Jennifer

“Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.”
― Valentine Davies, Miracle on 34th Street

“When you walk around feeling as though you need to forgive yourself, what you're saying to God is that His sacrifice wasn't enough. His only Son dying on a cross for your sins wasn't enough. More is needed for you to feel forgiven. So, by your continual yearning to forgive yourself, you are actually creating a life where Jesus' blood and sacrifice aren't enough, leaving yourself essentially a works-based religion to follow, where if you could just do a few more "good things," you could possibly begin to forgive yourself.”
― Jamie Ivey, If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free

“But I guarantee, you will let people down less often when they expect you to make mistakes than when you're maintaining the illusion of being practically flawless. You'll have a much easier time giving people grace, and you'll learn that nothing in life is better than receiving grace.”
― Jamie Ivey, If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free

“I've never considered any book, especially a novel or work of literature, something you should 'plow through.' The whole point of reading is savor ing the story, immersing your self in a whole new place. Maybe one that doesn't even exist.”
― Laura Taylor Namey, The Library of Lost Things