December fourth in desert light,
Saudi sun, too harsh, too bright.
A sudden turn, a shattered day,
And everything we knew gave way.So far from home, so far away,
Under foreign skies you lay.
Three daughters learned to pray
For morning to find a better way.
Miles of sand and sea between,
The longest winter we had seen.
We held our breath through every … Continue reading “Beyond the Finish Line”