Laura’s Story: One day after a shower in 2022, I noticed a puckering in my breast and felt a lump. Breast cancer! I thought. I immediately emailed my primary physician to schedule a mammogram. I’m not a “what-if” kind of person. I tend to deal with facts and...
Annie’s Story: My birth in Mexico City was not without trauma. Within my mother’s womb, the devil began sowing lies in me that I was unwanted and worthless. Mama struggled with deep self-hatred; the last thing she wanted was to bring another version of herself...
Nikki’s Story: I can remember that day like it was yesterday. On a warm winter day in Austin, Texas, I walked out of church feeling strong and hopeful for the future. Out of nowhere, a handsome man walked up beside me and introduced himself. I’d never had a man...
Theresa’s Story: I was born with a very large hole in my heart, which wasn’t corrected until the technology was developed to repair it. At age 7, as I lay curled up in my hospital bed, I overheard the doctor and nurse talking outside my room about the...
Amelia’s* Story: I checked Caitlyn’s* algebra test with the teacher’s book. Every answer was correct. Odd. “Where’s your work to show for all the problems?” I asked. “I did it,” she said. “It’s all in my notebook.” Her eyes darted across the dining...
