Mary Sue Holton

Finding Home Mary Sue Holton

Kellie Watson found herself in an impossible situation. She was 15, pregnant, alone and broke. But perhaps her recently deceased Grannie was acting as a guardian angel by putting her in the path of Cleo Bass. In an act of complete selflessness, Miss Cleo opened her home to the young stranger, abandoning any need to question what she was running from. As the richest woman in several counties, she was more than able to provide all that Kellie, and eventually, little Deanna Paige, needed. Add to that, she saw they had everything they wanted. But when the Sheriff got wind of a runaway who he suspected was Kellie, she took the baby and slipped away during the night. Changing their names to Megan and Emily, they remained on the run and trying to stay one step ahead of being caught and returned home. But after 2 1/2 years, she realized she was up against the wall and forced to make an impossible decision. With a broken heart, but a determined spirit, Megan placed little Emily inside the gate of The Arms of Angels Orphanage, then retreated to her hiding place close by. She threw a rock to get the attention of the staff and waited to make sure Emily was safe. Then she returned to town, hoping to find work so she could remain close to her child until she was able to reclaim her. After a series of losses and close calls, she realized it was time to move on and hope that someone would adopt little Emily and give her the love and home she deserved. Three-and-a-half years later, it did happen. Roxanne Norton, a large contributor to the facility, saw something in little Emily that warmed her heart and moved her to offer adoption. However, Emily, who had stepped up to be the "pretend" mother of 2 1/2 year old Alexandra, refused to leave without her. Feeling foolish for bartering with a 5-year-old, Roxanne and her husband, Hank, took the girls home to their "castle." The twists and turns of life changed the family dynamics in way that no one could've imagined. But "Finding Home" turned out to be even better than Emily had once dreamed...