The Amish Teacher's Gift by Rachel J. Good

Author:Rachel J. Good
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Once again, seeing Nathan with Ada raised Josiah’s feelings of inadequacy as a parent. Last night while babysitting her siblings, he’d hadn’t encountered any trouble, although that might have been due to Sadie’s competence. He’d always wanted a large family, but he couldn’t even deal with one child, let alone more.

After they’d traveled for a while, Nathan settled down, allowing Josiah time to think. He’d taken mental notes of the equipment that interested Ada. Most of it could be built pretty easily. A few pieces might need to be ordered, but even so, the projects could be completed for a small fraction of the cost. Now that he’d seen what some of the equipment looked like, he could draw up plans.

The only problem would be financing the projects. All his savings had gone toward Ruth’s medical bills.

Josiah pulled into the empty barn. Mamm’s missing wagon must mean she was working the evening shift. If he could get Nathan into the house without waking him, he’d have time to work on his plans. The whole time Josiah was taking care of Silver, he kept a close eye on the buggy doors. Then he reached into the buggy for the crumpled paper on the floor before carefully lifting Nathan and his rabbit.

He managed to get Nathan onto the bed and remove his shoes without waking him. He’d struggle with dinner and bath time later. Right now, he was eager to get to work.

Josiah sat at his desk and sketched plans, then made duplicates. By the time he’d filled out the required paperwork, Nathan was whining. The rest of the evening proceeded with the usual battles and yelling until Nathan fell asleep, exhausted. Josiah was equally as weary, and he tumbled in bed soon after, although fitful dreams woke him often during the night. Much of the time, he was racing after someone, but the person eluded him, leaving him bereft and lonely.

The next morning after tussling with Nathan, Josiah was so worn out all he wanted to do was fall back into bed. But he had a mission to accomplish once his son was in school. Peace reigned soon after they pulled out of the driveway when Nathan fell asleep. David came out to meet the buggy when they pulled in. Josiah opened the door and folded down the seat. Then he stayed hidden on the opposite side of the buggy while David climbed in to wake Nathan. Once again, after a few wary glances around, Nathan climbed out happily.

Gathering his courage, Josiah drove to the job site. He swallowed back his embarrassment at being fired and stepped out of the buggy.

“Hey, man,” Marcus called, setting down the level he was using. He hurried over. “How ya doing?”

“All right,” Josiah managed to say. “Do you know who gets the applications for that advertising project?”

“You gonna put in a plan?”

“I’d like to.” Although maybe he should find out if he still had a job.

Just then Ralph shouted, “Hey, Yoder, get over here.”

Other guys stopped their work to stare down at Josiah as he crossed the construction area to meet Ralph.

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