Tory and Linda, the teacher, spent the valuable time planning their activities for the rest of the day, while Sylvia sat in a circle with the children. She started off trying to teach them “Jesus Loves Me.” A few of them picked it up, but most of them only hummed and muttered words that sounded n...
The distraught owner had detained her for more than an hour as she wept on Cathy’s shoulder. Cathy didn’t know how to tell her that her pain needed to be cut short, because Cathy needed to be home when her son got off the bus. So she had held the woman and let her cry as the moments ticked by. Th...
For the last few weeks, her life had revolved around her preparation for getting here. She hadn’t given much thought to being here. She tried to swallow the knot in her throat as she clutched her duffel bag and stood in the aisle, waiting for the passengers to move off the plane. Spanish conversa...