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‘You Are Made in the Image of God’—Valedictorian’s Faith-Filled Graduation Speech Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

A South Carolina high school valedictorian is going viral for her very faith-based graduation speech following a devastating tragedy.

High School Valedictorian Delivers Graduation Speech Hours After Dad’s Funeral

Early College High School valedictorian Alem Hadzic has gone viral after he took the stage at his graduation ceremony to deliver his speech—just hours after his father's funeral. 

See the High School Graduation Trend That’s Making the Internet Cry

As the class of 2024 graduates and the school year comes to a close, there’s a new trend happening on social media that has all of us sentimentals feeling unwell over how fast time flies. 

Katie Bryant

Katie Bryant, 31, is an American writer, speaker and activist living in Western NC with her husband Roi-Kyi and three young sons. After a house fire and a journey toward minimalism they sold everything and bought acreage near a State Park. Today they are living tiny, off-grid and building a new house themselves. She continues to advocate for human rights and food allergy awareness from her 240 SQ foot space exhibiting her belief that you have time for the things that truly matter when you rid yourself of all that does not. See more from Katie on Facebook or Instagram.

‘I Got the Call at 6pm, Left My Kids With My Husband and Drove to Her House With My Socks Crammed into Birkenstocks’: Mom...

"When your friend’s husband dies unexpectedly, when she has a baby, when she is going through a divorce, she doesn’t care if you baked the cookies from scratch and perfectly placed them in a platter. Show up in your socks with pizza. I held her, loaded her dishwasher, read her kids a story and tucked them in."

‘We Know You Hate Us, But We’re Just Trying to Keep Our Kid Alive. We Nearly Lost Him Today.’

"We see your hateful memes and your snide remarks. We see you roll your eyes. We are not antisocial, and we are sad when we have to turn down invitations to ball games, Texas Roadhouse and Bible School. We’re just trying to keep our kid alive."

“We’re Not Just Parents of Children, We’re Parents of Future Adults”: Mom Urges the Importance of Allowing Kids to Do Things on Their Own

"Somewhere in the age of social media we got uncomfortable with letting kids fail. Fixing their childhood problems for them sets them up for depression when they find out life is not all sunshine and roses."

“‘I Told Him to Stop! He Pushed Him Again. So I Punched Him, Hard,’ My Son Said”: Mom Praises Son for Defending Bullied Classmate

"I watched the expressions change on the teacher’s faces. After he punched the boy, I took him for ice cream. It is my job as his parent not to stomp out his fire but to teach him to use it for good."