When you are poor everything seems harder, takes longer, and costs more. In fact, bad circumstances are just plain exhausting Embracing Your Story is an honest depiction of a child experiencing the emotional, spiritual, and financial toll that poverty exacts. Smedley shares moving stories about growing up in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother taught her that "tomorrow is your sacred armor against the hopelessness of today." Tomorrow holds your destiny. That is why surviving the obstacles of today is imperative. Embracing Your Story is a blueprint for how to survive hardships. In ten short chapters, Smedley shares stories, lessons learned, and provocative questions to ponder if you are trying to do better in life.