Our Stories

Hannah was on a work trip 1500 miles away from Annunciation, where her two children attend, on the morning of August 27th. She recounts both her journey home and the challenging road toward healing, hope, and action.

Three days into their first year at Annunciation, everything changed. Ivan shares his family's story as both a therapist and a parent of three Annunciation students.

Rose shares her story as a mother to three Annunciation students and wife to the school's principal, leaning on the faith she teaches in her high school classroom and how it is calling her to act.

Laura was teaching in her kindergarten classroom at Annunciation when the lockdown began, while her own three children were in the church. She shares what it means to teach, and to heal, in a place where everyone is grieving.

Mollie and Jesse reflect on Fletcher, who he was, the grief they carry, and their belief that honoring him means loving your own children fiercely and refusing to stop working for change.

Mike and Jackie share the light that Harper embodied, her love that still holds them, and their conviction that the hardest things are exactly the ones worth talking about.

Brittany faces the challenges of a long recovery for her son, who was critically injured, while refusing to let it define their story. An educator who knows how change is made, she shares why hope, for her, is a choice.

Deeply woven into Annunciation as a coach, volunteer, and parent, Kristen shares her family's story and her belief that this reality is not something to scroll past, but something that asks all of us to act.