“Good enough is not about aiming lower or doing less or slacking off. It’s about knowing that what’s good enough for one woman isn’t necessarily what’s good enough for another. And that if we’re living up to our own standards, there isn’t anything more to want. Some people call this perfect. We call it the New Perfect.”8”
― The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
― The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
“Is saying yes to this project, activity, or commitment going to better me or my family? Do I really want to do this? A friend once said to me, “If it isn’t a heck yes, then it’s a no.”
― The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
― The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
“I read it in a book, one line, and carry it around with me for days, a new map: “The literal translation for the words ‘pray always’ is ‘come to rest.’” . . . Prayer is the essence of rest, the essence of theology, the essence of idol destruction, the essence of communion. We came from His breath and we’re most our real selves when our breath is offered back to Him.6”
― The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
― The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
“I believe how you spend your 5-to-9 determines how you'll spend your 9-to-5.”
― The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
― The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
“No one wins when you compare. You don’t win. Your family doesn’t win. Your friends don’t win. You must be in control and not let comparison take hold of your mind. Rather, focus on yourself, your family, and where God has you in your life.”
― The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
― The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
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