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. 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.