Amanda

“But Margaret went less abroad, among machinery and men; saw less of power in its public effect, and, as it happened, she was thrown with one or two of those who, in all measures affecting masses of people, must be acute sufferers for the good of many. The question always is, has everything been done to make the sufferings of these exceptions as small as possible?”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

“If I’m trusting myself, I will stare at all the possible ways I could fail. If I’m trusting God, I will stare at all the possible ways He’ll use this whether I fail or succeed.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

“Never make decisions out of fear or being scared, boy. Fear is the devil’s tool. He wants us to be scared. God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear. He gives us a spirit of power and love and the ability to make sound decisions. Don’t listen to the voice of fear. Trust God even when fear grips you, then claim the power He’s given you, son.”
― Kimberly Rae Jordan, A Home for Christmas

“Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back--in many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you.”
― Frederick Buechner