Sure enough, Catherine had taken the stage and grabbed one of the microphones. In a slightly slurred voice, she announced the beginning of the magnifi...ent, final stage of the party: the exhibition of all the pictures everyone had provided her in the weeks before the party, which had been assembled into a slide show with accompanying music."This will be an amazing trip down memory lane," Catherine said proudly, having to hold onto an amplifier to steady herself. "Most of these, you will never. .. and I feel brave for trying something like that.” He paused and laughed, “And, nice to meet you, Julie.”Marie stroked Luke’s arm, “You did really well, honey. Don’t stop trying new things.”Dave noted that it was past midnight. He said to the others, “If any of you want to stay overnight, we can set you up in one of our guest rooms in the core. You can even double or triple up.”Emma said, “I don’t want to drive home.”Marie said, “Neither do I. I’d like a place to stay.”Dave offer to the two. The doors closed with a soft swish and then we were rushing up, the silence full of unbelieving stares between Aunt Sarah, her daughter and I. The little boy hummed softly, blissfully unaware of the incredible awkwardness that was exploding around him.At last, the bell rang and the doors opened. The boy skipped off and disappeared down a carpeted corridor. Aunt Sarah turned to face us, her face softened, her eyes smoldering as she took in the sight of us. My heart raced in my chest, the. It was a marvelous way to start a day!Our Sunday school class was great and Mother Munroe drove up just as we stood outside to see her. Tommy was already with April since their Sunday school class was together. Mother Munroe came up to eager cries of welcome, hugs, and kisses. We entered the sanctuary with her between Laura and May. I was on Laura's other side with April between me and Tommy. The service was great and, as was traditional in our church, everyone having a birthday was recognized.