I held my hands over my ears while the obstetrician turned up the volume on the ultrasound machine. After three pregnancy losses, I was convinced that we would only meet with static. “I think you will want to hear that,” said the doctor. And there was the unmistakable drumming of my son’s heart. At that […]
Kari Wichers and her husband inspect the tires, stop signs and signals on their yellow school buses before sunrise every weekday morning. At 6:15 am, she is on her way to the first bus stop to pick up a group of students with special needs – she affectionately calls them “my children” – for trips […]
