I Can Still Hear You, Mom

When I walk across that stage in Tuscaloosa today and get my degree, I know I won’t be walking alone.

I am truly in awe of my mom. I don’t know how else to put it, really. And her selflessness has inspired me in more ways than she will ever know.

Brandi Chastain pens a letter to her younger self: “People will remind you to never look back — always look forward, in positivity and hopefulness.”