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“Remember then that there is only one important time, and that time is now. The most important one is always the one you are with. And the most important thing is to do good for the one who is standing at your side. This is why we are here.”
― Jon J. Muth, The Three Questions

“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”
― Corrie Ten Boom

“Relationships are forged in pauses”
― Lisa M. Ross, Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids

“Today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be better”
― Kevin Henkes, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

“Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls...are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.”
― James Patterson, Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas

“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

“Sharon McMahon (known online as America’s Government Teacher) says, “Anyone who changes their mind based on new and better information is criticized and denounced. So it disincentivizes people from using critical thought when in reality the ethical thing is to change your mind based on new and better information.”
― Emily P. Freeman, How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

“Forgiveness is often (or perhaps usually) granted before it’s felt inside. When you forgive somebody, you’re not saying, “All my anger is gone.” What you’re saying when you forgive is “I’m now going to treat you the way God treated me. I remember your sins no more.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?

“For those of us who desire to follow Jesus, here is the reality we must turn and face: If we’re not being intentionally formed by Jesus himself, then it’s highly likely we are being unintentionally formed by someone or something else.[”
― John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did.

“One could almost hear the sound of stones dropping to the ground.”
― Allen Levi, Theo of Golden