Being Brave

Words & Photography
by Ali LeReaux









The Cat in the Hat says, "You cannot be brave unless you feel afraid." Sharing life with people can feel scary. Will they accept us? Challenge us? Love us? Grow with us? It's hard to be vulnerable...it's hard to trust. But, you'll never know until you try.

Sharing life with people can feel scary. Will they accept us? Challenge us? Love us? Grow with us? It's hard to be vulnerable...it's hard to trust. But, you'll never know until you try.

Thankfully, these boys were, and continue to be, the best examples of facing fears. Crashing into the waves that are stronger than they are, laughing alongside one another, cheering each other on, knowing that facing this fear together they were going to be alright.