“He found his old journal and confessed, ‘I tossed it out. It made me sad to see the person I was when I came here.’ Tears welled up as I told him, ‘None of that was your fault—you just didn’t know how to trust me yet.’ Then, on a simple Tuesday night, he thanked me […]

This is our youngest son, Caleb, who is currently 3 years old and will celebrate his 4th birthday in July. His father, a dedicated police officer, has been working nearly 14 consecutive days. The photograph was captured as he departed for work one morning, with Caleb watching his father’s police car disappear from view. I […]

Imagine for a moment you were born in 1900. At age 14, World War I breaks out—it ends when you’re 18, leaving 22 million dead. Shortly after, the Spanish flu pandemic strikes, killing 50 million people. You survive, now 20 years old. At 29, you endure the global economic crisis triggered by the New York […]