Ten Years Later

A decade of freedom from biblical patriarchy

Ten years ago, almost to the day, I boarded a plane in Lihue, headed for a new life in Michigan. I was leaving my parents, my life as a stay-at-home daughter, the world of Christian patriarchy—everything I’d ever known—for an uncertain future.

I left behind my hope chest full of kitchen gadgets and potholders, my sewing machine, my Elsie Dinsmore books, …