To the girl in the tie
To the Girl in the tie, You have always been a warrior. You have always forged your own path. When you walked across the room at the unexpected age of nine months I knew that your bravery would carry you in ways that I could not fully comprehend. From those first steps, you wove a path of stealth movements that laid stepping stones for a life that outpaced the depth of your peers in how you viewed the world and those for whom your life intersected. From an early age, you saw the worth and wholeness within every single person you encountered. You see life within the dying, you embraced those who didn't have a place to sit during lunch and you love others with unashamed fullness. You poured yourself into standing with your community, listening to the whispers of God through the voices of young adults. Yet in loving others you found yourself on the outside, wondering where you fit in. You voiced your questions with trepidation, wondering if you would be accepted. You w