In my new book about our special-needs son Peter, He Made Us Better: A Story of Faith, Family, Friends (and Football) I told the story of Laverne Peak. For probably a couple of decades, Laverne was our contact person for coordinating all of Peter’s home health supplies. None of us ever met her in person, but as a telephone representative for IU Home Health Care, she faithfully did an excellent job for us. Always patient and kind, not only…..
With the opening of the college football season, I’ve been thinking about our son Peter even more than usual. Although we both loved all kinds of football—high school, college, and pro—college was easily our favorite. The title of my new book, He Made Us Better: A Story of Faith, Family (and Football) is no fluke. Football was an integral part of our lives. I have a flood of great and precious memories, a few of which are told in…..