From the Heart

            Luke took in a lungful of crisp mountain air, thick with the scent of pine. His heart pounded as they crested the summit. He blew out a breath and leaned his hiking poles against a nearby rock.             “Whew. That last ascent was brutal.”            ...

             Betsy tamped down the rising anxiety as she scanned her to-do list. How would she ever pull this off? What was she thinking, agreeing to host David’s entire family for Thanksgiving? Her phone rang, and she glanced at the screen. Mom. With all she had to...

Anya checked her phone. It was time. She folded the last of the laundry and hurried down the street. The bus should arrive in a few minutes, but lately they’d been running late. Still, she wouldn’t want Maddie to get there before she did.   As she approached the bus...