Katy's New World by Kim Vogel Sawyer

Author:Kim Vogel Sawyer [Kim Vogel Sawyer]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780310416661
Publisher: Zondervan

Katy placed the last plate on the shelf in Gramma Ruthie’s cupboard and closed the door with a sigh of relief. Task done! Gramma Ruthie, Grampa Ben, and their widowed neighbor, Mrs. Stoltzfus, still sat at the dining room table, sipping coffee and visiting. Even though Katy wasn’t a child anymore—graduating from the Schellberg school meant she could sit at the adult table and participate in adult conversation—she had chosen to wash dishes instead of visit.

Whenever she spent time in the company of any of the town’s widows, she couldn’t help but wonder whether her father might someday court the woman. Dad had been alone a long time—twelve years. She didn’t know of any other widows or widowers who had waited so long to remarry. Now that Katy was older, she understood how badly Dad had been hurt when her mother left, so his aching heart probably kept him from wanting to marry again. Or maybe he was just too busy with the cows to court a woman. Either way, being around any of the widows left her feeling edgy, so she didn’t mind washing dishes.

But now that the dishes were done, she could get started on her homework. Spending the night at Shelby’s and working at Aunt Rebecca’s hadn’t left much time for class assignments. Dad didn’t complain when she did homework on Sunday, but she knew he preferred she honor the Sabbath as a day of rest, just as the Bible advised. So she needed to get as much done before bedtime as possible.

Katy pulled out her books and scattered them across the small table in the middle of Gramma’s neat kitchen. Voices filtered in from the dining room, the tones light and cheerful. Katy smiled. With just her and Dad at their house, she was accustomed to mooing cows and whistling wind in the background instead of voices. She found it comforting, listening to the soft hum of conversation.

If Dad were married, would he talk to his wife more than he talked to Katy? Dad was always so quiet. Mrs. Stoltzfus wasn’t quiet, though—she’d had plenty to say during dinner, and it didn’t sound like she was going to stop talking any time soon. A long time ago, Katy wondered if Dad would court Mrs. Stoltzfus. The woman’s husband had passed away shortly after Katy’s mother died. She had two sons, both a few years older than Katy, and the community had murmured about how much the boys needed a father. So Katy had asked her dad if he wanted to marry Mrs. Stoltzfus and be a father to Curtis and Steven. She could still see the surprise on Dad’s face. He’d spluttered, “Katy-girl, marrying is a subject best left to grown-ups.”

Looking back, she was glad Dad hadn’t married Mrs. Stoltzfus. It hadn’t occurred to her until much later that if Dad was a father to her boys, Mrs. Stoltzfus would be a mother to Katy. And Katy didn’t want to call Mrs. Stoltzfus Mom. She frowned,

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