Thomas’s Toe

Thomas stretched, yawned, and turned off the alarm. For several minutes he argued with himself. One voice in his head said, Get up. It's time for church. Another voice said, Why not skip it? Your parents don't go. Sleep a little longer. In the end, the wrong voice won. "No one will care," Thomas mumbled as he pulled the blanket over his head. "I doubt anyone notices if I'm there or not."At recess the next day, Thomas tripped over a stump and broke a toe. "Owww!" he moaned as the doctor checked it out. "It hurts so bad!"Dr. Bradford nodded. "It will hurt for a while, but it will heal just fine. Give it time."When Thomas went to the mall with his mom on Saturday, he saw his Sunday school teacher there. While Mom paid for the things she was buying, Thomas and Mr. Wallace talked. "I see you're limping. Did you hurt your foot?" asked Mr. Wallace. "Is that why you weren't at church last week?""I broke my toe on Monday," Thomas answered. "I didn't come Sunday becausewell, I just figured I wou