Status Updates From At Home in Persimmon Hollow...

"She closed her eyes against the glare and thought back over the journey that had dumped her alone, in the barren, sandy wilderness of Persimmon Hollow, responsible for a child she didn't know, apparently abandoned by her new employers, and forced to deal with a man of questionable behavior. She was far, too far, from home."

"Seth Taylor certainly was fine looking. But good looks didn't make up for rude behavior. And his behavior made her suspect his character was as poor as his manners."

"She felt for the rosary in her skirt pocket and searched her heart for charity. The touch of the smooth beads of the Lourdes rosary, a gift from Mother Superior, grounded her."