I got tears in my eyes reading this. Now THERE is the body of Christ! And I will never not love the line "But it’s not about the Indigo Girls. Not really" wherever and whenever I encounter it.
I just finished reading your book this morning, Kori! So, so good—it’s hard to put my feelings about the book into coherent words. It deeply resonated with me. I’ve also found myself on the edges of Proverbs 31 circles (which, as your book points out, is not necessarily what God had in mind—the widowed, hard-working Ruth is conceivably more of a Proverbs 31 woman than, say, Donna Reed). My son can’t sit through most church services. I often walk the halls with him and miss the entire sermon. I soak in what I can from the snippets I hear before we need to move. I soak in what I can from the oddest of places—the church lobby is often my sanctuary and its untouched, dust-covered pamphlets my sole reading material. Moving forward, your stories will be in my thoughts, too. Thank you for writing this beautiful, powerful book.
By the way: former speech and debate girl here, too. My events included Lincoln-Douglas values debate, Original Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, and Duo Interpretation. I think I learned more from competing in speech and debate than I did from anything else I learned in high school.
This gives me great joy. And I needed that testimony today. Thank you. May God continue to bless this book with all kinds of fruit you didn't anticipate.
This is so beautiful--I loved hearing that your pastor shared the goodness of your work! I love that he saw something you hadn't seen in your own work, and he helped you name it. So lovely!
Also I feel like Kori Frazier and Thea Michaelis might have gotten along at 17 ;)
I got tears in my eyes reading this. Now THERE is the body of Christ! And I will never not love the line "But it’s not about the Indigo Girls. Not really" wherever and whenever I encounter it.
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I just finished reading your book this morning, Kori! So, so good—it’s hard to put my feelings about the book into coherent words. It deeply resonated with me. I’ve also found myself on the edges of Proverbs 31 circles (which, as your book points out, is not necessarily what God had in mind—the widowed, hard-working Ruth is conceivably more of a Proverbs 31 woman than, say, Donna Reed). My son can’t sit through most church services. I often walk the halls with him and miss the entire sermon. I soak in what I can from the snippets I hear before we need to move. I soak in what I can from the oddest of places—the church lobby is often my sanctuary and its untouched, dust-covered pamphlets my sole reading material. Moving forward, your stories will be in my thoughts, too. Thank you for writing this beautiful, powerful book.
By the way: former speech and debate girl here, too. My events included Lincoln-Douglas values debate, Original Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, and Duo Interpretation. I think I learned more from competing in speech and debate than I did from anything else I learned in high school.
Heather, I was wondering how you would respond to the book based on some things you've posted on Substack recently! I'm so glad it blessed you.
Oratorical Interp and Original Oratory here :)
Dear Kori,
This gives me great joy. And I needed that testimony today. Thank you. May God continue to bless this book with all kinds of fruit you didn't anticipate.
This is so beautiful--I loved hearing that your pastor shared the goodness of your work! I love that he saw something you hadn't seen in your own work, and he helped you name it. So lovely!
Also I feel like Kori Frazier and Thea Michaelis might have gotten along at 17 ;)
Great stuff!