Tagged: mental illness

Testimony: Broken Brain, Fortified Faith

On December 9, 2004, at my suggestion, our daughter Amber came home for the weekend. At age twenty-four, she had a college degree and a full-time job as a youth minister in a town about sixty miles away, but during the past months I had witnessed a change in her. She seemed to have lost her zest for life. She assured me that she had things under control. That day her employer, who was disturbed by Amber’s behavior, called me. I called Amber and, after hearing her sobs over the phone, I shared her employer’s concerns. I raced to her apartment at ninety miles per hour and brought her home for what I thought would be a long weekend.

Joy Stories: Broken Brain, Fortified Faith

Joy Stories: Broken Brain, Fortified Faith

By Virginia Pillars I consider myself a “Cradle Catholic.” My family and both sets of grandparents attended the same Catholic parish. My first outing after birth was to church where I received the sacrament of Baptism. I grew up in a large farm family with eight brothers and two surviving sisters. For many years, one...