Gretchen Louise

“Here all these years I thought that I was doing the right thing, staying with an abusive man for the sake of my daughters, but I saw now that even at nine years old my daughter knew that it was wrong for me to stay. She could see that I deserved more -- that I wasn't created to live a life of sorrow at the hands of a man who despised me.”
― Kelly Nielson, I'll Fly Away

“I had given up religion for a relationship and now walk confidently in my Father's footsteps and take great delight in knowing that despite all of my sins and failings, He loves me just as I am -- I don't have to earn His love but just accept it.”
― Kelly Nielson, I'll Fly Away

“I’ll explain this simple truth. If I were to ban sinners from this church, the pews would be empty. So would the pulpit.”
― Sarah Sundin, Until Leaves Fall in Paris

“Gold shone in the warm brown of his eyes. “Stories, dancing, music—they nourish. They make us think and feel. They distract us from the hardness of life. That’s a gift from God.”

Lucie stroked the ribs under a leaf, the structure that held it together. “And math and science and business—they make things run. They’re necessary. Weighty. Gifts from God.”
― Sarah Sundin, Until Leaves Fall in Paris