Chapter Seven The donkey opened his mouth wide, “Braaaaaaay,” he called across the caravan. He flapped his long ears from side to side as he walked behind his master, the man who had saved him from certain death. The man who gave him food, water, home and a […]
Chapter Six With head bowed and wings wide, Gabriel bowed to God the Father. As always, it was his custom to spread out his wings and place both hands, one on top of the other, over his heart as he went down to one knee. He loved the […]
Chapter Five Joseph felt he had never been so tired in all his life. He laid in the bed of what was supposed to be his future in-law’s home. But now his troubled mind could only think about the bill of divorce he would issue to his young […]
Chapter Four “Joseph!” greeted Mary’s Father. “It is good to see you.” Joseph and his father-in-law exchanged a light embrace and a back-pat to one another. They stepped back and in the shadows of the setting sun. Mary’s father studied Joseph’s face before his eyes dropped to his […]
Chapter Three A roar of men’s laughter echoed across the night sky. Joseph’s younger brother, Nathan, shuffled his feet the last few steps to the warm fire. He let go of the load he carried, and the crash of fresh cut firewood collided on the ground. “You didn’t […]
