A Story of a Prodigal Wife

Years passed, and the two mommy plus a grandmother family flourished and prospered. Yet they all recognized how lucky they were. Cathy knew very well she could have been rejected at any step along the way. Susan could have kept the gate to Ian shut. Ian could have refused to see her, or could have attacked her vengefully when she approached him in her frail emotional state to beg his forgiveness. He mother could have shut the door on her in retaliation for the disgrace Cathy's abandonment brought on her family. Katie could have forgotten her, or remembered her and turned her back to shun the mother who once shunned her. Denise had nothing to gain, and everything to lose. She risked her marriage...and she won.