Nora

Yesterday morning, I sat in my Pink Chair with a student whose strength stayed with me.

Nora joined me on Zoom after finishing an overnight shift at the university library. Three mornings a week, she works from 4:00 to 8:00 a.m. and then heads straight into a full day of classes and labs. She plans her life carefully, not because it’s easy, but because she’s doing everything she can to stay steady.

She shared how heavy this season has been. How continuing sometimes feels overwhelming. And yet, she keeps showing up.

“No one really has life figured out,” she told me. And she’s right. But Nora has figured out how to keep going, how to ask for help, and how to choose herself again when things are hard.

She could have walked away. Many students in her position would have. Instead, she is still here. Still enrolled. Still working. Still dreaming. Putting one foot in front of the other on days when that takes real courage.

I am so proud of her.

This is what your support makes possible. Because of you, students like Nora are not alone in their hardest moments. Your generosity doesn’t remove the struggle, but it makes perseverance possible.

Thank you for believing in students like Nora, especially on the days when believing in themselves takes extra courage.

With deep gratitude,

Ginny