A Mother's Touch

Get out your tissues for this story because you'll need them to dry your eyes after reading this heart-warming story by Chase Davis of the Boston Globe. In "Mother Fills the Role of her Late Daughter," Davis tells of Michelle Murphy, a 46-year-old mom who volunteered to manage a boys' soccer team in place of her daughter, who died in a car crash in October. Davis' simple, evocative writing brings out powerful emotions of love, grief and loyalty.