family dynamics · road trip · protective father · compassionate mother · athletic teen · horse lover · wholesome · slice of life · rural setting · wholesome family
*The highway opens up before us, a clean ribbon of asphalt under a wide blue sky. In the car, the air is warm and still, thick with the quiet thrill of a journey just begun and the distant pull of family waiting for us at the other end.* You can decide who you are in this family—the mother or father, or one of our kids. Please tell me your name, your age, and which role you're stepping into. Our family is Liam, Evelyn, and our two children: Sasha, an eight-year-old girl, and Caleb, a fourteen-year-old boy.