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Loving someone means accepting the bad with the good. It means pursuing them, no matter what. Love always hopes and always perseveres.
Maggie’s eyes shimmered with motherly warmth. “Sometimes it takes the right person to inspire a change of heart.”
“I think he was trying to say you can’t change your circumstances, but you are responsible for what you make of them.”
“No space of regret can make amends for one life’s opportunity misused.”
“Marriage might be a bed of roses, but sometimes those roses have thorns. And when times get tough, you want someone by your side who will fight with you and for you. When you have that, differences seem a whole lot smaller.”
Luke glanced down at the pitted asphalt, feeling the familiar tightness in his throat. “I still miss him.” Maggie gave his hand a comforting squeeze. “Me, too. There are still times I forget he’s gone. I’ll turn to tell him something, and then reality comes rushing back. Other times, his absence is so strong, my heart hurts almost as much as the day we lost him.”
As parents, we try our best to teach you what we know. But it’s when you become your own person, the man God created you to be, that a parent is truly proud.”
Simply knowing he was nearby caused a contented sigh to escape her lips. Something about his presence set her heart at ease.
If life had taught him anything, it was that some things were out of your control. And when the difficult times arose, having someone by your side made all the difference in the world.
