“The Bumblebee Necklace” by Honor Ford hit me hard in my heart. This heartwarming essay by a teenage girl with cerebral palsy is touching and tells readers to never let a handicap or a “bump in the road” get in the way of your goals.

Honor explains that her perspective was changed when her parents gave her a little bumblebee necklace, because “according to science, bees shouldn’t have the ability to fly. Their bodies are too big for the size of their wings.” This knowledge got her through the challenges of her physical limitations. She struggled with insecurity about being different because of her cerebral palsy, but she never let it stop her.

I can relate to Honor’s experience because I have definitely had my share of bumps in the road, and the Bible verse Philippians 4:13 helped me through them, just as the little bumblebee necklace helped Honor.