Like a Cedar in Lebanon

Sweet, nave Lebby (Lebanon) has a wonderful life as the youngest child of a minister in the small community of Yacolt, Washington. Her world is shattered when shes swept off her feet by the handsome, experienced Jack, who arrives to be the youth pastor in her parents church. Behind Jacks charm lurks a very troubled young man. By the time Lebby realizes what shes always wanted, who she really loves, is her childhood friend, Ethan, its too late. Convinced she has no choice but to marry Jack, they leave Yacolt together. Later shes forced to flee with her two babies and go into hiding.Will she eventually be free to be with Ethan? Will she learn true forgiveness as the story of Jacks tragic and troubled childhood unfolds? Can she forgive the man who forced her into hiding?Jack spends years struggling to find God, who he feels abandoned him, all the while leaving a trail of broken dreams and broken relationships. His search for his wife and children takes him on a journey from jail to a rehabilitation facility to a stint as an army chaplain in the Gulf War.This is a story of hope, redemption, a womans strength and victory, and a fathers love and legacy for his children.