The Key My Son Had Been Guarding for Six Years

with confidence rather than fear.

One afternoon, as we reviewed college applications, I looked over at him and asked:

“Do you still want to tour the schools we talked about?”

He smiled. “Only if you come with me.”

And in that moment, I felt a sense of peace I hadn’t known in years.

The past had left its share of challenges, but it had also left us something continue reading …