“Mason is a great mechanic and a fabulous friend, but when his wife tells him to help out, he doesn’t ask questions, he goes. Can I ask you a question now?”
“How did I figure it out?” he guessed and Faith nodded. “On the day of the cleaning, I prayed that if I was supposed to figure it out that the Lord would guide me. Then you sent me an email asking a question and I remembered the prayer group on my behalf and became suspicious that it was you. Then Jeremy and Leah came to see me and she confirmed it was possible but she wouldn’t say anymore than that. If I wanted to know, I had to ask. So that brings me to today. When I asked about the flower garden, your jaw dropped and you started fidgeting in your chair. So, dear Faith, you gave yourself away.”
“I figured I had, but if I kept distracting you then you would drop the subject.”
“Did that work?” he laughed
“No!” she growled
“So which one of us is more hard headed?”
Faith blushed and skipped answering him “Now to apologize. I’m sorry about how I reacted to your dinner invitation. Maybe something else besides dinner and I would have said yes. I prefer to not eat in front of strangers or in public. I really am sorry about earlier today.”
“And I’m sorry I upset you.”
“I know. I got your email, it wasn’t your fault.”
“Anyway, I didn’t even think about you being nervous about eating in public. I guess that was insensitive of me. I apologize.”
“You didn’t notice I escaped the dinner table as fast as possible that night at my parents?”
“Yes, now that you mention it. Leah kept a close watch over you too, what was your signal that you had spilled?”
“You’re good. She was to kick me under the table. It is our standard signal if I do something embarrassing.”
Nathan laughed at her description “As for me being a stranger, I’d like to get past that too if you are willing and the Lord leads us in that direction. What is your opinion on that?”
“I prayed about that too as I heard you drive up. I’ll follow as He leads is the best I can give you right now.”
“Do you mind if we start now?” he asked. Faith didn’t say anything but held out her hand and Nathan grasped it and started to pray. Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for Faith and her gifts to minister to me and to others. We ask that you guide us now in where you want us to go to be in your will. Friendship or something more, we will follow your leading. Help us to know clearly what you want from us and to put you first in any relationship we have. In Jesus Name, Amen.
“Thank you for being willing to listen to me.” Faith said as he ended his prayer “You had every right to tell me to not bother you again.”
“I would never do that but you did catch me off guard. I was going to approach you again in a couple of days but you beat me to it.”
“I was accepting responsibility for my actions and I needed to ask for your forgiveness. I knew I behaved like an idiot today, it wasn’t something that made me proud. Leah told you about me not wanting to go to dinner and why didn’t she? And she told you to suggest something else?”
“Yes, she did. How did you know that?”
Faith held up her coffee. “Let me guess, her other suggestions were a concert or another walk?”
“Did she tell you that she told me?”
“No, she just casually mentioned
“How did I figure it out?” he guessed and Faith nodded. “On the day of the cleaning, I prayed that if I was supposed to figure it out that the Lord would guide me. Then you sent me an email asking a question and I remembered the prayer group on my behalf and became suspicious that it was you. Then Jeremy and Leah came to see me and she confirmed it was possible but she wouldn’t say anymore than that. If I wanted to know, I had to ask. So that brings me to today. When I asked about the flower garden, your jaw dropped and you started fidgeting in your chair. So, dear Faith, you gave yourself away.”
“I figured I had, but if I kept distracting you then you would drop the subject.”
“Did that work?” he laughed
“No!” she growled
“So which one of us is more hard headed?”
Faith blushed and skipped answering him “Now to apologize. I’m sorry about how I reacted to your dinner invitation. Maybe something else besides dinner and I would have said yes. I prefer to not eat in front of strangers or in public. I really am sorry about earlier today.”
“And I’m sorry I upset you.”
“I know. I got your email, it wasn’t your fault.”
“Anyway, I didn’t even think about you being nervous about eating in public. I guess that was insensitive of me. I apologize.”
“You didn’t notice I escaped the dinner table as fast as possible that night at my parents?”
“Yes, now that you mention it. Leah kept a close watch over you too, what was your signal that you had spilled?”
“You’re good. She was to kick me under the table. It is our standard signal if I do something embarrassing.”
Nathan laughed at her description “As for me being a stranger, I’d like to get past that too if you are willing and the Lord leads us in that direction. What is your opinion on that?”
“I prayed about that too as I heard you drive up. I’ll follow as He leads is the best I can give you right now.”
“Do you mind if we start now?” he asked. Faith didn’t say anything but held out her hand and Nathan grasped it and started to pray. Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for Faith and her gifts to minister to me and to others. We ask that you guide us now in where you want us to go to be in your will. Friendship or something more, we will follow your leading. Help us to know clearly what you want from us and to put you first in any relationship we have. In Jesus Name, Amen.
“Thank you for being willing to listen to me.” Faith said as he ended his prayer “You had every right to tell me to not bother you again.”
“I would never do that but you did catch me off guard. I was going to approach you again in a couple of days but you beat me to it.”
“I was accepting responsibility for my actions and I needed to ask for your forgiveness. I knew I behaved like an idiot today, it wasn’t something that made me proud. Leah told you about me not wanting to go to dinner and why didn’t she? And she told you to suggest something else?”
“Yes, she did. How did you know that?”
Faith held up her coffee. “Let me guess, her other suggestions were a concert or another walk?”
“Did she tell you that she told me?”
“No, she just casually mentioned
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