{"id":134,"date":"2022-05-18T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeschoolblogger.com\/fiercestblaze\/?p=134"},"modified":"2022-05-01T19:52:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T19:52:24","slug":"transgender-transformed-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeschoolblogger.com\/fiercestblaze\/transgender-transformed-review\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Transgender to Transformed’ (Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Wow, I am still reeling (in a good way) after reading through Laura Perry’s book, Transgender to Transformed: A Story of Transition That Will Truly Set You Free<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/em> What an amazing testimony of redemption and grace upon grace. I don’t normally cry when reading books, but I did when reading this one – several times!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

In writing her story, Laura is extremely honest in grappling with all the spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental issues that contributed to her choice in self-identifying as a man, though she was biologically born a woman.<\/p>\r\n

While the redemption she finds in Jesus Christ ultimately sets her free, she beautifully captures the agony and tremendous burden that preceded her eventual surrender to His will:<\/p>\r\n

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I had convinced myself I would go to heaven as Jake, living out the rest of my days as a man of God. But I knew when He asked [the question of whose name would He call her] that He would not call me Jake. … My heart sank; I knew He would not call me Jake. Every possibility that came to mind was certain: God would call me Laura. Laura was who He created; Jake had been my own creation, my own self-imposed identity, not His.”<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

Before she reaches this point, though, Laura explains a number of traumatic incidents and tragedies in her life that caused her to create her own “self-imposed identity.” I won’t go into all the details, but I’m so thankful that Laura shows enough courage to share the truth in love, to help others who may be going through the same struggles and gender dysphoria.<\/p>\r\n

As with all sexual education resources, I definitely recommend previewing this first before you let your children read it. First, it will help you if your children come to you afterward with questions about a specific part of the book. Second, it doesn’t catch you off guard if they end up agreeing (or disagreeing) with certain viewpoints mentioned in the book. Perhaps most importantly, it gives you a shared experience from which you can start meaningful, edifying conversations with your family.<\/p>\r\n

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Some themes and topics to discuss with your children:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n