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Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation QUOTES

Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation QUOTES

1 " In some mysterious way, in all his brokenness, he reveals to us our own brokenness, our difficulties in loving, our barriers and hardness of heart. If he is so broken and so hurt and yet is still such a source of life, then I, too, am allowed to look at my own brokenness and to trust that I, too, can give life to others. I do not have to pretend that I am better than others and that I have to win in all the competitions. It’s okay to be myself, just as I am, in my uniqueness. That, of course, is a very healing and liberating experience. I am allowed to be myself, with all my psychological and physical wounds, with all my limitations but with all my gifts too. And I can trust that I am loved just as I am, and that I, too, can love and grow. "

― Rick Santorum , Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation

2 " No one escapes suffering. Everyone goes through tough times. Suffering is a part of our human condition and cannot be avoided. Setbacks, failures, pain, suffering, and hardships are all a part of life, but whether we are able to find peace within the storm depends on our resilience and perseverance. Whenever one of our children tells us that they don’t want to fail at something, we remind them that there will be times in their life when they will fail, but it’s how they come through it that matters. If we choose to focus on the negative, the failure itself, the darkness will oppress and consume us. Eventually it will destroy a person. We need to embrace the fact that we’re human and our lives will be filled with suffering and hardship, but we have the ultimate hope and victory in Our Lord. "

― Rick Santorum , Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation

3 " We can do nothing of any measure for Him, save loving Him. Bella teaches us that is enough. In fact, it is all that matters. "

― Rick Santorum , Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation