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Both the twins began to sniffle, trying to hold back cries of distress They both adored kittens, puppies, birds, anything that was little and cute "SILENCE!" roared Bart "I don't hear anything from the outside, but if you listen carefully, God will speak and tell you how to survive"
"What's survive?"
"Darren, why do you let your sister ask all the questions?"
"She likes questions better"
"Why is it so dark in here, Uncle Bart?"
"Deirdre, like all females, you talk too much"
She began to wail louder "I do not! Gramma likes my talk"
"Your gra as it isn'tDeirdre's small arm to make her stay quiet
Dozens of candles burned on the podiued for ceiling spots to converge on who Joel squarely in the center of a ht cross
In a clear and loud voice he said, "We will stand and ill sing the praises of the Lord before today's serins" His voice was resonant, assured and authoritative
I had easedpillar from which I could spy and not be seen Like two small robots, the twins, who'd obviously been here many times before without their father, Chris, me or Toni, ell trained and intimidated They stood obediently, one on each side of Bart, who kept his hands restrainingly on their s hy, unable to carry the tune well Yet they hty efforts to keep up with Bart, who stunned me with his
surprisingly good baritone singing voice
Why hadn't Bart sung out like that e attended the chapel services? Did Chris and I, with Jory, so intiiven natural gift? When we'd praised Cindy for her singing voice, he had just frowned and said nothing to indicate that he had a wonderful voice as well Oh, the complexity of Bart was likely to drive me crazy
Under other, less sinister circumstances I would have been thrilled to hear Bart's voice lifted so joyously, his whole heart in it Solass s to glorify his face with colors of purple, rose and green How beautiful he appeared as he sang, with his eyes lit up, as if he truly had the power of the Holy Ghost
I was touched by his faith in God Tears came to my eyes as a sense of relief washed over me and made me feel clean