Josie Matriano

“You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are.”
― Shannon Alder

“The tenth gift is Wisdom. Guiding your way, wisdom will lead you through knowledge to understanding. May you hear its soft voice.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“Someday all the children of the world will learn the truth about their noble inheritance. When that happens, a miracle will unfold on the kingdom of Earth.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth: A Glyph Award-Winning Picture Book Celebrating Innate Dignity and Hope for All Ages

“That's why I loved being with you. We could do the simplest things, like toss starfish into the ocean and share a burger and talk and even then I knew that I was fortunate. Because you were the first guy who wasn't constantly trying to impress me. You accepted who you were, but more than that, you accepted me for me. And nothing else mattered-- not my family or your family or anyone else in the world. It was just us.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me