"I Sentenced His Mother at 4 PM, but at Midnight, I Found Her 2-Year-Old Son Sleeping on a Frozen Bench Outside My Courthouse—When I Saw the Note Tucked in His Jacket, I Knew My Career Was Over. Chapter 1: The Gavel and the Frost The sound of a gavel striking wood is the loneliest sound in the world. It says finality. It says done. It says that whatever life was before this moment, it is now over. I am Judge Evelyn Vance. For thirty years, I have sat on the bench of the cook County Circuit Court

31K views · 1K reactions | WOW! Take a look at these Rare Ice Formations on Deep Creek Lake - Western Maryland called Frost Flowers! Have you ever seen anything like this before? Nature is cool, especially when it’s cold! Permission: Shimmy Shimrock - Jan 22, 2022 | Live Storm Chasers | Facebook