Rejoice evermore. (5:16)
"I can't breathe, Mommy." Isabel complained.
Carmen, still kneeling on the floor and clinging to Isabel and Marcos, laughed at herself and released the kids. She stood shakily to her feet, putting the phone back in its cradle.
"Gracias, Dios." She whispered one more time.
A smile found its way onto her face, and she doubted that it would ever leave.
Right now felt so much different from last night, even from three minutes ago.
The fifth chapter of an eleven-chapter endeavor centered around eleven verses in 1 Thessalonians. Reviews make my day; thanks!:)