A Time to Forgive And Promise Forever (2003)
“Tyler sat at the round oak table in the parlor on Sunday night with Sammy opposite him, homework spread out between them. Sammy looked as doubtful as Tyler felt about his ability to help with homework.
“How about a snack to help the studying along?” Miranda put a tray down between them. “Do you have a lot for tomorrow?”
Sammy brightened a bit at the sight of oatmeal cookies and milk. “Just my report.”
Wonderful. What did Tyler know about the kind of report a second grader would write? He didn’t even remember second grade. This evening was as out of tune with his normal life as the rest of the day had been, including sitting in church with the Caldwell clan and enduring a huge family dinner.
Sammy bit into an oatmeal cookie and smiled at his mother. His son, it seemed, smiled at everyone but him. For Tyler he always had a wary look.
Well, maybe homework help was the route to a smile. “What’s your report about?”
Sammy flattened a lined yellow sheet on the table. “I’m s’posed to write a ...whole page about the dolphin from the church.MoreLess
“How about a snack to help the studying along?” Miranda put a tray down between them. “Do you have a lot for tomorrow?”
Sammy brightened a bit at the sight of oatmeal cookies and milk. “Just my report.”
Wonderful. What did Tyler know about the kind of report a second grader would write? He didn’t even remember second grade. This evening was as out of tune with his normal life as the rest of the day had been, including sitting in church with the Caldwell clan and enduring a huge family dinner.
Sammy bit into an oatmeal cookie and smiled at his mother. His son, it seemed, smiled at everyone but him. For Tyler he always had a wary look.
Well, maybe homework help was the route to a smile. “What’s your report about?”
Sammy flattened a lined yellow sheet on the table. “I’m s’posed to write a ...whole page about the dolphin from the church.MoreLess
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