A Soldier's Family

A Soldier's Family
Cheryl Wyatt

On A Crash Course With Love She was the woman of pararescue jumper Manny Pena's dreams. But he'd stuck his foot in his mouth the last time he met Celia Munoz. Now, grounded after a parachuting accident, he was desperate to make amends with the beautiful widow.But Celia wasn't having it. The last thing she needed was another man with a dangerous job–even if he had given his life to God. Yet Manny's growing commitment to her and her troubled son began to convince her that perhaps she should take her own leap of faith.

A Soldier’s Family

Cheryl Wyatt

Published by Steeple Hill Books

To Jesus: Thank You for the gift and the gumption to

write. May every word pour over You as worship.

To Papaw’s Patio Plotstormers who can leap over

tall plot holes with a single clause.

To my grandmothers for sharing a part of each of

yourselves with me. You are great and honorable

women whom I admire greatly, and who have

shaped my life in unspeakably wondrous ways.

Grandma Veda: for your sense of humor and a

giving and selfless spirit.

Grandma Mary: for an unquenchable love for books

and reading.

Grandma Alma: for modeling prayer and a life that

honors God.

Grandma Nellie: for instilling in me love for family

and faith in God’s hand on our lives.

If I could thank every person who helped and

encouraged me on this journey, the word count of

this book would have doubled.

Special thanks to Pam and Bill for your advice, encouragement and support.

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Epilogue