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Authors: Wanda E. Brunstetter
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Rachel let her head fall against the seat and closed her eyes. She thought about her cuddly cat. She thought about their old horse, Tom, and how he seemed glad to see her whenever she visited him in the pasture or barn. She thought about her cousin Mary and all the fun things they used to do. She thought about the coming summer and how she looked forward to spending time with Audra. She hoped Audra could come over to her house and jump on the trampoline. Maybe she could go over to Audra’s and skateboard in the barn. She thought about wading in the creek behind their house and picnics at the pond down the road. She could do so many fun things in the summer.
“We’re here,” Mom said, nudging Rachel’s arm.
Rachel’s eyes snapped open. The dreaded moment had arrived: Time to get her glasses.
When they entered the optical shop, the man who’d waited on Rachel the week before asked her to sit in front of a table. He brought out the pair of glasses with light blue frames that Mom had chosen for Rachel. He smiled and slipped them on Rachel’s face, checking to be sure they fit on the bridge of her nose and behind her ears.
“Can you see better now?” he asked, handing her a small chart with some words on it.
Rachel blinked as she stared at the chart. She could hardly believe it! The letters were so clear and bright, they seemed to jump right off the page!
“Can you see the words clearly?” he asked.
She nodded.
“Would you like to see how you look in your new glasses?”
“Yes.”
He handed her a small mirror.
Rachel gasped at her reflection. She hardly recognized the girl looking back at her! She turned to Mom and asked, “What do you think?”
Mom smiled. “I think your new glasses look very nice. In fact, I think you look quite grown up.”
“Really?”
“Jah.”
Rachel grinned at her reflection. Maybe the glasses did make her look older. They sure helped her see better. Maybe wearing glasses wouldn’t be so bad after all.
When they left the optical shop, Rachel couldn’t stop grinning. Everything outside looked so crisp and clear. The sun looked brighter; the sky looked bluer; the trees looked greener. She stared at the clouds and studied the different shapes. She hadn’t even realized how many things she hadn’t been able to see well before. Looking through her new glasses was like seeing the world in a brand-new light. She was sure she’d be able to see the blackboard and the words in her schoolbooks better, too.
“Can we stop by Esther and Rudy’s on the way home?” Rachel asked Mom as they climbed into Susan’s van. “I’d like to show them my new glasses.”
“I suppose we could stop for a few minutes if Susan has the time,” Mom said.
“I have plenty of time, and I’d be happy to take you to Esther and Rudy’s,” Susan called over her shoulder.
“Danki, we appreciate that.” Mom smiled at Rachel. “Rudy might be working in the fields today, but I’m sure Esther will enjoy seeing your new glasses.”
When Susan’s van pulled in front of Esther and Rudy’s house, Rachel spotted Esther sitting in a chair on her front porch. Rachel hurried up the sidewalk ahead of Mom and Susan.
Esther smiled when Rachel stepped onto the porch. “Look at you, little schweschder. You have new glasses!”
Rachel nodded. “Do you like them?”
“Jah, very much. They’re a pretty color, and they make you look so grown up.”
“That’s what Mom said, too.”
Esther hugged Rachel. “Can you see better now?”
“Oh, jah. Everything looks so bright and clear. No more blurry vision for me,” Rachel said, shaking her head.
“I’m glad.”
“
Wie geht’s
[How are you], Esther?” Mom asked as she and Susan stepped onto the porch.
Esther smiled and touched her stomach. “Other than a little morning sickness, I’m doing quite well.”
“That’s good to hear.” Mom patted her own stomach. “I’m not having bouts of morning sickness at all anymore. I’m
Rachel let her head fall against the seat and closed her eyes. She thought about her cuddly cat. She thought about their old horse, Tom, and how he seemed glad to see her whenever she visited him in the pasture or barn. She thought about her cousin Mary and all the fun things they used to do. She thought about the coming summer and how she looked forward to spending time with Audra. She hoped Audra could come over to her house and jump on the trampoline. Maybe she could go over to Audra’s and skateboard in the barn. She thought about wading in the creek behind their house and picnics at the pond down the road. She could do so many fun things in the summer.
“We’re here,” Mom said, nudging Rachel’s arm.
Rachel’s eyes snapped open. The dreaded moment had arrived: Time to get her glasses.
When they entered the optical shop, the man who’d waited on Rachel the week before asked her to sit in front of a table. He brought out the pair of glasses with light blue frames that Mom had chosen for Rachel. He smiled and slipped them on Rachel’s face, checking to be sure they fit on the bridge of her nose and behind her ears.
“Can you see better now?” he asked, handing her a small chart with some words on it.
Rachel blinked as she stared at the chart. She could hardly believe it! The letters were so clear and bright, they seemed to jump right off the page!
“Can you see the words clearly?” he asked.
She nodded.
“Would you like to see how you look in your new glasses?”
“Yes.”
He handed her a small mirror.
Rachel gasped at her reflection. She hardly recognized the girl looking back at her! She turned to Mom and asked, “What do you think?”
Mom smiled. “I think your new glasses look very nice. In fact, I think you look quite grown up.”
“Really?”
“Jah.”
Rachel grinned at her reflection. Maybe the glasses did make her look older. They sure helped her see better. Maybe wearing glasses wouldn’t be so bad after all.
When they left the optical shop, Rachel couldn’t stop grinning. Everything outside looked so crisp and clear. The sun looked brighter; the sky looked bluer; the trees looked greener. She stared at the clouds and studied the different shapes. She hadn’t even realized how many things she hadn’t been able to see well before. Looking through her new glasses was like seeing the world in a brand-new light. She was sure she’d be able to see the blackboard and the words in her schoolbooks better, too.
“Can we stop by Esther and Rudy’s on the way home?” Rachel asked Mom as they climbed into Susan’s van. “I’d like to show them my new glasses.”
“I suppose we could stop for a few minutes if Susan has the time,” Mom said.
“I have plenty of time, and I’d be happy to take you to Esther and Rudy’s,” Susan called over her shoulder.
“Danki, we appreciate that.” Mom smiled at Rachel. “Rudy might be working in the fields today, but I’m sure Esther will enjoy seeing your new glasses.”
When Susan’s van pulled in front of Esther and Rudy’s house, Rachel spotted Esther sitting in a chair on her front porch. Rachel hurried up the sidewalk ahead of Mom and Susan.
Esther smiled when Rachel stepped onto the porch. “Look at you, little schweschder. You have new glasses!”
Rachel nodded. “Do you like them?”
“Jah, very much. They’re a pretty color, and they make you look so grown up.”
“That’s what Mom said, too.”
Esther hugged Rachel. “Can you see better now?”
“Oh, jah. Everything looks so bright and clear. No more blurry vision for me,” Rachel said, shaking her head.
“I’m glad.”
“
Wie geht’s
[How are you], Esther?” Mom asked as she and Susan stepped onto the porch.
Esther smiled and touched her stomach. “Other than a little morning sickness, I’m doing quite well.”
“That’s good to hear.” Mom patted her own stomach. “I’m not having bouts of morning sickness at all anymore. I’m
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