“Papa, today I spoke with Mr. Schumann, a man who used to write articles for the Daily Record. I talked to him about perhaps publishing some of my articles on the Amish way of life and history. He was very interested and asked to see my writing. I would like your permission to show my articles to him.”
“Yes, I would be willing to permit,” Reuben said. “But first I would like to read them for myself.”
“Certainly, Papa. I’d be happy to have you read them and tell me what you think.”
“That’s wonderful, dear,” Jerusha said. “I’m so glad you’re finding a way to use the gift God has given you.”
“Oh, Mama, we did talk about this before, didn’t we?”
Her mother nodded. “Yes, we did indeed.”
Jenny decided to go all the way with her request. “Papa, there was something else I talked about with M
