“If I want His promises, I have to trust His process. I have to trust that first comes the dust, and then comes the making of something even better with us. God isn’t ever going to forsake you, but He will go to great lengths to remake you. What if disappointment is really the exact… Continue Reading
“If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.” ~ Mo Willems, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs Continue Reading
“Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself. ” ~ Brennan Manning Continue Reading
“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” ~ Maya Angelou Continue Reading
“To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our… Continue Reading
“God would always be bigger than I could conceive, yet more accessible than I could ever know. He told me that I would find him in places I wasn’t looking and in ways I wouldn’t understand. After so many years of reverse engineering who he was, he gave me freedom from the burden of wondering… Continue Reading
“I can’t say that the awful makes the lovely more lovely, because I think the lovely would be just fine all by itself. Somehow, though, it can be redeemed—even the hate and the war parts. As much as I’d prefer only the lovely, beauty from ashes tells a more compelling story.” ~ Emily P. Freeman,… Continue Reading
“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. ” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Continue Reading
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein Continue Reading
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” —T.S. Eliot Happy New Year! Here’s to a 2019 filled with peace, joy, memorable moments, and plenty of great books! Continue Reading