

A Heart Surrendered . . .
building empathy in the hearts of our children.
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The cupboard is bare (Platt, n.d.).

A cardboard bed in California (Platt, n.d.).

Bangladesh refugees abandoned at sea (Archambault, n.d.)

The cupboard is bare (Platt, n.d.).