Chapter 10 - Page 133 - Rhasha Drives

    Jim laid his Bible and Concordance on the end table. He stared into space, unable to get the events of the morning out of his head.

    Rhasha could see that Jim was deep in thought. “What are you thinking about?” she asked.

    “Oh, I was thinking about the people at church this morning.” Jim knew Rhasha wouldn’t understand so he didn’t try to explain it to her. Instead he asked, “Rhasha, do you want to do something fun today?”

    “Sure!” Rhasha immediately answered. “What do you want to do?”

    Before he answered her question, Jim put his arm around Rhasha’s neck and kissed her gently on the lips. “I thought maybe we could go to the waterfalls, to have a picnic and go swimming.”

    Rhasha bounced up and down in excitement. “Yes! Let’s go now.”

    Jim smiled at her enthusiasm. “OK,” he said, “let’s get blankets, pillows, and towels, and you get an extra set of clothes. I’ll wear my cutoff blue jeans and take some clothes with me.”

    Rhasha gathered the towels and blankets as Jim changed. They put everything in the jeep, but before they left, they visited the hospital.

    It was eleven o’clock. Jim and Rhasha were about two hours late for their usual visit with the patients. They spent more than an hour in the hospital, then Jim told the nurse he and Rhasha were going on a picnic at the waterfalls. The nurse smiled and told them to have a good time.