“When you farm, you learn that important things cannot be rushed.

You plant your seed in the dark ground, you wait patiently, and you see what eventually comes up.”

I had no idea what he truly meant by that statement.

Nevertheless, I wrote down the lawyer’s name, Douglas Vance, along with his direct phone number on the back of the county envelope just in case.

I took the entire day off from work on Thursday.

I work as a licensed dental hygienist over in the town of Oakridge, which is about forty minutes away, and I had only taken two sick days in the last three years.