Andrew Zook says,
I was a firstborn and grew up in a large family in this area with amish/mennonite background. When I thought about writing this in the first place, I considered my family life, and everything that came with being the oldest and trying to maintain what was, I believe now, favored status, while also trying to be peacemaker between various warring factions. But the focus of this piece will be some aspects of my spiritual journey…