Ginny L. Yttrup > Quotes

“Love is just a word until you put actions to it”
― Ginny L. Yttrup

“Sometimes keeping a secret seems like the right thing to do because telling the truth might hurt someone and makes it seem like you don't love them. But really, telling the truth is the right thing to do. It's the most loving thing to do.
-Kaylee”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Words

“Look beyond a person's actions and see their heart. Look for what's causing them to act the way they act, then you'll understand them better.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Words

“But all of us, in some way, reflect an image of God-of who He is. So who's to say what's right or what's wrong about how we look?
-Twila”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“If there's anything that still connects me to God, it's color. I've yet to find a man-made color that wasn't first displayed in creation. From the deep fuchsia of a bougainvillea to the shocking chartreuse of the moss that clings to the rocks and trees in the damp coastal mountain range, all are unique to God's imagination. I've seen starfish donning brilliant neon orange and regal purple and wildflowers in every hue of the color wheel. We cannot out create Him.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Words

“Kaylee, an innocent child, paid the price for others' poor choices—just like Christ, who was also completely innocent, paid the price for my choices.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Words

“Look beyond a person's actions and see their heart. Look for what's causing them to act the way they act, then you'll understand them better.”
― Ginny Yttrup

“Pride, a sense of self-importance, and self-reliance must give way to childlikeness and simplicity. JEANNE GUYON”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Lost and Found

“Most high . . . deeply hidden yet intimately present, perfection of both beauty and strength, stable and incomprehensible, immutable and yet changing all things. Saint Augustine”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible: A Novel

“Look for what the Creator wants you to do, Shannon. He wants to share His creativity with you. He wants to partner with you. You find what He wants you to do.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Words

“Anytime one of God's children turns back to Him, the enemy puts up a fight. You're going to second-guess your choices and you're going to want to turn back to what feels familiar. But don't you do that.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Words

“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Home

“Great. I'm already telling God what to do. Can you say Control Freak? But then I remember something I've heard my daddy say more than once through the years: "God wants us just as we are—no pretense. He can handle our emotions and our doubts. He wants a real relationship.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Words

“The lost life of those who die becomes the death of those still living. Saint Augustine”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“Like when I read in Genesis that humans didn’t begin eating meat until after the flood—I thought, whoa, we were originally created for a plant-based diet? Meat was God’s provision for sure, but maybe not His original intent? I’m not sure.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“If it didn’t hurt, then it would mean it didn’t matter.” I hug her tight and then pull back and look at her. “And this”—I gesture between us—“matters.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Home

“But I did learn it. I trust You, Lord. Strengthen me for whatever You hold in store. I want to follow You with an undivided heart. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“With head bent over that first book, my imagination filled in the details between the lines. Or maybe the lines blurred the details of my reality. Either way, as a child, books became my savior. Books filled the empty space. Stories set the stage for something more.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Home

“It says give thanks, not feel thankful. I find that the act of giving thanks even when—especially when—I don’t feel thankful is a discipline that changes my focus.” He smiles. “And my heart.” He claps me on the shoulder again and then gets up. “I’m going to leave you now, so you can give it a try.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Home

“Imago Dei? The image of God?” “Right.” I look at her and smile. “You know that you’re created in the image of God, right?” She nods. “Sure, Genesis, chapter 1, but what’s your point?” “Just that we’re each created in the image of God, but we’re all different. You have red hair, mine is brown. You’re tall, I’m not. But not only that, we all have different wiring on the inside too—things that make us unique. But all of us, in some way, reflect an image of God—of who He is. So who’s to say what’s right or what’s wrong about how we look?”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible: A Novel

“Much of the anxiety we experience is either related to past experiences or future concerns. Intentional breathing brings us back to the moment. Focus shifts to the act of breathing, which is taking place in the present”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Home

“Cleansing tears mixed with tears of gratitude.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“Every time I have a negative thought about myself, I try to replace it with something positive—one of God’s truths.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“put my feet on the floor and stand, pushing myself up from the mattress, but my knees buckle under me and I fall back into a sitting position. I look down at my body, searching for the tread marks left behind by the eighteen-wheeler that must have run over me sometime after I fell asleep.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible: A Novel

“A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.
Charlotte Brontë”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Home

“The patients I dread are the ones I can’t fix. I’m a healer. That’s my job. So if I can’t help you, I don’t want to see you.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“I have no desire to analyze my feelings or the deceits of my mind. I’m afraid to look too closely at what I feel or think. I know this about myself. The abyss is too deep, the grief too dark. The feelings are better kept at bay.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Words