A Case for Love and Grace I am not a political person. This is not a political post! I hate conflict, quarreling, and controversy. This is not a invitation to fight! This post is way outside my comfort zone, especially in light of current events. However, as a Christian woman who appreciates and has a presence (albeit small) on social media, when I prayed about how to respond to the SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Ruling, the Lord reminded me of the people He has brought into my life who are gay. People who I love and care about deeply. Those precious friendships, I can write about. Their stories, I can tell. Allow me to start at the beginning. I was eleven. Halfway through sixth grade, I found myself uprooted from the shelter of a small town elementary school and thrust into the reality of a big city junior high. Thankfully, I found myself fast friends with a neighbor girl, my age and grade in school. She taught me the ropes of changi...