Izzy

“A closet musician losing her music is like a baby losing its favorite blanket; when it's lost, comfort is shattered.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“More than anything?” I lay back on my bed, closing my eyes. “I want a love like Grandma Adeline and Grandpa Amos had. I want to build a family from love. I want my future kids to have as strong of a relationship with their siblings as I have with Rider and Auden. I don’t want them to ever have to wonder if their parents love each other, because it’ll be obvious. I want future generations to look up to my future husband and me as much as I’ve looked up to my grandparents.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“Besides, you can't protect the children from every bump in the road, as much as you'd like to. They know there's evil in the world, but what they need to know is it can be overcome”
― Shonna Slayton, Spindle

“I made it my mission to help him see the light, to reveal life has meaning. And in the process, he helped recover the meaning of mine.
My world thrived with him in it. I rediscovered my love for music, as he did his appreciation for love songs. We cultivated joy together, God by our sides, learning to combat small town politics and judgment by sticking together. We were Bama Boy and Grandma Emmie, following in the footsteps of my grandparents, playing parts in one of the greatest love stories Grahamwood has ever known.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush