And so Donna packed up everything she was going to take, and now here it was, two days later, and she was sitting in her kitchen among boxes and bags when someone knocked.

Was this it what Ruby told her to be ready for? But who was going to take her home, and how was it going to happen? She opened the door, took one look at the couple on the doorstep, and burst into tears.

Her sister, Joy, rushed in, grabbed her sister into her arms and began hugging her, while her husband, Burl, stood on the threshold, grinning from ear to ear.

“Come in, come in!” Donna cried, and grabbed him by the hand. “What on earth? How did you—”

Burl pulled her to the doorway and pointed at the big U-Haul truck sitting in the drive.

“Did you drive this all the way from Bethlehem?” Donna asked.

“Nope,” Burl said. “Somebody sent us plane tickets to Savannah. We flew in last night, stayed in a motel, and rented this here truck this morning. We’re ready to load you up and take you home.”

“I can pay you back for the truck,” Donna said. “My friends here raised some money to help get me home.”

“Well, some of those same friends must be responsible for the truck rental, too, because the contract for the truck rental was in the FedEx packet with the tickets. All we had to do was present the contract and my driver’s license and car insurance and we were good to go. They even gave us directions on how to get to Blessings from the U-Haul place. I was supposed to tell you to call Dub when we arrived so he and the boys can move your stuff into the truck. So, who’s Dub?”

Donna wiped her eyes, then blew her nose. “Arnold’s boss. I’ll give him a call.”

Within an hour, five grown men arrived at Donna’s house and came to the door. “Mrs. Hollis? We’re here to help you load. Just tell us what you need us to do.”

Donna waved her hand in the air. “Everything left in the house goes with me, except the appliances. They stay with the property. These are my sister and brother-in-law, Joy and Burl Davis. Burl is driving me home, so I’ll let you men figure out how to load it up.”

Burl had already done a walk-through at the house and knew what needed to be done.

“We need to start with the beds,” Burl said. “There are twin beds in here, and then a queen-size bed in the master. Let’s get them taken down and loaded, then the mattresses and dressers before we do the living room and dining table.”

“Yes, sir,” Dub’s men said, and they went to work.