The first time I met Deacon Rutherford, the sun didn't shine brighter. It felt like any ordinary day like the ones before it. But it was the day my world had irrevocably changed.

When I came close to dying, he offered me a lifeline.

When I needed a family, he gave me his.

He was selfless and gentle, and everything I'd convinced myself I would never have.

Deacon Rutherford opened a world that had been out of reach to me for a long time. I would be forever grateful to him, but I couldn't rely on him to fight my demons forever.

At some point I would have to face my past. Would his lifeline be enough to keep my walls from crashing? Or would I drown?