From the Heart

 Maya sucked in a deep breath. She was at her wit’s end with the kids today, and they could tell. Tyler and Nate tracked mud all over the new carpet, Cassie argued with everything she said, and Emma refused to take a nap, even though she was clearly overtired. Maya...

            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...