She didn’t want to. She loved you. She loves you now. Yes, she hurt you and she made a terrible mistake in leaving you. But your father made mistakes, too, and you will, as well. We all make bad choices – decisions that would better be left to rot in the bottom of the barrel. But we can’t undo them. We can only move forward.

Carter once told me that we shouldn’t fear putting the past behind us. He said that God is about doing new things – creating beauty out of the ashes of despair and defeat.

If the people would bother to learn about the cultures instead of condemning them, they might not be afraid.

My ma always told me that when I found things were too hard to figure out, I could probably bet that I hadn’t prayed on it first.

It’s really better if you let God take charge. I find that when I try to be in control, I lose control.

Funny how people believed that casual words of apology could somehow erase all of the pain and suffering they had caused.

Self-control is an important part of living a Christian life. But you don’t have to do it on your own. God gives you a lot of help along the way. When you’re tempted to do the wrong thing, go the wrong direction, He’s there for you.

I want to believe in a new thing, Lord. I want that more than anything. I want to forget the old things – the bad and ugly things that have sent me here. Please let me see your hand in all of this. Let me see the path through this wilderness.

A person had to keep herself in one piece when everything around her was falling apart.

Fashion speaks for itself.