Facing down fear took more than courage; it took love
(LA Times Anaheim Ducks)

I promised myself I would sign up for one particular excursion on my southern Caribbean cruise to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in 2013: I would sail and snorkel with the turtles at Buck Island Reef National Monument. On an overcast November day, my 23 snorkel partners and I met at the Fat Turtle...