Wallpaper Paste: 26Th in the Prairie Preacher Series

Matt and Diane Harrington were settling into their newly married life. Dianes past had been hampered by a dysfunctional childhood an abusive early marriage and physical violence at the hands of her in-laws and even her own mother. Now she had a good happy marriage a relationship with her brother and her wonderful friends and a great relationship with Matts family. All she needed to complete her happiness was to have a child. She had been pregnant while she was married to Dean. After a beating with a fireplace poker from her then-mother-in-law Diane not only lost her infant son but sustained serious damage to her ability to have another child. Matt was supportive and understood her position and he told her that she was more important to him. They could adopt. He didnt want to lose her. She had always craved to be like the other girls. To her this was the most important thing. She wanted to fix up a nursery talk about baby showers and then have the pride of handing a child to her wonderful Matt. Matt was reluctant but he relented. He knew how much it meant to her.