WRITE ON! The best part of me: My cross necklace

by Avery Hedlund, English 11, Mrs. Didrikson

My favorite feature of me is my cross necklace. My mom gave me this necklace when I got confirmed a couple of years ago, and since then I have maybe taken it off one or two times. I wear it everywhere. This necklace means a lot to me because it was my mom’s before she gave it to me and she wore it all the time and rarely took it off like I do now.

My necklace has seen a lot of the bad times and fun times in my life. It’s seen the cries in pain on the gym floor, the walls of an operating room, and the many days of physical therapy. But it’s also seen...