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she set the pie
plates in the warm dishwater. She needed to check on Rosemary and Katie, yet she didn’t
want James to think she had run off. Glancing around the kitchen, which bustled with
women and school-age girls, Abby spotted Ruthie taking a platter of sandwiches from
the fridge.
“Ruthie, can you do me a favor?” she asked. “I’d like to see if Rosemary needs my
help, but the bride and groom have matched me up with James for supper—”
“I wonder who told them to do that?” Ruthie teased. “Come on, Beth Ann! Let’s make
up a wild story about Aunt Abby while we go find James. Nobody ever said that courting
couples are the only ones who can have fun this evening.”
Out the two girls rushed, slamming the door in their excitement. Abby’s mamm and her
sister-in-law, Barbara, were taking the lids from bowls of applesauce and slaw. “You’ve
been helping with meals all day, Abby, so go on now! Eat with James,” her mother insisted.
“Jah, this would be a gut time for me to get better acquainted with Rosemary and that
little girl who seems to think Matt hung the moon,” Barbara joined in. “We saw him
out the window, showing off his dogs. And now he’s chatting with her at your place.”
Abby smoothed her apron, pleased that she didn’t have to keep James waiting any longer.
“Meanwhile, Zanna has paired Matt up with Emma for supper—and Emma also thinks he
hung the moon,” she replied. “That’s fine with Rosemary, who’s missing her husband
today. But Matt’s smiling at young Mrs. Yutzy like I’ve never seen him look at a girl.”
Mamm and Barbara walked with her to the door and peered outside. “Well,” her mother
said, “the thing about young love is, it either works out—”
“Or not,” Barbara finished. “We all have to learn how to handlethat. So you go have a gut time, Abby. Leave things between Matt and Emma—or Matt
and Rosemary—to work themselves out.”
“Could be he won’t court either one of them,” Mamm added as they stepped outside.
“Folks hereabouts all thought Leroy Lambright would hitch up with Alma Bender—”
“The same Alma that Titus Yutzy married?” Barbara cut in.
“Jah, she was just one of the gals who was sweet on Leroy, back in the day.” Abby’s
mother raised her eyebrows. “But catching a man’s a lot like fishing, you see. You’ve
got to toss out the right bait.”
“Mamm!” Abby gasped. “Maybe we’d better save this story for another time—if it’s not
too embarrassing to tell.”
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about, young lady,” her mother declared. “When
you’re ready for some advice about landing a gut man, I’ll tell you all my secrets.
We want to see you happy at whatever life you choose, Abigail.”
And what was this talk about bait and secrets, coming from her mother? Abby hurried
down the lane toward the greenhouse. Her dat, Leroy, had been gone for more than a
year now, but this was the first time since his passing that her mamm had seemed so…playful.
Happy and ready for whatever life brought her next.
And wasn’t that the best way to spend each day? Happy and ready for whatever God offered?
Abby looked toward the young folks who awaited Jonny’s next announcement. When she
saw James, who was talking to Beth Ann and Ruthie, her heart fluttered. She might
well have a home and a business of her own, but wasn’t there room in her heart for
more love?
Chapter 6
J ames laughed with the two young girls who had concocted an outrageous reason for Abby
being late to join him for the supper. Hadn’t this been a day of surprises? By the
looks of it, Ruthie had taken the Yutzy girl under her wing and they had become fast
friends. Titus Yutzy seemed like a man come back from the edge of the grave, chatting
about his new partnership with Matt. And meanwhile, Matt had taken a very obvious
shine to Rosemary.
And what had come
plates in the warm dishwater. She needed to check on Rosemary and Katie, yet she didn’t
want James to think she had run off. Glancing around the kitchen, which bustled with
women and school-age girls, Abby spotted Ruthie taking a platter of sandwiches from
the fridge.
“Ruthie, can you do me a favor?” she asked. “I’d like to see if Rosemary needs my
help, but the bride and groom have matched me up with James for supper—”
“I wonder who told them to do that?” Ruthie teased. “Come on, Beth Ann! Let’s make
up a wild story about Aunt Abby while we go find James. Nobody ever said that courting
couples are the only ones who can have fun this evening.”
Out the two girls rushed, slamming the door in their excitement. Abby’s mamm and her
sister-in-law, Barbara, were taking the lids from bowls of applesauce and slaw. “You’ve
been helping with meals all day, Abby, so go on now! Eat with James,” her mother insisted.
“Jah, this would be a gut time for me to get better acquainted with Rosemary and that
little girl who seems to think Matt hung the moon,” Barbara joined in. “We saw him
out the window, showing off his dogs. And now he’s chatting with her at your place.”
Abby smoothed her apron, pleased that she didn’t have to keep James waiting any longer.
“Meanwhile, Zanna has paired Matt up with Emma for supper—and Emma also thinks he
hung the moon,” she replied. “That’s fine with Rosemary, who’s missing her husband
today. But Matt’s smiling at young Mrs. Yutzy like I’ve never seen him look at a girl.”
Mamm and Barbara walked with her to the door and peered outside. “Well,” her mother
said, “the thing about young love is, it either works out—”
“Or not,” Barbara finished. “We all have to learn how to handlethat. So you go have a gut time, Abby. Leave things between Matt and Emma—or Matt
and Rosemary—to work themselves out.”
“Could be he won’t court either one of them,” Mamm added as they stepped outside.
“Folks hereabouts all thought Leroy Lambright would hitch up with Alma Bender—”
“The same Alma that Titus Yutzy married?” Barbara cut in.
“Jah, she was just one of the gals who was sweet on Leroy, back in the day.” Abby’s
mother raised her eyebrows. “But catching a man’s a lot like fishing, you see. You’ve
got to toss out the right bait.”
“Mamm!” Abby gasped. “Maybe we’d better save this story for another time—if it’s not
too embarrassing to tell.”
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about, young lady,” her mother declared. “When
you’re ready for some advice about landing a gut man, I’ll tell you all my secrets.
We want to see you happy at whatever life you choose, Abigail.”
And what was this talk about bait and secrets, coming from her mother? Abby hurried
down the lane toward the greenhouse. Her dat, Leroy, had been gone for more than a
year now, but this was the first time since his passing that her mamm had seemed so…playful.
Happy and ready for whatever life brought her next.
And wasn’t that the best way to spend each day? Happy and ready for whatever God offered?
Abby looked toward the young folks who awaited Jonny’s next announcement. When she
saw James, who was talking to Beth Ann and Ruthie, her heart fluttered. She might
well have a home and a business of her own, but wasn’t there room in her heart for
more love?
Chapter 6
J ames laughed with the two young girls who had concocted an outrageous reason for Abby
being late to join him for the supper. Hadn’t this been a day of surprises? By the
looks of it, Ruthie had taken the Yutzy girl under her wing and they had become fast
friends. Titus Yutzy seemed like a man come back from the edge of the grave, chatting
about his new partnership with Matt. And meanwhile, Matt had taken a very obvious
shine to Rosemary.
And what had come
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