The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine

Author:Jane Myers Perrine
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781455505661
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Bree’d be home in an hour from volleyball practice and Mac was studying upstairs. As she cuddled the child who’d fallen asleep in her lap, Birdie enjoyed the soft, sweetly scented warmth of a little girl. At the same time, she realized her shoulder ached and she was simply too old for this.

The preacher had called her earlier about Missy but had no helpful information. “Dear Lord,” she whispered, “You need to have Missy’s mother turn up soon. I’m worn out.”

Too tired to carry the child upstairs to the blow-up mattress they’d put in Birdie’s bedroom, Birdie carefully placed her on the sofa and made sure the blanket covered her. Then she headed into the kitchen to see what she could thaw and heat up for dinner.

The previous night, Missy’d fallen asleep at ten thirty after Mac had spent nearly an hour rocking and calming the child. Birdie’d been asleep for only a few minutes when Missy’s sobs awakened her. She stumbled across her bedroom to the corner where Missy slept and picked the girl up.

“Mommy. I want my mommy.”

“I know, sweetheart, I know.” She sat on the edge of her bed and rocked Missy until she quieted.

When she got back in bed, Birdie pulled the sheet over her shoulders and attempted to fall back to sleep but two questions haunted her:

When was Missy’s mother going to show up?

And why had she, an old lady feeling older each day, taken the child in?

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