A family went on their annual Christmas trek to Chicago. Each year they brought family to spend time with Grandpa and Grandma and visit the museums. This particular year they decided to finish Christmas shopping at suburban Woodfield Mall. In the midst of all the fun and excitement, they noticed that little three-and-a-half- year-old Matthew was gone. Terror immediately struck their hearts. Aware ...
2. Shoving One Another
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Joseph M. Stowell
Before our son’s freshman football game last Saturday, one of his coaches shouted at a player and abruptly dismissed him from the field. A coach on the sidelines looked squarely through the bars of the boy’s helmet, spoke sternly to him, and sent him to the locker room. We wondered what could have ever evoked such a strong response from the coaches. As soon as Matthew got home from the game, we as...