I pried my eyes away from the TV screen to look out the window, to the trees, to the sunlight…to that strange world out there that gave...

I was the sixth born in a family of nine siblings. Though I was meek, being my mother’s last born offered me the protection I needed...

For the first 16 years of my life, I never had the courage to stand up for myself. I let people walk all over me. I was meek and lived...

If I were to give advice to the little girl that never stood up to anyone and felt alone much of her life, I would tell her that it’s...