No matter what we may think we know, we never really know what the future may bring until it arrives. In this allegorical story from...

Teresa Sullivan recollects spending a lovely summer day in Paris that took a decidedly unexpected turn—and led to a most memorable encounter. One summer while staying with a family friend in Paris, I paid a visit to Montmartre. The day was sunny and warm. It was a perfect day for having a portrait done, eating ice cream, meeting people and buying a painting. Being a young twenty-something, I got caught up in the day without thinking much about the future. When it turned dark,

In this story, Allen Tacke tells about an elderly woman he met and came to know over time, and how their lives touched in a very...