Anne Lamott


Bird by Bird
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace
Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith
Imperfect Birds
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
Crooked Little Heart
Blue Shoe
Almost Everything: Notes on Hope
Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy
Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope, and Repair
Rosie
Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son
Anne Lamott
That's what's so touching about weddings: Two people fall in love, and decide to see if their love might stand up over time, if there might be enough grace and forgiveness and memory lapses to help the whole shebang hang together. ...more
Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

Brennan Manning
If what God says is the truest thing about us, then it makes sense to follow him and accept our As-Is condition as the starting point. Thomas Merton said, 'The reason we never enter into the deepest reality of our relationship with God is that we so seldom acknowledge our utter nothingness before him.' If we confess the truth about ourselves, there's every reason to fear God will say, 'Yeah, that's right; and anotherthing...' and we're fairly sure there will be another thing. We are like people ...more
Brennan Manning

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