanied woman would not be welcome on a wagon train? She sold almost everything she owned, except for the contents of the steamer trunk and the clothes on her back, left her teaching position at an all-girls school, and had given up the last room at the only woman’s boarding house in town. She cried into her silk hanky as the desperation of her situation hit home.
Now what, Lord? Do you not want me in Oregon? Did I misunderstand Your direction? Would the hardships of the trail prove to be too much for me? Maybe the sacrifices would be too great? You know all things, God. Do I lack the strength and courage for the trail? Are you closing the door? God, help!
Rose felt like she was invisible as people bustled about her loading their wagons for the trip. She suddenly smelled a strong whiff of new leather.
Where did that come from?
Through her brimming tears, it surprised her to see a pair of cowboy boots firmly planted on the ground in front of her, close to the hem of her skirt. She looked up to see who they belonged to and was astonished to see a pair of the kindest eyes she had ever seen.
“Howdy, ma’am. I couldn’t help but overhear your talk with the captain—”
Ever since I walked into my first-grade classroom as a little awe-struck girl, I dreamed of being a school teacher. Dreams do come true. I earned a Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta and a Masters of Religious Education from the Southern Baptist Seminary in Cochrane, Alberta. I have had the privilege of being a teacher in Canada and China. I wrote A Life Set Free under a mosquito net in China. That's when my addiction to writing was born.
God has given me the honor of being an ambassador with “The Department of Eternal Affairs” to so many cool places--Haiti, a jungle village in Belize, the Ghetto in NYC, behind the Iron Curtain in Poland and Romania, in Israel, China, Thailand, Mexico, Canada, Africa, Greece, and I am currently leading Bible studies in Pakistan by Whats App. I started a blog to bless, encourage, and sometimes challenge people.
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Thank you for taking time out of your day to visit and enjoy another sneak peek at this wonderful series. We'll be back again tomorrow with the next book in the collection.
Blessings,
Nancy
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