The Distance between Fathers: A Story of Belonging, Brokenness, and Becoming

Author:   Emilio Valdez
Publisher:   Independently Published
ISBN:  

9798246982839


Pages:   236
Publication Date:   07 February 2026
Format:   Paperback
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The Distance between Fathers: A Story of Belonging, Brokenness, and Becoming


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In 2024, after fifteen years of raising other people's children in a struggling youth home, Daniel Reyes was arrested. Not for quitting. Not for failing. But for showing up. What began as a calling - moving his family from Texas to rural Ohio to work as house parents in residential youth care - became one of the most defining and devastating chapters of his life. Daniel and his wife Maria gave everything: raising their children inside a dorm full of traumatized boys, navigating burnout, compassion fatigue, and a system always on the edge of collapse. He rose from house parent to Assistant Director. He guided the home through staff crises, emergencies, and a pandemic. And then one chaotic night undid it all. A wrongful felony charge. Public accusation. Job loss. Jail time. And the long, hard road back. The Distance Between Fathers is a memoir about what it costs to serve others when the world stops protecting you - and the faith, family, and stubborn hope that rebuilt one man from the ground up. Perfect for readers of trauma-informed memoirs, faith-based nonfiction, social work narratives, foster care stories, and redemptive true accounts of survival.

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Author:   Emilio Valdez
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9798246982839


Pages:   236
Publication Date:   07 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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