Finding Hope

High school was a tough time for me. My best friend, who had graduated the year before, passed away in a car accident, and my brother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. On top of that, my mom received the devastating news that she was going blind. I used to sit on the bathroom counter, watching her put on makeup. I wondered how you could see one day and be blind the next. I prayed for her and my brother, while grieving the loss of my friend. It was a lot for a teenager to handle.  Forty-six