2004
Insomnia
It’s almost four in the morning here. I haven’t been to sleep yet. I’ve been tapdancing around it. My mind is so full at the moment. How is it that one simple conversation with my mother can make me doubt so much? Her words haunt me now as I avoid sleep:
Be thankful, Nickie, that you’re aren’t a lesbian. No one could ever love a lesbian, not even God.
This….
I feel neither defeated nor enraged. I’m just…numb.
by Nickie













As a traditional-ish Christian, possibly accusable of “fundamentalism” (whatever that means)…
Your mother’s words are absolutely not true. Even assuming homosexuality is a sin, that is NO barrier to God’s love. God definitely doesn’t have a no-sin litmus test he applies to people.
I wish you the best and hope that the pain from your mother’s words will dull soon. Also, good luck sleeping. My mom has had problems with that for the months after a surgery. I have some tips if you ever want them. Again, best wishes.