Amish Widow's Christmas by Samantha Price

Author:Samantha Price [Price, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samantha Price

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Right at six o’clock, Sarah heard the chatter of the two children making their way to her front door. She hurried over and opened the door just before they reached it. The two children greeted her excitedly and asked to see the baby. She pointed to Gretel, who was half-asleep, propped up by pillows on the couch, and they ran over to her.

“Mind her. Don’t push her over,” Joshua called after the children.

“Dinner’s nearly ready,” Sarah said to Joshua who was still looking anxiously over toward the children. “We can sit for awhile.” Sarah walked over to the couch and the two children, who were now kneeling down looking at the baby. They were excited that Gretel was watching them, too.

Once Sarah and Joshua were sitting down, Holly spotted the sewing in the room and she bounded to her feet. “Can I see your sewing, Mrs. Kurtz?”

“Jah, of course.”

“Don’t bother Mrs. Kurtz, Holly,” Joshua snapped.

“It’s all right. I’m happy to show her.” Sarah stood up and gathered her sewing and sat back down. “Sit down beside me here and I’ll show you what I’m making.” She unfolded the beginnings of a dress she was making for Gretel.

“Do you have a sewing machine?”

“I had one, but I left it behind when I moved. When I was a little girl of your age, I didn’t have a machine, so I’m used to doing everything by hand. I don’t mind it even though it’s a lot slower.”

“Can you show me how to sew?”

“Holly, you can’t ask something like that.”

Sarah smiled when she saw the earnestness in Holly’s eyes as she stared up at her. “I’d be happy to teach you to sew as long as it’s all right with your vadder.”

“Could I, Dat?”

He frowned.

“I’d love to teach her,” Sarah said.

He nodded and gave a small smile.

Holly then whipped her head around to look at Sarah. “Can you show me now?”

Sarah laughed. “I’ve got the dinner to serve, then we have to eat it, and then we'll have dessert.”

“Jah, and after that, it’ll be your bedtime,” Joshua told Holly.

“What about tomorrow after schul, Mrs. Kurtz?”

“I think that might be okay. As long as that’s all right with your vadder.”

“That’ll be fine,” he said.

“Gut. I’ll look forward to it.”

“Can I help with the boppli too while I’m here tomorrow?” Holly asked.

“That would be wunderbaar. I’d like some help.” It gladdened Sarah’s heart to see the happiness beaming from Holly’s face. It seemed she missed being around a woman.

“What will I do?” Benjamin whined.

“You and I can do something together,” Joshua said.

“What? Chores?”

“Why would you think we’d do chores? As long as you get most of them done before schul, we won’t spend the whole time doing chores.”

“I’ll do mine before schul. And then I’ll go home after sewing in time to help you with dinner, Dat,” Holly said.

He chuckled. “Okay.”

“I’ll just check on the food. It might be ready.” Sarah looked at the children. “Would you both mind looking after Gretel so that she doesn’t fall?”

“Jah,” the children chorused.

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