“I can hardly believe that I’ve found Kettie and Mattie,” Polly said to Ben as they walked home from school. “Think of it. For a whole year, I didn’t know where they were.”
Ben shrugged. He wasn’t sure why Polly was making such a fuss about those two girls. He pointed and said, “Look! Father has started plowing.”
Polly turned to see Father with Bill’s oxen, one red and one black, steadily plowing the field. “That means spring is really here! Soon we can plant the garden, and maybe this year we’ll get lots of rain so the vegetables will grow well.”
Ben nodded. “And maybe this year we’ll have a good crop of wheat. We’ll make lots of money, and—”
“We’ll buy a cow and new shoes and sugar and fabric for Mother’s dress,” Polly cut in.
“And a new axe and lumber to make a nice table and chairs. Maybe we’ll even have enough money to build a real house!”
Polly clasped her hands together. “Oh, I just have a feeling that things will be different this year.”
Ben couldn’t wait to talk with Father, so he went right out to the field while Polly hurried to the house. Mother greeted her with a smile. “You’re home in good time. Do you know what? There’s something on the roof that you should see. Father found it when he went up to make a few repairs.”
“I’ll go up right now!” It wasn’t hard to reach the roof of their low sod house. All Polly had to do was drag a box over to the side of the house and climb up.
What a pretty sight met her eyes. Beautiful little pink flowers were blooming among the new green grass on the roof. Polly picked a handful of the blossoms and carried them down. “Aren’t they nice?” she said to Mother.
“Yes, they are! Remember how disappointed you were when we couldn’t have a wooden roof? Well, such pretty flowers couldn’t grow on shingles.”
Beautiful pink flowers bloomed on the roof.
“I’m glad we have a sod house with a grass roof,” Polly declared. “Imagine—blossoms on the roof! It sounds like a poem.”
“These flowers are like the rainbow, the sign of God’s promised blessings,” said Mother.
Polly buried her nose in the sweet-smelling blossoms. “Ben and I were talking about all the things that might happen this year. We might get a good wheat crop and lots of money to buy a cow and lumber and—”
Mother interrupted Polly to say, “We don’t know what God’s plan is for those kinds of blessings, but this we know: God loves us, and He sent His Son to show His love. Whether or not we have plenty of money, we can have happy hearts if we obey God.”
About the Author
Rebecca Martin is a mother of four children, wife of Cleon, and author of numerous books. She and Cleon are members of the Old Order Mennonite church, semi-retired, and together they enjoy helping their married children. Rebecca also enjoys quilting as a pastime.
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