Eight Months Pregnant and Suddenly Raising Seven Children Alone, Until One Quiet Family Decision Changed Everything at His Beachside Wedding

in which I was suddenly the spare child.

Celeste was polite when other people were watching. She knew exactly how to smile in the church parking lot. She knew exactly how to charm my father’s friends at backyard barbecues. But behind closed doors, she had a way of making me feel like I was always in the way.

My father, Richard, was a respected local continue reading …