Sadie Comes Home

Lydia Stolfutz stood at her kitchen window, half-way watching the birds play in a nearby feeder as she kneaded dough for a fresh batch of bread. Across the fields, she could see her husband Alvin plowing up the ground while Daniel fed the chickens in the barn.
Daniel.
Just watching her son made her sad. Out of all her seven children, Daniel was the only one who still remained at home – unmarried and without a family of his own. Although Daniel always tried to seem upbeat and happy, he wasn't ...