Happy Saturday! It’s been quite a week. Today wasn’t so bad, but earlier in the week was a bit rough. I had to make a decision to stop accepting books for reviews. It’s not one I made lightly; it’s been a while in coming. It was using too many spoons, which I need for family stuff and to put more effort into actually writing.
Speaking of which, this week’s snippet follows directly from last week’s. Chris, the minister at one of the local churches, has come to see Micah—who is confused in part because he’s not at all religious himself, though his late spouse was. Here, Chris explains why.
“We can go to my classroom,” Micah suggested.
They wound their way back to the sixth grade wing of the elementary school to Micah’s room. Inside, he offered Chris a seat at a long table then sat across from him.
“Now. What can I do for you?” Micah asked.
“I’m one of the lead volunteers on the community center’s continuing education program. I got a call from another leader that you might be interested in helping us out.”
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I’m sure that was a tough decision. It’s difficult to find time for all the things we want to do. Makes me wonder if Micah’s about to be pulled in too many directions! 🙂
It was a very hard decision, but one of the good things that’s come of it is that I now have time to enjoy all the books I randomly bought just for myself! 🙂 I have so many that I’ve found through these snippets, but I couldn’t read them because I was taking requests for reviews. There’s no pressure, no timeline…just me and a good book.
Micah is about to find out exactly what will both draw him out of his sadness and let him actually express his grief. <3
Is someone trying to get Michah to spend some time with Chris by this suggestion? This shows a certain insight.
Heh, no, not really. Micah told his sister-in-law he had to get out of his own head, and she thought volunteer work at the community center might help. Of course, the kind, friendly, handsome lead volunteer might also help! 🙂
*clamps hand over mouth so she doesn’t blurt a spoiler* Nice snippet! And I do so love Chris.
Hahaha! It’s all good. 🙂 Chris probably deserves a story of his own too, but…sigh. I haven’t been able to write anything else set in this town yet.
Poor Micah. I hate being volunteered for stuff.
In fairness, he’s not being volunteered without his permission.
I wonder what he’s being volunteered for and if h e’ll go for it
His sister-in-law suggested to him that he might like to help, but he’s about to find out what that means.
Nice snippet.