Andrea

“People often think faith consists of forcing oneself to accept something that one does not and cannot understand. Often we call people believers if they just accept what others tell them. Some seek faith by denying reason and forcing themselves into something that has not yet become a personal experience. God requires a different faith, though. He is content if you believe what you can experience. Be faithful and hold on to what you have, not to what you do not have.”
― Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt

“You all belong to God! Whether you are godless or devout, under judgment or under grace, blessed or damned, you belong to God, and God is good and wants what is best for you.”
― Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, Everyone Belongs to God: Discovering the Hidden Christ

“Rather die than let your love for others be stolen from you.”
― Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, Everyone Belongs to God: Discovering the Hidden Christ

“Effective parenting centers around love: love that is not permissive, love that doesn’t tolerate disrespect, but also love that is powerful enough to allow kids to make mistakes and permit them to live with the consequences of those mistakes.”
― Foster W. Cline, Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility