Meredith Moreland:  

I am certainly not the introverted nerd I used to be in school. But my moral core is the same. I live my life in a way that is pleasing to My Lord Jesus Christ. I am fun to be around and am anything but nerdy. I developed a wicked sense of humor. I have also developed a sense of style that I never was able to have in school, ever since coming to terms with my height and also being able to buy my own clothes. They are not "handed-down" from my cousin or sisters who were all ten years older and ten inches shorter than myself. Sure, bell bottoms are in now, but they weren't during the eighties when I had to wear them. I was grateful for the "leg-warmer" craze, as they covered up how short my jeans were all the time. Being 6 feet tall was not an asset when most young men, my age were still awaiting their "growth spurt". I was tall, wore glasses and high-waters... I was gangly, shy, smart, artistic and carried a Bible to class. I hung out with the "brainyacks" Girls from "Cluster English and Trig". I am sure I was asking for it, looking and behaving as I did, but it didn't make the jokes and taunts any less mean or hurtful. I never fit in at school... I was ALWAYS the tallest, even in elementary school. I grew up in Ohio, out in Hiram, my best friend was Amish. I was a farm girl at heart and after moving to San Diego, I found I just couldn't...Expand for more