Swinging On A Star by Janice Thompson

Author:Janice Thompson [Thompson, Janice]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Revell
Published: 0100-12-31T22:00:00+00:00

21

Between the Devil

and the Deep Blue Sea

The guy from Stages Set Design must not have gotten the memo about the incoming storm, because he arrived at the wedding facility on Thursday morning at 9:00, as planned. The huge moving trucks—three of them in all—lined Broadway. I stared in disbelief, wondering how or if we should move forward with this. According to the newscasters, we had only eight or nine hours until the outer bands of the storm came ashore. Until then, sunny skies reigned. But once the storm blew in, who knew what would happen? If the walls to my castle fell in, would I be held responsible?

Turned out Larry, the set-design guy, knew all about the storm. “Doesn’t sound like it’s going to be a big one,” he said with a wave of his hand. “So we’re better off getting the flooring and walls in beforehand. If we wait till after, the ground will be too wet. Not a good scenario. Trust me on this, okay?”

“Okay.” So I’d been right with my sinking-sand theory. Getting the foundation in place before the storm was the better bet. Still, I had to wonder what would come of all of his hard work when the winds got to blowing.

I watched Larry and his guys work for a couple of hours, mesmerized by both their speed and the prevalent sunlight overhead. Seemed like that’s how it always was—the sun seemed to shine brightest right before a big storm. What was up with that?

D.J. showed up at 11:30 to help with the castle construction. As I watched him work, my heart skipped a beat. Now this was a true knight in shining armor—always here when we needed him. And it didn’t hurt that the boy had muscles that went on forever.

At noon, a couple of guys from the Food Network arrived at our house with papers for all of us to sign. There were liability waivers, privacy forms, and even some legal mumbo jumbo about how we wouldn’t hold them responsible if something negative about our family aired on their program. That one gave me reason to pause, especially in light of all we were going through. I had no idea things could get this complicated.

As we signed the final form, Mama looked up at one of the men with a concerned look in her eyes. “So, you plan to move forward in spite of the storm? Is that right?”

“We’re hoping it’ll pass in time. Our main concern now is electricity.”

Good point. Sometimes we went without power for days or even weeks after a big storm. Still, I hoped that would not be the case this time around. I made a commitment to pray specifically about the power situation.

I prayed for something else too. As the skies overhead darkened, I prayed with every fiber of my being for Rob, Brock, and the others. Marian had managed to get through to Rob on her cell phone earlier this morning, and he’d given us an update. They were trying to race the storm home, just as Pop had predicted.

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