Walking Towards Cordelia: A story of becoming, accepting, and the journey to get there.

When you close your eyes and imagine yourself being anywhere else, what do you picture? For 13 year old Darryl, a teenage boy in the midst of adolescence, the dream was of open fields and wildflowers in the fictional city of Cordelia. But not only did he dream of living in this small country town; his dream was to live as a young teenage girl: Eleanor Anne. Little did he know that almost 30 year later, that dream would be realized as Darryl took his first steps towards becoming Ellie.This is both Ellie’s story as much as it is Darryl’s. A story that started out as a dream that seemed impossible. A journey that has begged the question of where one can turn when faith calls towards a community that increasingly works to put barriers between themselves and the LGBTQ+ community.Perhaps you’re on the same journey. Maybe you know of a family member who is on this journey. Or perhaps you’ve encountered someone on the journey, much as Philip encountered the Ethiopian Eunich on the road. This book is for you. This book doesn’t seek to provide all the answers; just an insight into what the journey looks like, because it’s not a journey that we should ever embark on alone.This book is an invitation to join me on the road towards wholeness. Wholeness of faith. Wholeness of identity. Wholeness of community. Will you join me?