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Pastor Jack began to speak. “Of all the couples I’ve married, I think the two of you make me feel the most hopeful. Your love endured a lot of trials. You faced a lot of obstacles. You climbed mountains in order to be together. Your love won’t be shaken. It’s a mighty thing indeed.”
“You may now recite your vows,” Pastor Jack intoned.
Joshua cleared his throat. “You were my first love, Honor. And now you’re my forever love.”
She reached for his hand. “You’ve been imprinted on my soul since I was a teenager. That hasn’t changed one iota. I’ll be by your side, come what may. That’s my solemn promise to you.”
After Pastor Jack declared them as husband and wife, Joshua leaned down and placed a tender kiss on Honor’s lips. The guests began to clap enthusiastically.
Hazel handed Violet over to Joshua, who held her tightly against his chest with one hand and gripped Honor’s hand with the other.
As they walked out of the church, a shower of flower petals rained down on them. The sky was shining beautifully. The blue skies above were the color of a robin’s egg and cloudless.
Honor looked around her. Joy hummed and pulsed in the air. Operation Love had surely blessed this town. Love was all around her. Boone, Grace and baby Eva. Cameron, Paige and Emma. Liam, Ruby and Aidan. Jasper stood hand in hand with Hazel, who was looking up at him with adoration. Declan had his arms around a heavily pregnant Annie. Finn, Maggie and Oliver were smiling and laughing. Sophie and Noah still were acting like newlyweds and seemed head over heels for each other.
Honor had always believed in happy endings. She had hers now. There wasn’t a single doubt in her mind that she, Joshua and Violet would live happily-ever-after. She would continue her work at the wildlife center and Joshua would be running the Diamond R Ranch—their new home. Bud’s legacy would live on and thrive.
This was it. She had found her happy place and all the things she had never thought were quite possible. Joshua squeezed her hand then brought it up to his lips and placed a kiss on it. “Are you ready, my love?” he asked, resting Violet on his hip. Dressed in a lilac dress with a big bow in front, she looked adorable.
“Yes, Joshua. I’ve been waiting for this moment all of my life.” She reached out and began to pat Violet’s back in a soothing manner. “God has blessed us both in abundance.”
“He has,” Joshua said. “He gave me redemption and an opportunity to win back the love of my life.”
Honor reached up and pressed a kiss on her husband’s lips. “He sent you back to me. That was the best gift of all. God is good!”
“All the time,” Joshua said in a voice filled with conviction.
This time around Honor and Joshua weren’t going to falter when hard times came knocking. They were going to fight for their marriage and bask in their love story. There was a quiet strength in knowing their love was an enduring one. Their union was strong enough to conquer any storms. With an abundance of love, anything was possible.
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