Sideshow Quotes

“the paradox of this journey is that the same God I may question regarding the loss of my son is the same God who is helping me to hold on and survive that loss.”
― Rickey Smiley, Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith

“Yes, you always have your regrets in life, but there is also a part of you that must accept that you did all you could with what you knew, and that’s enough. You do your best and pray God does the rest.”
― Rickey Smiley, Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. –MAYA ANGELOU”
― Rickey Smiley, Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. EXODUS 20:12”
― Rickey Smiley, Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith

“The truth is, none of us is getting out of this world alive. If you haven’t had any significant losses, the hardest thing I can tell you is: it is coming. Those losses are inevitable. But I believe it’s the support of the people around you that helps you survive the grief when it does come.”
― Rickey Smiley, Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith

“Jonathan McReynolds’s song “God Is Good” played in my head. One line stood out among the rest: “And may your bad days prove that God is good.”
― Rickey Smiley, Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith

“No one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear. —C. S. LEWIS”
― Rickey Smiley, Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith