As the church van neared the church entrance, Julie and
Alex bounced in their seat with giddy anticipation when
they both saw the church come into view. Gary caught a
glimpse of the two children in the rearview mirror and said,
"Yep, we're finally here. I know you can't wait to draw your
designs on your woodblocks." Vera just looked back and
smiled.
Alex clutched on his half-sister's left arm and bounced up and
down as Julie undid her seatbelt to prepare to exit the van. It
seemed obvious that they were going to exit the van once it
stopped as if they were at the end of a coiled spring. But
when the van stopped, the children waited until Gary and
Vera got out first and when they did Julie already had her
hand on the door handle and pulled the door back with all
her might. Vera shook her head at what she saw and
said to Julie, "You really are a strong little girl." Julie
just looked up at Vera and smiled with Alex following suite.
Gary looked down and grinned at Julie and Alex and told
them, "Go on in, your Uncle Mac's waiting," and waved them
to the front door of the fellowship hall. And Julie and Alex
took off like a shot.
Mac finally got the work area set up where the pinecar
assemblies would take place after letting Brian and Dawn
Canfield use their old racers to test the track when he heard
a bang at the front entrance and knew immediately who it
would be as did Brian and Dawn. Brian and Dawn ran over
to the door as it opened up to immediately greet Julie and
Alex. And Julie and Alex went right up to them, with little
Alex to Brian and Julie to Dawn. Alex had taken to Brian
as a big brother and Julie and Alex as close sisters as they
were both the same age.
Mac watched the four of them interact with one another in
morbid fascination. He especially loved how kind Brian was
to Alex and how he treated him like a little brother.
Alex is really blessed, Mac thought.
Mac was an only adopted child and didn't have a big brother
nor did he have the privilege of being a big brother. But what
made up for that was the church children considered him their
Uncle Mac and as far as sibling relationships were concerned,
he was brother to all believers-in-Christ including believing
children. No sooner had Mac thought that when the four
children scurried over to Mac with Julie and Alex coming up
to hug him.
"Hi, Uncle Mac," little Alex said excitedly as he looked up at Mac.
"Heyyy, Alex! Ready to start are ya, little guy?" Mac vigorously
rubbed Alex's head.
"Yah," Alex looked up with a gaping grin.
Mac then turned to Julie and said, "And how are you, sissy?"
"I'm fine," Julie grinned then looked toward the work table
where Matt and his two boys were already doing their car
project and inquired, "Is that where we build our cars?"
"It sure is, sissy." Mac then lead them to the table and
added, "I have a car kit for both you and Alex."
"Thanks," Julie squealed excitedly. Alex grabbed Mac's
hand and ran ahead of him as if to pull him along.
Gary and Vera looked toward where Mac and the children
were and both shook their heads and grinned.
Karen Williams was at the refreshment table just finishing
setting everything out and also noticed the interaction
between Mac and the two newly-arrived children and
smiled approvingly.
I can see why the kids call him their Uncle Mac, Karen
thought as she poured lemonade into the styrofoam cups.
She looked over to them again and thought to herself, He
cares for the children. They love him a lot.
Brian and Dawn were at the work table when Mac, Julie
and Alex came over and Mac said to Brian, "Brian, I need
you to show Julie and Alex how to design their cars. Is that
alright with you?"
Be glad to, Uncle Mac," Brian replied instantly.
"That's my man." Mac handed Julie and Alex's car kits to
Brian and Dawn and Julie and Alex each focused their
attention to them.
Mac then said, "I'm going to be over the band and scroll
saws are, so I'll be ready to cut them when you all finish,
alright?
"Okay," Brian replied.
Mac went over to the saw area to check the machines and
to make final adjustments if needed. As he went about
inspecting the band and scroll saw, Gary came over to
see if he needed help.
"Anything I can help you with, Mac?" Gary offered.
"I'm good," Mac answered, "I'm just checking and
making adjustments, thanks."
Gary thought about the interaction between his son
Brian and Alex, the boy he brought along with Julie
and stated, "I noticed how you were looking over
to Brian and Alex.
"Then you probably knew what I was thinking," Mac
chuckled.
"Probably the same thing I was," Gary came back.
"I know, you and I were both only children."
"That is true for both of us."
Gary looked over to where his two children guided
Julie and Alex in designing their pinewood racers and
went on with "And you know what the thing is, Mac?
"What's that?"
"I didn't have to encourage Brian to do what you just
now saw him doing with Alex."
"I've noticed that, too." Mac looked up from checking
his band saw to observe the children and continued with,
"And I believe the reason for that is because Alex, being
a little boy has given Brian the opportunity to teach him
the things boys normally like to do and to share in them."
"Yes, I believe you are correct." Gary also observed the
kids at the work table then continued with, "And Alex
needs that too, as well as Julie."
"I know what you mean." Mac made a final adjustment
on the blade tensioner of the scroll saw and then turned to
Gary with, "No father in the home. Probably not much
love there, either."
