The Healing Jar by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Author:Wanda E. Brunstetter [Brunstetter, Wanda E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781643523286
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2019-08-02T16:00:00+00:00

“That was one delicious meal. Danki, Mary Ruth and Lenore, for all the work you did preparing it for us.” Jesse rubbed his stomach. “Now I need to either take a nap or go outside and get some exercise.”

“I vote for going outside.” Peter pushed his chair away from the table. “Bet there’s enough snow on the ground to build a snowman. Anyone wanna help me?”

“Count me in,” Jesse said.

“Me too.” Lenore gathered up a few plates. “I’ll join you after the dishes are done.”

“No need for that.” Lenore’s mother shook her head. “I’ll help Mary Ruth with the schissele. You should go outside and have some fun.”

Jesse looked at his daughter, sitting in the high chair with mashed potatoes all over her face. “Maybe I should stay inside and keep an eye on my messy little schtinker. She needs to be cleaned up and might even be ready for a nap.”

Mary Ruth patted the top of Cindy’s head. “She does look kind of drowsy, but I bet she won’t fall asleep if I put her down. She seems to be awake more than asleep these days.”

Jesse smiled in response and stepped over to his daughter. He grabbed a couple of paper towels and dampened them before returning to Cindy. With ease, Jesse wiped off her face and hands. His little girl smiled up at him and reached out her hands. “Not yet, little one; hang on there. I’ll have you out in a minute.”

He continued to clean up the tray that had some small morsels left on it. “That’s better; now you’re ready to come out of there.” Jesse set aside the soiled paper towels and lifted his daughter from the high chair. He held her for a moment and watched the activity around the kitchen, focusing mostly on Lenore. I do care about her. His back stiffened as he looked over at Lenore’s father. It’s just that my feelings aren’t what they should be.

“I’ll keep Cindy occupied,” Lenore’s dad offered. “We’ll go in the living room, and I’ll give her a horsey ride on my knee.”

“She’ll like that. Thanks, Ivan.” Jesse got his jacket, hat, and gloves. “You comin’, Lenore?”

“Sure, I’ll be out as soon as I put on some warm clothes and my boots.”

“Okay, see you soon.” Jesse followed Peter out the door. As they stepped onto the back porch, Jesse’s foot slipped on a patch of ice. He grabbed hold of the wooden railing and went on down the stairs to join Peter in the yard. The snow was still falling and creating a white blanket over everything. Peter began making a ball of snow, then rolling it along the ground, and Jesse did the same. Before long, he had a good-sized sphere made. “What do you think, Peter? Does this look good enough?”

“That’s perfect! We’ll use that one for the bottom of the snowman.” Peter went back to rolling his own ball again.

Meanwhile, Jesse watched him and enjoyed the fun he was having. He soon picked up some snow, packed it, and threw the icy ball at the barn.

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