BEYOND BORDERS 

As the last suitcase was zipped, amidst all the chaos, the final checks, and family and friends moving around us, something shifted in the quiet of my heart. This was it. The moment we had dreamed about for years. I could feel a swell rising in my chest; grief coupled with gratitude, fear being fought down with anticipation; all of it crashing into me at once. I held it in, trying to stay composed. This wasn’t just a flight. It was the next step in a journey we had been prayi

"Veronica, please make sure you stop at the stop sign. That was not a complete stop." On any other day, a comment like that might have derailed me - distracted me from my goal and set me up for failure. But on this particular day, I decided to brush off the small setback, and set my mind on the goal I wanted to achieve for the day - my G driving license. "Please remember to come to a complete stop whenever you're at the stop sign. Don't just slow down, but come to a complete