Years ago our family traveled a lot, singing on Sunday morning in churches in other states. Back in those days, when you attended church you were expected to dress more formally than is accepted today. Therefore this entailed having to pack suits, ties, and dresses, along with ‘non-church clothes.’

As mom, Renie had always overseen our sons’ selections and the actual packing, making certain that they had what they would need. But when our oldest son was a teenager, the inevitable time came when he began to feel the need to be in total control of his destiny. To spread his fledgling wings and b...