The story I am about to tell happened over 30 years ago, when I was not quite 20 years old. I had just finished my first year in community college in my hometown of Boerne, Texas, just trying to get my general requirements out of the way. I had not been a very good student in high school, graduating by the skin of my teeth! I was still living at home, and my wise parents encouraged me to see if I liked college by attendin...

It had been nearly four weeks since Amber had come home from work on an otherwise normal Friday to find a watery mess on her living room floor, caused by a leaking toilet upstairs. Their homeowners insurance had agreed to cover the replacement of their flooring and the ceiling damage, but Amber and Paul, married twelve years with no children, had to replace the toilet themselves. The damage to their modest middle-class ho...

Amber was looking forward to a weekend with her feet up and binge-watching more episodes of “Euphoria” with her husband, Paul. They had been married twelve years, and it was still just the two of them, no kids. After a period of sadness, they were now in a much better place emotionally after they had learned a few years ago that Amber was unable to get pregnant. They had accepted the fact and were content to spoil their n...