tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post4013202549581103308..comments2023-11-20T00:39:08.642-08:00Comments on Love Inspired: A Story for Every Reader: Christmas Story FUN! Round RobinPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-85314756548714639132011-12-21T11:15:52.309-08:002011-12-21T11:15:52.309-08:00Oh my, you all did awesome! I'm so sorry I mis...Oh my, you all did awesome! I'm so sorry I missed this. lol Great story, ladies!!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-38464434799148170582011-12-21T07:13:32.776-08:002011-12-21T07:13:32.776-08:00An heirloom ring, YES!!!An heirloom ring, YES!!!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706070037835903316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-19566800738245613622011-12-20T13:40:41.062-08:002011-12-20T13:40:41.062-08:00Yes. A ring. That would be lovely.Yes. A ring. That would be lovely.Lenorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201614257423264316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-12653123217585487632011-12-20T12:21:34.952-08:002011-12-20T12:21:34.952-08:00Pamela no she didn't open the present or tell ...Pamela no she didn't open the present or tell her own secret but thats ok.<br /><br />it was fun and good to see.Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-21326322347902428312011-12-20T10:29:38.708-08:002011-12-20T10:29:38.708-08:00LOL, lots of fun. So, I need to look back and see...LOL, lots of fun. So, I need to look back and see... did she ever open the present? I'm thinking no. So, what was in it? I'm thinking a wedding ring just in case.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-68974280410626448362011-12-20T08:39:01.404-08:002011-12-20T08:39:01.404-08:00This was fun! Wonderful indeed.
A memory to tre...This was fun! Wonderful indeed. <br /><br />A memory to treasure. Thank you Craftie Ladies!<br /><br />Wishing you a Blessed Christmas,<br /><br />TeresaTeresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706070037835903316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-63874167362217140492011-12-20T07:51:43.829-08:002011-12-20T07:51:43.829-08:00I love a happily ever after!!! YAY, Seth and Leah...I love a happily ever after!!! YAY, Seth and Leah are together at last.<br /><br />Thanks, everyone, for making the story so much fun to read.<br /><br />Have a joyous Christmas. Looking forward to more Craftie Ladies' stories in the New Year!Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-75922827446874999202011-12-20T07:42:14.448-08:002011-12-20T07:42:14.448-08:00We rock!! Great fun!!!We rock!! Great fun!!!Lenorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201614257423264316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-26780529056155225372011-12-20T07:34:30.305-08:002011-12-20T07:34:30.305-08:00What fun to create a story by so many "writer...What fun to create a story by so many "writers". We've got to do this again.Margaret Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127465489606276067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-68916344730658672092011-12-20T07:29:43.319-08:002011-12-20T07:29:43.319-08:00That was so fun to do! Thanks for all who took par...That was so fun to do! Thanks for all who took part.<br /><br />Julie, I love characters who blurt things. :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-25461605715690092752011-12-20T07:02:58.000-08:002011-12-20T07:02:58.000-08:00That was fun. I liked the "little bit of ever...That was fun. I liked the "little bit of everything." <br /><br />I have to say I laughed out loud at Missy's, "'Seth's back,' she blurted as soon as she walked in. So much for hiding it."<br /><br />Peace, JulieJulie Hilton Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674573842046580196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-66664720604578812452011-12-20T06:53:22.744-08:002011-12-20T06:53:22.744-08:00That was fun!That was fun!Eva Maria Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216396263754180682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-50914244139144296122011-12-20T06:51:30.483-08:002011-12-20T06:51:30.483-08:00this story just flowed as if it were wrote by one ...this story just flowed as if it were wrote by one person instead of so many. It had love-friendship-mystery and suspense, I liked it a lot. thanks everyone for adding your bits and pieces. <br />Paula Opolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16382710562280127463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-75627509850365316302011-12-20T06:41:39.363-08:002011-12-20T06:41:39.363-08:00THE END
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Than...THE END<br /><br />***********************************<br /><br />Thanks so much to everyone for stopping by and participating in the short story. This was a LOT of fun. Leave your comments below and tell us how you like the story. I'm already thinking of new stories to do in the future. How about you?Lisa Mondellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17471792652935404301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-5690621247479333782011-12-20T06:12:20.232-08:002011-12-20T06:12:20.232-08:00Seth looked suddenly uncertain. "It means if ...Seth looked suddenly uncertain. "It means if you can forgive me, I've quit the business. Please, Leah, I know I hurt you so bad, but--"<br />Leah flew into his arms and interrupted his words with the kiss she'd been longing to give him.<br />When she finally stepped back, she murmured, "I love you, Seth. Even when I hated you. We can start again. If you want to?"