one of the ways I am getting ready for the trip to NM is to get my audiobooks downloaded
I know I will spend a long time traveling and want some good stories to be my company
one of the books I downloaded was this biography
after reading some of the reviews
without knowing who she is
I began listening to her story
to tell the truth I do not like reading biography because of the cliche
but this one, I couldn't stop listening
I spent more than 9 hours in 2 days
I remember binge-listening like this when I listened to the book "Educated"
although I have different childhood experiences
Viola's words found home in my heart
because of her experiences as a woman and a minority
I cried many times out of compassion, anger, affirmation,
and mostly in awe of her courage to be vulnerable
and God who was present in her life even when the relationship was absent
there are many places I will go back and listen again
because they are real, honest, and heroic
and from her finding herself
I may also be able to find myself, which is a lifelong journey
