Quiet Faith

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My parents had taken me out of school for the day. Dad had appointments at the VA hospital near Pittsburgh. Mom and I would shop at Gimble’s, while my brother stayed with Dad.

Dad was rear ended two years before in the fall on his way to work at the steel mill. Life changed. He did drive on to work, but soon was sent home and that evening to the hospital. I walked home on a early fall day from school and before I reached our house, I saw Mom…