Winter
Winter - 2014 Graduate I grew up in a pastor's family that put a lot of emphasis on outward appearance and [...]
Valorie
Valorie - 2014 Graduate My childhood was a good one. I grew up in a loving home with parents who took [...]
Sharron
Sharron - 2014 Graduate My life before Mercy, though very controlled, was chaotic. I doubted God while living my spiritual life [...]
Sarah
Sarah - 2014 Graduate I was rejected and abused throughout my life. Starting at a very young age, I used self-harm [...]
Nicole
Nicole - 2014 Graduate I grew up in a loving but dysfunctional family. My parents worked all the time and my [...]
Mollie
Mollie - 2014 Graduate I grew up in a stable family. My dad was a doctor and my mom was a [...]
Holly
Holly - 2014 Graduate I grew up in a Christian home, and Jesus was always a part of my life. However, [...]
Hallie
Hallie - 2014 Graduate I grew up in an extremely dysfunctional family. My parents divorced when I was young, and my [...]
Brittany
Brittany - 2014 Graduate I was raised in a loving yet dysfunctional Christian home. As an only child, I was homeschooled [...]
Autumn
Autumn - 2014 Graduate I was adopted when I was eight. A year later, one of my family members, who was [...]
Anna
Anna - 2014 Graduate I was adopted and felt unwanted by my biological parents. I was bullied a lot because of [...]
Andreia
Andreia - 2014 Graduate I was adopted in Brazil and brought to the U.S. as a toddler. My family moved around [...]