Deanna

“I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of; for to have been thought about, born in God's thought, and then made by God, is the dearest, grandest and most precious thing in all thinking.”
― George MacDonald

“I wonder whether I will ever breathe air that is clear of his ghost.”
― Danielle Younge-Ullman, Falling Under

“So much of what was best in life went unnoticed in the moments you had it.”
― Joe Hill, The Fireman

“I'm slowly learning how to straddle the tension that comes with understanding I am tough and tender, brave and afraid, strong and struggling - all of these things, all of the time. I'm working on letting go of having to be one or the other and embracing the wholeness of wholeheartedness. The roles in my life - partner, mother, teacher, researcher, leader, entrepreneur - all require me to bring my whole self to the table. We can't be "all in" if only parts of us show up. If we're not living, loving, parenting, or leading with our whole, integrated hearts, we're doing it halfheartedly.”
― Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution