title: What If: a devotional
author:  Ruth Perry 
description: Ruth Perry lives with her husband on a small farm in the beautiful Ozarks of Missouri. A retired payroll manager, Ruth recently discovered her gift for writing. In addition to this devotional, she has written a short story about her experiences on becoming a full-time caregiver to her husband, a stroke survivor, and has tried her hand at poetry as well. Motivating and inspiring others drives her to continue putting her thoughts to paper. A member of the United Methodist church, Ruth accompanies the organist by playing the piano in the church services. She is also a rotational one-room Sunday school teacher in her church.
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  “WHY, MISS PERRY, ARE YOU SUGGESTING I SHARE INFORMATION WITH YOU?”
  
  Somehow his hand had found hers again; they rested together atop the ruled
  surface of the noctograph. “That sounds suspiciously like cooperation.”
  
  When one of his fingers began to stroke the back of her hand, her heart began
  to beat faster. “You swore you should not be my foe.”
  
  “Nor shall I. I shall be the ears where you cannot go, and you can spend the
  time in . . . virtuous works.”
  
  She choked back a laugh that trembled a bit.
  
  “And in return,” he stated, rising to his feet and pulling her up to face him,
  “will you be the eyes for us both?”
  
  “That sounds as though we would be one flesh.” Still, he held her hand, and
  her fingers could not seem to release his much thicker ones.
  
  “Perhaps later,” he murmured. “In the meantime, I rather think we shall be
  unconquerable. Don’t you?”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Other titles by Theresa Romain
  
    
  
  Season for Temptation
  
    
  
  Season for Surrender
  
    
  
  Season for Scan