She loved every little creepy crawly bug or creature she ever met. She and her little sister were in total wonder even with sand crabs on the beach. The little girl was small for her age. Too small, some of the kids on the playground at school said. “HaHa! You’re just a little shrimp,” they yelled to her in kindergarten. It hurt her feelings, but her mom said, “If you make a joke of it, and they see that it doesn’t bother you, they’ll stop.” So, the little girl joked back at the taunters. ”Haha! you’re just a big whale.” Soon, the teasing  stopped. Her mother was deeply moved by…

This is not a fairy tale although it may sound like one. This is the true story of two extraordinary, exceptional people. “Would you like to go to coffee?” He said. He had noticed that she was a nice-looking gal, tall and stately, and best of all easy to talk with. They had just met in the library at San Lois Obispo University where they were each working on separate projects. She was only eighteen, a secretary working at the college. He was a junior studying mechanical engineering. Seated near each other, she noticed this handsome, tall guy and felt an immediate attraction. Soon they were dating. Over the months,…