“Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what‘s been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it‘s been full of sorrow or anger, and even when you‘re questioning why terrible things have to happen.”
“Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what‘s been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it‘s been full of sorrow or anger, and even when you‘re questioning why terrible things have to happen.”
“That‘s what parenting is all about. Doing the best you can while being terrified of screwing up.”
“If I‘ve learned one lesson from all that‘s happened to me, it‘s that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There‘s no such thing as ruining your life. Life‘s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.”
“Don‘t beat yourself up for not knowing all the answers. You don‘t always have to know who you are. You don‘t have to have the big picture, or know where you‘re heading. Sometimes it‘s enough just to know what you‘re going to do next.”
“We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken us a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.”
“There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I‘ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.”