My personal life has been a world of turmoil lately, some of it a direct result of my well-intentioned, but poorly thought out decisions, much of it a by-product of the same. The "punishment" from a "loved one" has lingered long beyond its shelf-life and is no longer a response to hurt, but has become a pursuit of vengeance and retribution.

In the midst of this tempest, my 26 year-old daughter (the youngest of my 4 kids) the single mother of my 4 year-old grandson, has rearranged her half of a rented, modest duplex to accommodate me. She purchased a sleeper-sofa to make sure that I have a comfortable place to sleep. She stays up late dispensing wisdom that only someone three times her age should possess. She insists that in her house, there is no judgment, only love and peace...and she shows it.

When I tell her I don't deserve her, she assures me that, yes, I really do and follows it up by saying "Dad, you raised the children you would one day need, whether you realized it or not."

This woman, my "little girl", is changing my life, rearranging my thinking, and is bringing me out of a dark place into a place of promise and relief. I pray you all have someone in your life like her. We are blessed if we do.

The world is sliding into the abyss, but for people like her. She wags her finger at the tumult and declares "Not on my watch."

I love you more than I can put into words, AGB. You have saved my life. Thank you.