![]() ![]() ![]() Things got more complicated once I started putting my theories into practice. I remained dedicated to the courtship method of dating into my early twenties, even when such conservatism became unpopular among my peers. Like so many other teens during that era, I gave my love life to God and vowed to save myself for marriage. And like most girls my age, I devoured I Kissed Dating Goodbye, the classic manifesto penned by a young, good-looking homeschool graduate named Joshua Harris. I meditated on Elisabeth Elliot’s Passion and Purity. I read When God Writes Your Love Story by Eric and Leslie Ludy. I grew up in the ‘90s, when the purity movement was in full swing - especially within my homeschool subculture. This was my first time at the clinic, and I wondered what my doctor would think. Have I ever been?Īt 34, I don’t always know what response I will get when I describe my sexual history. I felt a bit sheepish, like I’d been getting away with something by not going to the doctor for so long. ![]() So, I sat in the olive-green vinyl chair, the sort that populate doctors’ offices across the country. ![]() With medical professionals in my family, I can too easily put off those preventative appointments. Early last week found me getting a check-up for the first time in more than a decade. ![]()
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