“We don't think people will understand you, so we are not going to hire you.” What? Did I hear those words correctly? But indeed those were the words spoken to me when I called about an interview I had with an organization in Atlanta in the fall of 2004. I was fresh out of Bible … Continue reading The Pain of Disability Disqualifying Me from Service in the Church
Category: My Story
It takes time.
“Sometimes it really does take time to turn something or someone around, especially when trauma and pain are involved in the ways we live and understand who we are.” -Kaitlin Curtice on Substack It takes time. I know of almost no one who has followed the difficult path to Jesus in straight and quick steps. … Continue reading It takes time.
My Story
I was the firstborn in a family of three kids. It was an unhappy home. I learned to be hyper-vigilant. To never trust anyone. Ever. To put on armor, and be stoic and strong. To show no emotion. The first fist fight that I remember was at age five. I beat up an eight year … Continue reading My Story