Laura Sobiech > Quotes

“Clouds was like a little capsule of God's grace that had been prescribed to the world to soothe the broken hearted.”
― Laura Sobiech, Fly a Little Higher

“And to know that joy—not just happiness, but true joy—comes when we give up our own agenda and let God work through us. Then we can begin to see the bigger picture, the eternal picture, rather than just the tiny brush stroke of our own lives.”
― Laura Sobiech, Fly a Little Higher: How God Answered a Mom's Small Prayer in a Big Way

“There were so many times that the sorrow and agony of a particular moment was punctuated by something intensely wonderful and beautiful. Laughter was always sweeter through tears, and joy was more potent when born out of suffering.”
― Laura Sobiech, Fly a Little Higher: How God Answered a Mom's Small Prayer in a Big Way

“sat, gliding slowly back and forth in the comfort of my favorite rocking chair. I had lulled babies to sleep and dreamed of their bright futures in this chair, and now I had to contemplate what it would be like to lose one. All the memories of years filled by the spirit of that beautiful boy swam in my mind and left my heart to ache like arms that clutched a weighty treasure for a long time. How could I let go of this son who brought so much joy into our lives and into our home? What would our family be like without the child who made everything run smoothly just by his peaceful presence”
― Laura Sobiech, Fly a Little Higher: How God Answered a Mom's Small Prayer in a Big Way

“Denial is such a crazy thing. Sometimes it hinders people from seeing what is real and keeps them in a place they should not be, but sometimes it's the only thing that allows people to live freely in the midst of terrifying circumstances that would otherwise cripple them.”
― Laura Sobiech, Fly a Little Higher

“You realize that you aren’t leaving the battle field behind but are actually taking it with you and it will be a part of you forever”
― Laura Sobiech

“Hope is something much bigger than anything physical we may desire. It is about raising our eyes from a point on the horizon to the heavens and into eternity. And it’s about relying on God’s grace to do it, no matter what the cost.”
― Laura Sobiech, Fly a Little Higher: How God Answered a Mom's Small Prayer in a Big Way

“I truly understood the meaning of hope. It is something much bigger than anything physical we may desire. It’s about raising our eyes from a point on the horizon to the heavens and into eternity. And it’s about relying on God’s grace to do it, no matter what the cost.”
― Laura Sobiech

“I sat, gliding slowly back and forth in the comfort of my favorite rocking chair. I had lulled babies to sleep and dreamed of their bright futures in this chair, and now I had to contemplate what it would be like to lose one. All the memories of years filled by the spirit of that beautiful boy swam in my mind and left my heart to ache like arms that clutched a weighty treasure for a long time. How could I let go of this son who brought so much joy into our lives and into our home? What would our family be like without the child who made everything run smoothly just by his peaceful presence”
― Laura Sobiech, Fly a Little Higher: How God Answered a Mom's Small Prayer in a Big Way

“Denial is such a crazy thing. Sometimes it hinders people from seeing what is real and keeps them in a place they should not be, but sometimes it’s the only thing that allows people to live freely in the midst of terrifying circumstances that would otherwise cripple them.”
― Laura Sobiech, Fly a Little Higher: How God Answered a Mom's Small Prayer in a Big Way

“There were so many times that the sorrow and agony of a particular moment was punctuated by something intensely wonderful and beautiful. Laughter was always sweeter through tears, and joy was more potent when born out of suffering. It was like a rope that had been dropped from heaven.”
― Laura Sobiech, Fly a Little Higher: How God Answered a Mom's Small Prayer in a Big Way