I was as cold as ice It started in my heart and spread outward until my whole 10-year-old body ached. Mama's lifeless body lay on the bed, before me. Just a few minutes before, Mama had told us that she was dying and that I was to take care of and look after the other children. She had reached out, taken my hand and caused me to lean close to hear her last words. She spoke softly as she looked deep into my eyes. "Lovina, I love you and hate to leave you, but I must. Tell your father when he comes that the Lord has taken your mother home and left you for him to take care of." Then she was gone. So begins the story of Lovina Smith. It is a love story, of two people in love, of family members supporting each other, of people's dedication to the gospel of Jesus Christ.