Whistling Past the Graveyard

by Susan Crandall

“Here’s the thing ’bout gif’s.” Eula stopped buttering her toast and looked straight at me. “A body don’t know how many the good Lord tucked inside them until the time is right. I reckon a person could go a whole life and not know. That why you gotta try lots of things, many as you can . . . experiment.”

“Some of the best things in life come when you’re not planning on them. It’s important to see them for the gift they are.”