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

“This is for you. In case the day gets loud.”

I put my arms around him and held on, and he held on back, and we stood in the church parking lot on graduation morning letting the moment be what it was without rushing it toward what came next.

“You really need to stop trying to make me cry before public events,” I told him, muffled against his shoulder.continue reading …