The Guardian
“There was the occasional remark from one or two, but for the most part, the talk was subdued as they went about the Lord’s work.
The men were hauling up the old Ausbund hymnals and stacking them in neat piles when Joshua spotted the Esh girls working in his flower garden down yonder. He chuckled at the sight of Leda pressing soil down around some newly planted geraniums while her little sister and two cousins helped.
“This looks much better,” he said as he ambled outside, wondering why they’d c...ome with the colorful plants.
“Just wanted to help out,” Leda said, her eyes sparkling.
“Your mother didn’t send yous over here, did she?”
Leda and her cousins exchanged furtive glances. But they didn’t fess up as they shifted their weight from bare foot to bare foot.
So it was Maryanna’s idea!
Well, he felt as light as duck feathers.
It was just then that Lovina Yoder, the preacher’s wife, and his four sisters-in-law arrived to clean the kitchen. They and a number of Lovina’s relatives and friends would be in charge of assisting with the shared meal following the Preaching service tomorrow, as well, since Joshua was not expected to be adept in the kitchen.MoreLess
The men were hauling up the old Ausbund hymnals and stacking them in neat piles when Joshua spotted the Esh girls working in his flower garden down yonder. He chuckled at the sight of Leda pressing soil down around some newly planted geraniums while her little sister and two cousins helped.
“This looks much better,” he said as he ambled outside, wondering why they’d c...ome with the colorful plants.
“Just wanted to help out,” Leda said, her eyes sparkling.
“Your mother didn’t send yous over here, did she?”
Leda and her cousins exchanged furtive glances. But they didn’t fess up as they shifted their weight from bare foot to bare foot.
So it was Maryanna’s idea!
Well, he felt as light as duck feathers.
It was just then that Lovina Yoder, the preacher’s wife, and his four sisters-in-law arrived to clean the kitchen. They and a number of Lovina’s relatives and friends would be in charge of assisting with the shared meal following the Preaching service tomorrow, as well, since Joshua was not expected to be adept in the kitchen.MoreLess
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