rebelling against low expectations
The first time I encountered mental illness, I was twelve. By fourteen, I’d witnessed physical, mental, emotional, and social abuse that we now call trauma. Today, Millennials and Gen Z are 27% more likely to report mental health issues than any previous generation. But too many of us suffer alone. I did. We all know many things can impact us, from the way we think or feel to the relationships...
I have a very distinct memory of waking up on my fourth birthday on an airplane that was taking my family and me to Indonesia. We were leaving behind our home and our friends and our extended family to share the good news of Jesus Christ with a people that had never heard it. In the eleven years we spent there, we didn’t get a house that actually belonged to us until we had lived there for five...
rebelling against low expectations
