God grows fragrant flowers of hope in the ashes of loss.

The general market wants what I do.

They'd had fun, for sure. They laughed and enjoyed being together. But if she was painfully honest with herself, something was missing. Something in the way Tim looked at her. She remembered her mom's word. "I saw the way he looked at you...he adores you." Maybe that was it. Tim looked at her on a surface level. He smiled and seemed happy to see her. But When Cody looked at her, there were no layers left, nothing her didn't reveal, nothing he couldn't see. He didn't really look at her so much as he looked into her. To the deepest, most real places in her heart and soul.

Because love was a light that wouldn't allow darkness to reign in his soul.

Friends don't get jealous of each other or begrudge the other for finding success. They celebrate every victory together.

Never be passive. Victories happen when you take charge of a game. You can't win by playing not to lose".

Christmas is a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass our own.