From the Heart

                Anna bounced Lucas on her knee while studying the menu. “What do you recommend? I’ve never had lunch here.”             Caitlyn set down her menu. “They make a fabulous chicken salad. It has cranberries and pecans and it’s served on a croissant.”...

Emma sat cross-legged on the couch, scrolling through her phone, when Hailey burst into the room, her face splotched and her eyes rimmed with red. Emma straightened in her seat, about to ask what was wrong, when Bear barked at the back door. She rose, stuffed her...

            A soft knock on Ella’s door distracted her from her lesson plans. She glanced up to find her mother, Kim, her brow creased with worry.             “What is it?”             Kim moved into the room and perched on the bed next to Ella. “It’s Grandma. She’s...