A Minute to Smile
“The carpenters still had a few loose ends to finish off, but it was nothing they couldn’t do with people in the house.
The smell of fresh lumber hung in the rooms, and after getting her son settled on the couch with his electronic piano, Esther went around admiring the new outlets and fixtures that had been installed. She’d always loved the old-fashioned push-button light switches, but even the loss of them didn’t mar her swelling pride. The house had been saved. As far as she was concerned..., that was quite an accomplishment.
John brought Daniel home that same night, and as her eldest came up the walk, his dark hair shining, Esther burst out of the house to pick him up. “Oh, I missed you,” she whispered.
“Where’s Jeremy?” he asked anxiously. “I thought he came home from the hospital.” In his hands was a package wrapped in Sesame Street paper, fastened with an excess of tape.
“He’s right inside, sweetie.”MoreLess
The smell of fresh lumber hung in the rooms, and after getting her son settled on the couch with his electronic piano, Esther went around admiring the new outlets and fixtures that had been installed. She’d always loved the old-fashioned push-button light switches, but even the loss of them didn’t mar her swelling pride. The house had been saved. As far as she was concerned..., that was quite an accomplishment.
John brought Daniel home that same night, and as her eldest came up the walk, his dark hair shining, Esther burst out of the house to pick him up. “Oh, I missed you,” she whispered.
“Where’s Jeremy?” he asked anxiously. “I thought he came home from the hospital.” In his hands was a package wrapped in Sesame Street paper, fastened with an excess of tape.
“He’s right inside, sweetie.”MoreLess
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