Holding a Tender Heart
“On this Friday morning it was only a little past seven o’clock. The slight haze that hung along the horizon still hadn’t melted away even with the full blaze of the rising sun. How like the troubled clouds that hung over the Beiler household. Debbie was thankful Ms. Hatcher, Joe’s public defender, had consented to see her.
The truth was that the trouble with Joe and Verna had stalled things in her own life. Debbie had wanted to approach Bishop Beiler to discuss her plans to join the Amish church, but she decided not to when Lois told her this couldn’t happen until the fall classes began right after communion. So there was still plenty of time. But it wouldn’t have hurt to broach the subject early, to feel the bishop out about her plan. In his present state of mind, she didn’t wish to add further stress.
Lois had also warned her last night, “You have to watch the mood of the community. They might be touchy right now about someone from the outside joining while trouble is afoot.
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