I feel like a simple "Amen" would suffice for this post.  It's great.

With the "hard to say sorry thing", I find that I have a hard time trusting people that say sorry too quickly because I'm wondering "Do you realize that those words mean that actions are going to have to change to make that "I'm sorry" complete?  Do you realize how hard that's going to be?"  I like it when people struggle because that sends the message, to me, that they're taking it seriously.

Your family's story is just beautiful.  Thanks for sharing!