Summary Chapter 7-12

Chapter 7 Changes

          Something had change when Anna comeback, she didn't seem to fit in anymore. Anna didn't understand it herself that what changes. But Anna still a obedient daughter. But a part of her, a very small part of her, was somewhere else, reliving another world. A world that she could not dismiss now that she knew it actually existed. The world which have new challenges of new ministers. Pastor Barker got his assignment on a small town named Carlhaven. Anna pray for him and his new church every night. Then Austin's mother sent Anna a letter. A strange letter that somehow said that Anna to pass on information about her son to her. Then one day Austin surprise Anna by visiting her.Anna wishes that Austin would get a good wife that will help him in the ministry, and she know that once he got a wife she would be pushed away, she would miss him. On the way to deliver the milk to the new reverend Austin proposed to Anna and ask her to marry him. After thinking for a while Anna say yes.

Chapter 8 Beginning to Serve

        They were married in Anna's church. Anna feel a bit worry that she need to leave and never get to do her chores again. The new couple reach their parsonage and Austin introduce Anna as Mrs. Austin Barker for the first time on Sunday. Anna could hardly believe that she was Austin's wife, he's a good and fine man. They settled into their new life and new roles. Though she loved her new life as Austin's wife, Anna missed her family even more than she had prepared herself for.

Chapter 9 Calling

The next Sunday after he had completed his sermon, Austin talked with the congregation about his desire to see them have their own place of worship. Anna knew he wanted to get started in seeking God's direction. The only thing that brought them a change of diet was the "calling".

Chapter 10 Reaching Out

Anna made and custard for the supper and share them to Mrs. Paxton. Then Mrs. Paxton showed Anna the violet. Austin got letter about the boys making trouble. Something certainly should be done, before they got themselves into serious trouble. The next morning when Anna started out for the store, she stopped in horror at a message scrawled in their front yard fence. The town officials were pleased that the young minister was serious about meeting the needs of the children in a practical way. Anna was very pleased for Austin.

Chapter 11 Struggles

Austin was out in the vacant lot. Anna was busy making the sign, anxious for the town to know what was going on in the weedy lot. After finishing Anna was so tired to prepare the supper. Anna went to see the violet of Mrs. Paxton again, she named the violet with Mrs. Paxton. Anna visits with Mrs. Paxton became more frequent. Mostly, the conversation was about violet. As soon as the snowdrifts disappeared and the spring puddles began to dry, the new playground became a hive of activity, just as Anna predicted.

Chapter 12 Building

On the following Sunday, Pastor Barker announced to his little flock that they had been presented with a deed for the property on Main Street. Anna wondered that Austin would need a moral support. One man alone might stagger with the enormity of the task. Anna was missing her family, she returned to her family for a visit for a few days and returned back to her small town and the little parsonage to continue with her chosen life.