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“Oh, Mary-Beth, do you really think that you will be able to make all of this in time? That is a lot of work! I can live without some of the decorations if it’s too much trouble!” Tilly looked at her friend expectantly. She hoped that Mary-Beth could pull off the decorations, but she also knew that she was asking a lot of her friend.
“I will do my best to get it done. I know that you will be helping as well, so together I’m sure that we can get most of it ready. The men will be able to set up the tent and the chairs, so that is one less thing to worry about. As for the flowers, I saw some beautiful wildflowers along the road as we drove here. We could gather them and use them. Mrs. Wilder also has roses that she has offered for the occasion.” Mary-Beth had no doubt that Tilly would get a day that she would never forget.
Later in the afternoon, Tam and Jacob arrived at the house to help with the preparations. Tilly excitedly told them about what she had envisioned. They wanted to hold the ceremony in a week’s time, so they had a lot of work to do to make all of the arrangements happen in time.
While Tam and Tilly continued to put together arrangements, Mary-Beth and Jacob set to work on getting some of the decorations put together. They took a wagon into town to purchase some of the ribbons and fabric that would be needed to make the decorations for the tents and the tables. Tam’s parents had eagerly given them plenty of money to make sure that they were able to purchase everything that was needed.
Once they arrived back at the house, Mary-Beth went to work at making bows out of the fabric and ribbons. The fabric that she had found was a lovely shade of pale pink, and the bows that she made with them turned out dainty and beautiful. She looked down at the sets of bows that she had prepared and sighed. If only she were preparing for her own big day, she would feel much more joy about making all of these pretty decorations. She was happy to help Tilly, but part of her was jealous that her friend was getting all of this, and she was crippled and watching on the side. Mary-Beth knew that she was being petty and selfish, but it seemed as though her dreams of getting married were being pushed further away because of her disability.
“Are you okay, Mary-Beth? You have been rather quiet for some time today. It seems as though you are thinking very hard about something,” Jacob remarked as he looked at her. He had been helping by whitewashing some chairs to be used for the ceremony, and he and Mary-Beth had been together for most of the day.
“I’m doing well. I was just thinking about how beautiful Tilly and Tam’s wedding is going to be. Someday, I hope to have a special day like this one is going to be,” she said with a sad smile and began to straighten the bow that she had just finished.
“You will have a beautiful day when the time is right. Trust God and allow Him to give you that day,” Jacob said with a warm smile. He had to look away at that moment before she could catch onto the fact that he was thinking the same thing for himself. He and Tam had been best friends since Tam’s family moved to Jamestown when they were young boys. It always seemed as though Tam got whatever he wanted, and Jacob followed.
“I hope so. I probably sound incredibly silly. How are the chairs coming along? I saw Tam with the tables a few minutes ago. I have one more bow to make, and then we can start hanging them where Tilly wants them.”
“The chairs just need to dry and they will be good. I think that Tam wants my help with that tents, so I’m going to go and do that. Are you alright to finish here on your own?” He needed to step away from this uncomfortable conversation before she could tell that he was getting embarrassed by it. Ever since they had met, he had been fascinated by her.
“Oh, Mary-Beth, do you really think that you will be able to make all of this in time? That is a lot of work! I can live without some of the decorations if it’s too much trouble!” Tilly looked at her friend expectantly. She hoped that Mary-Beth could pull off the decorations, but she also knew that she was asking a lot of her friend.
“I will do my best to get it done. I know that you will be helping as well, so together I’m sure that we can get most of it ready. The men will be able to set up the tent and the chairs, so that is one less thing to worry about. As for the flowers, I saw some beautiful wildflowers along the road as we drove here. We could gather them and use them. Mrs. Wilder also has roses that she has offered for the occasion.” Mary-Beth had no doubt that Tilly would get a day that she would never forget.
Later in the afternoon, Tam and Jacob arrived at the house to help with the preparations. Tilly excitedly told them about what she had envisioned. They wanted to hold the ceremony in a week’s time, so they had a lot of work to do to make all of the arrangements happen in time.
While Tam and Tilly continued to put together arrangements, Mary-Beth and Jacob set to work on getting some of the decorations put together. They took a wagon into town to purchase some of the ribbons and fabric that would be needed to make the decorations for the tents and the tables. Tam’s parents had eagerly given them plenty of money to make sure that they were able to purchase everything that was needed.
Once they arrived back at the house, Mary-Beth went to work at making bows out of the fabric and ribbons. The fabric that she had found was a lovely shade of pale pink, and the bows that she made with them turned out dainty and beautiful. She looked down at the sets of bows that she had prepared and sighed. If only she were preparing for her own big day, she would feel much more joy about making all of these pretty decorations. She was happy to help Tilly, but part of her was jealous that her friend was getting all of this, and she was crippled and watching on the side. Mary-Beth knew that she was being petty and selfish, but it seemed as though her dreams of getting married were being pushed further away because of her disability.
“Are you okay, Mary-Beth? You have been rather quiet for some time today. It seems as though you are thinking very hard about something,” Jacob remarked as he looked at her. He had been helping by whitewashing some chairs to be used for the ceremony, and he and Mary-Beth had been together for most of the day.
“I’m doing well. I was just thinking about how beautiful Tilly and Tam’s wedding is going to be. Someday, I hope to have a special day like this one is going to be,” she said with a sad smile and began to straighten the bow that she had just finished.
“You will have a beautiful day when the time is right. Trust God and allow Him to give you that day,” Jacob said with a warm smile. He had to look away at that moment before she could catch onto the fact that he was thinking the same thing for himself. He and Tam had been best friends since Tam’s family moved to Jamestown when they were young boys. It always seemed as though Tam got whatever he wanted, and Jacob followed.
“I hope so. I probably sound incredibly silly. How are the chairs coming along? I saw Tam with the tables a few minutes ago. I have one more bow to make, and then we can start hanging them where Tilly wants them.”
“The chairs just need to dry and they will be good. I think that Tam wants my help with that tents, so I’m going to go and do that. Are you alright to finish here on your own?” He needed to step away from this uncomfortable conversation before she could tell that he was getting embarrassed by it. Ever since they had met, he had been fascinated by her.
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