“We begin with records, voluntary testing or the appropriate court process, and a careful review of the original divorce orders.”

“That sounds right,” I said.

I had learned that the most important changes in a child’s life should not depend on who delivered the loudest speech on Christmas Day.

PART 12

I returned to work after the holiday with a stack of schedules waiting on my desk and a voicemail from the director of the regional emergency program.

The winter weather exercise had been successful.

Two mountain clinics had received supplies, and several volunteers had completed a training rotation.