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even if you’re afraid of losing someone, you’ll never regret giving them all of you.”
Even when it stops hurting, you always remember what the sting felt like. That’s what it was like to lose Craig. But losing someone slowly is different. It feels like hundreds of bee stings. Just when you think it can’t get worse, there’s another bee and another and another, until you can’t breathe. It’s death by a thousand cuts, and you’re just waiting for that final blow to give you some relief.”
I never imagined that I’d be asking God to take the one person I’d give anything for, but I did.
Maybe she’s not having a total emotional breakdown. Maybe it’s Maybelline.
Many people go through life for decades without knowing what that kind of earth-shattering loss feels like. That kind of loss… it changes you. But your fear of losing them isn’t there as a warning to make you pull away. It’s there to remind you to hold on tight, that love and hope are always worth it.
Love isn’t about choosing who you think won’t hurt you. It’s about choosing who’s worth hurting for.”