Natalie (Nikki) Epperson
“When he said he was giving me to Derick at the wedding altar, it was an empty gesture. IBLP teaching was clear that his authority over me would never diminish. If I disobeyed him or didn’t honor his wishes and stepped out from under the umbrella of protection, I would be exposing myself to potential harm.”
― Counting the Cost
― Counting the Cost
“There was another group formed in which us girls all read and discussed a book called Beautiful Girlhood. My sister Jana also formed a club that met in the shed and ate ice cream. I went to all of them regularly, especially Jana’s.”
― Counting the Cost
― Counting the Cost
“I can make my own way in life. I can make my dreams come true. Lying quietly on those rocks, I felt God.”
― The Woman in Me
― The Woman in Me
“You want to know why I’m crying?” My voice was cracked, my eyes burning. “It’s that you think I’m some kind of horrible person just because I wear pants and have a nose ring, and yet you see that girl outside and praise her. That’s why I’m crying, Daddy. I’m evolving and changing, just like that girl out there, but you can’t see it. You treat me like I’m a prodigal who’s turned her back on you. You treat me worse than you treat my pedophile brother.”
― Counting the Cost
― Counting the Cost
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