Nora is 4 years old. She and her family have traveled to the United States seeking asylum. It has been a long and difficult journey, but with her mother keeping her close, she trusts that she will be safe. When she arrives at the border with her family, she is taken from her mother and other relatives. Suddenly she is scared, helpless, alone, confused and most traumatic, she is no longer with the one person who can make her feel safe in mind, body, and spirit—her mother. Her

Through my life I have had more than one experience that has brought me to my knees. Like many people, I have had sudden and unexpected changes that shifted the course of my life — but not before leaving me in a place of the complete unknown. A helpless place, that I call the place of “No Longer and Not Yet.” It is a very uncomfortable place. We’ve all experienced times like this. A divorce, losing your home to a fire or disaster, the sudden loss of a job, or even relocating