Twisted Paths Quotes

“I was supposed to be brave, but know there were going to be times when I felt afraid. I was supposed to love, but know there were times when my heart was going to be broken. I was supposed to look to the future, but know there were times when I would need to reflect upon the past. And when things get too hard to bear, I was just supposed to take tiny steps and look for the little daily miracles that showed me God cares about me and loves me.”
― Terri Reid, Twisted Paths

“When you tell yourself you can’t do something and you believe it, you generally can’t do it,”
― Terri Reid, Twisted Paths

“Clarissa led Maggie across the room to Becca’s casket and the two little girls peered at the woman lying inside. “It kind of looks like your mom, but kinda not,” Maggie said. “That’s ’cause it’s not really my mom anymore,” Clarissa explained. “Why not?” Clarissa turned to Maggie. “My grandma told me that our bodies are like gloves and our spirits are like hands,” Clarissa explained. “When we’re born, our bodies slip over our spirits, just like gloves slip over hands. And they move when we move and talk when we talk, just like gloves move when our hands move. Then, when we die, we leave our bodies here on earth, like taking off a glove. And our spirits get to go live with God.” “That’s why your mommy looks like that,” Maggie said. “’Cause the most important part of her went to live with God.”
― Terri Reid, Twisted Paths

“it’s virtually impossible to stop someone who is prepared to die for his cause.”
― Terri Reid, Twisted Paths