My Classmates Teased Me for Being a Pastor’s Daughter Until My Graduation Speech Changed Everything

heart has been working hard, baby girl,” he said. “And that’s nothing to be ashamed of.”

“But what if I don’t want to always have to be that strong?” I asked. It was the more honest version of the question, the one I had been circling around.

He was quiet for a moment. When he answered, it was in the tone he used for things he wanted me to carry with continue reading …