The Summer Programs were a place to be transparent and not put on a false self. That is what I love about this ministry. They are real and you can be real too.
Tag: Relationships
No Matter What: Loving A Child Who Has Pulled Away
Looking back, I realize that I felt a slight distancing even before our daughter made her announcement that she was going to pursue a same-sex relationship. I attributed the distance to it being the beginning of her senior year, which was going to be a busy one, as she was still taking a full load--with … Continue reading No Matter What: Loving A Child Who Has Pulled Away
Oxygen
It felt a lot like the analogy of drowning in the ocean. Every time I would pull myself up and drag myself away from the emotional ties, every time I thought I was finally free of it, that magnetic attraction would sneak up on me like an undertow at the beach, dragging the ground right out from under my feet. It was an exhausting process, one that left me feeling trapped and short of breath.
