She was genuinely kind and sympathetic and enjoyed helping people.
The only thing that spoiled her happiness was the knowledge that the darkness would come down on her again, and she would be lost in it.
Every Sunday morning, Alette went to church, which had volunteer programs to feed the homeless,
to teach after-school art lessons and to tutor students. Alette would lead children’s Sunday school classes and help in the nursery.
She volunteered for all of the charitable activities and devoted as much time as she could to them.
She particularly enjoyed giving painting classes for the young.
One Sunday, the church had a fair for a fund-raiser, and Alette brought in some of her own paintings for the church to sell.
The pastor, Frank Selvaggio, looked at them in amazement. “These are—These are brilliant! You should be selling them at a gallery.”
Alette blushed. “No, not really. I just do them for fun.” The fair was crowded.
The churchgoers had brought their friends and families, and game booths as well as arts-and-crafts booths had been set up for their enjoyment.
There were beautifully decorated cakes, incredible handmade quilts, homemade jams in beautiful jars, carved wooden toys.
People were going from booth to booth, sampling the sweets, buying things they would have no use for the next day.
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