My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear.
Anne LamottI remember staring at my son endlessly when he was an infant, stunned by his very existence, wondering where on earth he had come from.
Anne LamottFor some of us, good books and beautiful writing are our ultimate solace, even more comforting than exquisite food.
Anne LamottIf you are writing the clearest, truest words you can find and doing the best you can to understand and communicate, this will shine on paper like its own little lighthouse. Lighthouses dont go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.
Anne Lamott...because when people have seen you at their worst, you don't have to put on the mask as much.
Anne Lamott