Star Forbis

“most of what I was taught as gospel standards turned out to be optional values abandoned for power, greed, or lies. The church that raised me bears almost no resemblance to the one dehumanizing refugees, defending white supremacy, and aligning with a morally bankrupt autocrat. To put it succinctly: Organized religion, once my happy place, truly confuses me. I am adrift inside it for the first time in my life.”
― Jen Hatmaker, Awake: A Memoir

“our hearts burned within us, our souls stood on tiptoe, our eyes recognized something good and true, and our minds could believe, if not fully, then ever so slightly, that love and heaven and forgiveness are the most real things that we can know in this world?”
― Allen Levi, Theo of Golden

“She taught me to think about life not just in terms of how many executioner's blades were poised over our proverbial necks at any given time, but in terms of how we could use our time before that ax fell, or didn't. And a lot of the time it didn't. Keep working, keep moving, keep hoping. (p. 236)”
― Emily Henry, Great Big Beautiful Life

“I know you think of me as your mother only, but please remember, inside I am also just a girl.”
― Virginia Evans, The Correspondent