Learning As I Go: Chosen family

Christy Bass Adams Guest Columnist I've sat in tears most mornings this week, thinking of my sweet friend, Marisa Bryant. When I met her, she told me she had yet to find a church that would include, welcome and challenge her as a single, middle-aged woman. I took it as a personal challenge and asked God to give her an extra special place and extra special chosen family. Not only did God answer my prayer for her, but he blessed her immeasurably with brothers and sisters in Christ. Marisa’s