Chapter 3: With God all things are possible
The first rays of sunlight gently shook the Carters from their slumber. "What a way to wake up. Maybe I can convince Landon to do this often." Jamie thought. "Landon honey, wake up. It's a beautiful new day. And I'm hungry so we really need to get some breakfast."
Landon opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was Jamie's smile. "Ok, baby. The kitchen is already stocked and so why don't we go have from French toast. Come to think of it, I'm hungry too." By that time they were both smiling.
Jamie ran down the stairs like a young child on Christmas morning, eager to start breakfast. She had gotten all the ingredients out and was mixing the milk and egg to dip the bread in when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her. "Now who could that be? Let's see: it's not my father or my father in- law., it's not my mother in-law, o, I know: it must be my husband!" She whipped around and smiled at him.
He laughed at her good naturedly, but somewhere in the back of his mind he wondered how much longer this would last. "Jamie, do you know how much I love you? More than the sky, more than the trees, and more than the ocean. I even love you more than every star in the universe." He whispered in her ear.
After breakfast Jamie and Landon went to the video store to rent movies because "even though we aren't going away on our honeymoon, we can stay right in our house and have a wonderful time. So I want to go rent movies Landon."
He couldn't argue with her logic so he went along with it. At the video store they rented a few movies, mostly "chic flicks" as Landon put it. But Jamie was so happy that he couldn't tell her no.
When they got home Jamie and Landon watched one of the movies and then tried to figure out how to spend the rest of the day. Jamie had the idea to go out and find stuff for the backyard. So that's what they did. They bought a hammock, some seeds so Jamie could plant a garden, and a picnic table. When they passed the swing sets Jamie stared at them wistfully. She wanted more than anything to have children, but didn't want to leave them motherless, or worse, have them contract Leukemia.
On the way home Jamie thought more about children. "Landon," she began, "if I ever get cured, how would you feel about having children?"
"Jamie baby, there's nothing in the world I would like more. Maybe you'll take a turn for the better and then we can." He replied.
The thought haunted Jamie the rest of the day. That night she prayed that she would get better and be able to have a child. With God all things are possible.
The first rays of sunlight gently shook the Carters from their slumber. "What a way to wake up. Maybe I can convince Landon to do this often." Jamie thought. "Landon honey, wake up. It's a beautiful new day. And I'm hungry so we really need to get some breakfast."
Landon opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was Jamie's smile. "Ok, baby. The kitchen is already stocked and so why don't we go have from French toast. Come to think of it, I'm hungry too." By that time they were both smiling.
Jamie ran down the stairs like a young child on Christmas morning, eager to start breakfast. She had gotten all the ingredients out and was mixing the milk and egg to dip the bread in when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her. "Now who could that be? Let's see: it's not my father or my father in- law., it's not my mother in-law, o, I know: it must be my husband!" She whipped around and smiled at him.
He laughed at her good naturedly, but somewhere in the back of his mind he wondered how much longer this would last. "Jamie, do you know how much I love you? More than the sky, more than the trees, and more than the ocean. I even love you more than every star in the universe." He whispered in her ear.
After breakfast Jamie and Landon went to the video store to rent movies because "even though we aren't going away on our honeymoon, we can stay right in our house and have a wonderful time. So I want to go rent movies Landon."
He couldn't argue with her logic so he went along with it. At the video store they rented a few movies, mostly "chic flicks" as Landon put it. But Jamie was so happy that he couldn't tell her no.
When they got home Jamie and Landon watched one of the movies and then tried to figure out how to spend the rest of the day. Jamie had the idea to go out and find stuff for the backyard. So that's what they did. They bought a hammock, some seeds so Jamie could plant a garden, and a picnic table. When they passed the swing sets Jamie stared at them wistfully. She wanted more than anything to have children, but didn't want to leave them motherless, or worse, have them contract Leukemia.
On the way home Jamie thought more about children. "Landon," she began, "if I ever get cured, how would you feel about having children?"
"Jamie baby, there's nothing in the world I would like more. Maybe you'll take a turn for the better and then we can." He replied.
The thought haunted Jamie the rest of the day. That night she prayed that she would get better and be able to have a child. With God all things are possible.