"Do what? Go to church? Well, honey we do this every Sunday!"

"I look ridiculous, Charles! Everyone is staring at me!"

"Caroline no one is staring at you!"

"Did you see the look on Olson's face?"

"They look at everyone that way!" Charles said with a smirk. "Now just come on and everything will be fine!"

"No, I can't…" She said, knowing that she was being completely ridiculous. She'd never felt this self-conscious before. Charles was right, everything would be fine, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make herself believe it.

"Caroline…"

"Look, just…. Tell Reverend Alden that I wasn't feeling well and that I took the wagon back home, okay?"

Charles eyebrows rose. "You want me to lie to Revered Alden? Honey that's not like you at all! And besides, he'd see right through me! There's no telling what he'd do if he caught me lying to him!"

She sighed deeply. What had gotten into her? "You're right, Charles, but I don't know what to do, I…"
He smiled and put his hands on her shoulders, leaning to kiss her. "Look, just wait here and I'll be right back. I'll take care of everything."

And finally she smiled. "All right."

Eagerly, he disappeared into the church, leaving her alone with her thoughts. The shirt was rather long on her and she had to roll the sleeves up, but she was surprised at how comfortable it was. Certainly not something she'd wear every day and she hadn't planned on wearing it at all, but he insisted.

Finally after what seemed like hours (but was in fact only a few minutes), he emerged from the church. "Charles what took you so long? What were you doing in there all this time?"

He smiled and held out his hand. "Come on…"

Dutifully she took his hand and together they walked up the stairs to the church. And then the most amazing thing happened. The moment she stepped inside, she heard applause. But what were they clapping for?

She walked down the aisle, astonished to find that the applause was for her. Everywhere she looked she saw smiles and even a few tears. The entire town of Walnut

Grove was at church that day, applauding her for reasons she couldn't understand. Her children were there, and even Alice and Jonathan Garvey were sitting next to one another, looking more like a couple in love than a couple who were on the verge of a divorce.

Never before had she felt such love and when she sat down in the pew between her husband and her children, she felt God's presence like never before.

When church was over she and Charles walked hand in hand, greeting their friends and neighbors. Almost everyone hugged her, saying how beautiful she looked and what an inspiration she was. But it didn't make sense…

Alice and Jonathan Garvey approached them, surprisingly hand in hand, their son Andrew smiling proudly beside them.

"You know Charles, Alice and I have been talking and perhaps we've been going about this all wrong. Divorce isn't for us, but marriage is. We made a promise to each other and… well, we intend to keep it."

Overjoyed, Caroline and Charles hugged them both, along with Laura and the girls.

"We're so happy to hear that!" Caroline said.
"Well, we owe it all to you!" Jonathan replied.

Caroline was taken aback. "Me? But I didn't do any-."

"See you later, Charles." Jonathon said. He put his arm around his wife and together they headed for their wagon, leaving Caroline even more confused than ever before.