Book Details
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: August 2015
ISBN10: 1625108761
ISBN13: 9781625108760
Genre: Western
Subgenre: Pioneer/Prairie
Target Audience: General
Website: www.prairieflowerbooks.com
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early churches, World War I, early railroads, drought, rattlesnakes, Abandoned, abandonment, abandon, Abusive, Abused, abuse, Accepting, acceptance, accept, cheating, fidelity, adultery, anger, betrayed, betrayal, bitter, bitterness, caregiving, end of life, end-of-life, child abuse, child trafficking, deceit, deception, faith, faithful, fear, fearful, forgiving, forgive, forgiveness, grace, grief, death, mourning, loss, grieving, guilt, guilty, marital, marriage, married, mental illness, mental health, depression, peer, pre-marital, premarital, sexual purity, reconciliation, reconcile, sexual abuse, rape, singleness, unmarried, suicide, teenagers, teenage, teens, war, wars, wartime
Goodbye, Belvidere: His Eye Is on the Sparrow
By Joyce Wheeler
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May 1, 1907
Belvidere, South Dakota
Dear Mom and Dad,
Joanna has returned home. My wife continually surprises me. On a cold damp April morning, two weeks after she and Simon left for Minnesota, a horse with its rider trotted into the yard. There was bedlam for several minutes when we realized the person under the hood of the yellow slicker was wife, mother, and aunt!
We were so elated to see her that we forgot to be ashamed of dirty dishes in the sink, unmade beds, piles of laundry everywhere, and clutter throughout her house. However, within a short time of her arrival, we were all working diligently to correct those oversights.
The best news is that Joanna's mother is feeling much better. I will let her tell you the details. As you know, Joanna and her brother Simon traveled on one of the first passenger trains to leave Belvidere. It was nice for them to have the luxury of train travel from here to Minnesota. Simon wanted to stay with his mother and his siblings for another couple of weeks so Joanna traveled home by herself. Had I known this, I would have been in an agony of worries.
We've had lots of moisture this spring, and it has been cool and damp. It's been difficult getting crops in, but in South Dakota, we try not to grumble about excesses in either either rain or snow.
I'll sign off so Joanna can write her news.
Love, CJ