Rachel

“It takes courage to chase a dream. Raw, unfettered, lion-hearted, caution-to-the-wind courage.

It takes confidence and patience and perseverance too. And lest we forget, there will be tears. Whether proverbial or actual, we shed our blood, sweat, and tears in pursuit of these dreams. We give our everything. And then we give more.

Frustration. Failure. Fight for it and forward.

It takes all these things to chase a dream.”
― Mary Marantz, Dirt: Growing Strong Roots in What Makes the Broken Beautiful

“Don't tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I'll tell you what they are.”
― James W. Frick

“Having a birthday is like reaching a higher peak on a mountain. Pause to admire the view; reflect on how far you have come.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year

“What does it mean to honor parents--and yet own the various sentiments we have toward them? Years ago I came across an article by J. Wesley Brown that spoke honestly about our parents: "That they did not have total wisdom when they raised us, that they did not always know exactly what to tell us, what to let us do and what to prevent us from doing, does not mean they did not love us and intend to do well by us. Perhaps the greatest honor we can do our parents is to let them down off the pedestal of our imaginations, where we are inclined either to idolize them or to flog them as gods who failed (as indeed they must fail), and to accept them as people--people who need forgiveness as well as respect, who need honest relationships with their children perhaps more than anyone else.”
― Donald McCullough, Say Please, Say Thank You: The Respect We Owe One Another