Love and the Silver Lining Quotes

“Answered prayers come in many different forms, most of which we don’t recognize. This one, though, came exactly how I’d hoped.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“Like Louie, I’ve been yelling and yelling, trying to get God to see how disappointed I am with this life He forced on me. How afraid I am to trust Him again. And He’s been patiently waiting, pushing me past boundaries, asking me to be vulnerable, testing me with new challenges, all to help me see that His way is better and perfect and it’s okay that it doesn’t always make sense.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“All this time I thought God had forgotten me. That He had left me purposeless and broken. But He was here the whole time, and like Louie, I just had to find my way home.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“We can't spend our whole lives worrying about how some random person perceives us.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“I’m an all-or-nothing guy, Darcy. I can’t exist on the surface. I’m not programmed that way.” “I understand.” “Do you? Because if we take this step. If I take this step with you, everything’s going to change. There are some doors that don’t close again once they’re opened.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“Sometimes it takes having your perfectly planned life detonate right in front of you to discover what you really want.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“Somehow, against all odds, my worst-case scenario has turned into a bright, wonderful future.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“I place my palms on his cheeks and once again thank God for this amazing, loyal, kindhearted man whom I never would have known if I'd gotten everything I asked for.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“If this summer taught me anything, it's taught me to let go. My parents' marriage and divorce is not my problem to solve. It's their journey and their choices. Not mine.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“Forgiveness is expected between old friends, grace given without the need for apologies. It's the backbone of relationships.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“And the real question looms over me like a phantom waiting to attack. Can I love him any other way?”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“I thought packing was the first read movement toward the incredible journey God has planned. Who knew it would be the beginning, middle, and final leap off the cliff of disappointment?”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“These tears fall for the first man I ever loved.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“This isn't about obedience; it's about trust. Trusting me to provide for him, trusting me not to harm him, trusting me inside his broken heart.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“I just feel like a fool for playing by the rules my entire life with nothing to show for it.”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“I mean, what is the point of working and straining to hear God's will when in the end I'm just as lost as if I'd never tried in the first place?”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining

“Are you asking me if being a rebel worked in my favor, or are you mad you could not bribe God with your good behavior?”
― Tammy L. Gray, Love and the Silver Lining