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1 " I thought packing was the first read movement toward the incredible journey God has planned. Who knew it would be the beginning, middle, and final leap off the cliff of disappointment? "
― Tammy L. Gray , Love and the Silver Lining (State of Grace, #2)
2 " Sometimes it takes having your perfectly planned life detonate right in front of you to discover what you really want. "
3 " I’m an all-or-nothing guy, Darcy. I can’t exist on the surface. I’m not programmed that way.” “I understand.” “Do you? Because if we take this step. If I take this step with you, everything’s going to change. There are some doors that don’t close again once they’re opened. "
4 " And the real question looms over me like a phantom waiting to attack. Can I love him any other way? "
5 " Like Louie, I’ve been yelling and yelling, trying to get God to see how disappointed I am with this life He forced on me. How afraid I am to trust Him again. And He’s been patiently waiting, pushing me past boundaries, asking me to be vulnerable, testing me with new challenges, all to help me see that His way is better and perfect and it’s okay that it doesn’t always make sense. "
6 " Answered prayers come in many different forms, most of which we don’t recognize. This one, though, came exactly how I’d hoped. "
7 " All this time I thought God had forgotten me. That He had left me purposeless and broken. But He was here the whole time, and like Louie, I just had to find my way home. "
8 " We can't spend our whole lives worrying about how some random person perceives us. "
9 " I place my palms on his cheeks and once again thank God for this amazing, loyal, kindhearted man whom I never would have known if I'd gotten everything I asked for. "
10 " Somehow, against all odds, my worst-case scenario has turned into a bright, wonderful future. "
11 " I mean, what is the point of working and straining to hear God's will when in the end I'm just as lost as if I'd never tried in the first place? "
12 " I just feel like a fool for playing by the rules my entire life with nothing to show for it. "
13 " This isn't about obedience; it's about trust. Trusting me to provide for him, trusting me not to harm him, trusting me inside his broken heart. "
14 " These tears fall for the first man I ever loved. "
15 " If this summer taught me anything, it's taught me to let go. My parents' marriage and divorce is not my problem to solve. It's their journey and their choices. Not mine. "
16 " Forgiveness is expected between old friends, grace given without the need for apologies. It's the backbone of relationships. "
17 " Are you asking me if being a rebel worked in my favor, or are you mad you could not bribe God with your good behavior? "
