The One Who Waits for Me
“She found her in the nursing tent with Trella, whom she embraced warmly. “I’ve seen so little of you since we arrived!” Beth exclaimed.
“I know, and I’m sorry.” Trella glanced at her sleeping daughter, who was lying on a soft pallet near the fire. “Esther takes so much time.”
Beth stepped over to admire the child. She’d lost her earlier redness, and now her skin was a lovely, healthy-looking hue. “She looks mighty satisfied.”
“She is well fed.” Trella smiled at the Indian woman who sat alongsid...e her. “Awinita is like a second mother.”
Joanie sat next to the fire, peeling potatoes. “What are you doing here? I thought you were working in Sister Mary Margaret’s garden.”
“I was earlier, but I thought you might like to have lunch together.”
Shaking her head, Joanie said, “Thank you, but I’ll stay and visit with Awinita. Did you know her name means ‘fawn’?”
Beth smiled. “I didn’t. Are you sure you wouldn’t like to go? I packed your favorites.MoreLess
“I know, and I’m sorry.” Trella glanced at her sleeping daughter, who was lying on a soft pallet near the fire. “Esther takes so much time.”
Beth stepped over to admire the child. She’d lost her earlier redness, and now her skin was a lovely, healthy-looking hue. “She looks mighty satisfied.”
“She is well fed.” Trella smiled at the Indian woman who sat alongsid...e her. “Awinita is like a second mother.”
Joanie sat next to the fire, peeling potatoes. “What are you doing here? I thought you were working in Sister Mary Margaret’s garden.”
“I was earlier, but I thought you might like to have lunch together.”
Shaking her head, Joanie said, “Thank you, but I’ll stay and visit with Awinita. Did you know her name means ‘fawn’?”
Beth smiled. “I didn’t. Are you sure you wouldn’t like to go? I packed your favorites.MoreLess
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