"What Saves Her?"

This is not a fairytale.
It's a truth every woman learns, quietly, painfully, and powerfully - that in the end, she is not saved by a hero, not held up by the world, not softened by love alone.
She is saved by her faith, her mind, and her own fire.
This piece is a tribute to women who rise without applause, who survive without rescue, and who become their own salvation - with God in their heart, knowledge in their hands, and courage in their spine.