Recently my husband and I were celebrating our 10 year anniversary and thought it would be fun to take our kids and our wedding photos down to St. Augustine where we got married to take some pictures in the style of Dear Photograph.  While walking through the city, we came across a gentleman who was sitting out on his front porch in his rocking chair.  It was a perfect day for such activity.  He was sitting out there with his cigarettes and his maps.  He asked my husband to come over to him.  More specifically he asked, "Excuse me, Sir.  Could you bring your kids over here?"  He definitely got our attention with that.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The family of Gil "Isai" Morales Del Valle, a local soldier killed in Afghanistan Wednesday, welcomed us into their home during this extremely difficult time to honor the memory of the brave soldier. His family and stepfather, Renes Perez, want you to know the man behind the uniform.

He told us Isai walked into his life when he was just 4 years old and gave him more than he could've asked for - he gave him a son.

Perez and Isai's mother married in Puerto Rico. The family moved to Jacksonville when Isai was 8 years old. The mother and father sat down with us and shared his memories, showing us photos and scrapbooks made by Isai as he was growing up.

His mother showed us the card from the last gift he sent her - a big box of chocolates for her birthday.

Mayor Alvin Brown issued an executive order naming the first Education Commissioner for the City of Jacksonville.

The office is designed to serve as a bridge between City Hall and Duval County Public Schools with a mission to increase graduation rates and better prepare Jacksonville’s youths for the 21st Century job market. The office will have no executive powers over the school system but will serve a crucial supportive function to raise private money and rally community support at a time the schools are facing cutbacks.