Once I Was a Beehive Page #11

Oh, and this stupid faith key

that sister Rockwell's

always making us.

Oh, my gosh, you guys,

we have to find a way, okay?

We're so close.

I know how we're gonna get in.

- How?

- Faith.

It's the key.

Okay, are you just

making fun of us?

Like, I honestly can't tell.

No, literally, the faith key.

That's how we get into the ark.

Look for a keyhole.

We've already looked everywhere.

We're not gonna find anything.

Look harder, Hannah, okay?

We have to find it.

All right.

Okay, um...

Keyhole, keyhole,

keyhole, keyhole.

- I see it!

- Yes!

Give me the key.

Enter, my little animals.

No way!

You did it, Lane, oh!

Careful. Duck your head.

It was the key.

- Oh, goodness.

- You did it.

You survived the flood.

Um, what flood?

I think that's as far

as she's gonna go.

It's just not as epic

as I'd pictured in my mind,

you know?

Still wish

you were on that boat with them?

You know, it's funny.

I spent countless months

building that ark and trying

to make everything perfect

and worrying that it

wasn't all gonna come together,

and then something magical

happens like this, you know,

that they all come together,

and it just...

It helps me realize that it

wasn't about me or the binder

or the ark or any of that.

It's just all about them.

So as much as I'd love to be

on that boat right now, i...

I'm okay just cheering them

on from the sidelines, you know?

Yeah.

At least we tried.

All right, ladies.

Let's take this party up top.

Come thou fount

Of every blessing

- Tune my heart to

- this is totes beautiful.

Sing thy grace

Streams of mercy

Great job, ladies.

Good job!

- Oh, we're so proud.

- We love you.

I love you.

It was a really good try.

I'm proud of you all.

No place I'd rather be

than on this ark

with all my little animals.

I wish Roxy was here.

I'm sorry, sweetie.

She was a great dog.

I know I teased you

about her size,

but she was as brave

as could be.

I bet she gave that bear

a run for his money.

Phoebe,

even though she's gone,

she'll always be with you.

I feel like she might be

here right now, watching us.

She is here.

Do you feel her too?

No, she's actually right there.

Hey, you missing somebody?

- Roxy! Is she okay?

- Roxy!

She was pretty scared

when she found me,

but she's in one piece.

If someone

had told me a week before

that I'd soon be floating

in a lake on Noah's ark,

I'd have told them they could

jump in that proverbial lake,

but when it was real

and happening,

I didn't wish

I was anywhere else

because in that moment

I was exactly where I was

supposed to be

with the ones

I was supposed to be with.

Uh-oh.

Whoo!

We spent the rest of camp

strictly according

to the golden rulebook.

We sharpened our camp skills,

as best as we could, at least.

We passed off

all our certifications...

Uh, I think this one's okay.

Without major incident...

Yeah, definitely not poisonous.

Appreciated a lot of nature.

Maybe too much nature.

And had plenty of devotionals.

The parable of the ten virgins

has great meaning in our day.

Five of your lanterns

have oil, and five do not.

With only minimal distraction.

Mine has oil.

I even found

some time to do some journaling,

but you already knew that,

huh, dad?

Oh, did you wrap

this yourself? It's so cute.

And even

though I was stressed about it,

Bree really liked her secret

sister present I made.

Thank you.

That's so sweet.

My gift wasn't too bad either.

Ta-da.

Led zeppelin was too long, so...

Thank you.

The last

night they did something

they call a testimony meeting.

It sounds like something lawyers

would do before a trial,

but it's not.

Basically, anyone who wants to

can get up and share

their thoughts or feelings about

life, god, or...

I'd like to-

whatever they wanted, really.

This is my last summer here.

You didn't have

to go if you didn't want to,

only if you felt like it.

To witness this kind of love...

It was nice to

hear their different perspectives

when I could understand them.

They were sweet,

but for the most part

it didn't have the same effect

on me like it did the others,

until Phoebe

had to open her big mouth.

Y'all know that I'm

a pretty scared person.

I relate with over 60%

of the phobias on Wikipedia.

When I'm scared

only a few things

can actually calm me down,

like my dad, my mom,

and Roxy.

I know Roxy's just a dog,

but she's my best friend.

When I lost her I was as scared

and sad as I've ever been.

Then when I saw her again,

I was so happy, so grateful

that I forgot how much it hurt

to lose her in the first place.

I'm pretty sure

that's how heaven's gonna be.

Lane, if it hurt this bad

to lose Roxy,

it must have been

a thousand times worse

when you lost your dad,

and I promise you that when you

see him again in heaven,

he will hold you in his arms,

and all that pain and heartache

will be washed away

in an instant.

I think Jesus suffered

the worst heartache of all,

'cause he loved all of us

and wanted to make a way

for us to be with the ones

we love again.

I know in my heart

that god is real,

that we are his children,

and he loves us.

I say this in Jesus' name, amen.

Amen.

Thank you, girls,

for sharing your testimonies.

Well, if everyone's gone

that wanted a chance to speak,

then we'll go ahead

and say the closing prayer.

Wait.

Can I say something?

Of course.

I just... i want

to thank you all for allowing me

to be a part of this.

I want to thank

sister Carrington

for pressuring me into it,

but seriously, I really,

really needed this.

I want to thank sister Rockwell

for helping keep me here.

I was just about ready to

beg you to take me back home

that day in the sidecar,

but something

about her leather jacket

and her chaps told me

I should probably ride it out.

Holly, if your brother

has even half

of the sincerity and kindness

that you do,

my mom

is a very, very lucky lady.

Phoebe, you are so smart.

You've taught me

more random facts

than I could probably ever

remember in my lifetime,

but what you said just now

I will never, ever forget.

I still don't know

what I believe in

or if I'm even ready

to try and figure

all of that out for myself,

but I want to thank you all for

bringing me closer to a place

where I can start.

But if there is one thing

I know for sure,

it's that there is something

very, very special

about all of you.

You're all really,

really good Christians,

and the world is a better place

because of you.

Amen?

Amen.

Thank you, Lane.

Now, do I have any volunteers

for a closing prayer?

I'll say it.

Wait. I know I already went,

but I just have something else

that I need to say.

I feel like this past year

we've really been

struggling as a group, you know?

We've been cliquish.

We have been fighting

over the stupidest things

and just have not been treating

each other the way we should.

And I feel like

that's mostly my fault.

Before I came to camp,

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