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JED
ONE YEAR LATER
A short aisle lay beneath beams of the sun rather than a long one down a church’s center, and a string quartet played quietly instead of an organ’s shriek.
My entire family sat on folding chairs waiting for the “bride”—Jacob included—while I fought for calm in front of them. He still didn’t believe the love Aiden and I shared was godly, but he’d never once condemned or ranted against homosexuality in front of us.
Simply Grace Church had split as expected in the months following Welker’s arrest, and a new, younger pastor took over the buildings and those who remained faithful to God—my parents and brother included.
The day school lost some of its students, but Jacob retained his job, thank goodness.
He’d also climbed on board the ‘Uncle Jed is a published author
