”The teacher asked, “What if Jonah went to hell?”The little girl replied, “Then you ask him.”FaithA Kindergarten teacher was observing her c...assroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child’s work. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.The girl replied, “I’m drawing God.”The teacher paused and said, “But no one knows what God looks like.”Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the. ‘I’m sorry,’ she whispered. Ben sighed. His face had relaxed back to his normal expression. ‘Could have been worse. At least I hadn’t proposed to her like I’d planned.’ Julia felt sick that someone had done that to him. She knew that if it hadn’t happened then she might not be with him today, but she still felt horrible for him. ‘Girls are bitches,’ she said. Ben laughed and took her hand again. ‘Not all of them.’ The rest of the drive passed quickly, and before long they were parked in front. Blushing, her eyes darting to and fro like a frightened bird, she realized that there was something much deeper going on. Niki was nowhere to be seen, and yet Carol stood passively and let Max touch her in a way she only let her first husband touch her before. She and Roger’s physical contact had been much more sedate and proper, though after the way Roger had so easily agreed to this arrangement, she realized that there was more to her new husband’s desires that she had previously. But Jacob takes care of me in ways I can’t describe to you. So do Beca and Donna. We do more than make music together. We study. We eat. We play games. We talk. We dream. Maybe that’s the most important thing. I’ve always been able to share my music with other musicians—in the orchestra, ensembles, performing. I’ve never been able to share my dreams,” Cindy said.We were all quiet and, if anything, Cindy relaxed further, leaning back against me. Betty finished her tea and I saw Mom nod at her..