"I'm afraid you may be right." Gary felt a twinge of unease
at the reminder of the home life of Julie and Alex as he
continued watching them with Brian and Dawn. He began
to have thoughts.
This concludes Chapter Five.
smiled.
Alex clutched on his half-sister's left arm and bounced up and
down as Julie undid her seatbelt to prepare to exit the van. It
seemed obvious that they were going to exit the van once it
stopped as if they were at the end of a coiled spring. But
when the van stopped, the children waited until Gary and
Vera got out first and when they did Julie already had her
hand on the door handle and pulled the door back with all
her might. Vera shook her head at what she saw and
said to Julie, "You really are a strong little girl." Julie
just looked up at Vera and smiled with Alex following suite.
Gary looked down and grinned at Julie and Alex and told
them, "Go on in, your Uncle Mac's waiting," and waved them
to the front door of the fellowship hall. And Julie and Alex
took off like a shot.
Mac finally got the work area set up where the pinecar
assemblies would take place after letting Brian and Dawn
Canfield use their old racers to test the track when he heard
a bang at the front entrance and knew immediately who it
would be as did Brian and Dawn. Brian and Dawn ran over
to the door as it opened up to immediately greet Julie and
Alex. And Julie and Alex went right up to them, with little
Alex to Brian and Julie to Dawn. Alex had taken to Brian
as a big brother and Julie and Alex as close sisters as they
were both the same age.
Mac watched the four of them interact with one another in
morbid fascination. He especially loved how kind Brian was
to Alex and how he treated him like a little brother.
Alex is really blessed, Mac thought.
Mac was an only adopted child and didn't have a big brother
nor did he have the privilege of being a big brother. But what
made up for that was the church children considered him their
Uncle Mac and as far as sibling relationships were concerned,
he was brother to all believers-in-Christ including believing
children. No sooner had Mac thought that when the four
children scurried over to Mac with Julie and Alex coming up
to hug him.
"Hi, Uncle Mac," little Alex said excitedly as he looked up at Mac.
"Heyyy, Alex! Ready to start are ya, little guy?" Mac vigorously
rubbed Alex's head.
"Yah," Alex looked up with a gaping grin.
Mac then turned to Julie and said, "And how are you, sissy?"
"I'm fine," Julie grinned then looked toward the work table
where Matt and his two boys were already doing their car
project and inquired, "Is that where we build our cars?"
"It sure is, sissy." Mac then lead them to the table and
added, "I have a car kit for both you and Alex."
"Thanks," Julie squealed excitedly. Alex grabbed Mac's
hand and ran ahead of him as if to pull him along.
Gary and Vera looked toward where Mac and the children
were and both shook their heads and grinned.
Karen Williams was at the refreshment table just finishing
setting everything out and also noticed the interaction
between Mac and the two newly-arrived children and
smiled approvingly.
I can see why the kids call him their Uncle Mac, Karen
thought as she poured lemonade into the styrofoam cups.
She looked over to them again and thought to herself, He
cares for the children. They love him a lot.
Brian and Dawn were at the work table when Mac, Julie
and Alex came over and Mac said to Brian, "Brian, I need
you to show Julie and Alex how to design their cars. Is that
alright with you?"
Be glad to, Uncle Mac," Brian replied instantly.
"That's my man." Mac handed Julie and Alex's car kits to
Brian and Dawn and Julie and Alex each focused their
attention to them.
Mac then said, "I'm going to be over the band and scroll
saws are, so I'll be ready to cut them when you all finish,
alright?
"Okay," Brian replied.
Mac went over to the saw area to check the machines and
to make final adjustments if needed. As he went about
inspecting the band and scroll saw, Gary came over to
see if he needed help.
"Anything I can help you with, Mac?" Gary offered.
"I'm good," Mac answered, "I'm just checking and
making adjustments, thanks."
Gary thought about the interaction between his son
Brian and Alex, the boy he brought along with Julie
and stated, "I noticed how you were looking over
to Brian and Alex.
"Then you probably knew what I was thinking," Mac
chuckled.
"Probably the same thing I was," Gary came back.
"I know, you and I were both only children."
"That is true for both of us."
Gary looked over to where his two children guided
Julie and Alex in designing their pinewood racers and
went on with "And you know what the thing is, Mac?
"What's that?"
"I didn't have to encourage Brian to do what you just
now saw him doing with Alex."
"I've noticed that, too." Mac looked up from checking
his band saw to observe the children and continued with,
"And I believe the reason for that is because Alex, being
a little boy has given Brian the opportunity to teach him
the things boys normally like to do and to share in them."
"Yes, I believe you are correct." Gary also observed the
kids at the work table then continued with, "And Alex
needs that too, as well as Julie."
"I know what you mean." Mac made a final adjustment
on the blade tensioner of the scroll saw and then turned to
Gary with, "No father in the home. Probably not much
love there, either."
"I'm afraid you may be right." Gary felt a twinge of unease
at the reminder of the home life of Julie and Alex as he
continued watching them with Brian and Dawn. He began
to have thoughts.
This concludes Chapter Five.
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