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1 " I think that's the hardest part about mistakes: Sometimes the consequences aren't physical. Sometimes they simply chip away at the essence of who you are. "
― Tammy L. Gray , My Hope Next Door (The Fairfield #1)
2 " He has to find his own way home. Faith is a journey. It doesn't have a stop and start date. It grows with time. Sometimes it falters and stumbles, but every misstep can be used to shape us."~Asher Powell "
3 " Shame is a a choice Katie. It's not how I want you to feel or how God wants you to feel."~Asher Powell "
4 " I know you think hiding is your best option. But trust me, you have to feel something in order to heal. Ignoring pain only makes it worse."~Asher Powell "
5 " Trust wasn't just sharing secrets. It was sharing hurts, fears, and failures. And even though she'd given him her history, she'd yet to let him anywhere near her heart. "
6 " If you want us to work, you have to include me, even in the parts that aren't so pretty. I've been in a relationship with walls, and masks, and fake smiles. I called it love, but it wasn't. What we have-real, honest truth, painful or not-that's love. "
7 " Ignoring him wasn't working. As much as she wanted to push Asher away, as she'd been able to do with every other person in her life, she couldn't. He'd infiltrated and claimed some part of her soul. "
8 " For some reason, her words snapped the zip-tie that had been holding his secret. She'd just given him permission to be flawed. "
9 " You need to make a decision. Either be with her and accept the bad with the good, or get out of her life. Because like it or not, you represent Christ to her, and the last thing she needs is for you to walk away when things get hard. "
10 " I think that’s the hardest part about mistakes: Sometimes the consequences aren’t physical. Sometimes they simply "
11 " I think that’s the hardest part about mistakes: Sometimes the consequences aren’t physical. Sometimes they simply chip away at the essence of who you are. "