The Strange Friends Who Saved Me
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The Strange Friends Who Saved Me
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On my ninth birthday, I stood with my face pressed against the cold window, watching for my dad’s headlights. They never came.
In Episode 2 of Strange Friends, Shane and I go back to the beginning of my story. I grew up in Lansing, Michigan, one of seven kids raising ourselves while my mom was in and out of the hospital and my dad was gone. We went without heat, water, and food, collected pop cans just to eat, and I got mocked at school for dirty clothes until I stopped going.
This is also a story about the people who showed up: Aunt Jennifer, our neighbors Fred, Jackie, and Julie, Grandma Weir, and Uncle Greg, who told me he saw something in me and would never make me play music, only help me if I wanted it. From there it goes to Texas, losing everything, a vision at Cornerstone, forming Least of These, getting kicked out of the band, and choosing forgiveness over revenge.
We close with a challenge: teach the kids in your life to choose curiosity over judgment, because you never know what someone is carrying.
If this episode meant something to you, share it with someone who needs it. That’s how Strange Friends grows.
Content note: this episode discusses childhood neglect, physical abuse, and addiction.
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