Genevieve Parkhurst tells of a schoolteacher who marries a widower and quietly endures a hostile teenage stepson’s cruelty for months. One morning he breaks down sobbing at the kitchen table and admits he meant to drive her out. She answers by telling him she only wants to make the home a home again, and the boy grows into a devoted son who cares for her the rest of her life. It is one of several stories she uses at the camps to illustrate the power of love among people.
