hello stephanie! i found your substack by way of your article by way of a comment you left on a post by lore wilbert. (i love where breadcrumbs of a trail can lead.) it seems timely, especially as i find myself recently estranged from my sister after years of being treated as her emotional punching bag. it is a self-declared description (for all i know, she probably thinks i'm being difficult or too sensitive or ______) and it is also something that i struggle with on occasion given that we were both raised in the church, and on the face of it, estrangement seems like such an anti-Christian idea-- which is why i appreciate your thoughts here. thank you for sharing something so close to the heart.
Oh Jen. You are so welcome. And you are not alone. That's exactly why I wrote the piece. May you find comfort, reassurance, and peace with the God who intimately understands this suffering and has endured it himself. I think if anyone gets it and supports us, Jesus does.
hello stephanie! i found your substack by way of your article by way of a comment you left on a post by lore wilbert. (i love where breadcrumbs of a trail can lead.) it seems timely, especially as i find myself recently estranged from my sister after years of being treated as her emotional punching bag. it is a self-declared description (for all i know, she probably thinks i'm being difficult or too sensitive or ______) and it is also something that i struggle with on occasion given that we were both raised in the church, and on the face of it, estrangement seems like such an anti-Christian idea-- which is why i appreciate your thoughts here. thank you for sharing something so close to the heart.
Oh Jen. You are so welcome. And you are not alone. That's exactly why I wrote the piece. May you find comfort, reassurance, and peace with the God who intimately understands this suffering and has endured it himself. I think if anyone gets it and supports us, Jesus does.
Hi Stephanie I loved your article. It resonated on many levels.
Thank you for your kind encouragement, Amy! I'm sorry you know this too, and I'm grateful for your solidarity.