An Amish Christmas Quilt by Hubbard Charlotte; Long Kelly; Beckstrand Jennifer

Author:Hubbard, Charlotte; Long, Kelly; Beckstrand, Jennifer [Hubbard, Charlotte; Long, Kelly; Beckstrand, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Itzy, Kickass.so
ISBN: 9781617735554
Amazon: B00JVW6H5U
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2014-10-17T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Luke plunged through the snow at the Amish cemetery, discovering that the simple white headstones were nearly covered by the past storm. He counted stone tops as he walked, four over from the large pine tree that gave such pretty shade in the summer, and two rows back. He dropped to his knees in front of the stone, and dug with his dark gloved hands to clear the small space. There was snow, then wet leaves, then grass in wilted disarray. He eased his hat off, careless of the cold, and stared at his wife’s name, carved in plain letters. He knew the Englisch put flowers on their loved ones’ graves, even plastic things in the winter, but it was not his community’s way. Yet he wished it was today.... He wanted to bring something to Meg besides his troubles, not that he was really sure if she heard him. He knew he should talk to Derr Herr alone, but simply voicing his thoughts out loud at Meg’s grave gave him comfort that he did not believe Gott would withhold from him.

He swiped his arm across his eyes, feeling at ease to cry here, as he had many times in the past. “Well, Meg, our girl’s getting married today—to John Beider’s buwe. . . . I never would listen to you when you tried to reason with me about John. I’m sorry for that. It seems so much easier to keep on with the anger—and the hurt. And Laurel . . .” His voice broke as he recalled the scene in the bedroom cabin. “Laurel—will do the right thing, but I—I’ll miss her about the place. Like you, sweetheart . . . like I miss you.” He lurched to his feet and fished out a red handkerchief and blew his nose and dried his face, then turned with resolve toward home.

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