And God looked down on all He had made and said, “I need a caretaker.” So, God made a father. God said, “I need someone to take children fishing and play catch in the backyard. It must be someone who is tough enough to run a chainsaw and wield a machete and yet, gentle enough [...]
Private Nelson Jones was pinned down under fire with his unit in a small square in Oerlinghausen, Germany, on a chilly morning in April, 1945. As he tried to return fire, an ear-splitting blast from a German Panzer tank killed him, instantly. A year earlier, he was walking the halls as senior class president of [...]
“Mam! Do you know what day it is?” “Who is the president of the United States?” “Are you okay?” For a minute I just stared at him, wondering who he was and why he was in my face, asking random questions. My wrecked bike lay beside me. I had multiple cuts, a throbbing black eye [...]