Author Archives: Jack

This is Sharon, my mother-in-law. She taught me it’s important work to see someone for who they are and not what you expect. When I first met my mother-in-law I had a hard time understanding her thick south Virginia accent. And she seemed a little bossy in that southern passive aggressive polite way. But I […]

This is my friend’s 17 year old nephew, Tanner. Yesterday he was enjoying a day at Scissortail Park with his mother and younger siblings when he noticed a person struggling in the pond. Tanner’s mom said he did a quick double take then without a word he was running toward the water. She had no […]

I sat on the bathroom floor, holding back tears. My husband kept guiding her away, but she kept returning—tiny hands, gentle knocks. “Mommy, are you okay?” I told her, “I’m right here, baby.” But she already knew I wasn’t okay. She came in, sat beside me, and said nothing. Just stayed. I thought I was […]