Right Where I Belong by Krista McGee

Author:Krista McGee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2012-09-30T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

And this is Brian when he played one of the wise men in the children’s Christmas pageant.” Mrs. Younger pointed to a picture in the ornately decorated scrapbook. Five-year-old Brian’s red hair was plastered to his head, and he wore a dark blue robe and a deep scowl.

“Mom, please.” Brian put a hand over the picture. “Don’t you need to work on lunch?”

Mrs. Younger laughed and turned the page. Little Brian was between his two older sisters, standing in front of the church Christmas tree. The robe was off but the scowl was still there. “He hated having his picture taken.”

“Seriously, Mom.” Brian’s face was turning red. Natalia couldn’t imagine why he would be embarrassed. His parents adored him. His mother spent hours putting together scrapbooks like this so she could remember every moment of his childhood.

“Brittany and Brigit are working on lunch.” Mrs. Younger waved Brian away. “Why don’t you join them?” He sighed and stood, defeated. “At least promise me you’ll skip past the bathtub shots.”

Mrs. Younger didn’t look up. “Go work on lunch, dear. Your sisters need you.”

“You have a beautiful family.” Natalia gazed at a page with the family standing together on the beach.

“I am blessed.” Mrs. Younger smiled.

“Your daughters are both in college, right?”

“Brittany will be a senior, and Brigit is a sophomore.”

“What are they studying?”

“Brittany is majoring in elementary education.” Mrs. Younger looked at Natalia, her eyes mirror images of Brian’s, clear, blue, and caring. “She wants to teach kindergarten.”

Natalia marveled at the pride in his mother’s face.

“And Brigit?”

“Brigit wants to go into the medical field, but she can’t decide if she wants to be a doctor or a nurse.”

“I’m sure you and Pastor Brian are hoping she’ll be a doctor.” Natalia’s father would be thrilled if she were considering a career as a doctor.

Mrs. Younger shrugged. “We’ve always told our kids we want them to do what God wants them to do. If he wants Brigit to be a nurse, then that’s what we want for her.”

Natalia stared down at the photos. Parents who love each other and love God and who want their children to do what God wants them to do. “Your children are fortunate.”

“What about you?” Mrs. Younger smiled into Natalia’s eyes. “Do you know what God wants you to do?”

Natalia sighed. “No, but my father expects me to make that decision very soon.”

“Really? Why is that?”

“Papa has a five-year plan for everything. He expects me to do the same. He is not happy that I am a few months from graduating and I don’t know what I am going to do next.”

“Sometimes God only reveals his will one day at a time.” Mrs. Younger patted Natalia’s arm.

Natalia turned a page in the scrapbook. Pastor Brian’s smile beamed as he stood in the baptistery with little Brian. “Unfortunately, my father does not believe in God.”

“That must be difficult for you.”

Her soft words touched a place in Natalia’s heart that she worked hard to keep hidden. She closed her eyes against the tears that threatened to spill out.

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