I went to public school until my first year of middle school, and after that, I left and went to school on an army base...

A bunch of wildflowers left my hands and dropped upon his grave. It was clear that the goodbyes were final. I was burying my husband...

It was a beautiful, crisp, clear morning. My only regret was that my dad wasn’t by my side as he should have been...

I had what should have been an idyllic childhood, playing on the beaches and forests that surrounded our home...

It’s not wrong to believe that life is unfair and difficult. But the thing is, that’s how it is for everyone...

Being the fourth of fourteen children, there was little love or food to go around in our household, and from an early age, I wanted out...

Through all these years, I’ve gathered wisdom from a deep well of experiences and had opportunities to chase my dreams again and again...

My family was considered small because it was common in our country for families to have more than four children...

They say that life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you. In my life—in chasing my dreams, in fighting to provide...

As a kid, I was very quiet and shy, living in my dream world and imagining how it would be to live with the whales under the water...

I grew up watching how hard my father worked to earn bread for us. Because he was a mason, my father spent his days under the hot sun...

Tim Han, my mentor and savior, taught me that “Our mess is our message.” So, I guess I have a big message because my life has sure been a...

Growing up, my mom was always the one I talked to. Then, she passed away when I was only thirteen...

I thought I had come alive again and walked away from the past that haunts me. But you see, that past, it fastens itself to me...

When it happened, everyone claimed that the grief would only last a year until I was able to move on, so I consoled myself with this...

As a young girl, my purpose was as fickle as the wind, but my hope was firm. I wanted to be as loved and as encouraging as I knew my dad...

A patient of mine, a World War II veteran, sat in front of me on the examination table. I made a note in his health card and suggested...

Every day, I walk the streets and select a place that is not far off from my walled city of Lahore, Pakistan. I put down a cloth to sit...

My parents fell in love in prison. Not many people can say that! Back then, detention centers were co-ed. My father...

I remember my dad’s smiling face and my mom’s calming aura. Those are the images I cherish—the time before I lost my innocence to...