I helped a poor girl with a Halloween costume — and years later, we stood together IN FRONT OF THE ALTAR. I’m a retired teacher (63M), and this memory has stayed with me my whole life. It was Halloween at our small-town elementary school. The auditorium was alive with laughter, glitter, and chaos — capes flying, face paint smudging, and the air thick with the smell of pumpkin candy. Children paraded as superheroes, witches, and princesses… and then there was Ellie. She wore plain gray pants, a f