There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.
03051 – Nothing More Beautiful
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02953 – It’s a Messy World!
I understand now that I'm not a mess, but a deeply feeling person in a messy world. I explain that now, when someone asks me why I cry so often. I say, "for the same reason I laugh so often--because I'm paying attention."
02867 – Tell Your Story
One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else's survival guide.
02857 – “Refuge in Grief”
Here's what I most want you to know: this really is as bad as you think. No matter what anyone else says, this sucks. What has happened cannot be made right. What is lost cannot be restored. There is no beauty here, inside this central fact. Acknowledgement is...
02841 – Repentance
REPENTANCE is not seen in tears; it is not seen in words; it is not seen in emotion. Repentance is long, slow, consistent change over an extended period of time because it is from the heart outward. Heart change is supernatural work.... REPENTANCE of habituated sin is...
02757 – A Box Full of Darkness
Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.
02719 – Sit with Someone
You can't change the outcome, but you can sit with someone while they're going on their journey and just say, I see you and I'm here with you and I know you're suffering.
02576 – Love Yourself!
Love yourself so much that when someone treats you wrong, you recognize it.
02448 – The Most Calming Thing in This World
You don't need another human being to make your life complete, but let's be honest. Having your wounds kissed by someone who doesn't see them as disasters in your soul but cracks to put their love into is the most calming thing in this world.
02407 – Angry at God?
I sometimes get very angry at God, and I do not feel guilty about it, because the anger is an affirmation of faith. You cannot get angry at someone who is not there.