Jean Johnson

“People sometimes say that sorrow is mental but longing is physical. One is a wound, the other an amputated limb, a withered petal compared to a snapped stem. Anything that grows closely enough to what it loves will eventually share the same roots.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

“It’s not God’s job to decide what happens,” she’d said. “It’s his job to help you get through it.”
― Judy Blume, In the Unlikely Event

“Everything is permissible’—but not everything is beneficial” (1 Corinthians 10:23).”
― Lysa TerKeurst, I'll Start Again Monday: Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating Habits with Lasting Spiritual Satisfaction