A Simple Charity
“Fanny let her hand pause a moment as she gazed fondly over the other women, their white-capped heads bent over the quilt. A cloak of peace had fallen over the garden at the Stoltzfus house, where a quilting bee was in progress. The charity quilt had already been completed, and Lovina had started the women on a second project. Pressing the needle through in short, regular stitches, Fanny looked across the table and noticed Anna Beiler watching her. A curious smile pinched the older woman’s face....
“Such relaxing work, I’m about to doze off,” Fanny said aloud, stifling a yawn. “It’s a good thing you’re back, Anna. It wouldn’t be possible for me to be a midwife and enjoy gatherings like this.”
“There’s plenty of time in the day when I’ve got an empty house at home,” Anna said. “If I’m out late tending to a mother, I take catnaps all day long.”
“Well, I’m relieved to have you back,” said Fanny, “and I know I’m not alone.”
“We all missed you, Anna,”MoreLess
“Such relaxing work, I’m about to doze off,” Fanny said aloud, stifling a yawn. “It’s a good thing you’re back, Anna. It wouldn’t be possible for me to be a midwife and enjoy gatherings like this.”
“There’s plenty of time in the day when I’ve got an empty house at home,” Anna said. “If I’m out late tending to a mother, I take catnaps all day long.”
“Well, I’m relieved to have you back,” said Fanny, “and I know I’m not alone.”
“We all missed you, Anna,”MoreLess
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