Delta Defense

We live in one of the most magnificent countries on Earth. We have wild mountains to climb and deserts, sugar sand beaches, world-class museums—all within driving distance of thousands of miles where one can just get lost in the sweet, magnificent heartland

My 5-year-old son’s whispered words broke through a drowsy fog brought on by the beginnings of a migraine and by the overall lack of sleep for the last 2½ weeks. I was in the dark, in my bedroom, trying to get a little escape from the loads of laundry piling up, the toy destruction taking over the family room, and the loud children playing before dinnertime