“Humans are very attached to outcomes. We say we trust God but behind the scenes we work our fingers to the bone and our emotions into a tangled fray trying to control our outcomes. We praise God when our normal looks like what we thought it would. We question God when it doesn’t. And walk away from Him when we have a sinking suspicion that God is the one who set fire to the hope that was holding us together.”
― It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered
― It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered
“Self-destruction is a taste I’ve savored much of my life.”
― Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
― Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
“The line between normal and crazy seemed impossibly thin. A person would have to be an expert tightrope walker in order not to fall.”
― Running with Scissors
― Running with Scissors
“You deserve to need me, not to have me.”
― Running with Scissors
― Running with Scissors
“You cannot control the circumstances, but you can always control what you think of them.”
― Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World
― Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World
Kiersten’s 2025 Year in Books
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