Was
cleaning and drawing sweet pictures. She missed her.
Dad
and mom missed her too; so did grumpy Pete,
He
fussed on mom’s hip while she fixed food to eat.
The
other boys missed her, in their little-boy way
Making
messes like usual, but then looking up, “HEY!
Where’s
Rainy?” they’d wonder. And again mom explained,
“She’s
at camp, boys. We have a whole week without Rain.”
Rain’s
jobs in the house were done by the others:
Her
sister, the boys, and sometimes, her mother.
Seth
helped with the baby; Aggie made all the beds,
While
Rainy played games and went swimming instead
During
long afternoons, while the little boys snored,
Mom
worked on her writing, and Aggie was bored.
With
no sister to swim with, Aggie read books instead.
Not
alone— but with Oliver, the kitty, in bed.
Aggie
got a gift bag, put a lollipop in it,
Set
it on the bed while she counted the minutes;
Put
the dolls by the teddy with the “Welcome Home” sign,
“How
long?” “Three more days honey.” “THREE?” Aggie whined.
“Can
I sleep with you guys?” Aggie asked mom and dad.
“I do
NOT want to sleep with the boys! They smell bad!”
“We
do not!” yelled her brothers. “You do too!” Aggie said.
Mom
laughed. “You can sleep on our couch, not the bed.”
While
the boys dreamed of tractors in their hot sandy beds,
Mom
curled up with Aggie and they talked and they read
As
Rainy sat by the campfire with friends
Aggie
and mom prayed for Rainy again:
That
she’d learn about Jesus, that she’d have lots of fun
As
she played in the water and the woods and the sun.
That
God would protect her, and give her good weather,
That
He’d keep her safe ‘till we’re all back together.
Aggie
made one more picture. She picked some fresh flowers.
Rainy
would be home soon. “How many more hours?”
Finally
mom yelled, “everyone one in the van!”
Kids
jumped up off the couch and they ran and they ran
The
van took them to camp where they found the big sister
The
hugged her so tight, Rainy knew that they missed her
We
thank God for camp fun, for good weather and friends,
We
thank God you’re back home now!
We
love you!
The
end
.
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