never dreamed it would be this nice—not even with all the descriptions Mom gave from her trip out here.”
“I suppose you have to see things before they’re real to you,” Hannah said, guiding Mosey up to the barn. Miriam was already on the ground before Hannah pulled to a stop, jumping out over the buggy wheels.
“This is where I will find love, and I will always remember this as the moment when I first knew for sure. The sight of your little cabin will be forever burned in my mind as the place I finally knew that love had come knocking on my door.”
“Don’t you think that’s a little silly?” Hannah asked, climbing down from the buggy and loosening the tugs.
“And this statement comes from the girl who used to dream herself!” Miriam said, turning to loosen the tugs on her side of the buggy.
“You don’t sound like it’s a dream,” Hannah said, leading Mosey forward while Miriam held the shafts. “You sound certain of it.”
“I am certain of it,” Miriam said. “And you will let me use the cabin on Sunday nights, won’t you? I don’t think I can risk having him take me over to Betty’s place. She would be up to her usual sabotage, like she was with you and Jake.”
“Don’t be hard on Betty. She had her reasons.”
“But you will let me use the living room, won’t you, Hannah? Please? Do I have to get down on my knees and beg?”
Hannah laughed, “He has to ask you first. Have you thought of that?”
“This Dennis will swoon at my charms,” Miriam said, rolling her eyes skyward.
“I’m glad Mom’s not around to hear you talk like this. She would scold you to no end—and rightly so.”
“Ah, but she’s not here.”
“No, but don’t forget that I’m here to watch over you on her behalf,” Hannah said leading Mosey into the barn. “You can go on inside if you want.”
Pulling the harness off the horse, Hannah turned Mosey into his stall. Making sure his door to the field was open, she left the barn. Jake would see to the horse’s feed and hay when he arrived home from work and took care of Joel, his driving horse.
Hannah entered the cabin to find Miriam standing in the middle of the living room, her suitcase beside her.
“This is where it will happen,” Miriam said, swinging her arms wide. “My future husband and I will have our first long talk right here.”
“I still haven’t said you could use the living room.”
“Come on, Hannah,” Miriam said. “ Please let me.”
“But I don’t approve of the boy—if you’re still thinking of Dennis. I’m sorry now I even mentioned him.”
“Hannah, Dennis is a church member in good standing, isn’t he?”
“ Jah, but I still don’t like it,” Hannah said and then quickly changed the subject. “We’d better get you unpacked. Let me show you where the spare bedroom is.”
“This is so wonderful,” Miriam said, following with her suitcase. “And this is where Mom and Dad stayed when they visited last year. It’s exactly like Mom described it.”
“It was a great blessing that they were here over Jake’s ordination,” Hannah said. “None of us could have timed it any better.”
“A log bed! Oh, Hannah!” Miriam shrieked. “Did Jake make this?”
“ Jah, a month or so ago.”
“So it wasn’t here when Mom and Dad visited?”
“No, we just had an old mattress frame then, since money was kind of tight.”
“I remember Mom saying that,” Miriam said, lifting her suitcase up on the bed. She turned and gave Hannah another hug. “I am so happy, Hannah. Happier than I’ve been in years. And to think my little sister had so much to do with it.”
“I’m glad,” Hannah said, returning the hug. “I’ll let you unpack while I start supper. Take as much time as you need.”
Hannah went into the kitchen and placed wood in the stove. It caught fire easily on the embers from the morning, the flame leaping to life, the smoke curling toward the back of the firebox and then up the
“I suppose you have to see things before they’re real to you,” Hannah said, guiding Mosey up to the barn. Miriam was already on the ground before Hannah pulled to a stop, jumping out over the buggy wheels.
“This is where I will find love, and I will always remember this as the moment when I first knew for sure. The sight of your little cabin will be forever burned in my mind as the place I finally knew that love had come knocking on my door.”
“Don’t you think that’s a little silly?” Hannah asked, climbing down from the buggy and loosening the tugs.
“And this statement comes from the girl who used to dream herself!” Miriam said, turning to loosen the tugs on her side of the buggy.
“You don’t sound like it’s a dream,” Hannah said, leading Mosey forward while Miriam held the shafts. “You sound certain of it.”
“I am certain of it,” Miriam said. “And you will let me use the cabin on Sunday nights, won’t you? I don’t think I can risk having him take me over to Betty’s place. She would be up to her usual sabotage, like she was with you and Jake.”
“Don’t be hard on Betty. She had her reasons.”
“But you will let me use the living room, won’t you, Hannah? Please? Do I have to get down on my knees and beg?”
Hannah laughed, “He has to ask you first. Have you thought of that?”
“This Dennis will swoon at my charms,” Miriam said, rolling her eyes skyward.
“I’m glad Mom’s not around to hear you talk like this. She would scold you to no end—and rightly so.”
“Ah, but she’s not here.”
“No, but don’t forget that I’m here to watch over you on her behalf,” Hannah said leading Mosey into the barn. “You can go on inside if you want.”
Pulling the harness off the horse, Hannah turned Mosey into his stall. Making sure his door to the field was open, she left the barn. Jake would see to the horse’s feed and hay when he arrived home from work and took care of Joel, his driving horse.
Hannah entered the cabin to find Miriam standing in the middle of the living room, her suitcase beside her.
“This is where it will happen,” Miriam said, swinging her arms wide. “My future husband and I will have our first long talk right here.”
“I still haven’t said you could use the living room.”
“Come on, Hannah,” Miriam said. “ Please let me.”
“But I don’t approve of the boy—if you’re still thinking of Dennis. I’m sorry now I even mentioned him.”
“Hannah, Dennis is a church member in good standing, isn’t he?”
“ Jah, but I still don’t like it,” Hannah said and then quickly changed the subject. “We’d better get you unpacked. Let me show you where the spare bedroom is.”
“This is so wonderful,” Miriam said, following with her suitcase. “And this is where Mom and Dad stayed when they visited last year. It’s exactly like Mom described it.”
“It was a great blessing that they were here over Jake’s ordination,” Hannah said. “None of us could have timed it any better.”
“A log bed! Oh, Hannah!” Miriam shrieked. “Did Jake make this?”
“ Jah, a month or so ago.”
“So it wasn’t here when Mom and Dad visited?”
“No, we just had an old mattress frame then, since money was kind of tight.”
“I remember Mom saying that,” Miriam said, lifting her suitcase up on the bed. She turned and gave Hannah another hug. “I am so happy, Hannah. Happier than I’ve been in years. And to think my little sister had so much to do with it.”
“I’m glad,” Hannah said, returning the hug. “I’ll let you unpack while I start supper. Take as much time as you need.”
Hannah went into the kitchen and placed wood in the stove. It caught fire easily on the embers from the morning, the flame leaping to life, the smoke curling toward the back of the firebox and then up the
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