Northern Light by Annette O'Hare

Author:Annette O'Hare [O'Hare, Annette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-61116-518-0
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2016-08-23T04:00:00+00:00

16

Margaret planned to enjoy her last few weeks with Thomas.

She gathered everyone into the kitchen.

Mama shifted Jeremiah to her other leg. “All right now, you’ve got us all in here. What on earth is so important?”

“I’m sorry, but I’ve been waiting all morning for Thomas to go outside with Papa before I could tell you all my idea.”

June tapped her fingers on the table and rolled her eyes up at the ceiling. “Come on, Margaret, I got stuff I need to be doing.”

“Oh, hush up, June Marie. You no more have anything to do than Jeremiah does.”

“Humph, I do so!”

“June.” Mama put an end to what was sure to be a battle of words. “Go on, Margaret, tell us your idea.”

“All right, I’ve come up with an idea to make Thomas’s last few weeks with us a special time for everyone.” She paused for responses. When none came, she continued. “In honor of Thomas’s deceased mama and sister, God rest their souls, I think our family should celebrate Advent this Christmas.”

She looked at their faces, hoping for looks of excitement, anticipation, anything, but she only saw blank stares. “Well, doesn’t that sound like fun?”

“What the heck is Advent?” June spit the words out as though Margaret had suggested they eat worms. “’Cause I ain’t giving up Christmas for no Advent, that’s for sure.”

“Hush up, June,” Mama intervened. “I’ve heard of Advent, but it’s not something we ever celebrated. So I don’t know much about it. But…we’d all be happy to hear what it’s all about. Right, girls?”

June responded with another harrumph. Elizabeth, on the other hand, remained silent.

“Thank you, Mama.” She pulled a piece of paper from her apron pocket and unfolded it. “Thomas told me everything he knows about Advent and I wrote it all down.” She smoothed out the paper on the table where they all could see. “Here is a drawing I made of how I think everything should be arranged. I’m sorry I can’t sketch very well, but you get the idea. This circle is like a wreath. It should probably be made from pine boughs. Now I know we don’t have much pine here on the peninsula, but we have plenty of other foliage that should work just as well.”

Mama raised her hand and stopped her. “Why don’t you tell us what the celebration is for? I mean, what’s the purpose of it?”

Margaret slowed down and thought a moment. “Well…the way I understand it, it’s a way to prepare for Jesus’s second coming while we remember His first coming in the manger in Bethlehem.”

“All right, I can’t say that I understand the purpose for it, but at least it doesn’t go against anything we believe in. So go on.”

June leaned across the table and pointed at Margaret’s drawing. “What’s that supposed to be?”

“Those are candles. Can’t you tell by the flame at the top?” Margaret replied.

Miss Priss scrunched up her lips, tilted her head, and squinted at the paper. “Not really. You sure aren’t a very good draw-er, Margaret.

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