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This blog isn’t just about a letter. It’s about the kind of love and presence that outlives the moment it was given. It’s about...

Chapter 4: The Visitor Theme: Spiritual Awakening and Surrender It was the summer after my senior year of college baseball. My cleats...

The Compass and the Hourglass For the Kindergarten Class of 2025 By Coach Castillo Cover Page Poem: A compass for the path ahead, An...

Chapter 5: The Language of Love Theme: Hurting Someone Unintentionally—and Making It Right When I was young, I thought my dad wasn’t very...

Seeds of Greatness A Book for the First Grade Class of 2025 By Coach Castillo Acknowledgements To the incredible first graders of Compass...

The True Legend of Princess Bella and the Founding of Jastkowice Legend One of the Princess Bella Legacy Series INTRO CAPTION: Before...

This morning, I sat across the table from someone who knows exactly where I come from—not just the people, but the line. We didn’t talk...

1. COVER TITLE (Blog Post Title): The Compass and the Hourglass: A Second Grade Tribute 2. DEDICATION: This book is dedicated to the...

Chapter 12: The Girl Who Rose Again Theme: A Moment When Bella Love Surprised Me With Her Wisdom and Strength It was her first PWBA...

Chapter 30: The Day My Work Became My Witness “I didn’t lose my job. I gained my voice.” And not just my voice—I gained my freedom. There...

Chapter 29: The Front Desk I walked into the hospital wearing the exact same clothes I wore that morning. But I was not the same man.I...

Chapter 18: When the Wind Whispers and the Water Knows Theme: A Moment When Nature Spoke to Me As a young boy, I never woke up early just...

Chapter 15: Winning in the Dark Theme: A Time You Had to Choose Between Comfort and Growth Why would anyone ever set their alarm for 1:55...

Posted: May 12, 2025 Wednesday night, I finished writing 18 chapters. It felt like something was closing, but I didn’t know what. Not...

Posted: May 12, 2025 Written: Chapter 7 on May 7, 2025 Response Message: Chapter 20 on May 8, 2025 Intro: This is one of the most...

This morning, I drove east. Not for work. Not for duty. Not even for clarity—though maybe I found a little of that along the way. I drove...

by Brian Casey Castillo There are nights that remind you exactly why you love being a dad. This was one of them. It was just me and Bella...

The sun is setting on Mother’s Day, and I find myself thinking not just about today, but about all the little unseen things that make up...

It’s Sunday morning. The light is pouring through the blinds, soft and golden. I hear the hum of the bathroom fan, the faint shuffle of...

I used to think the worst thing that could happen was losing everything. But I didn’t lose everything. I lost my position. I lost my...