From Patricia Fordney:

I was balancing caring for a toddler and working a full-time job, all while my Navy husband was on extended duty overseas. One evening the doorbell rang. It was my neighbor, a retired chief petty officer, holding a breadboard loaded with a freshly cooked chicken and vegetable stew. “I’ve noticed you’re getting a little skinny,” he said. It was the best meal I’d had in months.