Page 104 - The Last Gift

cried for what could have been, and she knew she
was really crying for Jacob.

When Emily was born, she took only a week
off from work without pay because the medical
bills had mounted up. Camilla came that night to
watch the boys so Mother Davis could be in the
hospital with Rachel, but Rachel desperately
missed her own mother. Even more, she missed
Jacob, and when beautiful little Emily was placed
in her arms, she remembered crying softly,
wishing that this little daughter could have been
his.

As those next few months rolled on, she
began to find renewed strength. She realized
Matthew had not just beaten her, but he had
beaten down her self-esteem. She started gaining
more resolve and determination to raise her

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