The word that came to me now was "defiant." Because a person had to be defiant to be able to stand amid the wreckage of her life and instead of shaking a fist, pick up a hammer.

I know what it is to hope and pray so hard that you're sure God will answer your prayer just so you'll stop asking.

when you lose your sails, row.

A life without rain is like the sun without shade.

Sometimes hope is all we have, and to lose that is to lose all.

To give up too easily leads to regret, yet trying and then failing can lead us to second chances if we do not accept it as a failure, but a chance to learn.

Don’t see the notes. See the music. See the story it is telling you. Allow the music to change you. Allow it to give you the courage to do whatever you need to