Nicole was at the funeral of the wife of her pastor. His wife was killed in a car accident. After church one night, the pastor, his wife, and three kids were heading home. The other driver was distracted. The other driver struck the van. The van was pushed off the road. The car had hit the passenger side. His wife leane was killed instantly. The pastor had a broken arm. He had scrapes and bruises. The three girls were relatively unscathed. The baby Nina had no evidence of being in an accident.
She would never forget we she found out what had happened. She was helping to put her younger siblings to bed. She heard the phone ring. Her mom answered the phone. We motioned for her husband. To come over. She handed him the phone. She held on to her husband. Nicole knew that...