<br />Seth took her into his arms and held her close but so gently. "Yes" was all he could say.<br /><br />Grandma quietly left the room to the lovers, already planning a quiet wedding in front of her Christmas tree.Lyn Cotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366375647118584580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-67074770950311600512011-12-20T06:07:29.593-08:002011-12-20T06:07:29.593-08:00"And even more terrified," Seth continue..."And even more terrified," Seth continued, "that they might seize you to get me to come up from cover."<br />"So why have you come now?" she asked.<br />"The world changes and the people I was hiding from have met their own deaths at the hands of their own countrymen."<br />"So what does that mean for us?" Her heart beat so fast she felt a bit light-headed.Lyn Cotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366375647118584580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-40013048723717940172011-12-20T05:42:54.368-08:002011-12-20T05:42:54.368-08:00"How long were you held? And where? Why did..."How long were you held? And where? Why didn't you-" The questions tumbled over and over, more coming, but she held them back. <br />"I escaped after a year, but they were right behind me," Seth said, "I changed my name a dozen times, changed my looks just as often."<br />Leah nodded. He'd live a life she'd only experienced in books.<br />"I didn't dare come home," Seth said. "They knew my identity, and I was terrified they'd figure why I left you at the alter."Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-61662900467720419552011-12-19T22:24:41.472-08:002011-12-19T22:24:41.472-08:00Seth took her by the hand and led her to the sofa....Seth took her by the hand and led her to the sofa. She tried to ignore the warmth and comfort in his touch. "Leaving you was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. You know how I traveled for my job?"<br />She nodded. He was in sales with clients all over the world. <br />"What does your job have to do with why you left me?"<br />"I'm an agent of the government."<br />Stunned, she shook her head. How could that be? <br />"When I left I had every intention of returning to you. I left to rescue a burned spy, but was caught and held."<br />She gasped. Her heart squeezed tight.Terri Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162233044268346894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-20178529791960679882011-12-19T21:26:16.151-08:002011-12-19T21:26:16.151-08:00"I shouldn't have come," she said. B..."I shouldn't have come," she said. But Grandma thinks we need to talk. She said you'd explain everything." Leah glanced at the man she's alway loved. "So tell me, Seth? What's the big secret? And after you explain, I have something I need to tell you, too."Lenorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201614257423264316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-53010121701280372882011-12-19T21:13:43.909-08:002011-12-19T21:13:43.909-08:00The living room was just the way she remembered; a...The living room was just the way she remembered; a set of matching recliners angled toward each other, a large bookcase filled with novels behind them. Heat flushed through her as she glanced at the couch sitting in it's comfortable position in front of the fireplace.<br /><br />The place where he'd kissed her for the first time.Patty Smith Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151165875338809784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-68749944519872036052011-12-19T18:47:32.358-08:002011-12-19T18:47:32.358-08:00"Leah, come in." Seth held the door wide..."Leah, come in." Seth held the door wide. <br />She sent up a silent prayer asking for strength and hoping she wasn't making a mistake. She crossed the threshold into Seth's family's home.Terri Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162233044268346894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-6040863522653960662011-12-19T18:24:20.567-08:002011-12-19T18:24:20.567-08:00She wanted to turn and run, why had Seth abandoned...She wanted to turn and run, why had Seth abandoned her, why was he back. She was so torn that she didn't notice he had opened the door and was watching her.Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-5811430175477735622011-12-19T17:45:46.357-08:002011-12-19T17:45:46.357-08:00Lights sparkled on every bush and tree in the Cutl...Lights sparkled on every bush and tree in the Cutlers' front yard. Seth's parents had always gone all out with Christmas lights. Leah's stomach danced with sugarplum fairies as she pressed the doorbell.Merrilleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617320163408645299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-44175920330998696972011-12-19T17:18:02.543-08:002011-12-19T17:18:02.543-08:00"Grandma, what are you hiding?" Leah ask..."Grandma, what are you hiding?" Leah asked.<br /><br />"Seth wrote me a few weeks ago and told me everything." The old woman's eyes narrowed. "But he asked me not to reveal the truth. Ask Seth, if you want to know why he left you."Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-87389738087040784632011-12-19T16:53:27.605-08:002011-12-19T16:53:27.605-08:00"But it's not my place to tell you,"..."But it's not my place to tell you," Grandma said, sealing her lips in a thin line. <br />Leah stared at the blinking lights on the tree in the corner until it turned into a multi-colored blur. <br />That was it, all she was going to say?Jean C. Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078957977742428225noreply@blogger.com