In His Place by Harry C. Griffith

In His Place by Harry C. Griffith

Author:Harry C. Griffith [Griffith, Harry C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-63409-848-9
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2016-09-15T00:00:00+00:00


Chapter 20

Wednesday, October 18

The following morning, the sun reappeared, and I felt I had begun to get things in perspective. I got a fairly good night’s sleep, ate a healthy breakfast, and felt ready for the day. Jayne, on the other hand, seemed perplexed.

Southern women have always amazed me. In the midst of all the turmoil going on in our lives, Jayne was concerned about what to take to the reception that would be held at Incarnation Church following the memorial service for Flora Stoner. My day would involve heading to the church office to work on final preparations for the service and specifically my sermon. In the meantime, Jayne was in a dither about the reception—more particularly, about what would be expected of her in providing a carry-in dish.

“Why don’t we just pick up some fried chicken?” I asked in my ignorance and lack of sensitivity. “That’s what people like.”

Jayne gave me that withering look that showed I, once again, just didn’t get the picture. “You know I can’t do that. I am, after all, the pastor’s wife. I’m supposed to show some leadership here. My cousin, you know, coauthored the book that is the gold standard for food at receptions following funerals.”

I wasn’t sure how to respond to that, although it seemed to me we’d had this conversation more than once in the past. So I responded in obvious ignorance, “What’s your plan?”

“Well, Charlotte says tomato aspic is the choice item at a funeral reception. I’m not sure I’m up to the challenge. You’ve got to get the gelatin balance right or the stuff ends up being too runny or too firm. You’re to clip off the top of a bunch of celery. Well, how much is that? Some people like pecans in tomato aspic, but we don’t have any, and I’m not sure about the pecans anyway.” She finally took a breath.

With all the issues swirling around in my mind, there was something comforting about Jayne’s dilemma. The world hadn’t gone completely crazy if Jayne could be concerned about tomato aspic. “I know you will do your best.”

I quickly decided that now was the time to get out of the house, gave her a kiss on the forehead, and headed for my truck.



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