The spiritual journey is not what we do or don’t do for God. The spiritual journey is about traveling with the One we love to experience life together within each present moment.
“Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise----as priests, prophets or philosophers are wise. Specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.”
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“I often pictured the future from the perspective of fear, as if imagining the worst-case scenario might allow me to prepare myself. But God comes kindly to prepare, and with a grace He’ll release only in that moment, not in advance.”
― Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things
― Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things
“We are like ignorant shepherds living on a site where great civilizations once flourished. The shepherds play with the fragments that pop up to the surface, having no notion of the beautiful structures of which they were once a part.”
― The Closing of the American Mind
― The Closing of the American Mind
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― Autumn Leaves
― Autumn Leaves
“Sometimes the best answers to prayer are the ones God doesn't answer.”
― Surprise Endings
― Surprise Endings
Sheryl’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sheryl’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Book Club, Christian, Crime, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Self help, Spirituality, and Travel
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