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“Start by counting your blessings, Jordan,” Mama whispered. “Never forget to count the treasures God gave you.”
“You eat from trees you did not plant and are obliged to plant trees you will not eat from.”
“I ain’t saying you don’ have reason to be blue. You los’ a lot—more than most—way too young and too many times. But you gonna see the ocean! Imagine that. The ocean, baby.”
“I have asked God to bring me peace so many times, but He’s not listening. Instead, He’s bringing me additional pain by taking you from me.”
“God listening. He always listening. And He always loving. But He don’ always have the power to make our prayers come true. If He did, justice would be flowin’ like water. Our Lord is jus’ like a mama. He wanting what’s best for His children but not always able to make it so.”
“Jordan, when you first born, you cry and the folks around you have smiles on they faces. If you live you life right, when you die you have a smile on you face and the folks surroundin’ you have tears in they eyes.”
“You cannot change that man, but you can learn the truth about the world and decide what kind of person you want to be.”
“Time is an amazing magician, making life vanish all too quickly.”
“I’m telling myself there is no need to borrow trouble. If he comes, I will handle it. In the meantime, I’ll hold on to hope that he is gone forever.”
