Poppy's Prayers

<p>Poppy Smith the schoolteacher at the one-room schoolhouse in Clover Creek has been praying for a husband for a long time. She loves teaching but she wants to marry and have children like most women her age.</p><p>When Jacob Alexander settles near Poppy's family she is thrilled when he decides to court her. He's everything she dreamed of and so much more. Within a month of meeting they marry and she's certain they will live happily ever after.</p><p>Not long after they marry Jacob withdraws and it's as if he's living in a land of his own not noticing her. When she realizes she's expecting a baby things get better...for a time.</p><p>Poppy isn't certain what is happening but she knows he's not the man she married. Together they must find a way to work through their doubts and fears if they are to have a happy marriage.</p>