Anne excused herself to fly to the door. After kissing her beloved hello, she let him know that Rachael had stopped by – just to visit. Her voice was full of excited awe. It was a miracle, a gift, her eyes seemed to say. At a time like this, to have a friend. “Look, I made a pie. Would you like to have your dessert first? We are!”
“Love to,” he said. A weight lifted off his shoulders at hearing that the visitor had come without questions. For a few hours, he would forget the controversy and have some fun. “Mm.” He took his first bite. “Where’s this recipe from?”
“From whence is this recipe?” she corrected.
“Yes, Anne. From whence. You do know my congregation is going to look at me quite strangely if I use words in the order you wish.”
“They’re already looking at you strangely, dear. The recipe is off the internet. Rachael and I liked it.”
“Did she help you make it?”
“No, but she helped try it!”
“I don’t want to keep you.” Rachael stood. She brought her plate and fork to the sink.
“Don’t go. You’re fine.”
“No, I had a nice chat. You guys need some down time. And I don’t want to keep your dinner.” The water sprayed over her plate. Anne rose from the table with such energy that the paper napkins blew to the floor. Will watched them float down. His wife embraced her new friend, and thanked her earnestly for coming.
“I thought I’d better,” Rachael answered. Anne saw her to the door. “Bye!”
Anne drew the dinner from the oven, where it had been warming. “You know what I think we should do tonight?”
“No.”
“We should read the Bible,” she said intimately. “We need refreshed. We need promises. We need praise.”
“After dinner?” Will asked.
“You know, I think we’re the weirdest couple ever. We think that reading the Bible is as romantic an activity as anything.”
“Ever since you told me I’m going to be a father…”
“That makes you sound so old!” Anne exclaimed.
“I haven’t wanted to study any of this church stuff. I want to go through the whole Bible and find every verse that talks about parenting.”
“Seven and a half months. Do you think you can make it?”
Will smiled. She took everything in stride. “We might have to divide and conquer.”
“Give me easy ones, like Proverbs, then.”
To God be all glory.
See the index for first and additional chapters.
“Love to,” he said. A weight lifted off his shoulders at hearing that the visitor had come without questions. For a few hours, he would forget the controversy and have some fun. “Mm.” He took his first bite. “Where’s this recipe from?”
“From whence is this recipe?” she corrected.
“Yes, Anne. From whence. You do know my congregation is going to look at me quite strangely if I use words in the order you wish.”
“They’re already looking at you strangely, dear. The recipe is off the internet. Rachael and I liked it.”
“Did she help you make it?”
“No, but she helped try it!”
“I don’t want to keep you.” Rachael stood. She brought her plate and fork to the sink.
“Don’t go. You’re fine.”
“No, I had a nice chat. You guys need some down time. And I don’t want to keep your dinner.” The water sprayed over her plate. Anne rose from the table with such energy that the paper napkins blew to the floor. Will watched them float down. His wife embraced her new friend, and thanked her earnestly for coming.
“I thought I’d better,” Rachael answered. Anne saw her to the door. “Bye!”
Anne drew the dinner from the oven, where it had been warming. “You know what I think we should do tonight?”
“No.”
“We should read the Bible,” she said intimately. “We need refreshed. We need promises. We need praise.”
“After dinner?” Will asked.
“You know, I think we’re the weirdest couple ever. We think that reading the Bible is as romantic an activity as anything.”
“Ever since you told me I’m going to be a father…”
“That makes you sound so old!” Anne exclaimed.
“I haven’t wanted to study any of this church stuff. I want to go through the whole Bible and find every verse that talks about parenting.”
“Seven and a half months. Do you think you can make it?”
Will smiled. She took everything in stride. “We might have to divide and conquer.”
“Give me easy ones, like Proverbs, then.”
To God be all glory.
See the index for first and additional chapters.
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