I Wish: Beatrix’s Story

HA note: The author’s name has been changed to ensure anonymity. “Beatrix” is a pseudonym.

I loved being homeschooled; overall it was a very positive experience for me. But just as any loving person can overreact, any subculture can miss the point. The point that as a person, I am more than a potential marriage partner; the point that I love living independently; the point that my gender doesn’t define who I am in Christ.

INCH Homeschool Conference to Feature Child Marriage Advocate

Advocates for child marriage and trafficking should have no platform in homeschooling circles.

Christian Homeschool Leader Announces Conference for Arranging Child Marriages

This is beyond not okay.

Regret Is Better Than Not Living

If we spend our entire lives fleeing regret, we’re not truly living.

The Crushing Weight of Being First

“It gets really lonely, being the first in your group to pass life milestones.”

Emotional Purity and Courtship: A Few Years Later

“The me of today doesn’t believe I need to use God to justify my choices.”

The Courtship That Wasn’t: Darcy’s Story

“Nothing about my courtship or marriage was supposed to happen.”

Don’t Touch Me — A Reflection on Courtship and Purity: Merab’s Story, Part Three

“I can’t wait to teach my children that sexual experience does not dictate their dignity and value.”

Our Courtship, Part Seven: Engagement and Marriage

“If we could survive courtship together, we think we can survive anything.”

Don’t Touch Me — A Reflection on Courtship and Purity: Merab’s Story, Part Two

“To me, the courtship movement gave men and women alike a ready excuse to not speak the truth.”