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Melissa of Permission to Live<\/a> is quite literally and without exaggeration one of the bravest people I know. I\u2019ve linked to her work before, but if you haven\u2019t spent time on her site, you really should. She\u2019s starting an important new series.\u00a0Head over and read her introduction<\/a> and then stick around as she posts the entire thing in the coming weeks. Here\u2019s an excerpt from her introduction, and then I\u2019ll offer some further background on Melissa:<\/p>\n

I am about to publish\u00a0the most intensely vulnerable series I have ever written. This will explain the rest of my journey. This is the part of our story I have not been free to tell yet, not safe to tell yet.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>T<\/em>he final puzzle piece.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>I<\/em> know that many of my readers will not understand or agree with my situation or choices. This series may confuse you, it may anger you. I want you to know I will not take that personally.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Melissa grew up in a family much like mine, but much more extreme. She suffered physical abuse in the guise of \u201cdiscipline\u201d up into her teens, and was not allowed to go to college. Instead, she was kept home to help raise her ten younger siblings. She was homeschooled and her family home churched, so she didn\u2019t really have friends. She married at age 19 after a quick parent guided courtship. When I started blogging and ran into Melissa online, we clicked immediately. We\u2019ve actually met in person twice now. Believe it or not, I\u2019ll get a mention later in the series she\u2019s starting, because I actually play a role (albeit a very small one).<\/p>\n

Melissa\u2019s spouse had a prominent reformed pastor for a father, and was in graduate school studying for the ministry when they married. After finishing school he got a job as a pastor, and together they had four children in a row one right after the other. But then the two of them began questioning the Christian Patriarchy\/Quiverfull ideas they\u2019d been raised with, and eventually even religion itself. After serving as a pastor for years, Melissa\u2019s spouse left the ministry in February and the two of them have embarked on a new life together, four children in tow.<\/p>\n

Now that you have that for a background, you really really really should read Melissa\u2019s series as she posts it. It\u2019s something you\u2019re not going to want to miss. I also plan to post a link here as each installment goes up to make sure her story doesn\u2019t get missed. It\u2019s important. And since I\u2019ve served as proof-reader for it, I can say this with insider knowledge. So yes. Go forth and read. After all, don\u2019t you want to know why I call Melissa one of the bravest people I know? Trust me, it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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